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Enter for Free to Win a Mac Pro w/ Dual 30″ LCDs!

Compete for free in the biggest Photoshop contest of the year to win amazing prizes for four whole weeks ranging from iPods and MacBooks to the designers’ Holy Grail – The Quad Core Mac Pro with dual 30″ LCDs!

Here’s How it Works:
You can contribute one image. Sign-up and submission is completely free and without commitment.

Crestock will supply a set of source photos from their image library. Your entry must be based on one or several of these photos, but you are free to do with them whatever you like. You may also use other elements in your design, as long as one or more of the source images can be recognized as a central part of your design.

The winner is determined 40% by public vote, 60% by their highly qualified judges’ votes. The public voting will open after the deadline for each round and run for one week.

The winning entry will have incredible visual impact and exhibit fantastic creativity and technical skill, perhaps also with a twist of humor. Amaze us or make us laugh – or both. It’s up to you and your skills, creativity and imagination, but whatever you do, don’t miss out on the action!

The last round starts today, Tuesday, December 4, 2007 and will end on Tuesday December 11, 2007 at 10AM GMT.

You retain all copyright. Crestock will not sell your images. Read the full rules here.

1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest Finalists

Philippine Airlines proudly announces the finalists of the 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest.

Last week, five judges selected the finalists and winners out of some 2,800 entries submitted by professional , amateur and junior photographers nationwide.

The 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest is the first and most prestigious competition of its kind this year, with winners from the Professional, Enthusiast and Junior divisions receiving over a million pesos in total prizes.

Here are the finalists (In random order):

Professional Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Scapes Award:
Erwin T. Lim , Mark Wendel Dela Cruz, Ramon F. Castillo, Benny Bondoc, John Javellana, Rodney Niduaza, Samuel De Leon, Ronie N. Poblacion, James Park, Leonardo Sexcion, Ferdinand M. Singh, Roberto Mendoza, and Carlo Carlos.

Professional Division - The Beauty of the Philippine People / Portrait Award:
Rosemarie Razon, Carlo Carlos, Walter C. Villa, Joseph R. Yamane, Rodolfo Manabat, Romulo Domagas, Dennis Magdamo, Rodney Niduaza, Rolando Jumawan, and Raniel Castañeda.

Professional Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Culture Award:
Ruel Bimuyag, Donald Tapan, Carlo Carlos, Bobby Timonera, Michael W. Li, Arnold Jumpay, Erwin T. Lim, Rosemarie Razon, Raniel Jose Castañeda, Carolina Bustamante, Sixto M. Agraviador, Mark Wendel Dela Cruz, Jethro Rafael, and Jesus Tinapay

Enthusiasts Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Scapes Award:
Susan Celzo, Ernest Kurt C. Tan, Victor Alvarez, Merlie Biona, Antonio Rojas, Jr. , John Marcel Lainez, Roselyn F. Roldan, Jacob Maentz, Vincent Vilaroza, Teodoro Labay Pelaez, Lhor Santillan, Joylove Delgado, and Judith Carlos.

Enthusiasts Division - The Beauty of the Philippine People / Portrait Award:
Leonard Pe, Pacita Tiong, Mark Sandoval, Hannibal Zenon Ong, William Lee Chin, Jacob Borres, Rustom Banal , Jr. , Jose Paolo Sanchez, Josaias De la Cruz, Ronald Rillo, McLloyd T. Jumpay, and Hersley-Ven D. Casero

Enthusiasts Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Culture Award:
Antonio Rojas, Jr., Jesse M. Narrazo, Joaquin Ruste, Lemuel Ragaza, Maritoni Nanini, Jojie Alcantara, Maria Catalina G. Jumpay, Leslie Go Alcantara, Rustom Banal, Jr., Pacita Tiong, Ronalie Beltran, Allan Ong, and Japoi Cequina

Junior Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Scapes Award/ People / Portrait Award/Culture Award:
Eouia Aum Dueñas, Marirose Angeline Lim, and Marilaine Claudette Gapal,

The awarding ceremony is tentatively scheduled on Sunday, 3pm-5pm, October 28, 2007 at the SM Mall of Asia. All finalists will be notified by emails so that they will be there to await the announcement of the contest’s nine lucky winners from the Professional, Enthusiast and Junior Divisions.

