On October 1st 2011 these three ladies spent some time together in Donna Dolphy Yorkville hair salon.  In the picture below, a moment in the sun, you see Marie Jo Thompson beside Donna Dolphy and that's 23yr old Danielle Thompson on the right hand side. She is the winning photographer in the Haircuts and Hair Styles photo contest on Lenzr that ended on Sept 1st 2011.

Haircuts and Hairstyles was a business story told by the people for the people on behalf of Donna's Yorkville salon.

Danielle was rewarded with a flat iron and a hair dryer. Both are expensive salon quality implements.  This is the happy ending. Look at Danielle's hair before and after (top and bottom) it was styled by Donna, that's another part of the story.

The Art of Capturing Details in Nature in Landscape Photography

Business wants to appear green and mother nature needs to be visible all around industry to sanitize its unwholesome  appearance.

Landscaping and Lawn Care photo contest on Lenzr challenges landscape photographers. Partipants could win $250 worth of battery operated power tools courtesy of an eco friendly property maintenance company that uses solar powered trailers to recharge battery operated equipment.

What is Brand Personality?

Later in October, Lenzr was honoured further when Richard Carmichael wrote about the current contests and Business Storytelling in his Just Be Frank blog. He penned a dissertation about brand personality and the high quality business storytelling of Nora Camps of Duo.ca and in particular her decision to use a Lenzr photo contest to crowd source images for Canadian Harvest business story. This is how she engineeers an orchestra of particpation to help businesses prosper online in an age of earned media. Richard writes, "Brand personality is the personification of your organization or product. Virgin Group, which includes Virgin Records, Virgin Airways and Virgin Mobile, is a great example of a brand with personality."

CANADIAN HARVEST photo contest on Lenzr for business storytelling

Nora Camps runs DUO Strategy and Design Inc, a brand personality and business storytelling consulting agency in Toronto. She is sponsoring the challenge to evidence Lenzr's ability to collect and display themed pictures opn a aseparate page of her website. Duo Strategy and Design is also making $400 CAN photo licensing agreementavailable to the perfect image that Nora can use in further marketing endeavours related to the Canadian Harvest photo contest.

Whoa... look out. It’s a new photo contest period at Lenzr! These challenges bring new contests with lots of variety - the serial photo contest website hopes to spark every photography buff or beginner’s desires. From unlikely marriages to people dancing, there is a sure fit for you to get involved.

Up Against The Wall: Strike a Pose

The statement Up Against The Wall sounds like a cry for help, but in this sense, we mean it to inspire and bring out creativity in contestants. The idea is to use the wall not only as a background but also as an artistic image to your photograph. Use the wall to accent the beauty of an object leaning against it. Use the wall as a primary image and high light another one within it. The winner of this contest gets a Sony Laptop courtesy of a wall systems company is Toronto.

Reflections in Pools: Glitter and Glamour

We all have used a pool to check out our reflection. Maybe you’ve needed to put your hair back in place or adjust the swimming costume. Next time you happen to be doing that, take a picture of it for the Reflections in Pools photo contest. Simple as that, snap some shots of reflections in pools of water. It can be a reflection of what ever you choose. Make your image of a reflection reflect how you feel at that point of time. If you win this contest you will receive an Olympus underwater camera courtesy of a swimming pools and landscaping company in Toronto.

Making Green Power: Improving the Carbon Footprint

This world has come so far searching for a better tomorrow. And here at Lenzr, we definitely feel that these steps need to be praised. The world is moving towards a greener tomorrow, and because of that, Lenzr wants you to take images of how you are Making Green Power. How are you making green power? You can take pictures of solar panels, windmills or an environmentally friendly energy-making source. Winner of this contest will receive a solar energy kit courtesy of SolarLine, a supporter of the Ontario Microfit Program.

