St. Patrick's Day pictures - Paint it green! Create images of recognizable scenes or objects (cityscapes, people, things, etc.). Making it specific to St. Patrick's Day is a plus! Erin Go Bragh!
Mother's Day pictures -
Today is one of the most celebrated holidays in the USA. Mother's Day is one day we have set aside to honor our mother. Let's face it, we would really be nowhere without her.
To celebrate Mother's Day at Freaking News we are asking you to photoshop any famous person as BOTH mother AND child in the same entry.
A good example would be a mother looking like George Bush holding a child looking like George Bush. Please note that we are not looking for real moms and kids of some celebrity. Rather we ask you to create a mom and a child version of himself. Feel free to use photos or paintings as your sources.
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.
Valentine's Day pictures - Show either unusual Valentines of politicians and celebrities, or usual Valentines in unusual circumstances. Alternatively, create a Valentine's cards from politicians and celebrities.
12 Days of Christmas pictures -
When it comes to Christmas songs, "12 Days of Christmas" remains to be one of the most popular ones, along with "Winter Wonderland", "Let it Snow," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and "Jingle Bells." Since the original "12 Days of Christmas", many spoofs of this song were written, e.g. "Modern 12 Days of Christmas."
Photoshop 12 Days of Christmas theme any way you like.
Some examples are: changing the song and photoshopping one of the days (e.g. "On the third day of Christmas, Bush sent to me... three tax breaks, World War III, and Osama hanged on a Pear Tree"), or illustrating one of the days from the original song. NOTE: your entry does not have to include all the "gifts" from one day, but must show at least one of them (in the above example it's enough to show Osama hanged on a Pear Tree). You can include the text Lyrics you are illustrating directly in the entry (as a text), or simply include it in the author's comments.
Father's Day pictures -
This Sunday is the second most celebrated holiday in the USA next to Mother's Day. Father's Day is one day we have set aside to honor our father. Let's face it, we would really be nowhere without him.
To celebrate Father's Day at Freaking News we are asking you to photoshop any famous person as BOTH Father AND child in the same entry.
A good example would be a father looking like Bill Clinton holding a child looking like Bill Clinton. Please note that we are not looking for real dads and kids of some celebrity. Rather we ask you to create a dad and a child version of himself. Feel free to use photos or paintings as your sources.
Valentine's Day pictures - Create images showing how celebrities, politicians or other famous faces spend their Valentine's Day (such as with who and where at)
Earth Day pictures - Move the earth: manipulate landscapes to look like objects/people/animals.
April Fools Day pictures -
It's April Fools Day today. Bill Clinton once again showed up on TV and claimed "I did not have sex with that woman". And he pointed at Hillary.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything related to April Fools Day. Examples may include showing some pranks and hoaxes in photos, paintings, magazine covers, etc.
St. Patrick's Day pictures -
Traditionally St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th. This year, however, March 17 falls during Holy Week, so Ireland's bishops asked the Vatican for permission to move the saint's feast day to March 15 this year. Last time the official date was moved by the Catholic Church (because of conflicts with the beginning of the Roman Catholic Holy Week) was in 1940, and the next time it will happen only in 2160. However, despite the Catholic Church calendar, most countries still celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17 this year, and unofficially all weekend.
Give St. Patrick's Day theme to anything you wish - products, buildings, movies, paintings, paint anything green, dress up celebrities and politicians for St. Patrick's Day, imagine what life would be like if every day in a year was St. Patrick's day. These are just some ideas.
Groundhog Day pictures -
Today is the Groundhog Day. A groundhog emerged from its burrow and saw his shadow. Which is great news for all men - another sex weeks of winter.
In this contest you are asked to show what groundhog does the other 364 days of the year.
Examples may include showing groundhog on vacation, other predictions days and prediction methods of a groundhog, etc.
Valentine's Day Movies pictures -
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Unfortunately there are hardly any good romantic movies in cinemas this week. Thus, if we really want Valentine's Day movies, there can only be one answer - the power of Photoshop.
Give Valentine's Day theme to any movie. Example - think of how even horror movies can turn into Valentine's Day movies full of romance, Valentine's hearts, and teddy bears...
Valentine's Day pictures - Roses are red, violets are blue... It's time for our yearly Valentine's day contest. Photoshop any *unusual* products/gifts/cards which will (or not) be bought for this Valentine's day.
Independence Day pictures - For the upcoming Independence Day, Americanize objects, famous paintings, animals, or people - include American Flag, make red, white, and blue, and/or include American Eagle.
