DMBLGIT June 2009 Announcement

I feel very happy and honored to announce DMBLGIT June 2009 hosted on this blog! I believe you are all familiar with the event and that The Men behind it is Andrew of the Spittoon and Spittoon Extra.

Before the rules, I would like to introduce you to my dream team of the judges first (4 of them and I will be the 5th). Here they are:

YOYO’s photography influenced me the most. When I first visited her blog I thought: “That’s how I want to take photos when I grow up.” She loves cooking and photography and how the cooking process changes the color of food. So, she uses her camera to record the process.

Miguel Coelho is a professional photographer, specialized in architectural photography and the man behind the stunning photos at Flagrante Delicia. Him and Leonor, together, they work magic.

Thorsten is probably one of the best food photographers. Always willing to share tips and advices on improving photography skills, he thought me so much. He started a flickr group called Food Photography Club, where the members of this group hang out to talk about food photography and discuss photos.

The rules

Each food blogger can submit one food or drink photography that was posted during May 2009, which will be viewed and scored by the selected judges.

The judges are looking for best of the best food and drink photos which will be scored under three categories:

Aesthetics: composition, food styling, lighting, focus, etc.
Edibility: does the photo makes us want to dive in and eat the food?
Originality: does the photo catch our attention with the ‘wow’ factor, displaying something that we have not seen before?

How to participate:

Only one entry per person (a single photograph, no diptychs).
The photograph must have been taken by you and it is your original work.
The photograph must have appeared on your blog during the month of May 2009.
Entries must be received by June 20, 2009 at any time (from wherever you are).

Sending the entries

By sending your entries, you agree that your photos are going to be re-displayed and altered to the convenience size on the host’s blog and on DMBLGIT page.

Send your entry to palachinkablog[at]gmail[dot]com with DMBLGIT as the subject with the following necessary details:

your name
your location
your blog’s name and URL
your photograph’s title
the URL of the post containing the photograph
type of camera used, lens if you wish
attachment of your photo with the JPEG or JPG format, of no more than 500pxls width (height does not matter)

The gallery can be viewed here. I will update the photo entries as soon as I receive them.

Also, if you are interested in hosting DMBLGIT event, you can view the instructions on DMBLGIT page.

Have fun and Good luck!