Pirates of the Caribbean pictures - Design one of the following:
1) Change the casting crew in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" movie
2) Photoshop the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" character / theme in the old paintings
3) Design promotional posters / items / products for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
Underwater Houses pictures -
Australian Geographic magazine sponsored an unusual project - the construction of an underwater house where aquanauts may stay for weeks without leaving. The first underwater mission was successfully completed by a trained aquanaut and lasted for 13 days. The 8 by 10 foot under-sea home is constructed from the metal parts and maintains healthy air pressure and oxygen levels to recreate living conditions in the atmosphere. The special chambers supply oxygen to the room, and filter out the carbon dioxide produced from breathing. Last but not least, this sea house has a supply of food in the fridge and is equipped with a bathroom.
Photoshop underwater houses one way or another. Show how humans would live underwater, but your entry must include the underwater house somewhere in it. What housing construction elements will be needed to maintain a good life style underwater? We will also accept partially submerged houses in this contest.
Pirates pictures -
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" hits the theaters in May. It features Bill Clinton digging the chests and getting some booty.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop pirates any way you wish. Examples may include making pirates out of works of art (paintings, statues, etc.), as well making a pirate out of your favorite celebrity of politician.
FN celebrates Elvis Presley's birthday pictures -
January 8 is the birthday of "The King" Elvis Presley. There are many Elvis impersonators today trying to impress public like Elvis did. In related news Britney Spears dug up Richard Nixon's corpse and shaked his hand.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop Elvis Presley any way you like.
Pirates pictures -
The third sequel of Pirates of the Caribbean topped the Memorial Day weekend boxoffice, but it failed to outperform its last year's installment "Dead Man's Chest." This new movie features the same star crew - Depp with his captain skills, Orlando Bloom with the same smile, and Keira Knightley with still a man's chest.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop the third flick "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" any way you like. Feel free to change the cast crew, design a sequel, merge "Pirates 3" with another movie, or make a product advertisement based on the movie, etc.
Skateboarding pictures - Create images of celebrities and politicians performing some form of skateboarding professionally or not.
50 First Dates pictures - Photoshop "50 First Dates" with new cast crew (politicians & celebrities) or design a sequel.
Chocolate better than Viagra pictures - [ Nigerian and British scientists agree on one thing - chocolate is better than Viagra, and they suggest using chocolate instead of Viagra for increasing your libido. ] I know I know... $ex is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get. So the next time you feel like like you need a little help, eat 10 Hershey bars at least 30 minutes before getting intimate - so the new research suggests.
Actually that's what I've been doing before, after, and instead of having $ex, but every time I did it my girlfriends looked at me like I'm a weirdo or something. The report above says that men who eat chocolate live longer. I plan to live forever. Thank you.
In this contest you are asked to redesign chocolate products, their packaging, or their advertisements, so that these chocolate products are marketed as aphrodisiacs and libido enhancing products.
Corporate Animals? pictures - Put adverts or corporate logos on animals. Putting "corporate outfit" on animals is a plus.
If Pirates Ruled pictures -
This Wednesday, September 19, is the "International Talk Like a Pirate Day." 'Celebrations' of this Day started 1995 by John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), of the United States, who declared that on this day everyone should talk like a true pirate. The parodic tradition caught on and turned into a yearly holiday, to the great joy of the pirate fans all over the world. So remember when you see your co-worker or a boss today, instead of usual "Hello" greet them with "Ahoy, me hearty!"
Photoshop how people and life would be different if pirates ruled the world. Think of pirate cars, animals, money, and of course pirate politicians and celebrities. Arrrrr, photoshop, mateys!
License Plates pictures -
Americans are getting more creative at choosing their license plates. Most states offer hundreds of customized plates to choose from, but the key is to choose the combination of numbers and letters that would send a message. The results can be quite amazing.
Design a creative license plate. Here's a good example. Think of what creative license plates would match some celebrities or politicians.
Corporate Logos in Food pictures - Corporate world is using more and more food types to establish brand recognition. In this contest you are asked to use any food types to bear famous company logos in one way or another - food shape, food paint job, etc.
George W. Bush State of The Union pictures -
President George W. Bush gave his State of the Union speech yesterday, where he showed the deep concern and understanding of roots of problems in America.
His opening line was: "Members of Congress, I feel
you're a pain."
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything connected to George W. Bush State of The Union. Examples may be photoshopping the photos of the event or showing how (whether) George W. Bush policy suggestions will come to life.
