Wanna be famous? Know how to take a Pic or Make a Wall? Know Photoshop?

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Lightstar pm’d me with this announcement he found:

“If you are good with Photoshop or are a photographer, this is your chance to get your work and your name in front of a global audience while retaining full rights to all your images. Send Microsoft your art or photography, and they might use it in the gallery, either as a wallpaper (a standalone desktop image) or a full theme (a set of desktop images and colors).
Here's how to send us your work:

  • First, please review the guidelines to make sure what you're sending is the right size, the right format, and is appropriate for our site.
  • Send us your work in email. Attach one image per email. If you send five pictures, send five emails.
  • Don't zip or compress your art.
  • Include this info in each email:
    -Your name (how you want to be credited)
    -A brief description of your art or photo
    -Your preferred contact email name
    -The address of your website, if you have one
  • Click the Submit button below (this will launch your email program if you have one), or just use this address: [email protected]. By emailing your work to this address, you agree to the Terms of Use.
  • Still have questions? Check out the FAQ.


Start sending your images. Maybe your theme will end up on the Most popular tab of the Windows 7 themes page!”

                                                                               -  http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?/topic/32876-send-your-images-to-microsoft-for-new-windows-7-themes-and-wallpapers/

 

Just be smart and copyright your picture to protect it!

Thanks, Master Lightstar !!!

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm genuinely curious if people participate in things like this. On the one hand, it sounds like they're just asking for free work from people. On the other hand... that's pretty damn good exposure for artists.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If your work is copyrighted, as I suggested in the OP, no worries.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Let me get this straight. Microsoft craps on the people who filled their gadget gallery by just dumping all their work but wants to solicit user created content in the form of wallpapers?

What a crock!

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Gee whiz, Wiz... only doing my job... and trying to encourage skinners at the same time.

On one hand folks need money and want to have and win contests but gaining a foothold in the wider graphics world is no good?

If I were any good, I'd enter in a skinny NYC second.

 

 

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just be smart and copyright your picture to protect it!
End of quote

 

I thought one's works if uploaded was already copyrighted ... so, what would one have to do to copyright it?

just state in the E-Mail that it is copyrighted? is there a website to copyright your art?

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There are probably several sites for copyrighting your work. I think the most popular option is Creative Commons. I also discovered one called Myows.

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 4
only doing my job... and trying to encourage skinners at the same time.
End of DrJBHL's quote

I know and I applaud you for it, sorry Doc and LS. I'm still a little PO'd about recent events centered around MS's galleries.

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 4
If I were any good, I'd enter in a skinny NYC second.
End of DrJBHL's quote

You have more than casual knowledge of PS and some of your work is in the galleries here. Good enough for WC is good enough for the rest of the world. :wc:

 Why not give it a go? :thumbsup:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you, Starcandy. :)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Starcandy, reply 6
There are probably several sites for copyrighting your work. I think the most popular option is Creative Commons. I also discovered one called Myows.
End of Starcandy's quote

 

Thank you, Starcandy for the info..

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

All art has inherent copyright.  You make it...it has it.

If copyright is ever disputed all you need is evidence of authorship...;)

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So save everything as a "smart object"?  Would that constitute proof?

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Most photo editing programs have a Metadata field where Copyright information can be set and saved with the photo.

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bridge does, never looked for it in Ps.

Thanks, Hankers.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you find it let me know.

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

http://books.google.com/books?id=AQJpe9jc4GEC&pg=PA473&lpg=PA473&dq=set+metadata+ps7&source=bl&ots=wctHrx3wbp&sig=IyuXrlXhpmSFToFPqObv0KHGJ-4&hl=en&ei=DuaUTtKVDun3sQKu7JzvAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sorry about the long link Uvah but here is how to do it in PS7 :meow:

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Uvah...

Copy the instructions you'll find here .  ;)

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you Frankief. That's good to know. I saved the page which is easier than a bookmark.

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This is pretty good information. In the videa it tells you to go to the file menu to access the menu. You can also right click on the graphic.

Check this out

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice vid, DaveBax.... essentially the same info as provided by my link in reply #16, but thanks... 

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And thank you Doc.

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm already as famous as I want to be, but thanks for the info anyway.