In case you missed them last week, there were several new product reviews posted to the Corner Resource Center.Check them out here:

• FrameDestination.com Fine-Art Photo Frames - A review of fine-art photo frames by FrameDestination.com.
• Aquafadas Slideshow Software Reviews - A look at PulpMotion and KidsMotion - slideshow software by Aquafadas.
• FotoMagico 4 Slideshow Creation Software - A review of FotoMagico 4 - the slideshow creation software by Boinx Software.

If you want to submit a review, article or tutorial to the Corner Resource Center, check out this thread for details on how to write and submit your own resources.

A big congratulations to carlogalliani for winning his 2nd Photograph of the Month contest: the May 2013 Photograph of the Month! Voting was quite close (check out the final voting results here), but Carlo pulled out a victory by just a couple of votes.

Make sure to drop by the award thread to congratulate Carlo on his victory, and to check out a larger version of his winning photograph - the Mandarin Duck is a stunning-looking creature, and Carlo captured it beautifully!

One of the projects I have on my list of “Things to Do” for this year is to do some re-landscaping in the back and front yard of my house. Your task for Contest Corner Challenge #104: In the Garden is to give me some inspiration. Take a photograph of (or in) your garden (or any garden). Flowers, insects, dew drops - as long as your photograph is taken in or of a garden, you have yourself an entry. Get the full contest details in the CCC#104 contest announcement thread in the forums.

If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a Lowepro Terraclime 100 Camera Bag - a $75 value! If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive… nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Why not become a Premiere Member today?

You have a month to take your photograph and get your entry in (entries due in by May 30th, and voting should start the next day). Before entering a photograph, be sure to read the guidelines and submission requirements listed here: Contest Corner Rules & Regulations. Any photographs submitted that do not adhere to these guidelines will be rejected and sent back. Please make sure the photograph you’re submitting was taken during the contest period.

Now get out there in your garden and start snapping some photos to inspire me!

May is almost upon us, which means it’s time to cast our vote for the photograph that will be featured on the homepage of the Corner for the month of May. We’ve got a fantastic line up this month - check them out in the May 2013 Photograph of the Month Photo Gallery.

We have until the end of the day on May 3rd to cast our votes, and the winner should be announced on May 4th. Check out the nominated photos and cast your vote here in the voting thread.

If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a Lowepro Terraclime 100 Camera Bag - a $75 value! But before we declare a winner, we need your vote: cast your vote here today!

The first Contest Corner Challenge of 2013 kicked off with a bang, and a community favourite in chellezfotoz picked up her 2nd Contest Corner Challenge victory with her photograph “Birth of Spring.”

Contest Corner Challenge #103: Fresh asked the community to take a photograph of something new and fresh. Freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh fruit, cloths fresh off the line, dew drops - anything that said fresh. We had a dozen photographers enter the contest (view their entries in the CCC#103: Fresh Photo Gallery), but Michelle squeaked out a win by just a handful of votes. Check out the final voting results now revealed in the voting thread.

Since Michelle is a Premiere Member, she will receive the EditorsKeys Photoshop PC & Mac Dedicated Keyboard - a $170 value!

Make sure to drop by the award thread to congratulate Michelle on her win and to check out a larger version of her winning photograph!

Voting was late again (sorry!), so we decided to shorten the voting period for the April 2013 Photograph of the Month. With the shortened voting period over, by one vote, Sleepingdragon’s photograph “Steps to Nowhere” managed to capture the crown. Check out how close the final votes were here in the voting thread.

You can browse through the nominated photographs in the April 2013 Photograph of the Month Photo Gallery, then make sure to head over to the award thread to congratulate Kristin on her first Photograph of the Month victory!

After a hiatus from Contest Corner Challenges during the Photograph of the Year contest, we’re finally back into the swing on things, and it’s time to vote! We received a dozen entries (you guys forget how to enter?!), and you can browse through them in the CCC#103: Fresh Photo Gallery.

You’ve got a week to cast your vote in the voting thread. If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive the EditorsKeys Photoshop PC & Mac Dedicated Keyboard - a $170 value! If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive… nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Why not become a Premiere Member today?

Voting ends at approximately 6:30pm EST on Monday, April 15th, 2012 (11:30pm GMT), so make sure to cast your vote before then! Good luck to the 12 photographers that entered a photograph for the contest.

Voting is late again this month, so we have less than 5 days to cast our votes for the April 2013 Photograph of the Month contest. Check out the 14 photographs up for the honor in the April 2013 Photograph of the Month Photo Gallery, then drop by the voting thread to cast your vote by
10:00am EST on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 (2:00pm GMT).

