September 25, 2012

2012 Edit Me 9.26.12

Hi Friends! This week we have another fabulous photo for you, as well as an awesome guest judge!!  Last week's Winner Larissa is here to pick her favorites!

 As always, be sure to follow along on Facebook and Twitter (#editmechallenge) to get the most up-to-date Edit Me Challenge info! 

Here's a little more about Larissa:

My name is Larissa Sibiglia, I am 32 years old. I have a degree in Psychology. I first picked up a camera 18 years ago, when I was a freshman in High School. I fell in love then. I started shooting semi-pro about two years ago. Slowly trying to build a business, but it is very hard here in Southern California, since everyone is a "photographer." In my spare time I love to scrapbook, travel and attempt to keep plants alive (I am not great at that). I have a wonderful boyfriend who I have been with 6 years. We have a lovely home and a 14 year old Border Collie, Angel. She is the center of a lot of photos. I own another business selling dance clothing at Dancers Apparel. Other than that you can find me cleaning or photographing whatever I can get my hands on.

This week's photo for editing:

Click photo for download!
Here are the details:


  • When you link up, please use your edited photo as the thumbnail!
  • If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the flickr pool(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!
  • The judge for the week will choose the top 3 edits from the entries, and the overall winner of the 3.
  • If you would like to post multiple edits, specify which one is your choice for judging. Only one photo is eligible for judging, and it must be clear which one you are entering.
  • Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!
  • Don't forget to use the #editmechallenge hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. 
  • The linky will open at the time of the post on Wednesday, and close the following Saturday at 11:59 PM (central time).
  • Winners will be announced the following Tuesday.
  • Don't forget to visit the other participants, and leave some comment love! As usual, the more you participate the more feedback you will get!

Please Note:

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We want to encourage all of you to make participation and commenting as simple as possible. We highly recommend that you disable comment moderation and word verification on your blog. It is keeps the process smooth and timely for Edit Me judges and allows fellow participants to visit and comment on your photos easily — which means you’ll get more feedback!
If you're not sure how to change the settings for comments on your blog, check out thistutorial by Jill Samter. We think you’ll find that just a few small changes will make your blog a lot more welcoming for visitors and might help ensure they come back for repeat visits.






September 24, 2012

Winners!




It was so much fun to see all of your different edits! It made me pretty excited for the State Fair to come into town here! This week we had great participation and a lovely judge. Be sure to visit Sarah and tell her Thank You! 


My name is Sarah and I am a lover of all things photography, and hope to one day go into the business! I started my blog as a way to document my progress as a beginner photographer.  I am a mother of a 6 month old and I'm usually using her as a model hehe.   You can usually find me somewhere with my camera glued to my face snapping away! 


Here are Sarah's top picks:


Andee at Match the Pictures (click to see edited photo)
 I love how the really brought out some colour to this pictures, how bright it is and hte contrast of the ferris wheel against the sky.

I love how they added a bit of drama to the picture and the vintage style of it is just beautiful.

The overall winner is Larissa at 2012 Adventures:
There is alot I love about this edit. I really like the texture they added and how they edited to look like it was taken at sunset.  just a beautiful edit overall.  Love the colours


Congrats to the Winners!
Don't forget to grab a button and show off a little!
New Challenge tomorrow!

September 18, 2012

2012 Edit Me Challenge!

Welcome! This week we have another fabulous photo for you, as well as an awesome guest judge!!  Last week's Winner Sarah is here to pick her favorites! As always, be sure to follow along on Facebook and Twitter (#editmechallenge) to get the most up-to-date Edit Me Challenge info! 




My name is Sarah and I am a lover of all things photography, and hope to one day go into the business! I started my blog as a way to document my progress as a beginner photographer.  I am a mother of a 6 month old and I'm usually using her as a model hehe.   You can usually find me somewhere with my camera glued to my face snapping away! 

Here's the photo Sarah has provided for us to edit this week:

Click photo for download. 

This challenge is all about taking a photo and making it your own with the editing program of your choice! It is also about learning a little bit from each other, and exploring new styles! There are no restrictions (unless specifically stated within the post for the week), but we do ask that you share a little bit about how you arrived at your finished product. 

Here are the details:
  1. When you link up, please use your edited photo as the thumbnail!
  2. If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the flickr pool(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!
  3. The judge for the week will choose the top 3 edits from the entries, and the overall winner of the 3.
  4. If you would like to post multiple edits, specify which one is your choice for judging. Only one photo is eligible for judging, and it must be clear which one you are entering.
  5. Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!
  6. Don't forget to use the #editmechallenge hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. 
  7. The linky will open at the time of the post on Wednesday, and close the following Saturday at 11:59 PM (central time).
  8. Winners will be announced the following Tuesday.
  9. Don't forget to visit the other participants, and leave some comment love! As usual, the more you participate the more feedback you will get!

