Halloween Photography Contest

Tonight is the night when dead leaves fly...



And in order to celebrate American Online members, Betty and Matt are sponsoring a Halloween photography contest. Now's the time to capture those dead leaves in the air and any other spooky-to-funny places or objects that you find from those in your neighborhood, to those that you've shot anywhere in the world.

Here's the spook (oops, I mean scoop):

Contest Rules
1. Photographs can be old or new, scanned, digital or any other image that belongs to you or your family or that you shot yourself.
2. Vintage photos need to be restored to near perfect condition, new photos can be anything created solely in Photoshop to photographs without manipulation.
3. All photographs must have a scary and/or funny theme.
4. All subjects in the photographs must be fully dressed (black's always a good color).
5. Text (as in words, sentences, poems) is allowed (and even encouraged).
6. Submit your photos to MatthewBam and rap4143

Can't think of anything? Okay, we'll help!

Ideas:
1. photos from a graveyard
2. photos of a neighbors Halloween decoration (ask first, before you snap).
3. photos of your friends and family dressed up (We're not thinking snapshots here, but some real action and/or storytelling--put your kid on a broom then snap a picture).
4. photo sets arranged in a collage--take four photos one-after-another of while you roll a jack-o-lantern down the street.
5. A photo of a witch is nice, but a photo of a witch doing a cartwheel is better.

Okay, so what do you get if you win?

1. Your photo published both on Betty's Journal (My Day, My Interests) and/or on Matt's blog (the Digital Traveler*)
2. Two first prize winners will 1 receive their photo blown (12 X 16) up and printed professionally on fine art paper and fully matted. First prize winners will also receive a signed copy of "Digital Art Photography for Dummies." Five second place winners will receive the printed copy of their photo.
(Please, one submission only!)

Submissions will be accepted from Oct. 20th to 25th and winners will be announced on Halloween (Oct. 31). Email submissions to MatthewBam and rap4143 and each entry will be posted on Betty's Journal and Matt's Blog. To see your picture and the rest of the entries go to Halloween Photography.