If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a Lowepro Terraclime 100 Camera Bag - a $75 value! If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive… nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Why not become a Premiere Member today?

So check out the photos and cast your vote ASAP - the winner will be announced on Thursday, April 11th!

I realize it’s been a while, but we’ve added a couple of new product reviews to the Corner Resource Center over the past day or so. Check them out here:

• Adorama Flashpoint DG600 Monolight Strobe Flash by Nikon_Mario - A review, with photographs, of the Adorama Flashpoint DG600 Monolight Strobe Flash.
• PhotoFlashDrives.com - A quick look at several products by PhotoFlashDrives.com.

They’re finally back! After a 3+ month hiatus, the popular Contest Corner Challenges are back at the Corner with Contest Corner Challenge #103: Fresh. Get all the details in the contest thread here.

Entries are due in by Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, and photographs submitted must be taken between March 7th and March 27th. Voting will begin on March 28th.

Since this is the first Contest Corner Challenge of 2013, the challenge will be for you to take a photograph of something new and fresh. Freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh fruit, cloths fresh off the line, dew drops - anything that says fresh will have you an entry.

If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive the EditorsKeys Photoshop PC & Mac Dedicated Keyboard - a $170 value! If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive… nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Why not become a Premiere Member today?

Before entering a photograph, be sure to read the guidelines and submission requirements listed here: Contest Corner Rules & Regulations. Any photographs submitted that do not adhere to these guidelines will be rejected and sent back. Please make sure the photograph is taken during the contest period.

Now get out there and photograph something fresh!

Once the voting was complete, “Snow Dog” by Gems was the photograph sitting on top of the pile. Check out the final voting results here.

This marks the very first Photograph of the Month win for Sabine who, because she’s a Premiere Member, picks herself up a KB Covers Photoshop Keyboard as a prize!

Check out the other amazing photographs that were up for March 2013 Photograph of the Month in the photo gallery, then head over to the award thread to congratulate Sabine on her win (and to see a larger version of her winning photograph!).

In case you missed it last night, the February 2013 Corner Newsletter was sent out to the Corner membership. For those that are a part of the community, you’ll find the email waiting for you in your inbox. For those that are not, you’re welcome to read the newsletter which has now been posted in our Newsletter Archive - read it here!

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The first Corner Newsletter of 2013 should be out later today, and before we send out each newsletter we always make sure to hand out Commitment Awards to those that have reached milestones with regards to their post-count in the past month. Commitment Awards are handed out to those who have shown great community dedication & commitment, and have reached a specific post-count milestone (1k, 2k, 5k and 10k).

We have EIGHT award to hand out this month! Congratulations to Sasquatch, soumen, squirl033 and TenX for receiving Silver Commitment Awards this month, and congratulations to jessehd09, Rubina, sjonee and tbarry for receiving Bronze commitment awards!!

After a week of voting (check out the voting results here), the community has decided that both A Little FLY Tongue by jaharris1001 (Premiere Project #137: Beauty in the Small) and Missing You by cup4tml (Premiere Project #139: Say it with Flowers) are the best Premiere Project photographs from 2012. Congratulations to Jim & Doug for winning the fourth annual Premiere Project Photograph of the Year contest!!! Check out a larger version of their winning photographs and congratulate them on their dual win here in the PPPotY award thread.

Premiere Projects, hosted in the Premiere Corner every couple of weeks, are group photography projects where Premiere Members challenge themselves to grow as photographers by participating in themed “assignments.” Each projects outlines a topic for the members to photograph. The photos are then submitted for discussion/critiquing/reactions. At the end of the project period, a vote is held to determine which photo best represents the theme while maintaining high photographic quality. If you follow along closely in the forums, you’ve probably seem some of the winner announcements in the Conversation Corner.

If you haven’y already, join the over 450 Premiere Members for HALF PRICE! The half price sale ends at the end of the month (in less than 2 days!). As a Premiere Member you can win bigger prices in contests, participate in Premiere Projects, have access to private forums, special rank icons and custom ranks. Check out all the benefits here, and sign up to become a Premiere Membership here.

The month of February is short enough as it is, but with the delayed PotM voting last month, February seemed even shorter this month.

Around the Corner, the last week of the month (give or take) is always reserved for voting on the upcoming Photograph of the Month contest. The Premiere Members browse through the forums throughout the month and nominate their favourite photographs. As the end of the month approaches, I narrow them down to the top 10-15, and then the whole community gets to vote on them. The favourite gets displayed on the homepage of the Corner for the month, and usually picks up a pretty sweet prize.

