Lenzr’s Landscaping and Lawn Care photo contest wants to savour what’s left of the green grass and blooming flowers of summer. Do you or does someone you know have a perfectly manicured property that deserves to be remembered forever in a photograph? Is there a public space in Toronto that you feel has achieved excellence in landscaping design? Landscaping is an art, using organic, living materials and colors to express a wide variety of symbols and feelings. Send in your best shot of your favourite green space and you could win a great prize!

The prize is $250 worth of gardening tools, courtesy of the contest’s sponsor, a 100% emissions free property maintenance company located in the GTA.

Lenzr’s Canadian Harvest photo contest is set to collect autumn stories from all across Canada. Harvest time is different from coast to coast, and Toronto has its own unique way of expressing the season. Kids on tours at Riverdale Farm, families walking under a canopy of bright red leaves in High Park, trips to apple orchards, or little towns in the country for a fall fair–these are all ways the modern Torontonian may experience the Canadian Harvest.

The prize for this contest is $400 plus a photo licensing contract with the contest’s sponsor Nora Camps, a brand personality consultant who specializes in coming up with marketing solutions for charitable and not-for-profit agricultural organizations. She is looking for a harvest-themed photo for her website; the winning photographer will be published online and scoop up $400 cash.

Avant-garde structures like the ROM are exactly what Lenzr’s judges are looking for in the Metal World photo contest. If you’re a photographer who prefers to shoot in black and white, this could be your opportunity (along with the metallic world you shoot) to shine! Metallic structures have a decidedly futuristic feel about them and in most cases they’re cold and rather impersonal–try to capture these qualities and you may win a great prize!

The prize is a Sony laptop with a unique metal skin, courtesy of this contest’s sponsor, an Ottawa metal roofing company.

All three of these contests started September 1, 2011. Voting begins on October 15, after which the top ten user-ranked photos advance to the Lenzr judges. The winning photographs will be announced November 1, 2011.

A Manufacturing Process:

The first contest is called A Manufacturing Process. Lenzr was approached by a software company for help finding images for the process manufacturing and lean manufacturing pages. The winners of this contest will receive a 3 year licensing agreement for photo use (not exclusive) and $250. Take pictures of a machines during their robotic work. A great example is bottles waiting to be labeled. The software company is also offering $75 to three other members for their photos. This contest is strictly for professionals, if you think you have the talent to win it, then enter now.

Classy Summer Drinks:

The second contest is Classy Summer Drinks. Capture the essence of summer time in a glass. This is one my favortie constests because it’s a great way to end the summer. I spent a lot of time this summer on patios enjoying cold drinks to cool down.  It can be a fruity drink or simply citrusy. Show Lenzr how you spent your summer and how you cooled down from the heat. Don’t forget to add some ice to your drink, the sponsor of this contest, a stainless steel ice cube tray knows the importance of the great chill . The winner of this contest will get $400 worth of product from the sponsor’s catalogue. The choice is yours. I would love new stainless steel items for my kitchen.

Both contests started on August 1st 2011. Just like all Lenzr contests, this is a 60 day challenge. Voting for the top 10 photos begins on September 15th but you can upload pictures until the 25th of the same month. The judges will deliberate and announce the winner October 1st.

Fireplaces and Furnaces Photo Contest:

The first contest is Fireplaces and Furnaces. Since it’s so hot outside, Lenzr is trying to cool you down by having you think back to the cold winter. Submit photographs of you in a cozy scene. You can be getting all nice and warm around a fireplace or furnace. The winner of this contest will get a Sony Laptop courtesy of an Ontario furnace installer. The summer season is, after all, the cheapest time to think about a furnace replacement or installation.

Toronto Tourist Attractions Photo Contest:

The second contest is all about Toronto Tourist Attractions. Everywhere I go in Toronto, I hear accents and different languages. It is tourist season but I guess I never realized how big of a “tourist” hub Toronto has. Our city does have a lot of attractions to offer visitors–the islands alone are great and appealing to both locals and tourists. Let’s all celebrate the beauty of Toronto! Submit the type of photo you would like in a travel publication. The winner of this contest will receive a Sea Eagle inflatable kayak courtesy of a Toronto B&B that’s as downtown as you’ll find in Canada’s largest city.

