Dear Ian,
It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that you have won the BEST LOOKING FOOD OF 2009 CONTEST.
I’d like to thank you for your hard work and inspiration. The judges and I do love pizza and I like the color combination. I might add a few items just to spice it up a bit for my cover!
Please call me at your earliest convenience to discuss your prizes.
All my best,
Lou
I’d like to personally thank all of you who entered and expressed interest in the BEST LOOKING FOOD OF 2009 CONTEST.
The enthusiastic response and great entries have been wonderful to behold.
The contest drew participants from all over the United States and the World.
Some of the foreign entries were from Switzerland, Qatar, Italy, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Portugal, India, and Hong Kong.
This reinforces the well known idioms that “A picture is worth a thousand words” and “You eat with your eyes first”!
Please keep checking back for more updates and useful tips on Digital Food Photography…
All my best and Thanks again,
Lou
This is an arduous process compiling all of the wonderful entries that were submitted. The judges will have quite a task selecting the winner. I will announce the winner on this blog and send them an email on Monday, February 23rd, 2009.
Thanks again to my generous sponsors:
OLYMPUS
KINGSTON
CALUMET
LIVEBOOKS
CITYSEARCH
Best Looking Food of 2009 Contest
In an effort to capture the beauty of food photography and styling, award-winning Olympus Visionary food photographer Lou Manna announces a unique “creative concept” contest for the Best Looking Food of 2009.
The winning concept will be used as the inspiration for the cover of Lou’s forthcoming second book, More Digital Food Photography, coming out Fall 2009.
The quality of your photo does not matter; it is all about how the food looks.
Cell phone photos are acceptable.
The contest began on January 1st and will end on February 16th, with the winner being announced on February 23rd. This contest is open to worldwide participation.
The prize package, valued at over $3,000, includes an Olympus camera kit equipped with Kingston memory cards, a Calumet lighting kit, a free liveBooks website design and hosting, dinner for two at a restaurant courtesy of Citysearch, and complimentary admission to a Digital Food Photography Workshop with Lou Manna.
The winner will receive a brand new 12 megapixel Olympus E-30 DSLR camera with incredible Creative Features built in and a Zuiko 28-84mm Digital lens. The camera’s Art Filters, Multiple Exposure and Multi Aspect Shooting mean you’re limited only by your imagination.
In addition, the winner will have the exclusive opportunity to attend the photo shoot with Lou Manna at his studio in NYC (travel not included) to watch his vision for the cover of More Digital Food Photography come to life.
Please click on the CONTEST tab above to enter or click here: www.digitalfoodphotos.com/blog/contest/
For a brief video about the contest, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHCSv22OESA