Digital Photo Secrets Worldwide Experiment – Win a Camera!
Posted by David Peterson on 17 Jun 2010 as Competition, Tips
Welcome to my first worldwide photography experiment!
With your help, I’m aiming to see the world in snapshots at a specific moment in time!
Help me out, and you’ll be in the running to win a 12megapixel Canon PowerShot SD780IS
I have subscribers all around the world to my photo tips, and I’d like to see your surroundings – be they ordinary, or weird and wonderful.
So, at 10:30am this Saturday morning, I’d like you to take a photo where you are and upload it to my special Snapshots section.
Update: That’s 10:30am your local time. Everyone around the world will be taking their shots at slightly different times – when YOUR watch says 10:30am.
It doesn’t matter what the photo is about. It can be of your house, the countryside, cooking breakfast, getting a manicure, anything! I’d love to see some more wacky shots though – if you’re working in a supermarket, maybe you can stack some tinned tomatoes in a crazy pile and take a photo of that!
It doesn’t matter what camera you have. If you only have a camera phone available, use that. If you don’t have a camera phone, please make sure you take your camera with you Saturday morning so you can take a shot wherever you are at 10:30am.
Win this camera!
It doesn’t have to be a fantastic shot, but please put a little effort into it. Maybe you and your friends could dress up for the occasion! Or maybe you can take a photo of the sandcastle (or snow castle) you just created.
One random person who uploads a photo will win the Canon camera! The only rules are that it must be taken at (or close to) 10:30am local time on Saturday 19th June, 2010. It must be taken be you. You must upload your photo within 48 hours of you taking it. And you must register for an account on my snapshots site and upload your photo using that account. If you’d like to upload your photo anonymously, that’s fine, but you can’t be in the running for the camera.
(Oh, and if you include friends in the shot, make sure they’re okay with you uploading the photo to the Internet).
I’ve created a special website where you can upload your photo. You’ll also see photos from other subscribers as the 10:30am time goes around the globe! New Zealand and Australia will be first, then Asia, Europe and finally the USA.
I’ll be helping someone move house on Saturday morning, so my shot will probably be of a moving van! I’m looking forward to seeing what YOU will be doing!
Share With Friends
Anyone can participate, so get your friends involved! Retweet my announcement, or use the hashtag #snapshotsat.
Or follow me on Twitter. I’ll be highlighting some of the best uploaded photos on the day, as well as sharing some experiences my subscribers have had with this experiment.
How To Upload
Here’s how to upload your image once you have taken it:
* If you can’t accept delivery of a camera from Amazon in your country, I’ll send you a gift voucher for the same amount.
Good luck, and happy snapping!
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Hi everyone,
Don’t you think it is time for “another moment in time”
[...] Finally, you can help like I do – create a blog and write your contributions for your community that way. Your community doesn’t necessarily need to be local. My readers on this blog are from all around the world! [...]
oooh – so many photos!!! and so many from my home country – love it love it love it :-)
awwww …. i missed this! it would have been a photo either from the hospital with my Oupa or party preparations for my mum’s 60th (can’t remember what i was doing at 10h30) … and it would have been a photo from Sunny South Africa in Winter time :-) hope i get to participate in the next one – sounds fun … right – i’m off to see the photos from those awake enough to participate x-x-x
[...] who participated in my Moment In Time experiment. If you don’t remember, it was where I asked my subscribers to take a photo around them at 10:30am, Saturday 19th June. In the end, there were over 600 [...]
Wow. This is a lot of photo’s and some unique ones to. I suggest that your next project to be night shots. Most of the shots from South Africa is about thid biggest event at present in our country. Soccer World Cup.
Hey David
If this works please do it again, I took a photo at the correct time and then promptly forgot to up load it……..sorry. I love to be able to view the photo’s that were taken though if that’s possible. Thanks for the many great tips.
Thanx. I missed the chance. I will wait for another one
Hi I took pictures but have been away all weekend and am not back home till later today so missed dead line. maybe a little more time next time.Happy shooting
thanks Zygis!