On Stage At Home: Finding Comfort Indoors

In order to win this contest, you need an audience, and an earth shattering performance. The key to On Stage At Home is to bring out your inner diva and perform. Invite some friends over, and enjoy a game of Rock Band or charades. Better yet, have a karaoke evening at home with your close ones. So, brush your hair, and bring out the pearl in your smile and capture the flash of the cameras. The winner of this contest will receive an animal print rug courtesy of a home stager company downtown Toronto.

Best Patio in Canada: Relax In The Sun

With the summer season just around the corner, its time we find out where The Best Patio in Canada is. It can be Vancouver, Toronto or London. Snap some photos of your favorite patio in Canada. What is it about the patio that makes it special? Is it the drinks? Service? Or location? If you want the summer time to come, then this contest is for you. It aims to make it easier to hold on optimistically through the winter season. The winner of this heated contest will receive 2 patio chairs and table courtesy of a patio furniture provider in downtown Toronto.

Beautiful Factories: Find the Beauty in Everything

Finding the beauty in a factory might seem hard at first. Contestants of the Beautiful Factories photo contest are asked to capture something natural and real. A factory brings to life products that are used daily. It is also the essence of teamwork and productivity. Snap images of the beauty behind a factory. Think about the creations and concoctions that happen behind close doors for inspiration. The winner of the contest will receive an Apple iPad courtesy of a manufacturing software company in Toronto.

Unlikely Marriage: Attracting the Opposites

At times, opposites do attract and stand the test of time. Unlikely Marriage photo contest wants to celebrate those quirky characteristics and have some fun with them. Take pictures of complete opposites or things that would never been seen together. It can be someone wearing all white in winter or a shot of a BMW mini parked next to a Hummer. The winner of this contest receives an Apple iPad courtesy of a marriage counsellor firm in downtown Toronto.

People Dancing: Smooth in to the Groove

Doing the cha cha cha has always been a dream of mine. People Dancing photo contest asks you to relive your favorite dance moves for the camera. Grab a partner, your camera and boogie the night away. You can choose both the type of movement and the dance floor. Maybe a simple slow dance or a break dancing show down. Let Lenzr know what you are made of. Burning up the dance floor can win you 2 pairs of dancing shoes courtesy of a dance classes studio downtown Toronto.

Soapy Foam and Bubbles: Clean Fun

Lather up in the goodness of this contest. Soapy Foam and Bubbles looks at the life of a bubble, and instead of popping it, Lenzr asks that you take a picture of it. Tell a story using the bubble and capture it in an image. Bubbles can tell different stories, it can be a mom cleaning her house rigorously to make sure her kids are safe from germs, or it can be people blowing bubbles in the park for fun. Soap is essential to all kinds of healthy fun. This contest is very unique so don’t be afraid to find your sensitive side and dive in head first to capture the best angle. The winner of this contest gets a Sony Laptop courtesy of a rigid foam insulation company.

Voting begins March 15, 2011 and the top ten photos advance to judging March 25, 2011. The best photos as determined by the panel of judges wins the prize when the contests ends on April 1, 2011. You must be 13 yrs+ to enter. Open to all Canadian provinces, excluding Quebec.

Three new photo contests for iPads on the October November line-up currently displayed on the serial photo contest website, lenzr.com. all seem to embrace innovation in the construction industry.

Backyard Critters photo contest on Lenzr has already become a repository of Canadian wildlife photos courtesy of a metal roof design and installation company in Toronto, and one of Canada's leading distributors of aluminum shingles. Classic Products aluminum roof cannot rust; aluminum naturally forms a barrier against oxidation. Metal roofs made specifically with aluminum shingles are recognized worldwide as having the best combination of strength and low weight: that's why space and air vehicles use aluminum to make the body of the vessel.

Can you make concrete look beautiful?