Haircuts and Hairstyles Photo Contest:

The third contest is by far my favorite this month. It’s all about Haircuts and Hairstyles. I know a lot about that, I’ve had some of the worst and best hair jobs, so I feel like I can relate to this challenge comfortably. The idea is to capture a beautiful, unique or iconic hairstyle, with the haircut as the main focus of your photograph. The prize is also incredible–you win a high-end blow dryer and flat iron courtesy of a new Yorkville Salon. You can also use the flat iron create beautiful waves, making it a 2 in 1, a curler and flat iron.

Objects in Motion Photo Contest:

The fourth contest that has been added is Objects in Motion. This photo contest is a bit of a challenge and in my opinion you might need a professional camera to get the winning shot. You must capture an object, person or animal in motion. Be sure your photograph indicates which direction your object is moving in. The winner will receive a Sony laptop courtesy of an international air freight company that’s constantly keeping objects in motion over land, sea and sky.

Be sure to enter your photographs before August 25^th. Judges will deliberate and choose the photograph from the top ten. The winner will be announced on September 1^st.

Construction Sights:

The first contest for this cycle is called Construction Sights. Basically, contestants have to go out and find the beauty behind the thing we all fear most in the morning: construction. Since Toronto has a lot of that going on right now, it shouldn’t be too hard to find the opportunity to get snapping.

Maybe when you are on your way to work or can take a moment to potentially win a prize. Get your camera focused and take some shots of lane closures or the creation of new condos. The winner of this contest will receive a sony laptop courtesy of an Ottawa windows company. They are known for their expertise and quality work.

Best Staff Office Party:

This contest seems destined to be a favourite, maybe it’s because the word party is in the title and we all know how much everyone loves a great event. Pretty much all of us have experienced a Best Staff Office Party. It can be a co worker’s birthday office celebration or Christmas party. The idea is to showcase the most fun you and your coworkers have had at a party.

Think, everyone standing around the karaoke machine waiting for their turn to sing their hearts out, or your boss mixing the drinks and refilling the snack bowls. The winner of this contest will receive a Sony Laptop courtesy of an IT staff firm. If you are looking for help finding a new employee or searching for your future career, they are the ones to call.

A Counting Exercise:

This contest reminds me of a time I went to my friend’s kid’s birthday party. I remember sitting there, enjoying the party but constantly looking over at the presents. I kept counting the number of gifts wrapped in pink paper. If you didn’t know, pink is my favorite color so naturally I am attracted to it. Anyway, whenever the conversation was taking a slight tangent I would find myself trying to guess and count the number.

The A Counting Exercisewants participants to take pictures showing their visual statistical distractions. The winner of this photo contest will receive a Sony laptop courtesy of some web savvy North York accountants. Your company’s success should be your accountants number one interest. The sponsor offers the best quality and efficiency when it comes a business’s needs.

Shafts of Sunlight:

This contest is very beautiful. The title of it makes me feel calm and relaxed. It probably has to do with the fact that I have desperately been waiting for the warm season. Participants in the Shafts Of Sunlight photo contest are asked to make a shaft of light seem tangible. It needs to look like something the judges can hold on to.

Photos can be taken indoors as they brighten and uplift the mood of the room. The winner for this contest will receive a Sony DSCH70 Camera, sponsored by sunrooms in Ontario Canada.The contests all have a ten day Voting Period that begins July 15th and ends July 25th. During that time, other members and visitors to the site will be prompted to rate the pictures. You can promote your photo to all your friends and get as many votes as possible. Only the ten photos with the most votes get to advance to the Lenzr Judges on July 25th. The Judges will deliberate and the winner will be announced on the Lenzr Blog on August 1st. You must be 13 yrs+ to enter. Open to all Canadian provinces, excluding Quebec. For more information on the blogs, check out the Lenzr Blog.

New Lenzr Photo Contests – April – May 2011

Don’t let the power of photography fool you.  It’s a great form of expression and a useful story telling tool. The ability for the viewers to see through the eyes of others and gain different perspectives. Well, spring is a time of growth and renewal.  It’s a perfect chance for people to try something new or continue to do what they do best and try to improve their quality of life. Lenzr has four new photo contests that will promote a challenge for the eye of the photographer and offer valuable prizes.

Weather the Storm Contest

The Weather the Storm photo contest is about changes in the atmosphere.   The environmental storm that we encounter everywhere on this planet from time to time.  Lenzr is asking for photographers to capture these stormy weather conditions with your camera. Use your fast shutter speed to get a quick click of the lightening strike. Think of the emotions conveyed with severe gusty winds.   I know we experienced some heavy spring rainfalls recently along with hail storms.  The judges decision for the best photo is going to receive an amazing new Sony digital camera with a 16.1 megapixel, and sweep panorama mode.  It has lots of other functions as well.  The commercial roofing company who takes pleasure in photography is sponsoring this photo contest.

