Fab New Photography Competition!!

dxk · 26-06-2009 9:17am #1

Hi everyone, in case you haven't heard yet - my friend Angel posted about it a few weeks ago - there's a great new photography competition in town... check out www.shootoutcrew.com to explore and enter! There are less than 10 places left in the current competition ( the semi-finals are on July 20th ) so please submit your work for exhibition ASAP!

Paulw · 26-06-2009 9:27am

No details about terms & conditions, or the rights to the photo, etc. I also see that the site seems to sell prints of the images of winners. Who gets the money from that?

All looks a little suspicious to me.

LoLth · 26-06-2009 11:00am

my hand is up. I made a mistake. I deleted this thread as spam but after talking to the original poster, this is not, in fact spam. its a legitimate competition and , i think, a potentially interesting idea for the photography forum members.

thread undeleted.

DaireQuinlan · 26-06-2009 11:04am

LoLth wrote: »

my hand is up. I made a mistake. I deleted this thread as spam but after talking to the original poster, this is not, in fact spam. its a legitimate competition and , i think, a potentially interesting idea for the photography forum members.
thread undeleted.

Ah, I was wondering where it was gone when I was in the middle of replying :rolleyes:

Paulw, there is a list of terms and conditions here:
http://www.shootoutcrew.com/terms.html

I would say that there's precious little information on the actual site itself. Maybe there's more if you sign up or something, I don't know, but it's certainly not selling itself to me

Paulw · 26-06-2009 11:08am

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

Ah, I was wondering where it was gone when I was in the middle of replying :rolleyes:

Paulw, there is a list of terms and conditions here:
http://www.shootoutcrew.com/terms.html

I would say that there's precious little information on the actual site itself. Maybe there's more if you sign up or something, I don't know, but it's certainly not selling itself to me

Very suspect.

Rule 3 - Photographs will not be passed on or sold to any third party and remain the property of the photographer.

Yet, when you click on any image you have the option to buy a print (hence selling the image to a 3rd party).

Have to agree, certainly not selling itself to me either. I still think it looks dodgy. :rolleyes:

Fajitas! · 26-06-2009 11:12am

To be honest, if this is run by the guys I think it's run by, it's kosher.

Plus, it's a great little pub.

DaireQuinlan · 26-06-2009 11:17am

Paulw wrote: »

Very suspect.

Rule 3 - Photographs will not be passed on or sold to any third party and remain the property of the photographer.

Yet, when you click on any image you have the option to buy a print (hence selling the image to a 3rd party).

Have to agree, certainly not selling itself to me either. I still think it looks dodgy. :rolleyes:

Oh yeah, I see what you mean, there's a link to digibug for any of the shots (that I've clicked on at least) that allows you to print. Doesn't look like selling though, prices just look like normal print service prices. Maybe its enabled by mistake, or the individual photogs can choose to have it enabled. Don't know.

LoLth · 26-06-2009 11:18am

Paulw wrote: »

Very suspect.

Rule 3 - Photographs will not be passed on or sold to any third party and remain the property of the photographer.

Yet, when you click on any image you have the option to buy a print (hence selling the image to a 3rd party).

Have to agree, certainly not selling itself to me either. I still think it looks dodgy. :rolleyes:

well, I clicked on an image and the only option I got was to send as an e-card, which send the pic but with the watermark.

Perhaps the gallery software is modified shopping cart code (it looks like it) but I dont see an option to buy... or perhaps, the photographer has the option of selling their pics through the site (and the one I looked at hadn't elected to persue that option)

agreed, its not a fantastic looking site front-end but then again, I've seen a stunningly slick painting company site that turned out to be a bunch of con-men.... books, covers and all that.

Paulw · 26-06-2009 11:24am

LoLth wrote: »

well, I clicked on an image and the only option I got was to send as an e-card, which send the pic but with the watermark.

The option to "Print on DigiBug.com" which then takes you to a site giving you options for print sizes and numbers.

I don't have a problem if you can use the site to sell through, but it doesn't seem to make that clear anywhere.

clive_odonohoe · 26-06-2009 11:26am

this is a good competition, one of the girls in my course made it to the final on her night...

dxk · 26-06-2009 11:31am

Hi folks,

trying to get a second to reply here - was driving, will be driving again in 5 minutes... there is NO FACILITY TO PURCHASE ANYTHING ON WWW.SHOOTOUTCREW.COM !!! Unless I've been misinformed by the web guys who set up the site...

We probably need to improve the whole web thing - it's a new project and I'm pretty hopeless at web stuff... it's a work in progress and we're very open to any suggestions re improving it.

Any questions, why not talk to me - Dermot... PM for contact details

There is nothing to fear.... but fear itself!!!

Dermot

Paulw · 26-06-2009 11:38am

dxk wrote: »

there is NO FACILITY TO PURCHASE ANYTHING ON WWW.SHOOTOUTCREW.COM !!! Unless I've been misinformed by the web guys who set up the site...

Looks like you've been misinformed so.

An example -

http://www.shootoutcrew.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=501

On the top left, 2nd option - Print on Digibug.com
Click on that, and you're brought to a website (with the image) which gives you the option to order prints in different sizes and quantities.

Maybe worth your while talking to your web guys.

kjt · 26-06-2009 12:04pm

Hey guys,
I signed up to this a while back and will be adding some photos in the next few days. Once you login you can change file permissions and the like:

Hope that helps a bit!
Kyle

dxk · 26-06-2009 12:28pm

Phew!!! Thanks Kyle...

