Check it out we've got another winner for the Instagram FX Challenge. Are you starting to see a recurring thing here? Yes that's right, every week there's a new winner...so why don't you get onboard this week and see if you can be the one?! It's really simple...just check out the entry details <a href="http://inkstagram.com/#/users/949012/photos" title="Instagram FX Challenge Inkstagram Feed">here</a>, and upload your photos!! 

This week's winner is <a href="http://inkstagram.com/#/users/5813562/photos" title="Ophio Inkstagram ">@ophio</a> and we're mightily impressed with his photos and we're pretty sure you will be too!! 

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<h4>Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you love about iPhoneography?</h4> 

Well, I'm currently one of 2 animation directors on season 2 of the all new My Little Pony. I've been in the animation industry since 1997. I've always been an artist, but I never really got into photography until the last few years. I think it started when I downloaded the hipstamatic App on my iPhone, and since then I've been a little bit obsessed with taking photos everywhere and anywhere. Now that I've discovered Instagram my photo craze has tripled... every day I'm inspired by other photographers that completely humble me with their amazing photos!! 

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<h4>What's your top tip for other iPhoneographers?</h4>

My tips for iPhonographers... Just keep shooting! Hmmm, and maybe slow down to take a photo... I used to be a point and click phototgrapher, a lot of the time not even looking through the view finder, and hoping I caught something good. Now I tend to take a little extra time to find the perfect composition. Everything is digital, so you can't really waste film... take 10-20 photos of the same thing changing the angles just a bit. Sometimes it can make a huge difference between a good photo, and GREAT photo! Lastly, download some editing apps... they can be lots of fun, while at the same time really making your photos stand out!

<h4>Share with us the "recipe" you used for the winning photograph.</h4>

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I think the key is to start with a good solid photo... I chose the one of my son Jumping because it was clear and well framed. I wanted to make it look surreal so I added the ripple effect to everything except My son jumping and the foreground edges so it looked like he had something solid to jump off and land on... then I just tried a bunch of different FX until I decided on the pencil sketch to make it look like a different reality.

Tune in next week for another winner! 

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