Below apply to all Categories
With the exception of the Digital Art Category; Excessive Digital Manipulation, Selective Desaturation, Digitally added Frames (a 2px maximum border on edge of photo is allowed) and/or Text not allowed.
Though there is a separate category for B&W photography, members may enter a B&W or IR photo in any category as long as the content fits the subject guideline for that category.
Global Processes (as in “the entire photo” not just a selection(s)) such as Levels, Color Adjustments, HDR and RAW processing are NOT considered Digital Art.
Entries must still appear natural otherwise it will be considered DA.
Photo of the Day selections are final with the exception of copyright infringements and duplicate wins. See Terms of Use for overall Member Content Restrictions.
Please remember that the entire judging process is done manually by real human beings, mistakes will be made from time to time.
Still Life/Other
Still Life is the type of work in which an arrangement of diverse inanimate objects, including items of food, plants and artifacts is depicted. This arrangement is often apparently random and is usually within a domestic setting. A "Still Life" is an arrangement of anything that does not move or is dead. Anything still living is not a "Still Life".
Other Photography is an entry that does not appear to fit in any other category.
Scenic
Scenic Photography is Landscapes, Cityscapes, Seascapes and Skies. Broad or wide-angle views in which the main subject is the environment. Architecture is best suited, but not limited to this category.
People
People Photography contains people or a person. Can be Portraiture, Journalism or Candid, as long as there is a person or persons presented.
Digital Art
Digital Art, contemporary art in which computer technology is used in a wide variety of ways to make distinctive works. All components of the entry must be the entrants own photography and/or artwork. No base photography is required for Digital Art. Public Domain imagery is NOT allowed.
Macro/Abstract
Macro photography refers to close-up photography. All entries should be 1:1 or larger. Subject matter is not limited to anything in particular. You need not specifically use your Macro feature.
Abstract photography is having only basic or essential form with little or no pictorial representation or narrative content. If it is immediately recognizable as an object - it is not an abstract.
Black & White
Black & White Photography depicts any subject matter in a grayscale, sepia or monotone manner.
Animal
Animal Photography depicts Animals and Insects.
Theme
Rules and guidelines will be outlined within a week of the 1st of every month.
Panos
Panos can be submitted in any category, provided they fit the category content.
