Photoshop Contest PhotoshopContest.com
Creative Contests. Real Prizes. Essential Resource.
You are not logged in. Log in or Register

 


Photoshop Contest Forum Index - Voting - Tips For NOT Getting Votes - Reply to topic

Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3

Votes - What Up?

I am frantically concerned about my votes

27%

27%

[ 15 ]

I am extremelly uncaring about my votes

14%

14%

[ 8 ]

I am feverishly mindful of my new haircut

16%

16%

[ 9 ]

If I had a better haircut I'd get more votes

40%

40%

[ 22 ]

Total Votes: 54

Post Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:30 am   Reply with quote         


"Back in my day, all the Photoshoppers could run circles around all these whippersnappers here today. All these new people are overrated, undertalented and overconfident. In fact, I once made an image so perfect, it was enshrined in the Louvre. You kids don't even know what it was like back in the old days of PSC. We spent hours on a chop, got 3 votes, and we liked it!!"

Rolling Eyes

Anyway, my tips for getting votes:

1. In real life, things are constantly in motion, you must use the motion blur accordingly. Can't emphasize that enough. Someone walking in a hallway? Well, walking is motion, so it's motion blur time. Car driving down the street? Serious motion. Blur the wheels, the scenery, the back of the car...the longer the blur trailing off the car, the faster the car is going. It's science.

2. Add a lens flare whenever possible. It is an awesome effect, and no one will know that you simply used a filter...they'll think you got a doctorate in optics and painstakingly recreated the effect. The great thing about lens flare is that you can put it anywhere, and it still looks perfect. Don't worry about matching its angle to the light source...just throw it in there and wait for the votes to pour in. And don't think that a candle in the middle of a brightly-lit room can't create a lens flare, because they can. Anything that involves light should include a lens flare.




Post Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:44 am   Reply with quote         


In fact, I once made an image so perfect, it was enshrined in the Louvre[quote][/quote]



you too ?I'm exhibiting there next summer, I hope we'll meet then




ScionShade

Location: VeniceFlaUS

Post Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:02 am   Reply with quote         


I once actually touched a Monet'.
You know, his paintings are full of bits of brush hairs and dirt.




cowboy399

Location: Old Virginny

Post Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:53 am   Reply with quote         


Feral Hamster wrote:
"We spent hours on a chop, got 3 votes, and we liked it!!"


I actually tried that once but I didn't like it at all so now I try for more than 3. I mean, 3 is such a small number. I don't feel good until I get at least 5.




cowboy399

Location: Old Virginny

Post Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:08 pm   Reply with quote         


Feral Hamster wrote:
"
Anyway, my tips for getting votes:

1. In real life, things are constantly in motion, you must use the motion blur accordingly. Can't emphasize that enough. Someone walking in a hallway? Well, walking is motion, so it's motion blur time. Car driving down the street? Serious motion. Blur the wheels, the scenery, the back of the car...the longer the blur trailing off the car, the faster the car is going. It's science.

2. Add a lens flare whenever possible. It is an awesome effect, and no one will know that you simply used a filter...they'll think you got a doctorate in optics and painstakingly recreated the effect. The great thing about lens flare is that you can put it anywhere, and it still looks perfect. Don't worry about matching its angle to the light source...just throw it in there and wait for the votes to pour in. And don't think that a candle in the middle of a brightly-lit room can't create a lens flare, because they can. Anything that involves light should include a lens flare.


Dear Mr Hamster,

I tried your advice on todays entry and have had some astounding success. Thank you so much for pointing this out. Motion blur and lens flare have done the trick and I think I might even get my target 5+ votes to boot!





ScionShade

Location: VeniceFlaUS

Post Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:12 pm   Reply with quote         


Here is a very honest tip for not getting a vote from me.
Allow me to click on your image and (Lord knows I TRY
to ignore them), let my eye catch on one of the
"I like the colors you chose and the perspective of the composition" *COUGH!*
OR
" NICE Changing of the perspective on of the source,BOB!"*COUGH*
vote /comments and I may very likely become frustrated enough
to rather leave the page than purview the image. Smile
Sad but true,There's a lot of very nice images I run into later and wish I had given a vote,
but I got too distracted at the time.