The 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest aims to promote Philippine ecotourism, as well as encourage photographers of all ages and skill levels to develop their talents. The competition is for the benefit of Philippine Airlines Foundations ecotourism projects, and is presented in partnership with EPSON and SM Supermalls. Sponsors include I-MAG Photography, Mabuhay Magazine, philphotography.net, El Nido, Marithe Francois Girbaud, The Tides Boracay, The EMBASSY, Gadgets Magazine, Speed Magazine, Action & Fitness, Graphic Expo and OWG Creative Centre. Co-organized by OneWorkshop,Inc., and Eastgate Publishing Corporation.

Me and My adidas Originals Photo Contest

Calling all photographers and lomo enthusiasts out there!

Celebrate Originality by sending a photo of yourself decked out in Adidas Originals gear and flaunting the 3 stripes from head to toe.
Adidas will be hooking up the top two contestants with a year’s supply of kicks - that’s a fresh pair every month so you can rock the stripes in true Originals fashion.

Originally Cool Prizes!

• One male and one female with the most creative photo will be chosen as winners. Contestants must submit a photo of himself/herself wearing at least one article of adidas Originals apparel or footwear, with the logo prominently visible in the photo. Logos of direct competitors should NOT be worn or visible. The prize is a year’s supply of adidas Originals footwear, allocated as one pair of the winner’s choice each month. A special prize of half a year’s supply of adidas Originals footwear will be awarded to the most creative lomo photo. Prizes are non-transferable and non-consumable to cash.
• Semi-finalists will be chosen weekly and notified by an adidas Philippines, Inc. representative via phone or e-mail on or before 12 October 2007. Winners will be announced during the grand launch of the adidas Originals Concept store on 13 October 2007 at TriNoma. Semi-finalists are required to be present during the event to be eligible to win.
• The contest is open to all adidas Originals enthusiasts and legal residents of the Philippines. Employees of adidas Philippines, Inc. and its subsidiaries, affiliated companies and agents, and the foregoing employees’ immediate family members up to first-degree consanguinity are NOT eligible to join the contest.

Official Mechanics:

• Entries must be in the required media specifications: in JPEG digital format, with a minimum resolution of 150 dpi and a maximum file size of 1MB. Images must not have been digitally altered or enhanced in any way other than simple cropping and/or color adjustments.
• E-mail entries to adidas.OriginalsPH@ adidas.com , along with the following: fun name, age, school or company, contact information (including mobile phone), title of photo, and brief caption not exceeding 30 words.
• Submit as many entries as you like, as long as each one depicts a different idea or theme. All submitted must be original and unpublished.
• Qualified entries will be posted on www.adidasoriginalsph.multiply.com and will also get a chance to be exhibited in the adidas Originals concept store.
• All entries become exclusive property of adidas Philippines, Inc. and may be used for any advertising, promotional, publicity, or retail purposes. (if you want to join, do take note this clause)
  
• Contest duration is from September  17, 2007 to October 11, 2007. Submission deadline is on October 11, 2007 (11:59PM). No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win.

Travel Photographer of The Year 2007

Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) is a prestigious international photography competition designed to find and showcase the very best in travel photography. It is run by photographers for photographers, and since its launch in 2003 it has become a major annual award, with entries received from over 50 countries around the world.

The overall winner of this year’s competition will travel to Dharamsala in India, during which they wil have the opportunity to spend up to two days with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This trip will enable the winner to produce a superb photographic essay on His Holiness and the Tibetan settlement at Dharamsala.

TPOTY 2007 features three Portfolio categories - One Planet Many Lives; Sense of Place, and Thrill - and a One Shot (single image) category.

Each offers an outstanding prize package, and there are great prizes for those who finish second, third and fourth. Details of each of these awards, categories and their prizes can be found by following the links found later in this page. And a full description of each prize can be found on the relevant sponsor’s page.

There’s also a special award for those aged 16 and under - the Young Travel Photographer of the Year - and a new award, for up and coming photographers - New Talent.

