Jason McMaster - Celebrity Judge
First Place Winner - photo by kathryn
Second Place Winner - photo by Jay West
Third Place Winner - photo by Jay West
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Our judge for the August contest is Jason McMaster, frontman for Dangerous Toys and Broken Teeth. Jason is a long-time Austin musician whose first band, Watchtower, achieved cult status on the local metal scene in the late 70s, early 80s. His next band, Dangerous Toys, brought Jason to the international stage. Currently fronting Austin's Broken Teeth, Jason and company can be seen polishing their act around town in places like The Red Eyed Fly and Antone's in between national and international tours.
Here are Jason's picks for this month's contest winners..
1. "The Grates" by Kathryn
This is a magical photo for a lot of reasons,yet again has its simplicity about it as well.
The audience is part of the subject again here. They are happy with her, all eyes are on her, the blown confetti and empty smashed plastic cups upon the floor, give a tangible sense to the shot. They also almost frame the shot naturally.
2. "Haley of Paramore" by Jay West
So simple, but great timing.
The color orange on the microphone/her hair against convenient blacks and whites, with the white amp stack/her black and white animal print shirt, etc., bring out the "blown away" by loud music and the pleasure it is giving her, make this a great shot.
3. "Mark of Unseen" by Jay West
It seems that the subject is "in the barracade" feeling the audience, so to speak.
It seems tribal and to have a one-ness, with Mark in the crowd, all making one subject.
club kingsnake is now accepting submissions for its 2007 concert photo contest. Last year's contest attracted over 500 photo entries. This year we timed the announcement to occur during Austin's SXSW festival and handed out about 1000 flyers to music photojournalists from around the world.
The 2007 contest will be handled a bit differently, with monthly winners instead of weekly, and with larger prize incentives to the winners. This year's contest prizes are as follows:
Monthly Prizes: (selected at the first of each month)
1st Place - $100 B & H Photo Gift Card
2nd Place - $50 B & H Photo Gift Card
3rd Place - club kingsnake T-Shirt
Year End Prizes: (selected at the beginning of 2008)
1st Place - $2000 Camera Shopping Spree at B & H Photo
2nd Place - Fuji F31 Point N Shoot Camera
3rd Place - $100 B & H Photo Gift Card
So how does it work? Simple - just upload a concert photograph that you have taken yourself (with a camera, not off someone else's web site!) to our photo contest gallery. Make sure to include the artist's name and any other pertinent details such as the camera and lense used in the description. Every month 3 winners will be chosen, and at the end of the year the 3 best will be selected from all the photos submitted throughout the year. This is kind of like American Idol for pictures except our contest judges have been told to keep their rude snickering to themselves.
The 2007 club kingsnake concert photo contest is now live! Post your images at http://clubpix.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=521
Contest Rules
- You may enter as many concert photos as you like AS LONG AS THEY ARE PHOTOS YOU HAVE TAKEN!
- Entries must be posted before the end of the day on the last day of the month, according to the clocks on our systems.
- You must include a valid email address on your post for it to qualify.
- Staff and volunteers of OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc. and its associated sites are ineligible to participate in the contest although they may certainly post their photos as well.
- Anyone may enter, regardless of age, although for persons under 18 a parent or guardian must claim the prize.
- No purchase is required to participate.
- You must have a physical address somewhere on the planet earth that can receive parcels sent through the U.S. postal service.