Oh yeah... Please do upload your shots ASAP as I'm under pressure to print the weekly posters for the next 2 Mondays before Tuesday 30th- the guy who designs the A0 posters/ weekly slideshows we use to exhibit the images on Monday nights is going away for a week next Thursday...

D

DaireQuinlan · 26-06-2009 12:35pm

kjt wrote: »

Hey guys,
I signed up to this a while back and will be adding some photos in the next few

Hope that helps a bit!
Kyle

Ah right, thats cool. The OP might want to make that more clear, or maybe have it turned off by default or something. Looks like a neat idea, I hope it's going well.

KarmaGarda · 26-06-2009 12:44pm

I'm playing test dummy here on this site for the fun of it. Not sure if I'll enter or not seeing as I'm not based in Ireland at the moment.

Initial feedback:

Seriously, sack the dudes who wrote the website. Not only does it not "draw you into the competition" but has quite a lot of flaws:

1. What is the winners prize?
2. How the hell to you log in once back at the main page?
3. I can enter without registering? That makes me very suspicious I'm afraid. And I know people have cleared up that this is supposedly legit, but I'm now cautious again, and know for a fact lots of others not reading this will be.
4. ... actually I'll stop. There's so many flaws I'll crash boards.ie listing em all

Sorry, but it's the worst website I've seen in a long while.

AnCatDubh · 26-06-2009 12:47pm

KarmaGarda wrote: »

<snip>.....

May well be but I don't know that C&C of the web site was being requested.

KarmaGarda · 26-06-2009 12:51pm

Yeah, fair point! But I do think some questions need to be answered:

1. The "grand prize" doesn't seem to be clarified anywhere. What exactly is this? People need to know that it's worth their while entering.

2. How exactly do you log in once your at the main page? Maybe it's a bug, but I can't see a link anywhere. I had to use my history to find a web address that would allow me log in.

kjt · 26-06-2009 12:53pm

KarmaGarda wrote: »

I'm playing test dummy here on this site for the fun of it. Not sure if I'll enter or not seeing as I'm not based in Ireland at the moment.

The website is terrible done I must admin. It is based in Ireland!

Every Monday 7.30pm - 11.30pm
@ No.3. Fade Street (Formerly "No Name Bar")

Which is just off Georges St if I'm correct, near enough to the market bar.

To find out how to login is a joke, but here you go(Login).

Pretty sure you have to register/sign up to take part!
Here's the Gallery.

I have nothing to do with this apart from signing up myself so I could be wrong!

KarmaGarda · 26-06-2009 12:56pm

kjt wrote: »

To find out how to login is a joke, but here you go(Login).

Cheers for that, I managed to work it out as well. I was just wondering did I miss a link someplace on the main page

dxk · 26-06-2009 12:56pm

Hi,

I'm reminded of a very popular usage in Ireland- " f*** the begrudgers!". Nobody said www.shootoutcrew.com is perfect. However, we're just off the ground, the night is proving to be great fun, a great place to meet fellow photography boffins and generally show off your killer shots!

You're totally right about some of the defects- we haven't yet listed the prizes online, for example. Steady on... We're getting there!

D

KarmaGarda · 26-06-2009 1:00pm

dxk wrote: »

Hi,

I'm reminded of a very popular usage in Ireland- " f*** the begrudgers!". Nobody said www.shootoutcrew.com is perfect. However, we're just off the ground, the night is proving to be great fun, a great place to meet fellow photography boffins and generally show off your killer shots!

You're totally right about some of the defects- we haven't yet listed the prizes online, for example. Steady on... We're getting there!

D

Haha! Ok I'll take that one on the chin. Jumped in a bit quick maybe

. My apologies.

dxk · 26-06-2009 1:04pm

No problemo!

Thanks to you- and everyone else- for your thoughts. We're very keen to improve the whole thing so your feedback is very welcome. Gotta get back on the road now... How did I survive before the iPhone??!

D

mrs moneypenny · 29-06-2009 11:17pm

How did the competition go this evening.:)

Fajitas! · 29-06-2009 11:25pm

I wanted to pop along, but got delayed with work :-/

Dodgykeeper · 29-06-2009 11:36pm

I was on the way but got called on to play cricket, lets all list the reasons we didnt go here!

KarmaGarda · 29-06-2009 11:39pm

I live in London

kjt · 30-06-2009 9:03am

I was in for about an hour. It was pretty good craic, some good photo's. I'll probably pop in again next week

It's a great idea, good job Dermot!

superflyninja · 30-06-2009 11:17am

kjt wrote: »

I was in for about an hour. It was pretty good craic, some good photo's. I'll probably pop in again next week

It's a great idea, good job Dermot!

I was unable to make it last night.

however it seems one of my photos did pick up secoond place!

dxk · 30-06-2009 1:34pm

Hey folks,

thanks for the posts. Another great night of fab photography, music and general hangin' out was had last night. Thanks a mill to the boards.ie heads who participated - if I'm not mistaken, two of you were in the top 3...congratulations! Check out the results here:

http://www.shootoutcrew.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=500

If you want to have your work included in the last night of competition on July 13th, upload it before next Monday 6th July!!! There are only 2 nights of competition left before the semi-finals...

D

Fab New Photography Competition!!

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