Travel Photographer of the Year 2007

To be considered for the title of Travel Photographer of the Year 2007 , you must enter at least two different portfolio categories. This year’s winner will receive an outstanding prize.

Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2007- Fragile Earth

The search for a photographer aged 16 or under who has exceptional talent.

New Talent Award - Insight

If you are aged 18 or over and an amateur or semi-professional photographer, or have turned professional since September 19th 2005, you can also enter the New Talent award. This very special category will help either set one photographer on the road to a career in photography, or give a significant boost to a fledgling career.

Portfolio Categories

This year’s TPOTY Portfolio categories are: One Planet Many Lives; Sense of Place, and Thrill. In each category you enter, you must submit a portfolio of four prints.

• One Planet, Many Lives

• Sense of Place

• Thrill

One Shot

This is an award for a single image. However, this year we are giving you two chances to win, as, for a single category entry fee, you can enter two different images. Each will be judged as a single image, so, unlike the portfolio images, they don’t have to form a set.

The One Shot theme is:

• Special Places, Amazing Faces

You may enter one image that shows a Special Place and one that shows an Amazing Face, or two that show special places, or two that show amazing faces, or one (or two!) that shows amazing faces in special places. The choice is yours!

For more info, visit Travel Photographer of the Year.

Photo Life Magazine

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Image International 2007 Photo Contest

Photographers worldwide are invited to send their best shots in the following categories:

A WORLD OF PEOPLE
Our planet will soon be home to 7 billion people and each individual has a story to tell. Knowing your subject is the magic ingredient to showing their individuality and telling their story. Show us who they are and illustrate their tale through your images.

NATURE AND LANDSCAPES
Despite disturbing threats to our environment, the Earth still grants us breathtaking fauna, flora, and landscapes that offer tranquility to appease our rushed and sometimes complicated lives. A keen eye can translate that tranquility into an image that speaks volumes… perhaps loud enough to impact environmental issues.

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
Travelling is often a choice opportunity for photographic creativity. Your travels canlead you miles away to exotic locations or right in your hometown. Make the rest of us green with envy through your discoveries.

GRAND PRIZE
A 10-day G.A.P Adventures expedition for two to Antarctica where you will experience the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, home to some of the planet’s most impressive wildlife and dramatic landscapes. (estimated value: $15,000)

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
By mail: You can participate either by regular mail using the Official Participation Form found within the pages of Photo Life magazine or by downloading, printing, and using the PDF file.

On-line: You can also participate using the on-line facility (high-speed Internet connection highly recommended), for more information, click here.
ENTRY FEES
Entry fees are $15 for up to 10 images in any or all categories (example: if submitting 27 images, the participation fees for the first set of 10 images is $15, plus $15 for the second set of 10 images, plus another $15 for the remaining 7 images, for a total of $45). You may submit as many images as you wish. Entry fees for on-line submissions are payable by Visa or MasterCard only and in Canadian funds for Canadian residents and in American funds for all others.

DEADLINE
To qualify, entries must be uploaded no later than September 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m.

More info on Image International 2007 Photo Contest at Photo Life Magazine.

Entries for AustralAsia Scuba Diver’s inaugural photo competition started pouring in as soon as it was announced in February 2007.

Hundreds of contestants from more than 25 countries entered, with a total number of images in the thousands.

Adrien Uichico is the only Filipino who made it through the finals and won not just one but two awards!

Adrien, 24 years old, bagged 1st place and 3rd place in the Young Underwater Photographer category. This category is only open to photographers who were born after 1 August 1982.

Swimming pygmy seahorse, Bohol, Philippines

1st Place - Young Underwater Photographer 2007

Shrimp on coral, Bohol, Philippines

3rd Place - Young Underwater Photographer 2007

Adrien will receive a Seacam underwater DSLR camera housing worth US$4200 and a 4D/3N dive trip for two at Bahura Resort and Spa in Dumaguete for bagging the 1st place and 3rd place in the Young Underwater Photographer category.

His winning photos appeared at the 2007 China Dive Expo - CDEX (25–27 August 2007) and will also be published on issue 5/2007 of the ScubaDiver AustralAsia Magazineas well as on the ScubaDiverAA.com website.

