I would say yes since the people I want taking pictures are average people with cameras. YOu can put a amatuer point and shoot camera in the logo or a regular person holding a small unprofessional camera etc. FYI to everyone the competition will stay open so keep the entrys coming in.
You said the speech bubble does not need to be used however, I do not have the background by itself without the speech bubble. Here's some newer takes on it: thanks.
Much better your getting ver close. Maybe make the font a bit bigger? Also can you comp it with the whole page showing so I can see what it looks like?
The camera used in your logo is a proffesional SLR camera. I mentioned I want a amatuer point and shoot camera. Here's what a amatuer point and shoot camera looks like, http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=point+and+shoot+camera&gbv=2