Perfect Presidential Candidate pictures -
If Hillary wins the election, she'll be called Mrs. President and
Bill Clinton will be called "first man." In a recent survey most
Americans answered that they find this title "strange," some answered that
they "feel fine about it", and several women answered "He WAS my first man."
In this contest you are asked to create a perfect presidential candidate by combining any two US official candidates - left vertical half and right vertical half accordingly. We did a similar thing with celebrities in "partial face transplants" contest, now let's do this with the presidential candidates.
Corporate Currency pictures -
Disney dollars are used as a local currency in the Disney parks, stores and resorts. They are redeemable for real cash (exchange ratio 1:1), or can be kept as souvenirs. Every year Disney company comes up with new designs for its currency, and such bills are collector items for notaphilists (paper money collectors).
Photoshop corporate currency from any company. How would Google dollar look like? Toyota dollar? AOL dollar, Lego dollar? You are welcome to use company products (or even logos) as the central part of your banknote, instead of the "presidents". You can design your entries as US dollars, euros, or any other currency.
Take a look at one good example.
Corporate Military pictures - Imagine if other companies landed some military contracts. What sort of changes to the military would we see and how would it impact soldiers? Show us how these changes might impact the military by using any corporate "sponsorship".
Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe Separate pictures -
[ Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe announced their
separation after seven years of marriage and two children
together. Witherspoon initiated the separation and was quoted saying
that the move was not triggered by a single event but rather was
"cumulative". ]
So, basically Witherspoon is saying it took her seven years to
realize she's been married to an assh*le. Ryan Phillippe did not
comment on her statement, and asked to respect his privacy while his
#1 priority was doing #2. Obviously Witherspoon can't be blamed for
their marriage failure, as despite her busy filming career she
dedicated 7 years of her marriage to becoming a good housekeeper -
when they divorce, she keeps the house.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything related to the
Witherspoon - Phillippe split: real reasons they have separated,
creative ways how she could dump him, movies showing their separation,
etc.
Senate pictures - Create images showing us what was going on behind those closed Senate doors!
If They Mated pictures - Create the offsprings of politicians and politicians or politicians and celebrities. E.g. how would illegitimate children look of Colin Powell and Britney Spears? ... of G. W. Bush and Hillary Clinton?
Political Debate pictures - Create some scenes from any political debate that the networks might have missed. Feel free to place the candidates outside the debating area. You can also include the wives.
Pirate pictures - Treasures of gold, shipwreck, and pirate. They love gold and shipwrecks are their specialty. Lucky for us there is a pirate movie just dying for a better cast of characters. Your job is to pillage the theatre and replace any pirate movies actors with your new crew.
Underwater Dancing pictures -
[ On Friday seventy-four scuba divers danced simultaneously underwater at Sydney's Olympic Park Aquatic Centre and set the new world record for the largest underwater dance class. ]
If 74 scuba divers simultaneously jerking underwater is called "dancing", you might as well call simultaneous screaming of 74 monkeys "an opera performance", and call it "a record". On the other hand I think I might just have discovered what caused Tsunami waves this morning.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop people dancing underwater. Any dance styles and dance outfits are good enough as long as they are SFW (safe for work) and are underwater.
Animal Watercrafts? pictures -
[ "A new aquatic vehicle, "bionic dolphin", that can take passengers
beneath the surface of the water, revolve 360 degrees and stand
upright like a dolphin, may be released as early as next year. The
dolphin-resembling watercraft can travel 300 miles without refueling,
and has a range of applications as entertainment aquatic
vehicle, rescue watercraft, and aquatic taxi." ]
I love the dolphin vehicle concept, but servicing it may be a bitch,
especially if it breaks down in the middle of the ocean:
- Hello, watercraft service? Yeah, we are at 1° 19.554' S 109° 30.190' W
Pacific Ocean. We have an emergency - we have a flat flipper and are out of spares. Plus, tail is leaking some stinky stuff which attracts sharks. It
looks like we got lost in the wrong neighborhood.
- Stay put. We'll be there within 3 days.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop above-water watercrafts or
underwater watercrafts, which look like any aquatic animal. Your
entries should look like aquatic vehicles rather than aquatic
robots.
Skates pictures -
Many people use ice skates this season, but not many know that ice skates were invented about 5000 years ago. The first ice skates were invented by Finns and were made from the leg bones of horse or deer and were attached to feet with leather belts. Skates were used for hunting and for saving energy while moving on ice.