Adrien manages a dive resort in Mabini, Batangas called Dive Solana. He has been diving since he was 11 years old. He got his first dslr in 2005 which was Canon 350D and later on got a Canon Ixus 400 and decided to get a Canon underwater plastic housing for it.

Adrien recalls that his dad lent him a Reefmaster underwater strobe which got busted because he was using it too much. Fortunately a good friend lent him an INON D2000 strobe which I used for about 4 months. It was during this time that he started talking to Gutsy Tuason and Nonoy Tan, both notable underwater photographers, on getting a n underwater housing for his Canon 350D. He finally got a housing for the Canon 350D and used it for nearly a year until he got a Nikon D200 with an Aquatica underwater housing as per Gutsy’s recommendation.

Taking underwater photographs gives Adrien a chance to share with other people the beauty of the ocean and he really wants people to realize that the Philippines has the best Marine Biodiversity in the whole world. Adrien encourages everyone to learn how to protect what we have.

At the moment, Adrien’s team is engaged in training local dive guides to cater to underwater photographers. They have conducted training seminars in Anilao, El Nido, Donsol,Bohol and Davao. They train the locals not just to be “guides” but part of the experience for an underwater photographer. Ask around and divers will usually have a “suki” divemaster or guide.

Same as photographers by training these locals we aim to help them better themselves and to take pride in their profession, being a guide for fun divers is easy but a guide to a photog or videographer now thats something else. Imagine you have to be part biologist part spotter and usually these divers stay for 1 hour- 2 hours underwater per dive and then they usually dive 3-4 dives a day.

You may want to check out the other winners of the AustralAsia Scuba Diver Photo Competition 2007. You can also see more of Adrien Uichico’s underwater photography work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrienuichico/.

Greenpeace is holding a photo contest with the theme “Celebrating Philippine Freshwaters and Looking at the Threats.” The contest aims to bring people together to celebrate and protect our important freshwater sources. photographers and photography enthusiasts from all over the Philippines are invited to join this competition.

Greenpeace is looking for dramatic photographs that document why our country’s precious freshwater resources must be protected. Entrants may submit photos that celebrate the beauty of our rivers, streams, lakes, springs, groundwater reservoirs, etc, or which expose how these freshwater sources are threatened by pollution and waste, or scarcity and drought, thereby making access to clean water difficult.

All photographs must depict freshwater or freshwater sources in the Philippines and must have been taken by a Filipino or a Philippine resident between January 1 to September 28, 2007. Deadline for submission of entries is September 28, 2007.

At least 20 finalists will be chosen, and prizes of PHP30,000, PHP20,000, and PHP10,000 will be awarded to the first, second, and third prize winners respectively.

For more details please visit: www.greenpeace.org.ph

The complete photo contest guidelines and entry forms may be downloaded at: http://www.greenpeace.org.ph/photocontest

For inquiries about the contest, contact:

Lea Guerrero
Media Campaigner
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
tel: +63 2 434 7034 loc 104
fax: +63 2 434 7035
mob: +63 916 374 4969
lea.guerrero@ph.greenpeace.org

Thanks to Yvette Lee and Sheryll for the heads up on this one.

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Bright Child: Karapatan nasa ‘yo, Isigaw sa buong Mundo!

Photo Contest

The eyes have always been the window of our soul. Whether happy or sad, vengeful or triumphant, the eyes can easily tell it out. No matter how the mouth tries to deny it, the eyes can reveal the secrets of the heart.

In this community, no matter how good and pleasant things might be in the outside, it can not hide the fact that inside we are struggling to free ourselves from the bondage of uncertainty. We are still living in violence, poverty, graft and corruption and all the worst things that the world can offer. It also reveals.

The children, no matter how young they are, no age can bar them from being a carefree soul. They also do not lie.

The eyes, community and children have commonality. TRUTH.

Combining the three to come up with a cause is a task definitely a photo contest will suffice. With this year?s theme, ?Bright Child: Karapatan nasa ?yo, Isigaw sa buong Mundo!?, photographers ?professional and non-professionals are encouraged to join the photo contest. With their cameras as their eyes, they will capture community scenes that will best captivate the children?s month theme.

