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Forums The Blackout Vivienne's Photography Contest [Alpha 2.0 Event]

Npc — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/10 22:16:24 )


"Hi everyone! I've been soo busy helping Vanora organize things around town that I've kinda neglected my shop!
I'm very sorry about that, but... um, I have an idea in mind for a fun contest anyone can participate in to
help us all get away from these gloomy vibes!

You're interested?! Super! I know it may be a little strange, but what if we all took some interesting photos of
Voltra in the... d-dark? A blackout is crazy rare here and I bet we'll find some amazing stuff that just wouldn't
show up with the lights on! Feel free to also snap pictures of how you've been living without electricity
since... yeah, I miss baking. A lot. But Vanora keeps me company, and I couldn't ask for anything more!

Oh! I nearly forgot.
Since the city'll... be um p-pitch black for the most part, let's take black and white photos, or there's
another word for it. Hmm! What was that? Monochromatic? Yeah, that's the one!
That's what we'll do, then! Black and white pictures of Voltra... in the dark, heheh.

Wait, did you hear that? I could have sworn there was a knock on the door just now, but... oh well!
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SUMMARY

This is a photography contest with a topic of: living in a blackout!

Vivienne will judge her favorite photos based on the three categories below,
and how well the photo fits the theme of being in a blackout. She will choose three favorites from each category.

To submit a photo, take a picture relating to a blackout experience, and upload it to an image site like Imgur.
Then link it in this thread for Vivienne to fawn over.


Winning Categories

Best Overall
Most Creative
Best Contrast (or best balance of black and white)


GUIDELINES
Deadline: February 24, 2018.

Each user may submit up to 2 different photos for Vivienne’s contest.

Photos must be in black and white. Use a filter if necessary.

Photos submitted must have your handwritten username somewhere IN THEM. Placement will not affect judging.


Disclaimer: photos submitted must be taken by the user who submits them.
Photos must not contain copyrighted images or copy existing photos. Plagiarism and art theft are not acceptable.



PRIZES

250 + Full set of event items!
1st Place

250
2nd Place

125
3rd Place



















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Npc — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/10 22:25:52 )
Have you got an awesome photo to show me?!
Ohmigosh, I am so excited to see it! Let me know when you’re ready to share by quoting this post!


TAKE A LOOK AT MY AWESOME PHOTO!
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Voltie — Sha/female Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 05:51:29 )

T.t I don't have filters so I can't enter t.t
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Voltie — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:13:50 )

I might enter tomorrow but I'm not sure what to take a picture of..hmm..I'll think about it


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Voltie — He/Him Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:23:30 )
....oh man if I had pictures of myself from when we kept having load shedding back in 2015....lol
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Voltie — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:25:27 )

@Dipper: Oh do you think selfies would count?


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Voltie — He/Him Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:27:26 )
I don't know, I accidentally phrased my sentence like that when I just meant it would be like me taking the photo XD
I hardly take selfies so...*shrugs*
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Voltie — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:31:17 )

@Dipper: Ahh okay. I'll take the pic I was gonna take but then just throw in a black and white selfie ;P


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Voltie — He/Him Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:36:30 )
"Luke Triton, at your service!"


@RainbowPanda: sounds alright to me XD
Sorry, my phrasing was extremely off there, yes XD


"No puzzle can stop Layton\'s apprentice!"
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Voltie — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:41:48 )

@Dipper: No it wasn't, you just gave me an idea that's all lol
I'm hoping a black and white selfie will be accepted though because I feel like they look pretty cool.


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Voltie — He/Him Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:47:04 )
@RainbowPanda: good luck ^w^
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Voltie — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:47:25 )

@Dipper: Thank you :)


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Donator — Puzzling Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:51:38 )


Wow this honestly sounds really creative. Can't wait to figure something out

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Voltie — He/Him Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 06:55:53 )


"Luke Triton, at your service!"


I'm excited too >w<


"No puzzle can stop Layton\'s apprentice!"
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"I'm the loser of the game you didn't know you were playing."

Ping me for a response.

"Someday, somewhere, somehow..."

Donator — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 10:49:52 )
a colorful unicorn
I just may try this later on today
without a horn!
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If you can’t say something nice, Don’t say anything at all!

Npc — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 12:00:41 )
Selfies, mm? They can count, but we'll have to see how you spin it!
I'm soo excited because a few of you already have some ideas, and I can't wait to see them!

Don't be afraid to ask me for help if you need it, okay?
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Donator — 0% Edible Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 13:07:35 )
I have a few photos that could work, but I'll do my best to come up with something new. Lol since you know I can't go back in a put my hand-writing in my work.
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Donator Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 16:10:53 )

Hmm I might enter this one.
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Voltie — Sha/female Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 16:21:05 )

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[color=#eee]@Shadami: Do you have any photo editing/art software? You could change a picture into grayscale and it'll make it black and white c;
I'll include some info about that, you can also look for photo editing websites that allow you to put filters in pictures. I sadly don't know any to recommend.

If you have Photoshop, under Image>Mode>Grayscale. You can also do Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and lower the Saturation to 0.
An Alternative to Photoshop is Gimp, I am unfamiliar with the process but google tells me it's similar to Photoshop. ( Image>Mode>Grayscale)
In Paint Tool Sai, Filter>Color Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and lower the Saturation to 0.

Note that with the lowering the saturation option there is a lot of detail lost, so it's better to go with Grayscale. Hope this helps you and anyone else who needs it!



I have fire alpaca and clp studio paint. I'm assuming they'll be basically the same. I've just never done it before. I'll have to figure it out. [/color][/align]
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Currently recovering from large amounts of PTSD. I'll post when I can, please ping for replies. Things are very difficult for me right now.

Voltie — She/Her Posted 6 years ago ( 2018/02/12 16:21:55 )

@Vivienne: Thanks Vivienne! I already got one photo but I'm trying to get another~ :P


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