Please enter the PUDDLE 2009 photo contest!

Hey all you lovely photographers and artists, please consider entering the PUDDLE 2009 Photo and Art Contest! The Grand Prize will be a $50 gift certificate to online toy store Panik's Toy Box. (They are currently out of Pullip and friends but are supposed to be restocking - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] If you buy anything from them, please thank them for sponsoring PUDDLE by donating the gift certificate!) The purpose of this contest is to encourage collectors to be creative and to have fun with their dolls. The contest will be judged online, so everyone is invited to enter. Neon Ningyou, who does the wonderful pixel Pullip and friends for Pullipstyle, will be the judge. The deadline is May 1.

Entry rules and details below.

- All entries must be the original work of the person submitting them.
- Each person can enter up to two original photographs and two original pieces of art.
- The subject of the photograph or artwork must be related to Pullip, Dal, Namu, Taeyang, Byul, mini Pullip/Dal, or Angel Pullip/Dal.
- You do not have to be present at PUDDLE to enter.
- The work in some way, subtle or obvious, must reflect the theme of PUDDLE (rain, water, umbrellas, boots, animals that live or play in water, etc.).
- Entries will be posted at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and reviewed online. They will be judged on creativity, originality, and overall artistry. By entering you give your permission for photos of your work to be posted on the website and submitted to magazines for possible publication (but attributed to you of course).
- To be part of the online contest, images of the entries must be submitted to TrueFan (truefan at live.com, or on the pullipstyle.com forum) by May 1, 2009.
- Additional prizes may be awarded, depending on the number of entries to the contest.

To enter, create your artwork or take your photograph, then submit its image to TrueFan. Each entry must be accompanied by the real name and board name of the artist or photographer. Please include a note about the media for art; if the photo has been manipulated, also include a note about that.

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Let's see some pretty photos! I'd love to see lots of Dals!

Just a reminder - the deadline for online entries is May 1. You do not have to attend PUDDLE to enter!

Eeek! I hadn't realized the deadline was in May! I was gonna make Brian enter too~ He's always taking pics of my girls~

It is May 1 for the online contest. We'll also have a contest at PUDDLE for any pictures and artwork that are brought to the event.

Guh... I have about fifteen thousand little paper cocktail umbrellas waiting in Michigan for me to do this...

oh, I think I will try and make something for this n_n
does editing (light, color, etc.) ones photo count as manipulation?

It's okay to edit the photos for light and color - just note that you have when you submit them.

Just a reminder that May 1 is the deadline for entering photos in the Pullip and Dal Doll Lovers Event online photo contest! All you have to do to enter is send me one digital photo or image (or post here). It will be uploaded to a gallery on the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] website along with your online name. Grand prize winner gets a $50 gift certificate! There's a lot of talent in the Pullip community - let's see yours!

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Thanks for reminded us, because I was forgetting the deadline.

I have a photo for you, True n_n
But it's quite big.. is there a size limit for photos?
Just wanted to ask before I e-mail it and it eats your bandwidth : )

Also, is it alright to post a photo for the contest on for example flickr or here on The Dal House?

There is no size limit although since people will be looking at them online you probably don't want it so big it takes forever to load.

You certainly can post a link to your photo here or on flickr. I will download/upload the photo so we are hosting a copy on the puddlestyle.com forum.

I'm glad you are entering! I always love your photos.

The PUDDLE photo/art contest entries are now online! Thanks to gypsylou for getting it all set up, and thanks to everyone who entered. Although a judge will choose the online grand prize winner, you can vote for your own favorite!
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- True/Jane

PS: There will also be a photo/art display and contest at PUDDLE.

If you already voted, please vote again!

Three of the entries weren't showing up on the "View" page, and fixing that caused the vote count to get reset.

Sorry, and thanks....

Congratulations gogojimmy! Her entry Blown Away is the winner of the 2009 PUDDLE online photo/art contest. She wins a $50 gift certificate donated by online toy store [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Honorable mentions go to beanbunnybass, Glasshouse, and Luffygirl (for the first of her two entries).

Although I was unable to get in touch with the person who agreed to judge the online photo/art contest, I conferred with an artist colleague to pick the winner and the three honorable mentions.

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest: beanbunnybass, bee_couture, Glasshouse, gogojimmy, haileebobailee, LuffyGirl, Matsuda22, McKenna, Meesa, Miss Mandy Lynn, and Tiglem. The entries received almost 100 votes, and it was really fun to see the creativity and talent. Thanks also to Panik's Toy Box for the gift certificate.

I'd like to send a little thank you item, donated by Pullipstyle, to all of you who are not coming to PUDDLE. Please PM me your address and I'll get them in the mail after PUDDLE.

Also, I would like to print the pictures for display at PUDDLE. If you have not already done so, please send me the largest resolution image you have (the original digital photo, for example, before resizing for online) by Wednesday. You can send the email to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

Great job, everyone! I look forward to more great work for PUDDLE 2010!