St. Patrick's Day pictures - Dress up politicians and celebrities for St. Patrick's Day. Showing how they will spend this holiday is a plus.
St. Patrick's Day images -
This Saturday is St. Patrick's Day It's a traditional Irish holiday where everyone acts goofy and pretends to be green. Americans call it Al Gore Day.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything related to St. Patrick's Day. Examples may include adding the green holiday theme to celebrities and politicians as well as characters and objects from the paintings and movies.
Friday the 13th pictures -
Today is Friday the 13th. It is said this day is an unlucky day. I always thought April 15th was the unluckiest day.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything connected to bad bad luck, superstitions, and Friday the 13th. Examples could be misfortune shown in paintings, art, photos, magazine covers, etc.
Superstitions on Friday the 13 pictures -
Superstitions bring bad luck, so I personally don't believe in them. The bitch of it is - superstitions work either you believe in them or not. Still I am not superstitious except on the days ending with "y", and except on the dates fully divisible by 0.5 . As (bad) luck would have it today is such a day - Friday the 13. The day which I personally learned some of the superstitions work either you believe in them or not:
If a black cat crosses your path, it's bad luck to hit it with a car.
If you break a mirror, toss another one over your shoulder for good luck.
It's bad luck to have initials W.T.F.
If you feel a chill up your spine, and your phone rings twice, it's a telemarketer.
If a bird flies towards you, it's bad luck for your new suit.
It's bad luck to talk about your girlfriends while making love to your wife.
Never pick up a stray $100 bill unless Ben Franklin is facing up.
Lightning can't find you if you hold really still.
It's bad luck not to run for President if your father was President.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop popular superstitions in any way you like, or make up your own superstition and photoshop it. It's a good idea to post describe your superstition in the author's comment field too. You may just photoshop superstitions or use them in specific environment - e.g. advertising a product or company, or using any celebrity / politician.
Memorial Day pictures -
This is Memorial Day weekend in the Unites States. Let us remember the men and women who gave their lives in military service to this country.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything related to Memorial Day in the USA. Examples can be creating patriotic images and honoring vetarans, and people who served in the military and gave their lives.
Valentine's Day pictures -
This Valentine's Day, Paris Hilton received many Valentine's Day cards from her fans. She even received a Valentine card from her gynecologist along with results of her yearly checkup. It read "Veni, V.D., vici".
In this contest you are asked to photoshop Valentine's Day cards or gifts which celebrities and politicians may send or receive on Valentine's Day.
FN celebrates Frederic Leighton's birthday pictures -
December 3 is the birthday of famous English painter Frederic Leighton. Even though I knew many of
Leighton's masterpieces, I must admit I did not know his name until
recently. That's the thing about art - we know the masterpieces but we
might not know the authors. Show "Mona Lisa" painting to a redneck and
he'll tell you he knows it, but ask him who Leonardo Da Vinci is and
he'll tell you it's the kid who played the main role in "Titanic"
movie.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop Frederic Leighton's
paintings in any way you like. Examples may be modernizing them in any
way, adding politicians/celebrities to them, or making them promote any
products & services.
Pi Day pictures -
This Friday is the international Pi Day when math enthusiasts around the wold celebrate the famous constant Pi, equal to the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The reason Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 is because its first 3 digits are 3.14 (Pi = 3.1415926535...) March 14 also happens to be Albert Eithstein's birthday. Pi is an irrational number, meaning that the sequence of its decimal digits continues to infinity without repeating itself.
The favorite way of celebrating Pi Day among geeks are eating a pie while reciting the first hundred digits of Pi.
To celebrate Pi Day show how life would be different if Pi ruled the world. Some examples are - photoshop objects and animals shaped as Pi, show Pi in movies and paintings, etc.
Holiday pictures - Thanksgiving is over... the holiday season is upon us. Create images of famous TV shows (past or present) with a holiday flair (i.e., Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, etc.).
Labor Day Jobs? pictures - Even if some of us work on the upcoming Labor Day, we should still be thankful for our jobs. Unless you are Paris Hilton's gynecologist, of course. Apart from that one, there's always something to be proud of in every single job, even ...septic tank cleaners, which you probably think is the worst job. Well, you think wrong, my friend. You are dead ass wrong. Septic tank cleaners are our heros -- they're #1 in #2 business.
So really, every job has its merits. For instance, I have the best boss in the world (I work for myself).