Skates of those times saved about 10% of energy compared to normal walking on icy surface. You may think it's not much, but in the very cold winters of 5000 years ago this could mean the difference between staying alive or freezing to death.
Photoshop skates any way you wish. Some examples are - design ice skates with unusual shapes or made from unusual objects or materials; include skates in the old paintings, etc. All kinds of skates are allowed - ice skates and roller skates.
USA Owned by United Arab Emirates? pictures - Take something the U.S. Government runs (Ports, the Postal service, FBI, CIA, TSA, IRS... anything the Federal Government is involved in) and create images showing what Arab ownership might do to it (e.g. Arab postmen and TSA, Arab FBI, etc.).
Underwater Animal pictures - Save scientists time and show them what any aquatic anderwater animal will look like after being exposed to pharmaceuticals.
Presidential Candidate pictures - In honor of Memorial Day picnics and BBQs, photoshop President Bush or Presidential Candidate John Kerry or Ralph Nader doing some "regular guy" things. Show the candidates doing things that will help them connect with all of us "regular" folks.
Corporate Mergers pictures - Merge two companies' logos/images/trademarks together. Creating a "merged" product, service, or advert a plus.
United States pictures - Show what the United States of America will look like in the future, if the USA Arab population grows at the same rate.
Interest Rates pictures - What if the interest rates continue to go up? What impact would this have on day to day living? Create images of what would happen if the interest rates climbed to astronomical levels!
Chocolate pictures - Design an advertisement showing the benefits of eating chocolate, or revealing its negative sides.
Create a New Species pictures - We are asking you to create a new animal species in this next contest using this image as your source. Add parts from any other animal (including humans, excluding other dogs) to this cute little doggy. You must use a part of this little doggy in your entry. You will have 3 days to submit your entry. Submitting it early will give you plenty of time to read the critique comments, and edit your image accordingly. Typical FreakingNews entry guidelines also apply. You can find them here.
Thanks to babaloo for sponsoring this contest.
Goodbye, Bill Gates pictures -
Bill Gates has officially left Microsoft this Friday.
While Bill planned his departure for years, it happens at a difficult time for Microsoft - the company struggles to compete with Google for search engine domination. Microsoft attempts to make its own "live search" popular were not successful, and the company is back to negotiations with Yahoo about the possible take-over of Yahoo search engine.
Before "Microsoft" was registered as a trade name in 1976, the partnership was called "Micro-soft" for a year before the hyphen was dropped. In the first years of Microsoft, Bill Gates actively wrote code, and personally reviewed every line of code that was written by other employees. Gates was always fascinated with programming and was often described as a geek or even nerd by people who studied with him.
He went from zero to hero with Microsoft, he brought us Windows, but now the captain is leaving the boat. Good bye, Bill!
To say good-bye to Bill Gates, photoshop him any way you wish. Some examples are: showing what alternative professions he could have chosen, Gates in movies and paintings, photoshopping Bill Gates as a nerd (in the current or early years),
showing how he will look in his senior years, etc.
Water Fall pictures - In this contest we are asking you to use your creativity and edit this image in any way you want. Use your imagination as you see fit. This image supplied by Stock Exchange. You will have 4 days to submit your entry. Submitting it early will give you plenty of time to read the critique comments and edit your image accordingly. Typical Freaking News entry guidelines also apply. You can find them here.
Thanks to Keb for sponsoring this contest.
Your images will be critiqued even if you ask for no critique in the apprentice contests.
Corporate Mergers pictures - Combine any brand named computer hardware, software products or services! We should be able to clearly identify where the combination of products or services came from.
US Senate pictures - It's been a long time since there has been an actual Filibuster in the US Senate. Use your imagination to create the sort of Filibuster (debate, fight) you'd like to see....
Note: A "Filibuster" is the term used for an extended debate in the US Senate which has the effect of preventing a vote. Senate rules contain no motion to force a vote. A vote occurs only once debate ends. The term comes from the early 19th century Spanish and Portuguese pirates, "filibusteros", who held ships hostage for ransom.
United States pictures - Who or what would you like to see (or not) as new symbols of United States? E.g. forget Uncle Sam, here's Auntie Oprah!
Watering Can pictures - Photoshop this watering can (CLICK HERE to download) any way you wish. Examples may include re-designing the watering can, merging this watering can with some objects or animals, place it into some environment, movies, paintings. These are just some ideas.
You have 3 days to submit your entry. Submitting it early will give you plenty of time to read the critique comments and edit your image accordingly.