Concrete Ideas is looking for solid thoughts. Its a pretty solid web competition. Submit shots of beautiful concrete buttresses and abutments, sculptures, and bridges to Lenzr. Show off the concrete fabric of civilization that has grown up all around us since the 1920s when concrete became the most viable building component. It replaced stone and then timber as the world's most popular building material in 1933, at the height of the great depression. The iPad reward for the member that uploads the highest rated picture comes courtesy of an insulated concrete forms or ICF building system. These guys build a Stryofoam mold that holds concrete and then becomes part of the wall or floor.

Colourful Houses photo contest also rewards the individual Lenzr member that uploads the highest rated photo with an Apple iPad, courtesy of a pvc trim manufacturer. Cellular Poly Vinyl Chloride was invented back in the 1800s, but never patented until the 1900s. Nobody had any use for petroleum resin gunk that hardened into a more brittle gunk. But today its another story. Modern  PVC is a very durable building material that lasts much longer than wood and requires far less maintenance. Cellular PVC products outperform natural pine in water absorption, screw-holding power, impact strength, resistance to flame and over-all dimensional stability.

All three of these contests reward participants with iPads because they are sponsored by builders who can afford to give away such marvelous technological creations. But also present in this month's contest line-up, there are two more challenges with oddly different prizes. One is a basket or rare and original cosmetics, and the other is a red electric snow blower. Yep, and its kinda weird.

The Water On Skin photo contest on Lenzr ends Dec 1st 2010, the highest ranked image will win $500 worth of Soya Boutique's natural skin care products that are formulated from organic soy to address a variety of common skin conditions such as lines and wrinkles, eczema, blemishes, sun exposure, acne, redness, rosacea, scars and uneven texture and skin tone.

The Pets in Winter Coats is being celebrated by Lenzr supporters and photo contest enthusiasts as the 25th photo contest on Lenzr.  The contest is sponsored by a snow removal company that services, Markham, Whitby, Pickering and Ajax with expedient service at reasonable rates. The challenge asks photographers to take pictures of dogs cats, and ponies all wearing some manner of winter coat.

All of these challenges were officially launched on Oct 1st, and voting begins on November 20th; these contests end Dec 1st when the highest ranked images are declared the winners. This contest is open to all residents of Canada, age 13 ys and older. Contest not vaild in Quebec.

On Weds, 20th October 2010, Rob Campbell of Lenzr met Slimmswitch (Helder H) outside the art gallery /coffee shop in the historic Distillery District complex at 55 Mill St Toronto.

On that happy occasion Rob presented Helder with two prizes donated by last month’s Lenzr contest sponsors, a Blackberry Bold 9700 from his own social media marketing company in Toronto, and an Apple iPad courtesy of a Toronto area deck building company.

You can find insight into Slimmswitch, Lenzr's most winning participant in the Lenzr blog which actually chronicles his true life confession as a contester with a deliberate friend network of like minded mates.

Welcome back to Lenzr in the winter of 2009. On Lenzr the membership decides the winners, and the system builds buzz and attracts local photographers to help business make art.

Canadian photographers should read this blog and take notes. Smart phone users should pay particular attention - listen up, there are three new photo contests on Lenzr to help beat the winter blues. These competitions will give Canadian shutterbugs something to do in the cold winter months of November and December, even if that's just scrounging through their collections to see if they have shots that match the criteria.

All three photo challenges showcase the warn tropical environs of Mother Nature as they program environmental awareness into the hearts and minds of visitors and voters. On Lenzr anyone can vote for the pictures, but registered votes are worth 5x more, and the score is a combination of both types of votes divided by the number of votes.