ELIGIBILITY:

The contest is open to all Filipino photo enthusiasts, amateur and professional photographers in the Philippines. CWC officials and staff, including the CWC Communication Committee Members and their relatives are disqualified from joining the contest.

POSSIBLE SUBJECT:

All entries must depict the theme ?Bright Child: Karapatan nasa ?yo, Isigaw sa Buong Mundo!?. Photo should reflect Filipino children as they enjoy their right to a family, rights to survival, development, participation and protection. Previously published photos as well as photos that have won in any national or international contest will not be accepted in the contest.

FILM AND PAPER

Entries should be plainly 8? x 10? on photo paper. Inkjet print-outs are not allowed. Borders are optional not to exceed one inch on any side. Film or digital camera output on photo paper should be processed by photo labs only. Alterations after exposure, digital darkroom, painting, airbrushing, paste, on or assembly are not allowed. No infrared. Only normal darkroom techniques such as dodging, burning in and cropping are allowed. Any creative effect must be done in camera at the time of exposure, such as multiple exposure, flash fill, light painting, filtration, etc.

PHOTO DATA

Only 2007 photo shots are allowed to join. Each entry must be accompanied with a duly accomplished entry information sheet (to be provided by CWC and also available on-line www.cwc.gov.ph). Information sheet includes:

1. Full name of the photographer;
2. Age and Sex
3. Complete mailing address;
4. Telephone/fax numbers;
5. Tax identification number (TIN) or Community Tax Certificate (for children participants, CTC or TIN of parents should be included)
6. Title of the entry (optional)
7. Short description of the family/community in the submitted entry, including, but not limited to the following:
   • name of the models;
   • address;
   • activity;
   • site of the photo shoot

NOTE: Strictly one photo, one entry information sheet

ENTRY LIMIT

There is no limit in the number of photo entry.

DEADLINE AND PLACE OF SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

Entries must be received by CWC PAIO on or before Oct. 15, 2007. All entries should bear a name BRIGHT CHILD PHOTO CONTEST and must be submitted to:

COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN

Public Affairs and Information Office

10 Apo St. Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, 1114

For inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Dey Gamboa/Ms. Len Macaraig at

Tel. nos. 781-1039 loc. 1006 or 781033 loc. 1005

Or to:

FEDERATION OF PHILIPPINE PHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION, INC.

Rm. 302 FEMI Bldg. (Annex), A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros Manila, 1002

For inquiries, please contact:

Mr. Lito Beltran / Mr. George Yu

Tel No. 524-528-0371

Or to:

Any nearest SM Mall branch on or before October 12, 2007.

Judging of entries will be on Oct. 18, 2007 at CWC Office, 10 Apo St. Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City.

Exhibit of top photo entries and awarding of winners will be held in SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City on October 26, 2007.

PRIZES:

First Prize : P30,000.00

Second Prize : P20,000.00

Third Prize : P10,000.00

4^th-10^th Prize : Consolation prizes

The top 30 entries will be given a Certificate of Recognition. All prizes are subject to 10 per cent (10%) tax.

OTHERS

Top thirty (30) entries and other selected photos will be featured in a special exhibit in SM Malls this October in observance of Children?s Month and therefore, shall provide the Council a soft copy of the photo with a 300 dpi resolution, JPEG file.

Winning entries will become property of the CWC with all the rights and privileges to use all these entries in information campaigns and with acknowledgment of the concerned photographers without additional compensation to the owners of photographs used. However, non-winning entries may be claimed from CWC-PAIO after the photo contest.

The decision of the Board of Judges is final- No appeal shall be entertained.

Download a copy of the Bright Child Photo Contest Entry Form from Shutter Box Philippines.

Canon Launches photo contest in celebration of its 10th year

Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. calls on all amateur and professional Canon digital camera owners and users to join Canon’s SMILE7107, a photo competition that aims to showcase the best and distinct Filipino images taken in and around the Philippine archipelago. The activity will provide a venue to showcase exemplary photos from Canon photographers and to assist in the promotion of the beauty of the Philippines.

