Are You Worthy - Worth 1000

Worth1000.com is undoubtedly one of the best image editing contest websites on the Internet today. It attracts a large pool of extremely talented image editing professionals, a majority of whom use Adobe Photoshop to create their masterpieces. This is the reason why such contests are often known as Photoshop contests.

At any given time, there are several contests running in parallel, and anyone with the right skill and passion is able to participate and showcase their talents. The contests themsevles are based on very creative themes which makes it interesting for both contestants and viewers, besides making the entries easier to judge since they are evaluated on common criteria, as illustrated in the Photoshopped image of the Petronas Twin Towers on the left.

To maintain the quality of the website, entries of substandard quality are removed by the moderators, as are clichéd entries containing over-used content.

Registered users of Worth1000.com can vote for entries on a scale of 1-10. To prevent abuse and to reward members who take time to vote fairly, a weighted average system called Karma is used. According to the Karma voting system, the more frequently and fairly a member rates entries in contests, the more their vote counts. For example, if a member has a Karma score of 100, and rates an image 8, it is counted as if 100 members rated the image an 8/10. A new user starts with a Karma score of 1, and can go all the way up to a score of 175. Jurors have a Karma score of 500, which is how they can have a significant impact on the outcome of each contest.

To be fair to beginners, certain contests are run separately for Beginners and Advanced members. This helps level the playing field as well as encourage new talent on the website itself. Some of the popular contests are also run several times, especially if they attract very creative and well-received entries. For example the UFO Sightings contest was run for the 10th time on the 21st of January 2008.

Some of the more seasoned pros on Worth1000.com often engage in Head to Head contests which involve a closed group of members ranging from 2 to 8 participating in a particular contest. The stakes of winning a Head to Head contest can range from public acknowledgement in the Worth1000.com forums, or changing the signature of the loser to something embarassing for a specified period of time.

To witness the very best in image editing skills and ability, head over to www.worth1000.com.