Happy Saturday Steemmates! It's time for another arbitrary photo challenge!!

I started this weekly contest to shake up your cameras a bit. Sometimes we get so caught up in the seriousness of taking the perfect photo- getting the subject to lie just so, fretting about the lighting and exposure and stuff, that we forget the photography is first about fun! Capturing a moment in time and freezing it in a little square memory holder for the rest of time.

Of course I encourage you to take awesome shots, but my photo contests are all about fun first.

But first lets check out the winner of Week 4, Love Story.

It is always so hard to choose. And Week 4 was no different. Your Love Stories warmed my heart and melted into a blissful realization that there still is amore in this world, and it truly is what makes our lives go round :)

Thank you all for your submissions!

With her creatively shot epitome of love, congratulations Hive account@orlena

So glad that you let your One into your heart, even after you had sealed and locked those doors tight <3

I rounded your SBD prize up to $3.00 SBD :)

Week 5

Show me your best worst photo!

You know which one ;) The one you laugh nervously at... the one that just popped into your head when you read this weeks challenge...

Post your best worst photo in the comments for a chance to win $SBD!

Rules:

The photo must be your own. No plagiarism or you will be disqualified from any and all contests.
Add a sentence or two telling us a little about it, the story behind the love, and anything else you'd like us to know.
The photo must be submitted in the comment section of this post.
Any medium or format- camera, smartphone, drone, tablet- use whatever you want to take the photo.
Basic processing is allowed.
Color or Black and White, your choice.
Only one image entry per user. If you submit two, only the first will be considered.
Please resteem this post to grow the contest and your rewards!

I will be upvoting entries daily and the more visibility this contest gets the bigger the prize pool each week!

The winner will receive 50% of the liquid SBD from this post.

This contest is meant to be fun and caring- and open to your interpretation- whatever you consider love to be <3 You could post a photo of your two toddlers who fight all the time cuddling on the couch sharing a snack, for instance. Or your big rough and tumble guy embracing a kitten during a snooze :) Or of course you and your life partner... Share a story of love from behind the lens :)

Entries will be judged by relevance, image quality, creativity, and general aesthetics by myself and a guest judge. Yes, it is subjective. You do not need to be a professional photographer to enter! You just need to have a camera (even your smart phone will do) and a heart :) If you would like to be a guest judge one week please let me know.

This will be an ongoing contest with different themes each week. The point of this contest is to share the beauty we surround ourselves with. And just like with writing, photography takes practice! The more photos you take, the better you become :)

I encourage you to upvote and comment on your favorites!

By interacting with and supporting your fellow Steemitzens you build community and friendship, making our Steemit home a better place for all of us!

This weeks contest runs from today to February 24th 2018 at midnight PST.