Here are the finalists:

“Simple is Best” by Tim.

“Deep Within” by Hari Rajan.

“Bleeding Together” by Scott Meinzer.

“Bokeh” by Jummmpie.

“Digging In” by Aleks Ivic.

“Wow” by Conor Ogle.

“Marbles” by Aimee Greeblemonkey.

“Green Tree Python” by Ruffiansabout.

I will be announcing the next contest topic shortly! In the meantime,  head to the Mostly Lisa Photography group on flickr to check out all the great entries. If you have a suggestion for the next contest, I’d love to hear from you!

A big congrats to Rob and Lauren, two super talented wedding, portrait, and travel photographers based out of Edmonton, AB for winning this month’s Mostly Lisa Photography Contest. These two have blown me away with their ultra creative and technically perfect shots. Go check out their galleries and blog

Special mentions go to Nate and Scott Bradley their awesome shots.

If you feel inspired, here’s the next Mostly Lisa Photography Contest: Macros!

Macro Photo Submissions:
Add your best macro photo (as in ONE image) to the Mostly Lisa Photo Competition Group on Flickr

This should be a great topic for you to do over the holidays. If you need a little help go here.

Deadline:
Thursday January 10th, 2009.

Another awesome bunch of entries for the second Mostly Lisa Photography Contest! It was tough, but I had to pick my top 8. And here they are:

“Heather” by ldsnately.

“Lucy” by Other Angle.

“Deep in Thought” by Scott Bradley.

“Margot” by DJSteen.

“The Red Turban” by Rob and Lauren.

“Sir Dylan Hollingsworth” by T Sharp.

“Brighton Photowalk” by Stephen Cotterell.

“Babe Kennedy” by Ron Davis.

& thanks to everyone who entered. I really enjoyed looking at all your photos. You rock! Keep shooting, join the Mostly Lisa flickr photo group, and watch out for next month’s competition: Macros!

I’ve added a poll plug-in so it’s super easy to vote and kinda fun!
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Hizzah and many w00ts to Nik Fletcher and his spectacular summertime shot. Along with winning the first Mostly Lisa Photography Contest, he has won a super fun prize!

Special mentions go to Rob & Lauren and Scott Bradley who gave Nik a run for his money with their awesome shots.

I am always interested to know the story behind a great photo, so I asked Nik to share the story of “The Anonymous Surfer”:

‘The Anonymous Surfer’ was taken on the last night of my stay in San Diego in September. The previous evening, I’d witnessed a gorgeous sunset – one that had disappeared by the time I had run back to the hotel, grabbed my camera bag, and made it back to Pacific Beach.

So for the time it came to the last evening in town, I took the camera bag with me to dinner, and waited. Because of the lens I primarily shoot with (10-20mm) I dropped down onto the beach, and quite by chance this surfer was about to pass me by. With the sunset in the background, and after a week of my own attempts to body-board, it seemed like a fitting photo to end the holiday.

Technical Details: Nikon D80, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 HSM EX lens, 10mm focal length, 1/40 sec @ f/4. The shot was deliberately underexposed on the camera, only modification in Aperture being to ensure the horizon was perfectly level.

Thanks Nik! And a hi-5 to all the people who entered the contest. It’s never easy to have your photos judged, but I think it’s really important to share your photos with others and see what other people are creating. It’s also a great feeling to receive comments and encouragement from other enthusiastic photographers.

And with that I present the next Mostly Lisa Photography Contest: Portraits!

Submissions:
Add your best portrait (as in ONE image) to the Mostly Lisa Photo Competition Group on Flickr

The portrait can be of anything with a face, i.e. person, animal, teddy bear, etc.

Deadline:
Thursday November 10th.

Now show me some awesome portraits!

The Anonymous Surfer by Nik Fletcher.

Sunset Photos at Sunset Bar and Grille in Duck NC by Christopher Blunck.

“Fireworks over Downtown San Diego” by Buto Hairs.

“Splash” by Nathan Makan.

Summer Ride by Rob and Lauren

“admirando… / admiring…” by Adalberto Pita.