Best Cottage Moments

I think of those amazing sounds of the loons on the lake with the Best Cottage Moments photo contest. I have images in my head of slowing down and rejuvenating.  Many people travel along busy highways to get to their cottage destinations.  Well, capture the reason for these long journeys. Grandpa sitting in his muskoka chair on the dock admiring the sunset would be another great moment to capture. Water sports are definitely a part of cottage life. The Sony Cyber-shot H70 digital camera is given as the prize for the  the best picture with support from an amazing Muskoka Cottage.

Shiny Metal Surfaces is another Lenzr photo contest worth exploring your photography skills further. The ordinary metal we see every day can look so different if given the attention it deserves with the right lighting and angle. Capture the idea that metal is more than just functional and is ambiguous. Use images of cutlery, chains, locks and handles in imaginative ways. A Sony Cyber-shot that has many great functions, including a 10 x optical zoom lens and HD movie mode is the prize. The people who are known for their metal panels has helped provide this prize.

What’s in the Fridge

What’s In Your Fridge contest is asking your to think outside of the box literally.  It’s a unique photo challenge involving the fridge in your home.   Give your hard working fridge some attention with the camera that it deserves. Don’t worry and just let your creative side show.  Negotiate with your fridge which are the best subjects inside to capture. Explore with the lighting and different perspectives.   Use your imagination when opening the fridge with your camera. Look at it like your have for the first time.  Capture objects in your fridge that would be great compositions such as your mustard and ketchup snuggled together.  The decision for the best photo will be made by the judges and the winner will receive 500 dollars worth of groceries thanks to the sponsors who share printable coupons and sharing deals online in your favourite places.

We all need change and growth in our lives from time to time.  Thanks to Lenzr we have some new photography potentials. The photo objectives have deadlines for May 25, 2011. Make some plans with your camera and implement them with your camera. Submissions have already started and are free and easy.

Lenzr Photo Contest Website Celebrates Twenty Five contests with five new offerings…

The Backyard Creatures photo contest, sponsored by a metal roof company asks photographers to submit images of animals trespassing in ‘your own backyard’. Don’t worry if it isn’t really your yard. Just snap pictures of squirrels, raccoons, birds… you get the idea. Remember Lenzr is 100% user driven which means the members upload the photos and pick the prize winners, completely independent of admin or any overriding authority. This is one of three contests where you could win an Apple iPad if your picture gets the most votes by December 1. Easy.

Concrete Ideas photo contest is perfect for urban dwellers. Snap artistic shots of concrete (buildings, pillars, statues, roads, etc.) and you’ll be eligible to win. This one is sponsored by a company that makes insulated concrete forms. Don’t worry, you don’t need to know what those are — just enter the contest!

Colourful Houses photo contest pretty much speaks for itself. Send in photos of bright properties for a chance to win a sexy iPad courtesy of a company that makes durable and long lasting PVC trim as a building alternative to less-sturdy wooden trim.

Lenzr sponsors give away Apple iPads because people with iPads are cool, right?

That’s the perception anyway; the cool factor is enormous. And even if that’s not entirely true, having an iPad certainly gives you an effective way to show off how cool you want to be by the stuff you read aloud, and show off to your friends and strangers in public. Like, imagine being that dude sitting in the local coffee shop drinking a fair trade Americano and reading Esquire on your iPad. Sexy, right? Or picture being that chick with her latte (heart-in-foam on top, of course) Twittering cultural insights on your iPad. Irresistable, no? The caveat? iPads are kind of pricey. The upside? Lenzr has five new photo contests running in October/November and THREE of them offer chances to win Apple iPads. Even complete doorknobs that are found laughing aloud while browsing in public on their iPads look cool. Their behavious solicits an emotional response from people sitting around them. You want some more good news? Tomorrow, on your Apple iPad, you’ll be able to enter for a chance to win even more iPads on Lenzr.

And don’t forget about the red electric snow blower!

The last contest on Lenzr in November, ends December 1st, is something special called Pets in Winter Coats. This challenge is collecting images of well loved animals proudly displaying man-made garments over top of the coats that God gave them. One of those cats, dogs and pet raccoons could be your own!