Many thanks to Keb for sponsoring this contest and to Stock Exchange for providing the source image.
Private Dancer pictures - / Very creative & immaginative. Nicely done. / i think its dancing pose of pump, good concept
State of the Union pictures - Someone wasn't too happy with the speech.... / THIS IS A WINNER....THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE IS A LOSER....THE GUY ON THE LEFT IS PICKING OFF DEMOCRATS IN THE AUDIENCE...AND SOMEONE JUST GOOSED THE NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Skater girl pictures - / Congrats on the Gold, Keb....very nice work. I just love your pic. / This is beautiful, Keb. Congratulations.
2008 Presidential Candidates pictures - John McCain unveils his 2008 Presidential Campaign poster. Full view is better. / This a great idea, but if I may so, McCain seems to be riding on the side of the elephant, if you can center him a little it would look more real...just a suggestion. / ...i love this. Shadows are great and it really looks like he is sitting on the elephant.
Underwater Breakdance pictures - Let's Play And Dance. Full View Please. / This is nice work. The only thing I'd change is maybe adding a little more shadow on the smaller dolphin. I think the dancer would cast more of a shadow on that dolphin. Hope this helps. / I think his left hand should be into the sand. I've tried this manuever underwater, and distinctly remember my hand sinking about 1/2 to 1 inch into the sandy bottom. This was in Hawaii, so perhaps this is the Atlantic Ocean where there is a more dense sandy bottom. Perhaps Sponge Bob knows the real answer to this question. / Nah, he's weightless and that's firm coral sand. Nice work. / I find this very realistic and superb work. The guy does look underwater, and bubble splashes add more realism to it. Oh, and dolphins seem to be enjoing it as much as I do / This is so good....glad there's not a stingray close. / This one it´s a very fine composition. Congratulations¡
Pirate Beer pictures - / who can chop as this . well done, awsome imagination / it could be rocking... nice imagination and execution / Love it, Mash. I'll never look at beer the same way again. Congratulations... / hehehe. love it. One of the best/worse ideas for a X-Mas present eva.
Chocolate pictures - All sources from sxc.hu. / It's a yummy chocolate work of art. Love it. / Absolutely brilliant chocolate on a stick. (the bite takes this image to the next level, Great job. / What an awesome entry. You did a wonderful job on this. / This Godiva Ice cream bar is excellent. It's making me want some now. / Great idea and execution. I especially like the bite, which looks quite real. I'm thinking the chocolate might be a tad improved maybe with more gleam and less noise. Seems like it could be a little more "creamy." Just an idea. Keep up the excellent work. PS: Smart to leave off the nipples. They'da DQed it for sure. / Thanks, ray. I used the original textures from the source image but I guess making it creamier would work, too. / Taf, I feel like a real poser offering you advice. Just look at your record so far. I just thought that chocolate (despite its shape) could have been a wee bit more inviting. Sometimes maybe nature doesn't live up to the highest source standards either. / Not at all, ray. I appreciate you taking the time to make the suggestion and I think it's a very valid point. I'll certainly keep that in mind next time I do chocolate. Thanks again.
Pirate Ship pictures - Pretend pirates Souce pics Thanks to veroyoung8 sxc for the pig source and also to leros sxc for the boat source. / Excellent humorous concept and solid execution. Reflection is done really nicely. Jolly Riger flag looks a bit drawn. / Great tip NewsMaster....I made an edit on the flag. It looks much better. Thank you.
Waterfall Barn Revised pictures - Location, location, location Thanks for the suggestions. The changes helped a lot. / I would darken the source picture just a touch, or increase the brightness of the barn just a touch to match them up. Other than that, this is a great blend. / i agree with mid comment. this is good job. / Great job. The Chew Tobacco sign needs desaturation to blend better / Why is there still snow on the barn roof. / I left the snow on purpose, because (in my opinion) it doesn't look like snow in this context, but rather a reflective metal roof. I tested it on people who hadn't seen the source image---and nobody saw it as snow. / ... This looks terrific... Excellent job. / I see you increased the saturation of the picture, which makes it look a bit less natural (even though still impressive), in my opinion. / Congrats LunaC. Great job all round.. and the roof is fine.. honest. (I had the same prob) / Congratulations, I do like the image a lot better post edit. I also agree that the roof looks fine in this context. Great job.
Pirate Captain pictures - Iran's President Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollah Khamenei. / hahaha cool one would love to see the source pics / Here you go: source images / Anothe gem in this contest. Both Ahmadinejad and Khamenei are blended perfectly.