“Carnivale” by Scott Bradley.

“Summer friends” by Ivan Gomez.

Who do you think should be crowned the first Mostly Lisa photography champion and win this super sweet prize :o?

Vote for your favourite in the comments below!

So many people asked me to hold a regular photography contest, so, hizzah, hizzah, here is the very first one I’m calling: “Summertime.” Excited! Already popping off your lens cap? Oh boy!

I want to see your best shot of glorious, beautiful summertime. Something that screams days on the beach, cold drinks, vacations at the lake, flip flops, gorgeous sunsets, feet in the sand, sticky lollipop fingers, roadtrips.. & all that good stuff.

Submissions:

1. Add your best image to the Mostly Lisa Photo Competition Group on Flickr and include the flickr image url in the comments below.
2. If you don’t have your image uploaded online, then email it to me at mostlylisa*at*gmail*dot*com.

I’ll give you about 2 weeks to look through your summer shots or take a few more in the last fleeting days of summer.

Deadline:
Thursday September 18th. There may also be prizes for the winner! OoooooooO.

Now show me some awesome summertime photos!

Vectorama is a regular design/illustration competition on MostlyLisa.com. Last time, the Steelie’s Canadian Beaver took the top prize.

This month’s theme is Twitter Love!

Recently we’ve seen a lot of talk of new twitter mutinies in favor of more stable or enhanced mo-blogging platforms like Friend Feed. Though I use other platforms, nothing beats Twitter for me. In honor of the FailWhale, I’d love all the vector savvy design peeps out there to vector up a sweet Twitter bird. Maybe we can turn some fail in to Win…Whale. Wait, that didn’t make sense.

Oh and answer this question: With the new twitter clones popping up, are you going to stay with twitter or change to something new?

For the rules, read on:

Here are the rules:

1. Your illustration must be vector i.e. Adobe Illustrator
2. Your design must include a twitter bird… or many!

What you win:

1. Vector Sized Glory!!!
2. A coveted adspace on my sidebar which will display your winning design and link to your website for one month.
3. A whole lotta link l0v3 and straight up respek!

**Send your 500×300 entries to mostlylisa *at* gmail *dot* com. You have until Tuesday, August 12th to get your entries to me.**

Judging:

Blog fans and general internet peeps will vote for the top 3 Vectoramas. Then, the winner will be picked by yours truly and announced at a later date!

By Steelie

Honerable mentions go to:

By Mitchell Bartlett

By Peter Nguyen

Thanks to everyone who entered and voted! Stay tuned for Vectorama Part IV next month!

By Steelie

By Mitchell Bartlett

By Jon Lane

By Rebecca Gillis

By August Ekman Öhrn

By Peter Nguyen

Vote for your favourite vectorama in the comments below. You can only choose one! Chomp!

Vectorama is a monthly design/illustration competition on MostlyLisa.com. Last month, the penguin themed illustration competition was so chill, it was ace! Ninja vs Penguin pwnd the other competitors with her uber stealth penguins.

This month’s theme is Canadian Things! Things like: Hockey, maple syrup, Mounties, mountains, moose, beavers, snow plows, ice, and famous Canadian people, like Avril Lavigne. Feel free to exploit any Canadian stereotype you like. I welcome your ridicule.

Here are the rules:

1. Your illustrator must be vector i.e. Adobe Illustrator
2. Your design must include something Canadian i.e. Hockey, maple leaf, bears, snow, igloos, furry seals, unfurrry seals etc.

What you win:

1. Vector Sized Glory!!!
2. A coveted adspace on my sidebar which will display your winning design and link to your website for one month.
3. A whole lotta link l0v3 and straight up repekt!

**Send your 500×300 entries to mostlylisa *at* gmail *dot* com. You have until Friday, May 30th to get your entries to me.**

Judging:
Blog fans and general internet peeps will vote for the top 3 Vectoramas. Then, the winner will be picked by two master illustrators: Me, obviously; and Pasquale, some Australian animator that knows nothing about about Canada.

Sharpen your vector tools, because you are going to need them, eh?