In this contest you are asked to create a satirical advertisement for any job (good, bad, or absolutely worst). Advertisement can be in any printed format - newspaper, magazine, billboard, or even a printed sheet of paper glued to a street pole. The job advertisement can include what normal job adverts include - job title, description, hours, pay, benefits, requirements, and contact information. Advertised job positions can be real, or made up, but your advert has to include a satire in it, and should be more than just text advert.
Monday Night Football anchors pictures - Who do you think will be the new Monday Night Football anchors? Will there be any changes to the format (new faces, or possibly adding some additional "entertainment" to the football show?) Create images showing us the changes that might occur with the new Monday Night Football.
Daylight Savings Time pictures - This is a themed contest. Do NOT edit the theme post. In honor of Daylight Savings Time, we are asking you to create images of clocks / wrist-watches made with unusual items and/or materials - e.g. tires, vegetables, cookies, etc. as the theme post and this past contest suggests.
Create images of clocks from other materials using the source of your choice.
Thanks to midian for sponsoring this contest and to Chucklebuck for supplying the theme post.
Same street, rainy day pictures - I learned a lot by doing this one. I never tried to create rain before, so this was fun. I was inspired by a previous contest to create snowy art. Maybe next time I'll do snow... hmm... Source files: car, sky (hit return at address line, to view sky image, it's protected from cross-linking) and umbrella... Oh. and rain (on the lense). The other rain was made by noise and motion blurring, with select masking. Let me know if this helps you at all with your chopping Or, if you have any suggestions for me, please comment. Thanks. / This is a great entry. Very realistic. Only critique: for me the reflection on the hood (house on original car pic) seems wrong... / ZERS. Well Done. I actually like the reflection on the hood. Gives the entry more 'reality'. Because we can't actually see the tops of the buildings there on the right, who knows what the actual top looks like. / good. continue that attitude in doing artwork. and you have a long way to go here. goodluck nextime. / As we can't see what is to the right of the car, the inclusion of the reflection on the hood of the car (from your source image) is fine. Your attention to detail is very good. The rain on the camera lense, the vehicle lights on the truck, the street lamp, and the added umbrella for the pedestrian make this a well executed CHOP. Congrats in advance on the win. / EXCELLENT... This looks very photo realistic... Great job & keep up the great work. / SNAP...this is GREAT.. you put the umbrella in the guys hand an' everything... / I still say..... This gets better everytime I look at it. WTG. / Thanks everyone for the comments and support.
DAY AFTER pictures - The Day After... please view full / The best cartoon I have ever seen of John Kerry. . / The "Real John Kerry" before Theresa Heinz came into his life. / I notice he is smoking a generic brand of cigarettes since the voters DID raise the taxes on them to 84 cents more a pack Sure would be nice to find something the rich have to raise taxes on...
Daddy Daycare 2 pictures - On the set of Daddy Daycare 2 Starring Steve Irwin and Michael Jackson. View full for better detail / HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that is sooo funny..................NOT
Day Dreamer pictures - I Think Therefore I am / Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. / I'm sure that the greeks have a word for it / This is very good. Shows that a lot more people should think before saying somethings / Naked, clueless and covered with bird doo......Nothing could be truer / Read last massage to see what I was talking about
Panda Celebrates 1st Birthday pictures - Panda's 1st Birthday / hehe got a giggle out of this one gud job / haha, very good. i wonder what you would buy a panda.. / Can Panda Bear This Birthday. Cute chopping.
The day after pictures - / It's not 'funny', it's FREAKING HILARIOUS. Great work on faces. Bush twins in the background add nice touch. / Thank you
Holiday Inn pictures - "No, But I Stayed At Holiday Inn Cardboard Express Last Night..." / I think this is hilarious. I'd like to see more of these.
St Patrick`s Day pictures - Cheney is a Guinness man on St. Patrick's day.. / My source images: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/w/jws253/2003-03-17-st_pats/images/guinness_pitcher_jpg.jpg http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Sep/09152003/images/CHENEY_WX102.jpg / Nice blending. Even FN in the background, . / I think the expression fits so well for this one. It made me laugh so much- I'd love for Cheney to see it. / Too good... lovely chop, idea and funny with it too - gonna be hard to beat / nicely done - perfect cheney expression ... awesome. / Dhu wannanutha dhrank. That face is hilarious. / DEEDON24149-Democrats Cheney at his best....Good job...
Birthday Balloon pictures - / "Yes Honey. I know I said I wanted a birthday balloon this year but dont you think this is a little excessive." / - What did he give you for your birthday. - Just a birthday balloon. / looks simply but its funny idea for me.
