Customer Photo Competition

We love seeing photos of our buildings in our customers’ gardens, which is why we launched our Customer Photo Competition!  

Every three months we review all entries and share our top four on our Facebook and Instagram channels. The winner chosen by our followers receives either a case of wine or £100 in John Lewis vouchers. 

Whether you received your building 20 years ago or just yesterday, we’d love to hear from you! 

How to enter

It’s simple:

1. Take a picture of your Crane Garden Building in all its glory.
2. Email it to us at marketing@cranegardenbuildings.co.uk - include your full name and your social media links if you have them (so we can tag you if you win).

For more information, please read our terms & conditions at the bottom of the page.

What’s the process?

1. Submit Your Photo
   Send us your best shot of your garden building for a chance to win!
   
   
2. Shortlist Selection
   Our marketing team reviews all entries and picks up to four finalists to share on our Facebook and Instagram pages. 
   
   
3. Finalists Announced
   If you’re a finalist, we’ll email you with a link to the post. If you have social media, you can spread the word by sharing the post with friends, family, and followers!
   
   
4. Votes Tallied
   The winner will be picked by the majority combined number of likes and reactions on Facebook, and commented votes or poll responses on Instagram.
   
   
5. Winner Revealed
   We’ll announce the winner and get in touch directly by email to claim their prize. 

Top 5 photography tips to help you WIN:

1. Make the most of your photography equipment
   You don’t need a fancy camera to capture a stunning photo - many of our past winners have used smartphones. One simple trick is to enable gridlines in your camera settings. This keeps your shot level and makes it easier to use the rule of thirds. Position your garden building along the intersecting lines to to create a balanced, professional-looking photo. And before you snap, make sure to clean your lens thoroughly. Sometimes a smudge or fingerprint ruins the perfect photo! 
   
   
2. Take your photo on a bright day
   We want your garden building to be shown in its best light - literally! Taking your photo on a bright day ensures the details are clear and the colours pop. While sunshine adds a cheerful mood, don’t worry if it’s autumn or winter because some of our favourite entries have featured golden leaves or a dusting of snow. A few of our winners even had their garden building decorated for a holiday (e.g. Halloween, Easter, Christmas).
   
   
3. Go landscape
   The best orientation for your photo is landscape. It’s the best way to get your garden building in your photo without being too far away. Plus, you can include all the beautiful surroundings. Which brings us to... 
   
   
4. Include your garden in the shot!
   Let it be no secret that you love spending time in your garden. Try to include some of your garden in the shot and if you have any furry four-legged friends looking to make their modelling debut, we'd love to see them!
   
   
5. Quality is key
   Make sure to attach the photo to your email as a full-size file instead of dragging or pasting it into the email body. This way, we can see all the beautiful detail.

Terms and Conditions

Entry into our competition will be deemed as acceptance of the following terms and conditions:

1. Competition entrants must be residents of the UK and over 18 years old.
   
   
2. Crane Garden Buildings intends to run the competition on a quarterly basis; however, competition dates, opening dates, judging dates and announcement dates may be amended, postponed, combined, or cancelled at Crane Garden Buildings' discretion.
   
   
3. Where entries are published on social media for public voting, Crane Garden Buildings will specify the voting period and winner announcement date at the time the competition is launched.
   
   
4. In the event of a tie-break, the final decision will be made by the employees of Crane Garden Buildings.
   
   
5. The nominations will be posted on Facebook and Instagram with the likes/votes being consolidated on the final day to reveal the winning photo.
   
   
6. Crane Garden Buildings reserves the right to judge entries internally and select a winner without public voting where:
   
   • the competition coincides with, or takes place shortly before or after, a Crane Garden Buildings "Building of the Season" competition;
   • fewer than five (5) eligible entries are received;
   • the submitted photographs are not considered suitable in quality, content or presentation for publication on Crane Garden Buildings' marketing channels; or
   • any other operational or business reason makes public voting impractical.
     
     
7. Where entries are judged internally, the winner will be selected by Crane Garden Buildings employees and announced through appropriate company channels.
   
   
8. Anyone who has previously purchased a Crane Garden Building may enter the competition. To enter, send a photo featuring your garden building purchased from us directly to marketing@cranegardenbuildings.co.uk including your full name and your Instagram handle. In some instances, we may ask for your order number as confirmation of the purchase before being entered into the competition.
   
   
9. Competition submissions may be accepted throughout the year. Crane Garden Buildings aims to select and announce winners periodically, typically on a quarterly basis, but reserves the right to amend the schedule where circumstances require.
   
   
10. The winner of the competition will be notified via email within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, Crane Garden Buildings reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
    
    
11. Customers may submit multiple photographs for consideration. Customers may also submit different photographs of the same or different Crane Garden Buildings products in future competitions. Submission of multiple photographs does not guarantee that all photographs will be published or shortlisted.
    
    
12. The prize is not exchangeable for cash or any other substitute.
    
    
13. Crane Garden Buildings reserves the right to amend the rules of this competition without notice. If we do amend the rules, we will publish the amended competition rules here in the terms and conditions.
    
    
14. All competitions are not endorsed, sponsored, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media platform. You are providing your information to Crane Garden Buildings and not to any other party.
    
    
15. Previous winners are not permitted to enter any items of that same winning order in subsequent competitions.
    
    
16. Crane Garden Buildings accepts no responsibility for entries not received for whatever reason.
    
    
17. Crane Garden Building’s decisions regarding the competition will be final.
    
    
18. By entering the competition, you are consenting to the use of the photo, plus your first name and county on the Crane Garden Buildings website and social media platforms.