Imagekind Launches "First Moments" Photo Contest

Four Winners Will Receive Custom Story Frame™ Worth $100

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 26, 2008 -- Imagekind (http://www.imagekind.com), the world's fastest-growing online community for creating, buying and selling custom framed artwork and photography, is inviting parents, grandparents and caregivers to submit two or three digital photos of your child's "firsts" - first day of school, baby's first bites, first trip to the beach, first time meeting Grandma - that together tell a great story. This could be a collection of different "firsts" or a few shots of one great moment. Imagekind will choose four winners whose photos tell the best story to receive a custom Story Frame™ worth $100. To enter, simply email us your digital photos along with a brief explanation to firstmoments@imagekind.com. More details about the contest can be found here (http://www.imagekind.com/newsletter/First_Moments/Imagekind_first_moments_contest.html).

Story Frames from Imagekind are the world's first "build it yourself" framing option that allows everyone from the casual photographer to established artists to create personal narratives from digital files - including photography, art and children's drawings. In just five easy clicks, visitors upload multiple images, which can be enhanced online, and then choose from an array of museum-grade mat, frame and finishing options for a personal masterpiece that will be delivered within days. With story frames (http://www.imagekind.com/create/story_frame.aspx), images are laid out horizontally or vertically, so that each framed work of art tells a "story" loved-ones will cherish forever.

In addition to the Story Frames collection, Imagekind offers a variety of custom art products that includes the signature Canvas Gallery Wrap Canvas Museum Wrap. These techniques allow any digital file to be printed and stretched on canvas using state-of-the-art processing methods for a sophisticated and timeless effect.

About Imagekind.com

Founded in 2006, Imagekind (http://www.imagekind.com) is the world's fastest growing art site offering over 500,000 high-quality fine art images for sale. Imagekind gives consumers limitless options to purchase museum-quality framed and poster art from over 20,000 domestic and international emerging and established artists. Serving as a community for professional artists to create and sell their work, Imagekind's goal is to develop a new online art experience that provides both consumers and artists with a new outlet for sharing, creating and buying art from digital files. Imagekind is the world's first community to serve as a hybrid art gallery, photo-sharing service and a print-on-demand service. Imagekind has partnered with leading brands such as Walgreens, Snapfish, Flickr, HP, Corel and Costco.com as a testament to their superior printing and framing quality. Based in Seattle, Washington, Imagekind is a privately held company.

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