ReinMan

Location: Kingston, ONTARIO, CAN

Post Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:14 pm   Reply with quote         


,,,, Huh..

Guess I'll go back to the mountains... I can't live here anymore now that the LED is DEAD... Crying or Very sad




_________________

_________________________________
THIS SITE REALLY DOESN'T EXIST
the way our EGO THINKS IT MIGHT!
_________________________________
ReinMan
Guest

Post Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:14 am   Reply with quote         


???




ReinMan

Location: Kingston, ONTARIO, CAN

Post Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:36 pm   Reply with quote         


You're DEAD I tell you!

DEAD!!!!!!!!!

Evil or Very Mad




_________________

_________________________________
THIS SITE REALLY DOESN'T EXIST
the way our EGO THINKS IT MIGHT!
_________________________________
FootFungas

Location: East Coast!

Post Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:20 am   Reply with quote         


this techniuqe will earn you loads of votes
1. open file
2. take screenshot
3. paste it into a new document
4. save it
5. title it : hard at work with PS
6. post it

tips
try and highlight how you can use highly advanced photoshop techniques like Lasoo in Quick mask!!!!! and the puzzling layers!!!!!
try to do this subtly like i do.




_________________
Look out behind you!
Queen La Tiff

Location: MI

Post Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:40 pm   Reply with quote         


Now I get it. All this time I thought it was about having thick, rough white edges in the corners of my MOUTH...but they go on the post. Back to the chopping block.




TheShaman

Location: Peaksville, Southeast of Disorder

Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:59 am   Reply with quote         


OK heres a good one....
Be known for making a certain kind of image either: Bloody or ArtsyFartsy or in my case Funny....
then try to do something off of your normal path... watch the votes pass you by Laughing

I will now go back to my dancing...




_________________
T-shirt Designs: http://www.cafepress.com/TheShaman
Help fight breast cancer by becoming an enabler: http://www.cafepress.com/Pinkaholics
mikey

Location: Somerville MA

Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:26 pm   Reply with quote         


Have a name like mikey! Laughing




Eve
Site Moderator

Location: Planet Earth

Post Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:36 pm   Reply with quote         


Reasons I won't vote for a post---

1) The author goes on and on about how long it took to make it, including all the steps and efforts that went into its creation. Why? Because we all put effort into making something others will look at and hopefully like. Duh!

2) Anything that has the PSC logo in it. Why? I know what site I'm at and why I'm here.

3) Please stop writing UNDERVOTED PEOPLE C'MON VOTE FOR THIS. It will either get votes based on its own merit or it won't. If they're your friend, then YOUR vote should mean something extra TO THEM. I have occasionally written "why is this down here" more to respect the author than trying to force others to vote for it.

4) People who think that getting votes from some elite persons here count more than from a newbie who just completed their 10th chop and can finally vote. If that's the case, please let me know you're not interested in MY measly little vote and I'll oblige.

5) Blatantly sexually or gross posts. Why? Because it insults my intellegence. Now if it's funny sexual or gross, that's different. Manass IS funny, btw.

6) Obvious uncreative posts. We've all had brain block. If that's the case, try another day's source. Don't try to explain it by saying, I didn't have time to do a decent chop so look at this crap instead.

Okay, that's all! If this helps just one person, then I haven't wasted anyone's time.
Happy choppin'!!!! Very Happy




clantoncs

Location: JiangXi, China

Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:26 am   Reply with quote         


Only have a crude, rudimentary understanding of PS. Works for me!




Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3

Photoshop Contest Forum Index - Voting - Tips For NOT Getting Votes - Reply to topic

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Navigate PSC
Contests open  completed  winners  prizes  events  rules  rss 
Galleries votes  authentic  skillful  funny  creative  theme  winners 
Interact register  log in/out  forum  chat  user lookup  contact 
Stats monthly leaders  hall of fame  record holders 
PSC advantage  news (rss)  faq  about  links  contact  home 
Help faq  search  new users  tutorials  contact  password 

Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Photoshop, Creative Suite and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Text and images copyright © 2000-2006 Photoshop Contest. All rights reserved.
A venture of ExpertRating.com