Pixoroo web building tools are brand new and despite that a number of website have been built and are hosted by the Pixoroo.com platform.
I have been taking pictures for just over 15 years. I enter photo competitions, I judge competitions, I have two lectures that I present in person and remotely, I sell prints, I have a published a photography book, I do workshop and tutorials.
I needed a website that works for me, that it is easy to build and maintain, that is modern and sleek and that I can sell the odd print and I can sell the odd book etc.. I have had two websites so far built in other platforms and I found them not exactly what I needed. So I build pixoroo and this is exactly what I wanted! I hope you like my new pixoroo website!
Aleks Gjika - EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE1* - Pixoroo Founder - aleksgjika.com
We absolutely love this competition software! It’s incredibly easy to use — from managing entries and sending images to the judges, to scoring and displaying results — everything just works. The interface is sleek and modern, and the support from the developer has been outstanding. He’s always been available to help with any questions we've had.
We recently ran our Annual Exhibition with over 1,000 entries, and the entire process was seamless. Our club members are thrilled with how intuitive the system is and how easy it is to keep track of their images. It has truly transformed the role of the competition secretary, making everything so much simpler.
Claire Sullivan EFIAP/s LIPF PPSA, Competition Secretary, Dublin Camera Club
Stroud Camera Club has chosen Pixoroo to be our competition management solution. We believe Pixoroo has the flexibility and simplicity of operation to enable our Competition Secretary to quickly and easily set up and run the competitions for each Season, in any format the Club chooses to use. Regardless of whether the Club chooses to apply user levels such as Advanced or Intermediate, or whether we choose to use a “points” system or a “”hold-back” system or a combination of each, Pixoroo makes it easy to set up. Standing data such as competition types (open, mono, colour, prints, digital etc etc) only has to be set up once and from then on is simply selected as required to suit. The Competition secretary can easily email individual or all competition entrants, and the judge too, during the run-up to the competition, all from within Pixoroo, using the built-in editor. No technical or computing expertise is required to run Pixoroo.
Competition entrants benefit from receiving an automatic email confirmation of their entries, including thumbnails. Entries can easily be changed at any point up to the closing date of the competition, resulting in a fresh confirmation email each time. Entrants’ competition images build into their own library of images and are also added to the searchable Club Library, making it simple for the Club to select images for possible use in external competitions, based on various criteria such as date range, scores awarded, authors’ names etc.
In summary, Pixoroo offers us the comprehensive, fully featured and flexible competition management system we require. It is presented in a thoroughly modern and clean interface with easy usability of setup and operation and with positive benefits for competition entrants. The one caveat is that Pixoroo runs entirely on the internet so clubs must have a good broadband internet connection available for presenting the Competition “on the night.” If this is unavailable in your club premises it can be overcome, as we have done, with the use of a mobile hotspot.
Richard Atkinson - stonehouserich.co.uk
I started my FIAP journey in 2016 but became very disheartened by the complicated and laborious process of results gathering and the administration involved in applying for the FIAP qualifications, so I gave up, as I was working full time and just didn’t have enough spare time to wade my way through it all.
Fast forward to 2024 and by chance I came across Pixoroo. Having looked at it’s capabilities it inspired me to start my FIAP journey again.
The FIAP app is just fabulous. It covers everything you need to enter salons, record your entries, record your results, and even gives you a personal progress page under “My Stats”. It also does the form filling for you for the qualifications.
At the time of writing this (January 2025) my AFIAP application has been submitted and I am on my way to EFIAP. I would not have done this without Pixoroo.
Any questions I have had were responded to very quickly and helpfully. I can’t recommend this FIAP app enough…. what’s stopping you?
Sue Blythe AFIAP
A camera club’s website is its shop window and is an essential tool for members to share images, stay updated with club information and their platform to enter competitions. Pixoroo provides an intuitive platform that is easy to navigate through whether you are a visitor to the site or a club member, many of whom have limited IT skills. Design, functionality and ease of use are essential in ensuring the site is used on a regular basis. From my role within Stroud Camera Club, and as a past Club Chairman, I have been extremely impressed with Pixoroo both as a solution for providing a club website that allows us to showcase our members’images throughout a site that covers all the bases required of our online home. Moreover, our ability to configure the site to meet our needs with exceptional support from the developer, Aleks Gjika, gives us confidence that the site will continue to evolve to meet our future needs.
For a new website solution, I have been hugely impressed with the functionality and stability of the software. The seamless integration of our new website with the Pixoroo competition entry platform is a tremendous benefit, providing a familiar look and feel for Club members wherever they are within the Pixoroo system. Competition entry has proven to be easy for members with little confidence around computers to master and has transformed our ability to manage entries and run competition nights once members have submitted their images. Getting images to judges and displaying images on competition nights has been made very much easier since adopting Pixoroo as our competition software. As a judge myself, I see the benefits of working with clubs that use Pixoroo and can access images through my standard Pixoroo log-in. Through that same logi-n I can even enter salons that use the Pixoroo platform. The platform really supports club photographers and allows them to concentrate on creating their images.
Roger Matthews - Former Club Chairman and Camera Club Judge - Stroud Camera Club
I have entered a large number of international salons, each with its own entry software and process.I can wholeheartedly say that Pixoroo is by far my favorite system. Not only is it incredibly intuitive, but it also boasts a modern interface that makes entering competitions and receiving results a breeze. I would love to see more international salons adopting this excellent tool.
Initially, I was hesitant to move my salon records to Pixoroo, thinking my comprehensive spreadsheet was sufficient. However, I am so glad I made the switch. The system is far superior to any spreadsheet, and the "icing on the cake" is its ability to automate the FIAP application process. With just a couple of clicks, you have a fully completed application ready to send to your local FIAP Officer. The real game-changer is the one-click thumbnail generator, which takes 30 seconds instead of 30 hours to compile all your image thumbnails in the correct order, ready to print as a PDF. If you encounter any issues, they are resolved swiftly, so I wholeheartedly recommend using Pixoroo for all your salon needs.
Trish Bloodworth EFIAP/b, BPE1 www.trishbcreativephotos.com
Pixoroo offers a few services for photographers such as Web building, Club Competitions, Salons' Entrying and the FIAP App. I am a proud user of all of them!
I have already entered three salons on Pixoroo. I have found the process smooth and easy. I love the fact that I have access to all my entries any time, I can download images from one salon and enter to another. When the results are published they are automatically showing on my Pixoroo Salon Portal.
As an active member of The Cheltenham Camera Club I use Pixoroo for entering Club Competitions but also in the hall or via zoom when the competitions are judged. Everything is sleek and smooth. Like in the case of my salon entries, I can download images entered in a club competitions and upload them to another with ease.
I use Pixoroo to help me progress to AFIAP accreditation. It aids in finding your next international salon to enter, If you already have sized images on Pixoroo in your FIAP library it is easy to download them to the salon you wish to enter. When you have your results back from the salon it is simple to record your result in Pixoroo. This then feeds into Your Statistics showing what you have already achieved and what you need to achieve. In the My Statistics section you can see at a glance what you need to do to achieve your FIAP accreditation. Pixoroo creates the whole FIAP Appication for you. In a couple of clicks you have the Excel Application, The Thumbnail Images Prints and the Dossier Images ready to send to FIAP.
Andrew Buckely AFIAP