#PortraitContest Year End Review
Every single week i'm 100% blown away by the participation and quality of entries that all of you put forward for this little contest!!! I want to thank you all for that!!! Without you I wouldn't still be doing this contest every week!!
Yes, I've taken a break for a few weeks over the holidays, but I hope to return with some new judges and themes!
Going forward the contest may have to make some changes to its payout structure as it's not making enough steem at the moment to pay the prizes. If anyone has any suggestions for this please feel free to contact me in the contests Discord channel!
Ok enough of that, lets get on with it!
These are just my personal favorites from the year and don't directly reflect the views of the judges
week 108 is just amazing! ("The Color Red")@caseygrimley and his light painting from
week 104 was a standout in my opinion... great use of non tradional lighting and creativity! ("Black and White")@bil.prag with his entry for
my favorite of week 103! ("Children")@marinauzelac's portrait of this kid on a train just being a kid was
week 101! ("Male Portraits")"@javigodfrey had a perfect portrait of a "Working Man" back in
week 100 was a double exposure and just haunting and beautiful! ("Movement")@barbarabezina's entry from
week 98 is everything you want to see in portrait work!! ("Outdoor Portraits")@sawyn's entry from
week 95 with this poolside portrait! ("Water")@aleksandra.mart nailed the theme in
week 94 is just a perfect studio capture in my option! ("Black & White")@dannodaniel's entry from
week 93 ("Props")@aleksandra.mart captured this once in lifetime shot with a real crow for
week 89 was captivating and just draws you in and makes you wonder where she's headed! ("Outdoor Portraits")@adamdo's shot from
week 88 is probably one of my favorite entries the whole year! He is just so happy to be covered in color! ("Colorful Portraits")@revo's entry for
week 87 ("Black and White")@njphotog had an interesting take on the theme in
week 85 WOW'd everyone!! ("Perspective")@gabrielgaso's shot from
week 83 fit the theme 100%!! Just an amazing capture! ("Travel")@gabrielgaso again here in
week 81 ("Face and Body Paint")@photocracia took the contest to a whole new level with this shot from
week 80 ("Bokeh")@manoldonchev had a nice soft background for this portrait for
week 79 ("Outdoor Portraits")@lightcaptured came up with this beautiful portrait for
week 77 ("Music")@miroslavrc captured this crazy moment for
week 72 ("Leading Lines")@gunnarheilmann submitted this crazy awesome shot for
week 69 was absolutely amazing!! ("Close Up")@ajanphoto's photo from
"Outdoor Portraits")@mrstrange nailed this gorgeous portrait from week 67 (
week 65 ("Sepia Tone")@bil.prag submitted this awesome studio portrait for
Again... these are just the images that caught my eye browsing back thru the winning posts from the past year.
What amazing talent we have here on steem!!!!
Discord server!The @portraitcontest account has given out over 1000 steem in the last year and i'd really like to keep it going, but right now the account sadly doesn't have enough steem to payout another weeks worth of winners.... So either the payouts will have to change or I will need new sponsors to keep it going! If you have any suggestions for payouts or anything you'd like to see next year please let me know in the comments or in the contests
Again I want to thank everyone that participated in the #portaitcontest this year and hope to see you all in 2020!
Cheers for the great year to come :)
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Brother, mine contest is even smaller than yours but somehow I manage to secure STEEM for the winners. I secure from my other posts where I'm getting more upvotes... & I have no sponsors for it.
Unfortunately, I guess, my theme is less popular cause most of the photographers do not like to stand in front of the lens but rather behind it.
Maybe it's not a good advice but maybe you could reinvest STEEM you get from other posts of yours... It's all I got. I'm not a big expert in the blockchain technology so I do not have any better suggestions.
PS
I like your contest & you have chosen some really amazing shots in this post! WOW!
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