Good Day!

I've got what I think will be a challenging but potentially rewarding theme this week.

The theme for SPC #5 will be:

Emotive Human Portrait

"Any portrait which captures, creates or evokes an emotional outpouring."
Clear as mud?

This Flickr group shows some with the vibe that I'll be looking for, some are hits and some are misses, but you can get the general idea.

I've highlighted a few below that do it for me, to further explain. I'm not looking for high gloss glamour or fashion shots.

Get the idea?

UPDATE [READ THIS]

To encourage the use of original photographs for this weekend, I will require ALL posts to include a verification image.

Simply have the subject at the location hold up a sign saying 'Steemit Photo Challenge #5' (or whatever works) and include it with your submission post. It doesn't need to be embedded, it can be linked, just don't make me search for it. This is also to further ensure that you have their permission to take/submit the photograph.

Nudity will be allowed but must be tagged NSFW and will not be embedded directly into the winning post.
Failure to tag NSFW will likely result in numerous flags.

^{By entering this competition you acknowledge that you own the rights to the photographs and have the permission of the subject to post their image and further allow for me to re-post the image should it receive a winner or honourable mention position.}

Prizes

These are made possible by the support of the community, the majority of the post rewards go towards the winners, plus donations by @berniesanders the official sponsor of the Steemit Photo Challenge.

First Place — 150 Steem

Second Place — 100 Steem

Third Place — 50 Steem

Honourable Mentions — 10 Steem Each

Rules And Conditions

Please read these carefully and adhere to them

No more than 3 entries will be considered, if you post more than 3 then only the first 3 will be considered.
Deadline for entry is midnight my time (UTC-4) on Sunday
All entries must be a post tagged both #photography and #steemitphotochallenge
The Title should contain "SteemitPhotoChallenge Entry" along with the title of your work.
Let us know the medium used to produce the photograph, it may be more impressive based on what it is.
Basic processing is allowed.
Any medium or format is allowed — iphone, ipad, film, digital, point and shoot, drone, whatever. Once it takes a picture. Note that image quality will be considered.
Multiple Entries can all go in one post, just put the details under the image.
If you would like, use the #SteemitPhotoChallenge tag across social media like Twitter, FB and Instagram. It may drive more users to the platform.
Any attempt to steal others' work is considered a serious infraction by the community, so don't do it. Please don't waste your and our time by posting some image from the net.
Every effort will be made to ensure that we do not reward theft. All images will be reverse checked, if the image has been found on more than 2 “major” websites, it will be disqualified unless reasonable proof can be shown to prove ownership of the original. If there is any doubt whatsoever about the ownership of the photograph, I reserve the right to disqualify the image. It is in your interest to provide any proof necessary. I would appreciate any help from the community in finding plagiarism where I might have missed it.
The photographs will be judged on how well they met the challenge, the quality of the image, the composition, lighting, exposure, creativity and the general aesthetics which means that yes, it is subjective.

Consider hosting your images with Steemimg created by @blueorgy

It is the first dedicated Steemit Image hosting website, set up with tag categories for easy viewing of images, and is also a sponsor of the Steemit Photo Challenge. It's also really convenient for copying markdown for multiple images. I suggest uploading to an account rather than as a guest, to keep your images tied to your name.

Have A Good Weekend!

Don't forget to do your verification photo — it would be a shame to get good submissions without them.

Previous winners:
Steemit Photo Challenge Week 1 - Animal Portrait
Steemit Photo Challenge Week 2 - Shadows
Steemit Photo Challenge Week 3 - Desolation
Steemit Photo Challenge Week 4 - Nature Macro/Closeup

📷 Steemit Photo Challenge #5 — Theme Announcement! | Aug. 18 - 21