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Most Popular Photos

December 6th, 2012

We've revamped the Most Popular Photos page. This page is available under the EXPLORE menu at the top of every page.

Whenever someone adds a photo to their personal list of favorite photos, we record in our database the date and time of when this happens. This means that for any given time period we can see what the most popular or in other words, 'the most favored' photos are.

At the top of the Most Popular Photos page there is now a 'year' and 'month' menu. You can now see which photos were the most popular for any selected year or month.

Please help us to improve this page by creating your own list of favorite photos. All you need to do is click on the 'Add To Favorites' link under the photos you like.

Flower Photo Competition 3 2012

December 6th, 2012

The results are in for the latest flower photo competition. Thank you to everyone who entered. We all enjoyed looking at so many wonderful flower photos. This was the first competition where the first prize included a camera as well as a cash prize. The winning shots can be viewed here:

Flower Photo Competition 3 2012

The next flower photo competition has started with some excellent shots here: Flower Photo Competition 4 2012. There's another Leica V-LUX 40 to be won, as well as the accumulated prize money.

Wildlife Photo Competition 3 2012

November 26th, 2012

After choosing the winning photos of the wildlife photo contest, our judge said:

"Hopefully there are some good losers out there because there are some great photos that didn't make it this time around because the standard is so high!”

Results : Wildlife Photo Competition 3 2012

It's definitely worth a browse past the first page to look at all of the photos in this competition. There are many super wildlife shots, and we'd like to thank everyone who entered.

Our next wildlife photo contest is already off to a flying start. This time there is a chance to win a pair of Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA binoculars as well as a cash prize that grows with each entry. Check it out here:

Wildlife Photo Competition 4 2012

Bird Photo Competition 5 2012

November 20th, 2012

If you'd like to see some quacking bird shots, then I recommend you fly over to our latest bird photo competition results here:

Bird Photo Competition 5 2012 Results

There were so many fantastic bird photos. We'd like to thank everyone who took part. You all made this a wonderful competition. The very pleased winner, Andy from Southern California, won $736.50 with his amazing duck shot.

In the next bird photo contest, you'll get a chance to win a pair of Leica binoculars - Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA Binoculars - as well as a cash prize, so please start shooting - with a camera of course.

Dog Photo Competition 6 2012

November 19th, 2012

I'm sure our dog photo competition judge Illona had a difficult time selecting the winning shots for the latest dog photo competition. There were so many fantastic photos to choose from. Thank you to everyone who entered. You all made this a wonderful contest with superb shots. The results can be viewed here:

Dog Photo Competition 6 2012

For our next dog photo competition there has been a change in the prize structure. The winner will will a Leica camera plus $1.2 of each entry. There will be 19 runners-up who will receive $10 added to their I SHOT IT account which can be used to enter more photos.

Cat Photo Competition 4 2012

October 26th, 2012

It's time to reach out with your paw and click on your mouse because the results are here for you all to pounce on. Here are the cat photo competition winners:

Cat Photo Competition 4 2012

If you would like to see all of the photos that have been commented on by Illona, then please click here: Commented Photos

We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered a photo. You all made this a wonderful competition, and we're sure the winners will be very happy. As usual we have started a new cat photo contest : Cat Photo Competition 5 2012

Black-And-White Results

October 15th, 2012

The results are in for our first black-and-white photo contest. There's one very lucky winner and twenty three runners-up. The standard of entries was very high and there are many potentially award winning photos that didn't make it into the judges top twenty four photos. We know that the entry fee was high for this competition, so we know there will be much disappointment for those who did not win. We are looking forward to hearing from the winner who I'm sure will be over the moon.

Black-And-White Photo Competition Results

Cameras mean prizes!

September 28th, 2012

Here at I Shot It HQ we put our heads together and asked ourselves what we had done recently that had caught the imagination of our loyal members. The answer is simple - cameras!

So just for you, we have decided to repeat the success of the Black and White Competition with its incredible 1st prize of a Leica M Monochrom camera body as well as the I Shot It prize fund.

But it doesn't stop there!

We have decided that for the Premium Competition this forthcoming round we will substitute a Leica X2 camera worth $2000 for the usual $1000 starter to the 1st prize fund.

Wow! We are sure you will be as excited about this as we are!

The I SHOT IT Team

iOS 6 - iPhone and iPad Safari Uploads

September 20th, 2012

Great news! It's now possible to upload photos to I SHOT IT straight from your iPhone or iPad. All you need to do is download the iOS 6 upgrade via iTunes. In the past we've had a number of support emails from people asking why they couldn't upload photos from their iPhone or iPad. Thanks to the latest free update to Apple's iOS software it's now possible.

The Leica M and Jean Gaumy

September 20th, 2012

Jean Gaumy has been a Magnum photographer for nearly 40 years. He explains his photographic process and his history with the Leica M System. He takes Leica Camera's latest offering, The Leica M, to Normandy where he captures the scenery.

The Leica M and Jean Gaumy, Magnum Photographer from Leica Camera on Vimeo.