Mother`s Day pictures - He looks like his mom but still hangs on to his daddy's coattails. / this is the faster chop i ever seen before congratulation u r so fast and with great skills. / This picture made my mother's day, the look on baby Georgie's face is perfect. You are a 10. / very good angle but the source of light and the color of the face of the mother doesn't match to the body. / great very realistic, great blend and "cute" Georgie with his mom. / this have my extra point for being one of my top 3 since the begining / you did the fixing very well done, you rock it keb congrats on the gold
Same street, rainy day pictures - I learned a lot by doing this one. I never tried to create rain before, so this was fun. I was inspired by a previous contest to create snowy art. Maybe next time I'll do snow... hmm... Source files: car, sky (hit return at address line, to view sky image, it's protected from cross-linking) and umbrella... Oh. and rain (on the lense). The other rain was made by noise and motion blurring, with select masking. Let me know if this helps you at all with your chopping Or, if you have any suggestions for me, please comment. Thanks. / This is a great entry. Very realistic. Only critique: for me the reflection on the hood (house on original car pic) seems wrong... / ZERS. Well Done. I actually like the reflection on the hood. Gives the entry more 'reality'. Because we can't actually see the tops of the buildings there on the right, who knows what the actual top looks like. / good. continue that attitude in doing artwork. and you have a long way to go here. goodluck nextime. / As we can't see what is to the right of the car, the inclusion of the reflection on the hood of the car (from your source image) is fine. Your attention to detail is very good. The rain on the camera lense, the vehicle lights on the truck, the street lamp, and the added umbrella for the pedestrian make this a well executed CHOP. Congrats in advance on the win. / EXCELLENT... This looks very photo realistic... Great job & keep up the great work. / SNAP...this is GREAT.. you put the umbrella in the guys hand an' everything... / I still say..... This gets better everytime I look at it. WTG. / Thanks everyone for the comments and support.
DAY AFTER pictures - The Day After... please view full / The best cartoon I have ever seen of John Kerry. . / The "Real John Kerry" before Theresa Heinz came into his life. / I notice he is smoking a generic brand of cigarettes since the voters DID raise the taxes on them to 84 cents more a pack Sure would be nice to find something the rich have to raise taxes on...
Daddy Daycare 2 pictures - On the set of Daddy Daycare 2 Starring Steve Irwin and Michael Jackson. View full for better detail / HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that is sooo funny..................NOT 
Day Dreamer pictures - I Think Therefore I am / Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. / I'm sure that the greeks have a word for it / This is very good. Shows that a lot more people should think before saying somethings / Naked, clueless and covered with bird doo......Nothing could be truer / Read last massage to see what I was talking about
Panda Celebrates 1st Birthday pictures - Panda's 1st Birthday / hehe got a giggle out of this one gud job / haha, very good. i wonder what you would buy a panda.. / Can Panda Bear This Birthday. Cute chopping.
The day after pictures - / It's not 'funny', it's FREAKING HILARIOUS. Great work on faces. Bush twins in the background add nice touch. / Thank you 
Holiday Inn pictures - "No, But I Stayed At Holiday Inn Cardboard Express Last Night..." / I think this is hilarious. I'd like to see more of these. 
St Patrick`s Day pictures - Cheney is a Guinness man on St. Patrick's day.. / My source images: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/w/jws253/2003-03-17-st_pats/images/guinness_pitcher_jpg.jpg http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Sep/09152003/images/CHENEY_WX102.jpg / Nice blending. Even FN in the background, . / I think the expression fits so well for this one. It made me laugh so much- I'd love for Cheney to see it. / Too good... lovely chop, idea and funny with it too - gonna be hard to beat / nicely done - perfect cheney expression ... awesome. / Dhu wannanutha dhrank. That face is hilarious. / DEEDON24149-Democrats Cheney at his best....Good job... 
Birthday Balloon pictures - / "Yes Honey. I know I said I wanted a birthday balloon this year but dont you think this is a little excessive." / - What did he give you for your birthday. - Just a birthday balloon. / looks simply but its funny idea for me.
Mother`s Day pictures - He looks like his mom but still hangs on to his daddy's coattails. / this is the faster chop i ever seen before congratulation u r so fast and with great skills. / This picture made my mother's day, the look on baby Georgie's face is perfect. You are a 10. / very good angle but the source of light and the color of the face of the mother doesn't match to the body. / great very realistic, great blend and "cute" Georgie with his mom. / this have my extra point for being one of my top 3 since the begining / you did the fixing very well done, you rock it keb congrats on the gold