We are pleased to announce the first annual The Raspberry Pi Photography Awards!
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED FOR ENTIRES, THANK YOU! WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS ON ASK AN ENGINEER on 7/30 at 8pm! Welcome to the first annual Raspberry Pi Photography Awards by Adafruit! The is a contest open to everyone to show and share the photos taken with a Raspberry Pi.
A worldwide Raspberry Pi Photography contest
Anyone, worldwide, with a Raspberry Pi and camera can enter. All photos must be taken with Raspberry Pi + Raspberry Pi camera and/or webcam/camera connected to the Pi. The photos cannot be altered “post” in an image editing program (GIMP, Photoshop, etc) but you can use the built-in filters that the Pi Camera has such as “Sketch”, “Oil Painting”, etc! Be creative and take a photo using a Raspberry Pi of something interesting, like this cat (Carmen) and clock, taken with a Raspberry Pi. We do not want photos taken of Raspberry Pi units, please take photos using the Raspberry Pi. Grand prize is $314 in the Adafruit store and we have 14 $30 winners too!
STEP ONE: TAKE A PHOTO WITH A RASPBERRY PI
There are tons of ways to take photos with the Raspberry Pi, here is a video on how to set up your Raspberry Pi with the camera module or PiNoIR.
You’ll need to connect the camera module to the CSI port, located behind the Ethernet port, and enable the camera software. Once you’re connected, test the camera and try using it with Bash or Python.
We have a few great tutorials to get you started in the Adafruit Learning System too!
- DIY WiFi Raspberry Pi Touchscreen Camera.
- SnapPiCam Raspberry Pi Camera.
- Touchscreen Pi Timelapse Controller.
STEP TWO: TAG THE PHOTO with #RPPA
The most important thing is to tag the photo with #RPPA. We’ll be mostly using Twitter, Instagram, Google+ to find them, you can also send a link to your photo via the contact form or [email protected]
STEP THREE: POST PHOTO TO TWITTER, G+, FLICKR, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, EMAIL, ETC. WITH TAG #RPPA
Post your #RPPA tagged photo on: Twitter, Google+, Flickr, Instagram, just make sure it’s easily searchable on those services by tagging it with #RPPA.
STEP FOUR: THERE IS NO STEP 4!
That’s it!
PRIZES: $314 GRAND PRIZE, 14 $30 PRIZES (ADAFRUIT STORE). 15 WINNERS TOTAL
The team of Adafruit judges will pick our favorites. Grand prize is a $314 gift certificate in the Adafruit store and fourteen runners-up will receive $30 in store credit each. THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY JULY 21st 2014 at 11:59PM ET
Make sure to tag & upload by MONDAY JULY 21st 2014 at 11:59PM ET, that’s the deadline.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY JULY 30th 2014 8PM ET ON ASK AN ENGINEER
We will display the photos and more on ASK AN ENGINEER Wednesday night 8pm ET, on July 30th, 2014.
The judges from Adafruit are: Alisa, Mo, Angel, Stella and Jessica. Liz Upton from the Raspberry Pi foundation is a special guest judge (photo: WIRED). Adafruit staff & partners may make entries but cannot win 🙂
Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize. Contest is open to entries worldwide. The winner(s) will be solely responsible for complying with any and all applicable statutes, laws (including, without limitation, common law, if applicable), rules and regulations and for bearing any personal income tax, VAT, withholding taxes, customs duties, or other taxes, fees, insurance, surcharges or other costs relating to receiving, claiming or collecting any prize. By entering you agree Adafruit can display your photo on our website and video show (Ask an Engineer) – you own the photos, we’re just celebrating them.
Stay tuned to the contest section for more!