Medicinal Plants in Nature harvests botanical photography. Do you have pictures of healing plants in nature? The contest pays $330 worth of Neal's Yard Remedies. Lenzr members (and you have to be a member to upload a photo) are asked to document each plant's medical properties. The winner of the contest will be both a scientist and an artist and someone with an eye for natural beauty. Sponsored by Ontario’s premier natural medicine clinic, the member that uploads the highest rated photo WINS six different

Neal's Yard Remedies which are formulated from botanical ingredients. The prize package includes Orange Flower Facial Wash, Rosewater Toner, Orange Flower Facial Oil, Yarrow & Comfrey Moisturizer, White Tea Eye Gel, Geranium & Orange Body Butter for a total retail value of $330.00* all prizes subject to change. You can read more about this prize and the

Macro Photos of Life contest is specifically destined to amass a large display of small living things. Photographers are asked to use their camera's macro lenses to capture the tiny facial expressions of animals and bugs. ShrinkRay is a powerful tool built by an advanced mobile app developer to shrink business websites down into effective mobile applications. They also make web 2.0 mobile widgets for small to mid sized enterprises. Shrinkray is a Device Management System (DMS) and an application toolkit that can be customized to suit any marketing agenda. The friendly sponsor works with their clients to ensure the application delivers all necessary functionality.

ShrinkRay Mobile is quite possibly the best mobile platform available. Prize is a free deluxe Locaboire Eastern Ontario Wine Tour Travel Package for two adults. The prize includes two meals and one night accommodation at a beautiful Brighton Ontario B&B.

Contest ENDS: Jan 1st 2010 Ontario Tourist Attractions 2 photo contest on Lenzr.com continues to display this province's most interesting travel destinations. The contest theme fits perfectly with Kanetix.ca, which is a forward thinking company that specializes in delivering the lowest car insurance quotes. In my opinion the challenge is even more relevant when people submit family road trip pictures. Are these types of vacations becoming a thing of the past? or are they even more popular now because of the recent economic recession?I love the pictures that have already arrived including shots on carnivals and museums, and lots of wide open country.

Its a fact that eco tourism is definitely becoming more popular in Ontario, and I think people who pick up the rubbish along the beaches and while hiking in the woods should be commended for their actions. Here at Lenzr we'd like very much to run a photo contest which asks folks to upload shots of the trash they have collected from roadways and and conservation areas across Canada. If everyone were like the today's kids, who are confirmed non polluters, then the world would be a better place and the great outdoors would be even more great.

Ontario Tourist Attractions 2 photo contest will be won by the member that uploads the top rated image January 1st 2010 as determined by the quantity of registered votes + popular votes / total number of votes.

Are you paying too much for your mortgage or your insurance policies? Can Kanetix help you to find a cheaper rate? As Canada's leader in online insurance and mortgage price comparisons, Kanetix.ca can quickly provide you with competing quotes from top rated companies. Pick the company with the best quote and arrange for coverage online. Compare motorcycle insurance, life insurance, mortgage rates, home/property insurance, business insurance, travel insurance, health insurance, and more...

CONTEST ENDS Jan 1st 2010 contest open to all Canadians except the residents of Quebec

The autumn Lenzr is titled Ontario Tourist Attractions and is designed to make people nostalgic and remember their family road trips across this great province and all the places they stopped to take in the sights and snap some family pictures for scrapbooks and photo albums.

This web challenge asks users to upload scenic shots of Ontario's most delightful destinations...

Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest on Lenzr sponsored by Kanetix insurance & mortgage rate quotes this photo contest ends 12:01 am on the morning of November 1st 2009. Two Prizes: both cash prizes. There’s a $200 value first prize, followed by a $100 second prize

The Big Nickle was submitted by sj_gb who delights the admin by linking to a personal photography blogspot in the designated area in the user profile. This contest is a search for pictures that celebrate of our province’s most interesting destinations, and the Big Nickle is a classic. Look at these other gems, This photo by Slimmswitch is called Ottawa - The Spider City and so far it has the most votes with the highest rating.

Caption: Located in Ottawa, if you stand under this huge spider and look up you can actually see they put fake spider eggs inside the structure?? The one is titled, No Pesky Neighbours Here and was uploaded by mommakoala. This is a terrific photo from 1000 islands tourist attraction in the most eastern corner of Ontario.