I downsize mine to 50% and it work… :)
Nice to hear that my advice to resize photos helped, Benjamin!
For me it was strange too because Upload site stated that everything is UNLIMITED :)
Zygis
Thanks Zygis! I got it to work after I resized it:)
Love this contest. :)Lots of fun. Lots of wonderful snaps
This worldwide photo at a specific time is a great idea, but can you do it again this summer? I missed the moment because I was getting ready for Father’s Day, and didn’t get to my computer.
This was a great idea, and I love the website.
Debbie McBride
There is some limit for the image size for the ‘Snapshots of the world’ uploads.
I tried to upload the 21Mpix image taken with the Canon d5 MarkII and it did not show in the library. I tried second time and the same result – no luck. Then I resized image to 4028×2686 pixels and it appeared OK: http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=191&title=rododendron-garden-helsinki-finland-2&cat=all
Zygis
I love to be part of your experiment. I’ve tried uploading my shot several times, but I can’t see the image in the gallery. the link My Photos does not show any image uploaded into it.
Hi David,
I took a photo at 10:30am today and have tried and failed to upload it. I’ve tried a few times; it says that it’s uploaded successfully but then it doesn’t seem to be there.
My username for it is ‘benjamin-oz’
Thanks!
Hi – How do I get my name attached to my pic? I made the mistake of uploading BEFORE I registered… thought there would be somewhere to put personal details on the “entry” form, but didn’t find it.
My pic is the one of Durban’s soccer stadium “Bird’s eye view of the Football”, downloaded a few minutes ago.
Is there any way I can fix this?
Thanks,
Kay
Hai, Great Idea! Sorry I am not lucky to enter the contest as i opened the mail at 2.30 pm today only ,the Saturday. Can I expect similar contest again in near future?
sending the pic
From childen Lahore
Pakistan
I´m game, so a shot from Denmark on this dreary so-called-summer day can be expected. I´m wondering if the timestamp has to be on it..? I just hate those but for once I might consider it : )
David,
Can I sending my picture by reply your e-mail and attaching that…?
Great project, David! Congratulations on your inspired intentions.
Images can provide emotional bonds among the visible, the concealed and the obvious as well. Let us all go for it next Saturday, then!
Best,
Ana.
Great idea. I’m in.
Great. I’m in.
How about getting a disclaimer from entrants for first-time rights – or somthing along those lines – and compiling them into a book or permanent website?
Hi David,
Fantastic idea, I shall be in Spain on the Saturday.
I’m looking forward to seeing all the pics sent in.
I’m only a beginner.
Cheers,
Margare.t
Aristides,
Yes, you’ll be able to view all the uploaded images here. I wouldn’t keep them hidden from everyone!
Willie,
There’s no limit to the file size. They can be as small or large as you like.
David.
I’ll be probably in Holland that day, and hope to remember your question at 10.30 am! Very nice idea!
What size photo’s can uploaded?
Hi David
That’s a great IDEA , but my suggestion is to display them on your site so that anyone can”visit” all the submitted images, as it’s possible that
a substantial number of them would be featuring places that someone
might be interested in visiting them in person.
There are so many subjects that can be worked on.
Get the ball rolling David. Thanks for a fine initiative.
Aristides
Awesome :) I’ll be taking a photo and sending it your way from Turkiye :)
Good point guys. I’ll give you 48 hours to upload the photo. So entries will close on Monday.
David.
Very good idea, I will make a picture à 10 hrs 30 next saturday, in Canada
What a fantastic idea!!
I will be working, I can take the photo, but can’t put it on your site until I get home from work which will be around 8 PM EST….I hope that is OK
What a great idea! I have it on my cell phone calendar – hope I’m doing something fun then.
yes, good point what about the time of uploading the pic?
I will be in europe,not in China where Im usually where i could take much more interesting shots.
frank
cool idea… I understand the should be taken a 10:30 am but is there a dead line to upload it? I’ll probably be away from my computer for a large part of the day.