Brice's Auto Parts Inc./NAPA Auto Parts EMPA Photographer's Contest Rules
Brice's Napa EMPA Photo Contest Rules
NOTE- In an effort to deal with the changing media environment available to today’s photographers yet continue to maintain professional journalism the use of gallery photos in the photo completion will now be limited to no more than 50% of the published categories.
Definition of gallery - a photo appearing in a media web site that does not have it's own caption.
Categories
Action-A SINGLE non-crash peak action photo
Action Sequence-A series of photographs which depict racing action in good taste. At least one of the photos must have been published.
Crash Action-A SINGLE photo depicting an accident or mishap.
Feature- A SINGLE photo which depicts something other than racing action.
Picture Story- A racing event portrayed by multiple photos. The photos should be inter-related to convey a singular story line. At least one photo must have been published.
Portrait and Personality- A SINGLE racing photo that revels a subject's character.
Unpublished Color-A SINGLE unpublished color photo which shows the photographer's handiwork and creative talent.
Portfolio of the Year-Four photo boards to be presented in a formal presentation as a demonstration of the photographer's craft.. (Three of the boards must be published and only one is allowed to be unpublished and all four boards must have a "P" on the back.)
General Rules
1. Judging will be done during the annual convention by a panel of experts approved by the photo committee; the contest director and/or photo committee chairman will review all the rules with the panel of judges prior to the start of judging.
2. An entering photographer will be limited to a total of eight boards with no limit to the number of entries in each category. Each board board will constitute one entry.
3. Each entry shall have on the back, a label attached to the board with the following information: Category, Title (Optional), Name of Photographer, Address, Phone Number, Publication Name and Date. A brief description up to 25 words may accompany any entry.
4. A tear sheet verifying the photographs were published during the previous calender year and shown to the contest director when the boards are submitted.
5. All photos will be submitted to the contest director mounted on a 11"X20" mount board. Mount boards may not have matte overlays. No Photo can be entered in more than one category. No printing or lettering shall be on the display side of the entry.
6. Printing will be restricted to 11'x14' (or no more than a total of 154 square inches on an altered print.)
7. Judging will be conducted under the following rules:
a. Judging of the photos will be done on photo content and impact ONLY.
b. NO ONE but the contest director and/or photo committee chairman may speak to any of the judges until the judging is completed. Any offense of this ruling will lead to dismissal from the judging.
c. Judges will offer constructive criticism of the winning entries after the judging is completed. THERE WILL BE NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENTRANTS.
8. PLEASE NOTE: Entries in this contest are to be photographs, not taken from videotaping procedures or by digital and computer enhancements. You must have a valid, current membership card.
Be sure of the rules, don't chance disqualification. Questions? call Bob Yurko 610 867-1549 or Dave Moulthrop.
NOTE- In an effort to deal with the changing media environment available to today’s photographers yet continue to maintain professional journalism the use of gallery photos in the photo completion will now be limited to no more than 50% of the published categories.
Definition of gallery - a photo appearing in a media web site that does not have it's own caption.
Categories
Action-A SINGLE non-crash peak action photo
Action Sequence-A series of photographs which depict racing action in good taste. At least one of the photos must have been published.
Crash Action-A SINGLE photo depicting an accident or mishap.
Feature- A SINGLE photo which depicts something other than racing action.
Picture Story- A racing event portrayed by multiple photos. The photos should be inter-related to convey a singular story line. At least one photo must have been published.
Portrait and Personality- A SINGLE racing photo that revels a subject's character.
Unpublished Color-A SINGLE unpublished color photo which shows the photographer's handiwork and creative talent.
Portfolio of the Year-Four photo boards to be presented in a formal presentation as a demonstration of the photographer's craft.. (Three of the boards must be published and only one is allowed to be unpublished and all four boards must have a "P" on the back.)
General Rules
1. Judging will be done during the annual convention by a panel of experts approved by the photo committee; the contest director and/or photo committee chairman will review all the rules with the panel of judges prior to the start of judging.
2. An entering photographer will be limited to a total of eight boards with no limit to the number of entries in each category. Each board board will constitute one entry.
3. Each entry shall have on the back, a label attached to the board with the following information: Category, Title (Optional), Name of Photographer, Address, Phone Number, Publication Name and Date. A brief description up to 25 words may accompany any entry.
4. A tear sheet verifying the photographs were published during the previous calender year and shown to the contest director when the boards are submitted.
5. All photos will be submitted to the contest director mounted on a 11"X20" mount board. Mount boards may not have matte overlays. No Photo can be entered in more than one category. No printing or lettering shall be on the display side of the entry.
6. Printing will be restricted to 11'x14' (or no more than a total of 154 square inches on an altered print.)
7. Judging will be conducted under the following rules:
a. Judging of the photos will be done on photo content and impact ONLY.
b. NO ONE but the contest director and/or photo committee chairman may speak to any of the judges until the judging is completed. Any offense of this ruling will lead to dismissal from the judging.
c. Judges will offer constructive criticism of the winning entries after the judging is completed. THERE WILL BE NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENTRANTS.
8. PLEASE NOTE: Entries in this contest are to be photographs, not taken from videotaping procedures or by digital and computer enhancements. You must have a valid, current membership card.
Be sure of the rules, don't chance disqualification. Questions? call Bob Yurko 610 867-1549 or Dave Moulthrop.