Photocompete

• Copyright: Contestants will retain the rights to their photographs and grant the sponsor unlimited rights, usage of the winning image(s), the winner's name, photo, and likeness in any advertising/promotion efforts by the sponsor.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 24th December 2013
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

Theme: Black-and-white photographs with a color element.

Prize:

• Any single Topaz Labs plugin (except collections/bundles/standalone products)

Winning photographs will be announced on the website pixcafe.net after  January 12, 2014.

One person can submit up to 3 photographs.

Image requirements: Photographs with water marks or any signs are not eligible, except marks of trial software. JPG format. From 300KB to 5MB in file size; no shorter than 1000 pixels  no longer than 2500 pixels on its’ longest side.

Take a color photo, convert it to black and white and save as a separate layer; take the original photo, cut any object and save into separate layer; merge the layers, the layer with color object should be on the top. Participants can use any image processing software, including trial versions of Topaz B&W Effects and Topaz ReMask.

Judging criteria:

1. Creativity 
2. Composition 
3. Lighting 
4. Subject Matter

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