Shoot-Out 2007

Everyone who has uploaded four qualifying photos by July 6, 2007, is eligible to take place in the July 16-19 Shoot-Out. Click here to view the photos of everyone who has entered, or check out our personal favorites gallery.

During the Shoot-Out, assignments will be posted at 9:00 a.m., ET, and will be due by 8:00 a.m., ET, the following day. Make sure to get your assignment in on time because you will be unable to upload the pervious days' assignment once the new assignment is posted.

Important information to remember:

• Photos of any size may be submitted online, but the winning entrant must be able to provide 300 dpi files.

• Click on that day's assignment folder under the Galleries link to upload your photos. (The gallery system will resize your images for screen resolution. Only .gif and .jpg files will be accepted).

• Make sure to add a name and caption for each photo you upload.

• Upload only the directed number of shots for each assignment.

• The photos that you upload for each assignment will automatically be placed in the folder for that assignment.

2005 Shoot-Out

2006 Shoot-Out

Photographer of the Year Assignment #3

The Creative Documentary

Chronicle a day in the life of a job where you live. It can be any job: wait staff, physician, mailperson, airline pilot, dog groomer, pool hustler...any job. Provide an inside look and deeper understanding of what the job and the person performing it are really like. Note: office jobs are not permitted.

Upload up to 5 images by 8:00 a.m., ET, Thursday, July 19.

Click here to login and upload your photos for Assignment #3

Photographer of the Year Bonus Assignment *optional*

The Tie Breaker

Take a photo of a unicorn. Upload one image by 8 a.m., ET, Thursday, July 19.

Click here to login and upload your photos for the Bonus Assignment

Photographer of the Year Assignment #2

The Portrait

Take a portrait of a person incorporating these three elements: rock, paper, and scissors.

Upload up to three images by 8:00 a.m., ET, Wednesday, July 18.

Click here to login and upload your photos for Assignment #2

Photographer of the Year Assignment #1

Your Name

Use your first name in a photo creatively. You can find or create the letters any way you wish. Composites are fine, but you must capture the letters with a camera -- no creating the letters with software.

Upload up to three images by 8:00 a.m., ET, Tuesday, July 17.

Click here to view the entries for Assignment #1