Archive for the ‘Contests’ Category.
December 29, 2011, 12:45 pm

Click image to see the winning Chill lightbox.
Congratulations to our sixth and final Guest Curator champion, Olha Hlushchenko (Millisenta), a graphic designer in Ukraine. Olha curated an impressive lightbox, interpreting our theme: Chill.
This week’s runner up, Portenko Iryna, also delivered a lovely lightbox.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Guest Curator Challenge over the last 6 weeks. We’ve enjoyed seeing all of your fantastic lightboxes. And, a nod, once again to all the winners:
Erlina Husada (Innovation), MilsiArt (Sweet), Maria Galybina (Polar Opposites), Vadim Timofeev (Dynamic Duos), Irina Markovskaya (Minimalism), Olha Hlushchenko (Chill)
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December 21, 2011, 3:02 pm

Click image to see the winning Minimalism lightbox.
Our Week #5 champion is Irina Markovskaya. An illustrator and Shutterstock contributor living in Russia, Irina impressed us with her Minimalism-themed lightbox.
This is your final chance to enter the Guest Curator Challenge! This week’s theme is CHILL. Create your themed lightbox then Tweet it at us, email it to us or post it to our Facebook page by Saturday, 11:59pm EDT. You’ll have a chance to win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1 month free subscription. Click here for more info.
December 19, 2011, 12:00 pm
This is your LAST CHANCE to take the Guest Curator Challenge! The next and final theme is CHILL! Interpret this theme by creating a lightbox with relevant images and Tweet it at us, email it to us or post it on our Facebook page by Saturday, December 24 at 11:59pm EDT. You could win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1-month subscription. This week’s winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 27 at noon.

Click image to see an example lightbox for this week's theme.
Let our example CHILL lightbox inspire you: click here. And for full details on how to enter, click here.
For more info, click the links below:
Now, show us what you’ve got! Best of luck!
December 14, 2011, 3:40 pm

Click image to see the winning Dynamic Duos lightbox.
Our Week #4 champion Guest Curator is Vadim Timofeev (or 1MovieGo), a lawyer and videographer in Russia. Take a peek at his Dynamic Duos lightbox.
And Vireak Chandara earned an honorable mention with his Dynamic Duos lightbox.
You could be next! This week’s theme is MINIMALISM. Tweet, email or post your lightbox to Facebook by Saturday at 11:59pm EDT for a chance to win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1 month subscription. Click here for more info.
December 12, 2011, 12:00 pm
Ready?! This week’s theme for the Guest Curator Smackdown is MINIMALISM! Curate a lightbox with images reflecting this theme and Tweet it at us, email it to us or post it on our Facebook page by Saturday, December 17 at 11:59pm EDT. You could win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1-month subscription.

Click image to see an example lightbox for this week's theme.
Set! Get inspired with our example MINIMALISM lightbox: click here. And for full details on how to enter, click here.
For more info, click the links below:
Go! Best of luck!
December 7, 2011, 3:50 am

Click image to see the winning Polar Opposites lightbox.
Week #3′s champion Guest Curator is: Russian artist and Shutterstock contributor, Maria Galybina. Check out her Polar Opposites lightbox.
Mike McDonald also earned an honorable mention with his lightbox.
Now it’s your turn! This week’s theme is: DYNAMIC DUOS. Submit your lightbox via Twitter, Facebook or email by Saturday at 11:59 PM (EST) and win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1-month subscription. Get more details here.
December 5, 2011, 12:00 pm

Click image to see an example lightbox for this week's theme.
This week’s theme for the Shutterstock for iPad Guest Curator Smackdown is: DYNAMIC DUOS! Curate a lightbox with images that represent this theme and you could win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1-month subscription. Tweet us, email us or post your entries to our Facebook page by Saturday, December 10 at 11:59pm EDT to be eligible.
Need a little inspiration? See our example DYNAMIC DUOS lightbox: click here. And for full details on how to enter, click here.
For more info, click the links below:
Good luck and we can’t wait to see your lightboxes!
November 30, 2011, 6:00 pm
Week #2′s winner for our Guest Curator contest is: MilsiArt! As a designer and Shutterstock contributor, Milsi took top prize for curating a collection of vivid images into a sweet-themed lightbox that left us hungry for more.

Click image to see the winning Sweet lightbox.
We also had two honorable mentions – both from Shutterstock contributors: Mike Ledray (see his lightbox here), and Irina Markovskaya, (see her “Home Sweet Home” lightbox here).
Now it’s your turn! This week’s theme is: POLAR OPPOSITES. Submit your lightbox by Saturday at 11:59 PM (EST) and win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1-month subscription. Get the details here.
November 28, 2011, 12:00 pm
This week’s theme for the Shutterstock for iPad Guest Curator Contest is: POLAR OPPOSITES! Curate a lightbox with images that represent this theme and you could win a custom Shutterstock iPad bag and a 1-month subscription. Tweet your entries to us by Saturday, December 3 at 11:59pm EDT to be eligible.

Click image to see an example lightbox for this week's theme.
For a bit of inspiration, click to view our example POLAR OPPOSITES lightbox.
For more info, click the links below:
Good luck and we can’t wait to see your lightboxes!
November 23, 2011, 2:52 pm

Click image to see the winning Innovation lightbox.
WE’re excited to share that the winner for week #1 of the Guest Curator contest (theme: innovation) is Erlina Husada. Check out her lightbox, here.
Erlina is an art director at an ad agency in Singapore and creatively illustrated the theme through 12 images spelling out the phrase “I Love Innovation.” This subtle messaging, along with the variety of images she chose are two of the reasons we selected her as this week’s winner.
Ready to complete your own lightbox for a chance to win a custom iPad bag & free 1-month subscription? This week’s theme is SWEET, and entries are due by Saturday @ 11:59 PM EST. Find out more here.