It’s quick and easy to enter a free contest at The Lens Flare by following these steps:

Login to The Lens Flare by entering your user name and password into the login fields near the top of the page in the blue bar.
Visit the contest page.
Click on “Submit Artwork” near the contest that you want to […]

Congratulations goes to Donwrob for winning the wildlife photography contest with his excellent macro image of a praying mantis. There were a lot of great entries such as hummingbirds, hugging meer cats, alligators, deer, squirrels, etc. However, the clear winner was Don’s Mantis. The image has exceptional clarity, sharpness, and depth […]

April showers brings May flowers, so it’s time to have a flower photography contest on The Lens Flare.  Nature photography is one of my favorite hobbies, and flowers make up such a huge part of the beauty of nature, that I’m really looking forward to seeing your contest entries.
You’re welcome to use photos or artwork […]

You may have already noticed a recent addition to the photo detail pages.  In the upper right of the screen are 10 images that are related to the main picture you’re looking at.  You’ll see two to three images at first, but if you move your mouse over them, it’ll start to scroll to the […]

To vote on your favorite wildlife photography images, you’ll need to be a member of The Lens Flare and logged in. Becoming a member is free and easy. Once you’re logged in, you can vote at the contest page, and you can also review the wildlife contest submissions at any time.
Even if you […]

A new contest is now open for wildlife photography pictures. Zoo animals and Photoshop composites are not allowed; however, any animal in the wild is allowed including insects in your garden, birds in your trees, or more exotic animals in the back country.
To submit your photograph, please visit the contests page, and to view […]

Congratulations goes to Karen Moen for winning the weather photography contest with her wonderful image titled, “Deluge!“  Please help me in congratulating her.
Well done!

Voting has begun for TLF’s weather photography contest. You’ll need a free account to vote. Once you’re signed in, you can vote by going here: http://www.thelensflare.com/contest-voteimage.php/26
With each contest, all members can vote on up to 4 images and the image with the most votes wins.  Good luck, and be sure to vote.
We have […]

The Lens Flare blog will be used to post announcements such as new contests and their winners, new site features, changes, etc. It will also be used as a place for help files, spotlight art, photography, and the artists who created it.  Also, it will contain commentary about news regarding the photography industry, photography and […]

The Lens Flare is currently holding a weather photography contest. Submissions are allowed until March 31st, and voting will run from April 1st to April 7th. All photography of exciting weather is allowed such as tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, clouds, snow, rainbows, etc. Thy sky is literally the limit. The winner of […]