Update on Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk in Edmonton

It’s been months in the planning and tomorrow the day finally arrives. It’s Scott Kelby’s 3rd Annual World Wide Photo Walk and I’ll be leading one of the three walks taking place in Edmonton. For those not familiar with a Photo Walk, it is basically a social gathering where photographers of all ages and abilities gather to walk around, take photographs, and network with one another. This year’s Worldwide Photo Walk will take place on July 24th in over 1100 cities around the world with close to 33,000 people participating! That is a lot of photographs that will be created.

Walk Details

The walk I’m leading will be held on the grounds of the University of Alberta and will run for 2 hours from 10:30 – 12:30 followed by a social gathering at Earls on Campus afterward. Here are the details for the event:

Date: Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Time: 10:30 – 12:30 (plan on showing up at 10:15 so we can start right at 10:30)

Location: Timm’s Centre for the Arts (in front of the West Entrance on 112th Street)

Below is a map of where we will be meeting:

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Afterward we will meet back at Earls on Campus to enjoy a cool beverage and socialize.

Entering Photographs into the Contest

Photo Walk contest submissions will open on Sunday, July 25 and close July 31. Here’s a short two-step walk-through for submitting your best image to the Photo Walk contest.

Step 1) Go to WorldwidePhotoWalk.com and log in (look at the top right corner of the page)

Once you’re logged in, you’ll automatically go to your Photo Walk page.

Step 2) Once there, you’ll see a section called “Upload Your Photo” below the Meeting Location & Time (not today or tomorrow, but it’ll show up on Sunday):

Just follow the on-screen instructions and you’ll be good to go!

Each walker is allowed to submit one image to the contest.  The deadline to submit is July 31.  If you change your mind on which image you want to enter, you can change it up until the deadline.

After that, walk leaders will have till August 7 to choose the winning image from their walk.  They won’t be able to make a selection until after the submission process is finished. The winner from each walk will receive a copy of one of Scott Kelby’s books.

All of those winning images will then be posted in the People’s Choice gallery where everyone can vote for their favorite shot during the following week.

Then, on August 14, they’ll announce the Grand Prize, Honorable Mentions, and People’s Choice winners who will be eligible to receive a variety of prizes from companies such as Adorama and the Kelby Media Group.

Sharing Photographs from the Walk

What’s the point of taking photos if you can’t share them with people? There are two Flickr groups which have been setup to share photographs with each other. The first is the official Flickr group for all participants from around the world. This group will allow you to upload up to 5 photos per day. You’ll find the group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/wwpw3

We have also setup a group for all three of the Edmonton Photo Walks where you can go to share your photographs. You can request to join this group by visiting http://www.flickr.com/groups/edmonton-photowalk3-2010/

Other Prizes & Post Walk Goodies

The great guys & gals over at Fotojournal have graciously donated a one-year Pro Blog and will also be passing out some sweet buttons and discount coupons to check out their service. If you are looking for a great platform to show off your photography, be sure to check them out. They are a local company and are also pretty darn awesome.

Secondly, Scott Kelby is hosting an exclusive Lightroom® 3 training Webcast for all 30,700+ registered photo walk participants on Wednesday, July 28 at 10:00am EDT USA! Scott will also be joined by Matt Kloskowski, Dave Cross, and RC Concepcion. During this exclusive Webcast, Scott will take viewers through his Lightroom 3 workflow using the photos he took during his Photo Walk. This live Webcast is only available to registered Photo Walk participants.

Finally, Adobe is extending a 15% discount to Photo Walk participants! Registered participants will receive a unique code via the email address you provided at registration to be used for 15% off the purchase of Lightroom 3 the week of July 26th. Watch for your email, or check the official website for the Worldwide Photo Walk.