Private Dancer pictures - / Very creative & immaginative. Nicely done. / i think its dancing pose of pump, good concept
State of the Union pictures - Someone wasn't too happy with the speech.... / THIS IS A WINNER....THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE IS A LOSER....THE GUY ON THE LEFT IS PICKING OFF DEMOCRATS IN THE AUDIENCE...AND SOMEONE JUST GOOSED THE NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Skater girl pictures - / Congrats on the Gold, Keb....very nice work. I just love your pic. / This is beautiful, Keb. Congratulations. 
2008 Presidential Candidates pictures - John McCain unveils his 2008 Presidential Campaign poster. Full view is better. / This a great idea, but if I may so, McCain seems to be riding on the side of the elephant, if you can center him a little it would look more real...just a suggestion. / ...i love this. Shadows are great and it really looks like he is sitting on the elephant.
Underwater Breakdance pictures - Let's Play And Dance. Full View Please. / This is nice work. The only thing I'd change is maybe adding a little more shadow on the smaller dolphin. I think the dancer would cast more of a shadow on that dolphin. Hope this helps. / I think his left hand should be into the sand. I've tried this manuever underwater, and distinctly remember my hand sinking about 1/2 to 1 inch into the sandy bottom. This was in Hawaii, so perhaps this is the Atlantic Ocean where there is a more dense sandy bottom. Perhaps Sponge Bob knows the real answer to this question. / Nah, he's weightless and that's firm coral sand. Nice work. / I find this very realistic and superb work. The guy does look underwater, and bubble splashes add more realism to it. Oh, and dolphins seem to be enjoing it as much as I do / This is so good....glad there's not a stingray close. / This one it´s a very fine composition. Congratulations¡
Pirate Beer pictures - / who can chop as this . well done, awsome imagination / it could be rocking... nice imagination and execution / Love it, Mash. I'll never look at beer the same way again. Congratulations... / hehehe. love it. One of the best/worse ideas for a X-Mas present eva.
Chocolate pictures - All sources from sxc.hu. / It's a yummy chocolate work of art. Love it. / Absolutely brilliant chocolate on a stick. (the bite takes this image to the next level, Great job. / What an awesome entry. You did a wonderful job on this. / This Godiva Ice cream bar is excellent. It's making me want some now. / Great idea and execution. I especially like the bite, which looks quite real. I'm thinking the chocolate might be a tad improved maybe with more gleam and less noise. Seems like it could be a little more "creamy." Just an idea. Keep up the excellent work. PS: Smart to leave off the nipples. They'da DQed it for sure. / Thanks, ray. I used the original textures from the source image but I guess making it creamier would work, too. / Taf, I feel like a real poser offering you advice. Just look at your record so far. I just thought that chocolate (despite its shape) could have been a wee bit more inviting. Sometimes maybe nature doesn't live up to the highest source standards either. / Not at all, ray. I appreciate you taking the time to make the suggestion and I think it's a very valid point. I'll certainly keep that in mind next time I do chocolate. Thanks again. 
Pirate Ship pictures - Pretend pirates Souce pics Thanks to veroyoung8 sxc for the pig source and also to leros sxc for the boat source. / Excellent humorous concept and solid execution. Reflection is done really nicely. Jolly Riger flag looks a bit drawn. / Great tip NewsMaster....I made an edit on the flag. It looks much better. Thank you.
Waterfall Barn Revised pictures - Location, location, location Thanks for the suggestions. The changes helped a lot. / I would darken the source picture just a touch, or increase the brightness of the barn just a touch to match them up. Other than that, this is a great blend. / i agree with mid comment. this is good job. / Great job. The Chew Tobacco sign needs desaturation to blend better / Why is there still snow on the barn roof. / I left the snow on purpose, because (in my opinion) it doesn't look like snow in this context, but rather a reflective metal roof. I tested it on people who hadn't seen the source image---and nobody saw it as snow. / ... This looks terrific... Excellent job. / I see you increased the saturation of the picture, which makes it look a bit less natural (even though still impressive), in my opinion. / Congrats LunaC. Great job all round.. and the roof is fine.. honest. (I had the same prob) / Congratulations, I do like the image a lot better post edit. I also agree that the roof looks fine in this context. Great job.
Pirate Captain pictures - Iran's President Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollah Khamenei. / hahaha cool one would love to see the source pics / Here you go: source images / Anothe gem in this contest. Both Ahmadinejad and Khamenei are blended perfectly.