September 17, 2012

2012 Edit Me Winners!

Thrilled to have all you guys so excited for the challenge to be back!! Please keep sharing, sharing, sharing! You will see our winners featured on Facebook and Twitter this week! So please like and follow

Now for this week's winners! That is what you came for right?

Nina: Chronicles of a Roamer
I love the clarity she brought to the image, she enhanced the gray in the evening clouds but didn't take away from the warm colors of the sunset! Great Job! 

Desirae: Sommerfugl Designs
I love how Desirae brought our the vivid colors and enhanced the silhouette just a little, but most of all I love the panoramic style crop! Good eye Desirae! 

and the overall winner of this week's challenge is
Sarah from Sarah's Camera!
I love this edit for many reasons: the vibrant colors, the enhanced silhouette, the haze, the haze but most of all my eye is drawn to the reflection in the approaching waves. I just love it Sarah! 
Thank you for making it so beautiful. 

Please grab your winners buttons and don't forget a new challenge starts tomorrow!



September 11, 2012

2012 Edit Me Challenge!

Hi Friends! The Challenge is officially back in action! Please Please Please share share share! We love our loyal participants and love new additions. So, lets get the word out about this challenge! There are a few changes around here so please read the guidelines! Also, follow the challenge on twitter and facebook. 

Now for this week's challenge:

I, Stephanie, will be judging and choosing my favorite edit. This is always such a hard task, but I love to feature others great work. In case you just joined in, I will introduce myself:

Hi I'm Stephanie Clark. In real everyday life I am a Mommy to Jonah (almost 11 months), Wife to Wesley (married almost 4 years), and work full time as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Mississippi and I'm sometimes a Semi Professional Photographer. I blog at Behind the Camera and Dreaming, host the Edit Me Challenge, and contribute to Paper Heart Camera! I also do some design work and have this little Etsy shop. Nope never do I sleep. =)


You can find me on twitter // instagram // facebook 


This week's photo I took a over Labor Day weekend from the spot on the beach where my hubby and I said I do (awww). Beach photos don't necessarily say "Fall" but we were actually married here in November and seriously the sunsets are so much more colorful once the days become shorter. Have fun! Edit away!

Click photo to download full sized for editing.
I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Remember to grab the Edit Me button, link back, and share share share with your friends!

Here are the details:
  1. When you link up, please use your edited photo as the thumbnail!
  2. If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the flickr pool(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!
  3. The judge for the week will choose the top 3 edits from the entries, and the overall winner of the 3.
  4. If you would like to post multiple edits, specify which one is your choice for judging. Only one photo is eligible for judging, and it must be clear which one you are entering.
  5. Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!
  6. Don't forget to use the #editmechallenge hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. 
  7. The linky will open at the time of the post on Wednesday, and close the following Saturday at 11:59 PM (central time).
  8. Winners will be announced the following Tuesday.
  9. Don't forget to visit the other participants, and leave some comment love! As usual, the more you participate the more feedback you will get!


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September 4, 2012

New Challenge {Coming Soon}


Hi Friends! I hope you all had a great week! I have had a couple of friends ask about when the next challenge will be starting, so after talking some with Branson, I thought I'd take a minute a give you all a little update.

As life has gotten super busy for Branson and I, we have had to step back a little from the challenge this summer. We love the dedication that many of our readers/participants have for this challenge and really love connecting and getting to know you all. We also love that this challenge continues to attract more and more wonderful people who have a passion for photography. Even with a low link up count throughout the summer we've managed to add new people to our growing group! That makes me super excited and gives me the desire to keep the challenge going. So, in order to do that, we are going to be changing some things up (for now anyway).

Unfortunately, the time is takes to solicit sponsors and prizes for you guys isn't really feasible for either of us right now. So, we won’t be offering any prizes other than a little exposure and the benefits of learning from each other. In its peak month this year, Edit Me had nearly 4,000 views and still maintained over 2,000 in the month of August. Of course, if anyone would like to offer sponsorship, we are still open!

Now, the good news! There will be a challenge NEXT WEEK! 


September 12th will start a new editing challenge. 


I will post a photo and you guys can grab and edit away! Stephanie (that’s me) will judge the first week, then whomever I choose as my overall winner will have the opportunity to judge the next week. Now, obviously this won’t work EVERY WEEK because it will be a fairly quick turnaround time to let me know and for you to submit your photos. So, if you would like to judge please see the judging guidelines and go ahead and submit your info and three photos. We can always use you!

In case you missed them, here are some of my recent tutorials: Easy Black and White Paper Heart Camera.
and because this post has no photos, here's what we've been up to this past holiday weekend! =)

Hope to see you all September 12th!!
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