Upload your best pictures before the voting begins November 20th, 2010 and you could win the red electric snow blower seen opposite courtesy of a reliable snow removal company that services Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Oshawa. This region of Ontario receives more precipitation than average because of their location in relation to Lake Ontario and the lake effect snow belt.

Lenzr appeals to web savvy shutterbugs of all ages and skill levels who know they can upload very specific images into friendly competitions in exchange for real prizes; three Apple iPads are being dispensed this month in separate but equally exciting challenges that end Oct 1st 2010. These contests are populated with user submitted photos. The members also vote, and by selecting their favourites, they pick the winners.

The View From The Roof photo contest is taking in all sorts of slightly elevated cityscapes and wonderful landscapes from all across Canada. There are strange and slightly elevated views from the roofs of buildings and farm silos alongside business flat roofs in downtown Toronto.  Images from all across the nation are collecting in the contest queue; shots from Ontario are viewed beside submissions from British Columbia and Canada’s Maritime Provinces.  There are even some colourful cityscapes that were lensed half a world away…

The contest is sponsored by an industrial roof repair service that installs a white extremely durable ToughRoof system in the greater Toronto Area. Dan Sheridan is a flat roof repair specialist and there’s a lot more information about his company, All Weather Roofing on the Lenzr blog and there’s even a picture of Dan Sheridan on a thread published about View from the Roof photo contest on Toronto Forums.

The Morning Sunshine photo contest requires getting up really early and taking pictures at the crack of dawn. Its a magic hour thing and in the morning is when the magic happens. Submit shots of the purple sky and yellow moon above the pink granite at the Havelock Bluegrass Festival.  Now do you feel it? Morning is a special time and the first rays of sunlight have travelled farther than all others and they’ve often been bent out of shape and into a warm glow by the heavy atmosphere of a misty morning in late summer. Look at Michael Reichmann’s image on the left. He generously donated his shot of a ‘Barn At Sunrise’ which perfectly illustrates the contest theme.

The contest is made possible by the generous donation of an Apple iPad from a portable solar power generator (PSG’s) assembly firm in Ontario. These guys custom design and manufacture trailers that have solar panels on the top and all the tools and equipment your business needs inside – wherever possible they hope to replace gas and diesel generators in favour of battery powered and solar recharged inside their ‘Mobile Solar Work Units’ which are very cool. This company makes Canada look good, and green. Although they’re located here in southern Ontario, they’ll ship product anywhere in the world.

The Solarline Mobile Solar Work Units are clever and clean and efficient. Most importantly, they deliver clean renewable energy. With one solar panel hinged on top you can charge batteries to power a wide array of tools and equipment.

People Building Things photo contest is easy to enter and win. Although the topic does require pictures of humans and they must be building something, anything showing any form of construction with any size people will no doubt be accepted in the match.

This iPad prize was provided by a solar powered deck building company that uses a custom built Solarline Power work unit which is also their equipment trailer. The firm was founded by a few forward thinking craftsmen that intend to make a market for sustainable business and tehir vision of the future includes green construction sites as part of a planet saving solution. Matt and company build backyard fences, gazebos, and wooden decks of all shapes and sizes using the energy they collect from the sun.  There’s more information about EcoDeckBuilder on the Lenzr blog.

In all three web challenges, the registered member that uploads the highest ranked photo WINS IPAD! Voting begins September 20th 2010, the highest ranked photo wins prize when the Contest Ends Oct 1st, 2010.  Must be 13yrs old or older to enter, open to all Canadians, contest not valid in Quebec.

Friends of Deb Lewis and City Events, and casual surfers who may happen across this blog update will know its time for an update at the end of January, 2010 from Lenzr.  Let’s pause to remember that Lenzr is a serial photo contest website wherein the members rank user submitted content and choose the best photo. The member that uploads the highest ranked photo wins the prize.

Isabelle Seguin, who is otherwise known as Lenzr member Seguini was the photographer that submited the winning image in Medicinal Plants in Nature photo contest sponsored by an Ontario natural medicine clinic she is seen here holding a basket with eight different Neal’s Yard Remedies including Rosewater Toner, Yarrow & Comfrey Moisturizer, Orange Flower Facial Oil and Orange Flower Facial Wash, White Tea Eye Gel, Geranium & Orange Body Butter. The prize has a retail value of $330.00 all of these products are available for purchase in the sponsor’s online natural medicine store. You can read more about the winners and the results of all three contests and the January 1st 2010 Lenzr photo contest winners on the Lenzr blog.

