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Thank you to everyone who submitted to the "Everyday" show for December 2008. The photos have been received, matted, and framed, and are now hanging in their respective locations. We encourage everyone to take a look and check them out in downtown Mountain View if you have the chance!

The selections were based on the overall merit of the photo, print quality, appropriateness to the theme, and uniqueness. It was tough to choose from all the beautiful photographs since we really liked them all. Click through the jump to see the selected photos and where they're showing!

'Tis the season of holiday decorations. The air is getting cooler, the sun is setting earlier, and the holiday lights are slowly being put up. It sure seems like it happens earlier and earlier every year, and this year the lights are out in full force even before Thanksgiving is done here in the States, which is great for photographers because it means we have more chances to get those sparkly, pretty captures. Here are just a few ideas on how to best capture the twinkling magic of the season.

Boy do we have some great news for you guys! As you might have noticed, we're currently accepting submissions for a December, but we never said what would happen in November. The good news is that the two venues we're using in Mountain View have agreed to let us keep showing photos in their spaces. The bad news (well it's not really bad) is that the deadline for the December show is fast approaching on November 7th, 2008, and you have less than a week to submit!

Photography is all good fun, and a wonderful hobby, but how do you make that leap from it being just a hobby to getting paid for your work? You don't have to be a pro to get paid for your photography, but of course that all depends on how you define a "professional photographer." Your friends and family might already consider you a pro, even if you haven't been paid for a single job yet. You might have a sense of your own worth, but how can that translate into a price for a print? If you go to art shows, you can find all sizes of prints for any price range, from $10-300. What if you're not someone who sells at art shows? If someone asked you to sell them an 8"x10" print, how much would you ask for it?

Thanks to all the people who submitted to "Life in the Bay," ShutterBudd's first art show.

We are very pleased about the amount and quality of photos we have received from the many photographers. All of you have made it a really special experience.

185 submissions were received and from among those, 41 photos were selected to be reviewed as prints.