This month's first winner is Alex Taylor. Here is his submission...
http://www.network54.com/Forum/228309/message/1276675644/June%27s+Photos+contest
But I've gotta say Alex - that looks like it was a depressing job! The carpet hadn't been cleaned in 3 years. What a toxic mess! And although the final photos don't show a perfectly clean carpet, it is about as close to a miracle as anyone could rightly expect for such a dismal piece of carpet. Alex my man, I hope you don't see carpets like this every day.
So as you can see, I have reservations about selecting that horrible carpet as this month's winner. On the other hand, the results were striking to say the least. And for that reason I have added a second winner to the mix too.
We have gone ahead and selected a second winner for June too. Walt Bush is our second winner for the June photo contest. I feel his submission is more like what "real world" cleaning results would be with the RELEASIT system. And since we are looking for pictures that demonstrate what we see in the real world, we are making the exception to add Walt as a winner too. Here is Walt's submission...
http://www.network54.com/Forum/228309/message/1277688926/June+photo+contest+pics
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RELEASIT MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST
Submit a before and after photo using Releasit.
Include a brief description of how you cleaned the carpet.
- If Your Photo Is Chosen You'll Win a $100 Credit From Excellent Supply -
As a reminder to everyone: Please make sure that you do 3 things when you submit photos for the monthly photo contest...
1) Please include the words "Photo Contest" in your title.
2) Please post the photos directly to our message board.
You can host the picture anywhere you want to - and then simply copy & paste a link here for the image. Here's an example... http:// www.hostingcompany/ images/ before-after.jpg {leave out the spaces - I only added them so this wouldn't be an active link}
3) Please include your contact information in the post so that we can easily get in touch with you if you win.
ALSO: If you have submitted an entry in a prior month that was not chosen as a winning submission - you can re-enter it again during a later month.
ONE MORE THING: You can only win twice in any 12 month period.
Keep the photo's rolling in - and our staff will judge them and select the photo they like best. What we're looking for is CONTRAST between clean and dirty.
Here are some suggestions for getting the best shots:
Try to get great indoor photos by (1) shooting without flash, (2) stabilizing the camera firmly so that you don't get any camera jiggle, (3) adjust your WB "White Balance" setting for the type of lighting in the building, and (4) try to place the camera in the exact same location for the before and after shots.
Wishing you success in the contest!
Rick Gelinas