Office Phone System Engineer Creates a Lenzr Quest for Everyday Tangled Webs – Ends March 1st

The excitement is building as the Top Ten photos are constantly moving up and down in this category. The eighth photo contest Everyday Tangled Web is designed to collect and display images of the tangles that we create and use everyday. This challenge has become a heated competition with several excellent photos competing for top position in the index. There are wires and telephone lines and speaker cables and computer cords all mixed up under desks, and AC electrical cords spider web octopuses at outlets. This contest theme and the mayhem that has resulted from the idea was the brainchild of an office phone system guru living and working in Toronto.  That company conceived of the idea and has donated the wonderful prize, a wireless headset.

If the winner is local, that person who is super skilled with a comera will be invited to stop by the office at Bloor and Sherbourne for a chat and custom fitting for the NiteWhite whitening trays. If the winner is from out of province then admin will ship the prize PLUS extra tooth floss and toothbrushes, toothpaste, and mouthwash. WIN dental supplies for an entire year.

a new photo contest website allied with Toronto City Events.

This urban photo challenge website awards real prizes to real people who upload good pictures. User submitted media is judged by visitors to the site, and the membership.

Lenzr is a win win win website. The online contest scenario lets any local business sponsor contests and award prizes to gain market advantage in a specific city. Photographers gain exposure and links and the chance at winning cool prizes. And the public gets free online entertainment, coupons and access to archives full of great local photos. Someday soon the site will allow members to make calendars and postcards. There is already a Lenzr photo contest widget that decorates the sidebars of some popular Toronto blogs.

SEPTEMBER CONTESTS

Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest on Lenzr is sponsored by Kanetix.ca insurance & mortgage rate quotes, and is a search for pictures that celebrate of our province’s most interesting destinations. This web challenge asks users to upload scenic shots of small town main streets, beaches, museums and monuments.

How about shots of the CN Tower? Or the Hudson’s Bay Trading Post in Moose Factory?  Submit shots of the steam train in Totenham? Added together with the location information, the 140 character caption beside each photo should somehow capture the essence of people enjoying the great outdoors in the Province of Ontario.

Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest commenced Sept 2nd 2009, and will end at 12:01 am on the morning of November 1st 2009.

The Prize is what everyone most wants, and almost as liquid. There’s a $200 value first prize, followed by a $100 second prize unit.

SUMMER CONTESTS:

The website provides compelling entertainment that contest sponsors recognize as good interactive storytelling. Three events launched in July, and will end midnight August 31st 2009.

Best Toronto Skyline

Upload pictures of the Toronto skyline from interesting vantage points, and you could

win a Pentax Optio P90 compact camera courtesy of Lenzr, a Toronto based photo contest website, that will someday be ‘local’ in every city across Canada.

Lenzr.com hopes that someday people will come to their archival image library and search for cool local photos from local photographers. The site also intends to build a hall of fame component that showcases the most active photographers and rewards the folks that consistently upload the best and most popular images.

This basic Lenzr.com photo contest asks the people of Toronto and anyone living nearby to take pictures of the skyline from interesting and unusual vantage points. Let’s see the mega city from all directions.

Pentax Optio P70 compact digital camera is prize for Best Toronto Skyline shot.

12-megapixel camera has a wide-angle 4x optical zoom lens which is the equivalent of a 27.5-110mm zoom lens. It has a 2.7-inch LCD on the back and something called Advanced Face Detection, with Smile Capture built into the software. It even has  Blink Detection. The camera features the latest Pixel Track Shake Reduction “to assure sharp images with low noise even in poor lighting.” And it shoots video too. The Optio P70 can also capture 720p HD video at 15 frame-per-second. All three Contests end August 31st 2009. And the prizes are awarded at everyone’s convienence in September. The event periods in Lenzr are two months long, so there will be three more contests and three more prizes on September 1st.

Summer in Toronto

This challenge invites local photographers to post pictures of the megacity experiencing summer in some fashion. The contest is so wide open in hopes that it will engender some ‘phone camera’ photos. Perhaps pictures from Caribanna will be popular soon? (But will there be shots of garbage in the streets?) How about shots from the volleyball games on Cherry Beach? or Ashbridges Bay or any of the activities at Sunnyside Pavilion?

What does this warm and sunny season mean to you?

The event seeks to index images that warm viewer’s hearts in the cold drab November thru March months, and make them reflect back on their own memories of July and August in this exciting city.