“The SMILE 7107 photo competition is just one component of our ImageNation campaign to celebrate Canon’s 10th anniversary in the Philippines,” said Ramon Arteficio, president and CEO of Canon Marketing (Philippines) Inc. ” Canon users have definitely captured and stored millions or even billions of images, enough to create a Canon ImageNation. This contest also provides a venue for us to suppoert Canon users and reqard them for their passions, while promoting everything beautiful and wonderful in the Philippines.”

Aptly named after the Philippines’ 7,107 islands, SMILE 7107 will have 10 themes:

• Churches
• Portrait of the Filipino/Faces of the Filipino
• Flora and Fauna
• Colorful Fiestas
• Filipino Food Fare
• Cityscapes
• Scenery
• National Landmarks
• Delightful Children
• Nightscapes

These themes will allow participants to capture all that is beautiful and wonderful in the country.

Creative effects done within the camera at the time of exposure, such as multiple exposures, flash fill, lighting, filtration, etc. are allowed. Digital retouching is allowable on density, contrast adjustments, minor cropping on composition, burning, and dodging, and global adjustments. Major manipulation of main images through adding and subtracting are not allowed.

To join, interested citizens and permanent residents of the Philippines only need to submit a completed SMILE 7107 entry form, a CD containing the photo entry in jpeg format (at least 300 dpi), and a 4×6 sized print out. The CD must be labeled with the photographer’s name and photo title. All these requirements should be sealed in an envelope and labeled: SMILE 7107, Canon Marketing Philippines, Inc., Marvin Plaza Building, 2153 Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati City.

Drop boxes are located at the 1st, 2nd and 5th floors of the Canon head office at Marvin Plaza Building and at the head offices of I-Magazine Photography and Digital Photographer Philippines. Entry forms and additional information can be requested at the Canon head office at Marvin Plaza Building or it can be downloaded from www.canon.com.ph (What’s Hot Section), the Club EOS website (www.canon.com.ph/clubeos), the Digital Photographer Philippines’s forum (www.digitalphotographer.com.ph), or via email request from SMILE7107@canon.com.ph

Deadline of entries is at 12noon of September 15, 2007. A first, second and third place winner will be awarded per theme. The 10 first place winners will be given a PowerShot S3 IS digital camera and an A3+ sized printout with frame; the 10 second place winners will take home a Selphy photo printer and the 10 third place winners will receive a Canon Pixma iP1880. Aside from the 30 winners, a special category winner, the Judge’s Favorite, will be selected across all categories and will receive a voucher for Canon products worth P50,000.

“With Canon celebrating the 10th year in the Philippines, we are poised to strengthen our leadership position, making the brand synonymous to imageing through activities like the SMILE 7107 photo contest,” said Margie Escueta, corporate planning and communications, Canon Marketing (Philippines), Inc.

The exclusive photo contest is open to all Canon camera users, both digital point and shoot and digital SLR users.

Personally capturing the wonders and majesty of the 7,107 island of the Philippines using one’s camera is one awesome feat, but bringing home a prize and being recognized for it is more astounding.

Show the world how beautiful the Philippines is. Grab your Canon camera today and capture 7,107 smiles now.

Source: Philippines STAR

The Smile of Youth

by

Dennis Panlilio

Wacom Asia recently held the Wacom Smiles Photo Contest. The contest had two categories: Photo Collage Contest and Digital Photo Contest. Contest period was from May 1, 2007 to July 1, 2007. 103 entries from all over Asia were entered into the Photo Collage Contest category.

Dennis Panlilio from the Philippines won the Photo Collage Contest. His winning entry entitled The Smile of Youth is actually a collage of 3 different photos combined together to make the image seamless to fill the frame with their happy smiles.

Philippines’ Dennis Panlilo took the opposite approach with “The smile of youth” diffusing the photo’s center to allow your eyes to wander through the multitude of smiling faces as if you were wandering through a lively crowd at a party or festival.

We like how the effect creates two tones of skin and clothing from the color photo, but most of all, we like looking through all the smiling faces!

Congratulations Dennis!