Comments on: Fake Photo Competitions – Avoiding These Scams

By: thrasher4

thrasher4 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:05:39 +0000

I didn’t get an email saying that I won but I got one saying my photo will be published. Don’t know if the contest is real or not.

By: thrasher4

thrasher4 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:27:35 +0000

Also Boulevard of photographers,Photo Laureates says that you retain and keep the rights to your photos and the book says “No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopy,otherwise without the permission of the publisher. All photographs contained herein are under copyrights of their respective authors.

By: thrasher4

thrasher4 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:16:46 +0000

I got my book in the mail today from Photo Laureates and wwwBoulevardofphotographers.com I paid $79. It’s a beautiful book but it’s not worth $79. The contest may or may not be real. Well,if I really got ripped off,I’m glad they only go $79 from me. My creditcard statement says it’s from Great Britain but the book was shipped from Indiana. Thrasher4

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:54:51 +0000

Ha. This scam was done to me a couple years ago, but thank God I was cheap and didn’t fall for it. They said my photograph was among the best they had ever seen, and I was offered some award and ceremony in like Las Vegas, and, of course, had to pay loads of cash. I never did it ‘cuz I knew my photo was not that good. lol

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:14:40 +0000

I allso entered this contest and went round and round with them after paying for my book. This was a few years ago. I finally contacted the attorney Generals office of VA I think it was and finally the refunded my money plus they sent me a book.

By: Edwin R.

Edwin R. — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:50:27 +0000

Hi,
If you are an amateur photographer with stunning pictures and want to compete for a cash price, I will recommend you to go to Photographer’s Forum – Serbin Communications (www.pfmagazine.com) or (www.serbin.com). I did not win any of the prices but I received what they offered for the finalist. My picture which was only one, was published in the Best Of Photography 2008 book. I have the book and a Finalist Certificate with my name on. The book is a big book with many color, and black and white pictures of all the winners and finalists (275 pages). I am planing to enter in to the 2010 competition because I believe that I have improved much more since. Go and visit the website!

By: Cathy B.

Cathy B. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:50:41 +0000

Hi,
If you are an amateur of professional photographer with stunning pictures, do not go to betterphoto.com. They advertise as a fair photo contest website but they are not. They will use your picture to attract traffic to their website and you will never see any prize. Judge it yourself, the winners and finalist are always the same and those are people who invested in their courses or work for them. This is not a fair contest, pictures are not judged according with their photographic merit. Your pictures and your name will be used as a fillers only. Do not let them fool you.

By: Mary Nevins Costa

Mary Nevins Costa — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:07:32 +0000

Well, as I posted on another site, I was taken in by the scam at PhotoLaurete.com I ordered the book and the plaque. I received the plaque and it wasn’t all that bad, however, the book just came in the mail this week, many, many months later and the page my photo is on is at the beginning, the pages are obviously glued into the front of the book. There is no publishing date at the beginning and the whole thing is just so upsetting. When you become interested in photography and you get some great shots your friends and family tell you you have an “eye’ for this. You get excited and start to buy better equipment and then you go on line and look for contests. This whole experience has me heartbroken. I won’t go away quietly and I urge anyone who has had this experience to report it to the attorney general in their state. This has to be stopped.

By: Vaughn Kerstetter

Vaughn Kerstetter — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:43:37 +0000

I am going to turn them in as all of you should do. It is against the law to take your money and not give you something for it. Hey I have a bridge for sale. How about you all chip in a $100.00

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:11:02 +0000

I too just got my email that i am among the finalist. Ur picture will be in our book… But before i gave money away it was an offer to go to be true so i checked it out and came across several websites that should scams and ppl like others that have been taken. the website i posted on was photolaureates.org. When i pulled up the order form i found this listed on the bottom of the screen:
100% Satisfaction guarantee, Management will refund you if you are not happy with your order. help@photolaureates.org I dont know if this will help some but maybe it will help another victim from getting scam’d. Thankss everyone for posting bcause that gives others a chance to keep their money and Im truely sorry for the ones that have. I hope u can get ur money back and we can shut these ppl down for good!!