Check out the top photographs from the past month here in the March 2013 Photograph of the Month Gallery. Then head over to the voting thread to cast your vote for your favourite. Voting ends at approximately 10:00pm EST on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 (3:00am GMT on Wednesday, March 6th).

There’s no sponsor for the contest this month, but we do have a prize! If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a KB Covers Photoshop Keyboard (for MacBook, Air & Pro). If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive… nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Why not become a Premiere Member today?

So what are you waiting for? Go cast your vote now!

Voting for the February 2013 Photograph of the Month was short due to the 2012 Photograph of the Year contest, but there was no shortage of fantastic photographs in the running. If you haven’t already, check out the nominated photographs in the February 2013 PotM Photo Gallery. It came down to 1 vote, but Vince Maidens squeaked out his third PotM victory with yet another fantastic owl photograph. Check out the final voting results here.

We usually have sponsors for our contests, but unfortunately no one stepped up for the February contest this year (if you’re interested in sponsoring a contest, check out our advertising page for more info). But never fear, I still got a prize for Vince! Since Vince is a Premiere Member, he will receive super-awesome Silver Brass Camera Cufflinks. They’ve been up for grabs for a couple of months - I’m glad I’ll finally be able to send them to someone!

Congrats to Vince on his third PotM victory! Check out a larger version of his winning photograph, and congratulate him on his win in the award thread.

Normally we begin voting on the Photograph of the Month during the last week of each month, but with all the hub-bub surrounding the 2012 Photograph of the Year contest, voting for the February 2013 PotM was delayed a couple of weeks.

While voting has just begun (check out the nominated photographs in the February 2013 PotM Photo Gallery), because we’re so delayed, we’re only giving you 5 days (instead of 7) to cast your vote, so you’d better get a move on! Once you’ve browsed through the photos in the photo gallery, drop by the voting thread to cast your vote in the poll.

We usually have sponsors for our contests, but unfortunately no one stepped up for the February contest this year (if you’re interested in sponsoring a contest, check out our advertising page for more info). But never fear, I’ve still got a prize for the winner! If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive super-awesome Silver Brass Camera Cufflinks. If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive… nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Why not become a Premiere Member today?

After hundreds of entries and thousands of votes, we've finally announced the winners of the PhotographyCorner.com 2012 Photograph of the Year contest.

It’s finally time to pick a winner in the 2012 Photograph of the Year contest. Almost 400 entries (of which there were 125 qualifying ones) have been narrowed down to the top 25. Now it’s time for the community to pick a winner.

Check out the top 25 photographs from 2012 in the 2012 Photograph of the Year - Final Round Photo Gallery. The photographs there are spectacular.

Once you’ve had a chance to enjoy the beautiful photography, make sure to cast your vote in the voting thread here. The only way your vote will count is if you vote in the poll at the top of this thread. Voting ends at approximately 8:30pm EST on Saturday, January 26th, 2013 (1:30am GMT on Sunday, January 27th, 2013).

Round 1 is in the books. The top 5 photographs in each group of round 1 in the 2012 Photograph of the Year contest are moving on to the final voting round (which will begin this weekend!). Some of the votes were very close. Check out the final voting results in each round here:

• Final Voting Results for Round 1, Group A
• Final Voting Results for Round 1, Group B
• Final Voting Results for Round 1, Group C
• Final Voting Results for Round 1, Group D
• Final Voting Results for Round 1, Group E

The photographs that are moving on to the final round are displayed in the last post of each voting thread:

• The Five Finalists from Round 1, Group A
• The Five Finalists from Round 1, Group B
• The Five Finalists from Round 1, Group C
• The Five Finalists from Round 1, Group D
• The Five Finalists from Round 1, Group E

The over $12,500 in prizes for the contest are listed on the Prizes page. Prizes will be awarded after the final voting round is complete on January 28th, 2013. We have seventeen sponsors for this contest who are supplying the majority of the prizes. Make sure you check out each of the sponsors listed on the sponsors page - without their support, this contest (or PhotographyCorner) would not exist. The lead sponsor of the contest is LaserSoft Imaging, and the rest of the contest sponsors are as follows: Canvas4Life.com, CreativeMotionDesign.com, Akvis.com, AtechFlash.com, ChromaLuxe.com, PhotoFlashDrive.com, SnapKnot.com, DigitalFilmTools.com, FullColor.com, SmugMug.com, ThinkTankPhoto.com, Yervant.com, Sunbounce.com, CottonCarrier.com, TopazLabs.com & Phlearn.com.

Voting in the final round of the contest will begin this weekend and the winners will be announced on Monday, January 28th! Good luck to the photographers that have their photographs moving on to the final round of voting!