Phil from @ashlandleather’s Oak Street Bootmakers Trench Boots in Natural CXL
Welcome back, intrepid Thunderdomers! You’ve made it one month in your chosen pair. Get ready for six more. No quit! Ever!!
Below is where you will upload your photos for December. To remain in the Dome, all photos for December must be submitted by December 5 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.
Every month through May 2022, photos shot in the manner detailed below are required to remain in the Thunderdome competition. Please follow the instructions closely.
Some things to remember…
No filtering or color editing of photos is allowed. You can crop, or change alignment, sure. But the judges will know if you’re trying to soup up your photos to create faux-tina. So, just don’t do it!
All photos MUST be shot in a vertical/portrait alignment. The reason for that: we’re excited to fill up the @stitchdownpatinathunderdome Instagram with all of them to tell the tale of your boots’ and shoes’ journeys for all to see (yes, the better the photo, the better the chance it ends up on there).
The seven required photo angles are are listed below
You can also feel very free to add one optional “action” shot—basically anything that’s not like the below. On-foot, hurled high into the air and captured, eating hot dogs with Ticho, whatever.
Please include one “Identifier Shot” that includes a piece of paper with your name, boot or shoe make/model/leather, and optional Instagram (again, will make it easier for us to tag you) and Discord handles. THERE WILL BE NO SUPER-SECRET CODE FROM HERE ON OUT.
IMPORTANT: The Identifier Shot will NOT be used on social media or shared anywhere else by Stitchdown. It’s strictly for internal record keeping.
Below are the shot angles you’ll need to include for December:
The Identifier Shot
Straight-On, Slightly Elevated, No Code
Left Side
Back
Right Side
Overhead
Russian Nesting Boots
Action Shot (optional but highly encouraged)
And below is the submission form. Please fill out all required fields, and we strongly encourage you to fill out the non-required ones.
PLEASE NOTE: To properly upload images, you must first hit “attach file”, then drag and drop said images, then hit “Upload”, and THEN hit “Submit”
You should receive a confirmation email upon your submission. If you don’t, first check your spam. If it’s not there, please contact me at thunderdome@stitchdown.com and we’ll get it sorted.
Keep on Domin’,
Ben Robinson, Founder and Editor in Chief, Stitchdown