The first Contest Corner Challenge of 2010 kicked off with a bang - with a topic like beer, I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised. We received 19 thirst-quenching entries (you can browse through them in the CCC#71: Beer Photo Gallery), but once voting was complete (check out the voting results here), “With Lime Please” by JustJerk was the majority favorite with almost 15% of the votes.

The contest was sponsored by Mpix.com - an online digital imaging lab for the both the professional photographer and the advanced amateur. With an internet connection, a digital file and a credit card, photographers can upload their images, order professional photographic prints ranging from mini wallets to 24×36, specialty photographic items, and press products. Use coupon code “photoc09” to receive 10% off your next order. Since Jeffrey is a Premiere Member, he will receive a 24” × 36” gallery wrap (a $170 value).

Drop by the award thread in the Corner Forums to congratulate Jeffery on his fifth Contest Corner Challenge win!! The next Contest Corner Challenge will be announced in the next 24 hours - make sure you’re subscribed to the Corner Blog or you follow @thecorner on Twitter to get notified when the contest is announced!

It doesn’t happen very often (at least we try to plan it so it doesn’t), but this month, voting for the Photograph of the Month contest and the Contest Corner Challenge are happening at exactly the same time. To find out more about the March 2010 Photograph of the Month voting and contest, check out this post on the Corner Blog: Cast Your Vote for the March 2010 Photograph of the Month.

Contest Corner Challenge #71: Beer has been our first CCC since the conclusion of the 2009 Photograph of the Year contest, and there are a lot of great entries. The challenge, obviously, was to photograph beer, and 19 photographers managed to capture their favorite brew; check them out here in the CCC#71: Beer Photo Gallery.

It’s been several months since our last Contest Corner Challenge (we had to make way for the 2009 Photograph of the Year contest), but we’ve got a great topic for the first CCC of 2010: Beer. It could be a photo of someone drinking beer, it could be a product shot, it could even be of it spilt on the floor (though that would be sad). Even if you don’t drink beer, with hundreds, if not thousands of varieties out there, pick up a bottle (or can, or pitcher, or glass, or pint…) of a local brew and show off some beer from your neck of the woods. Photograph your favorite local beer.

The contest is being sponsored by one of the Premiere Sponsors of the 2009 Photograph of the Year contest: Mpix.com. Mpix.com is an online digital imaging lab for the both the professional photographer and the advanced amateur. With an internet connection, a digital file and a credit card, photographers can upload their images, order professional photographic prints ranging from mini wallets to 24” × 36”, specialty photographic items, and press products. Use PhotographyCorner-Exclusive coupon code “photoc09” to receive 10% off your next order. If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a 24” × 36” gallery wrap (a $170 value). If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive a 16” × 24” gallery wrap (a $100 value).

You’ve only got 10 days to enter this contest, so you’d better get on it… Read all of the contest details here in the CCC#71 contest thread.