Artistry through Digital Photography Contest

Deadline: May 24, 2013

ELIGIBILITY
*	All conference attendees are invited to enter the Digital Photo contest
*	A user group with at least one member in attendance at the conference may also enter their club’s Digital photo winners.
CATEGORIES
*	People
*	Nature & Landscape - flowers, outdoor scenes, nature images, sunsets, urban landscapes, seascapes
*	Animals
*	Phoneography (aka Phone Photography) - It's all about shooting and editing with your cell phone or smart phone.
PHOTO FORMAT
*	Entries in the People, Nature & Landscape and Animal categories must be taken with a digital camera; Phoneography category must be taken with your phone.
*	Printed size may be 5x7 to 8-1/2 x 11, maximum
*	Color or black and white
*	No borders or frames
CONTEST RULES
*	A photo may only be entered in one category; one entry per person in each category
*	The photographer’s name, name/description of the photo, category and user group must be noted on the back of the photo (preferably on a label)
*	By entering the contest, you are allowing the Southwest Computer Conference to publish the photo on its Website or in other electronic promotional materials or print media
*	Photos will not be returned
*	Four copies each photo entered in the contest must be received by May 24, 2013. Please mail to: Judy Taylour 18727 Nadal Street Canyon Country CA 91351
*	A JPEG (no larger than 5 MB) of each photo entered in the contest must be received by May 24, 2013. Please send to: judytaylour@theswcc.org
JUDGING
*	Photos will be judged on the print(s) submitted using the following criteria:
*	Composition (5 points)
*	Technical Skill (5 points)
*	Visual Impact (10 points)
Some of the areas the photo may be judged on the following, but not limited to:
*	Does the photo show pleasing colors with clarity and correct exposure?
*	Does the photographer show an artistic eye?
*	Do they seem to notice the unique and the unusual and make the most of it?
*	Is the photographer's intention clear and the main subject obvious?
*	Is the composition balanced?
*	Has the photographer made good use of the Rule of Thirds?
AWARDS
*	1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded in each category
*	Best of Show will be awarded to the photograph that receives the most votes from conference attendees
*	Three judges will receive one copy of each photo that is entered in the contest; one photo will be displayed at the conference for attendees to vote for Best of Show. Why do we ask for copies of your photo? Images look different from one computer to another. What may be dark on one monitor may appear extremely light on another monitor.
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Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree that Southwest reserves the right to publish any or all of the photos submitted and may use them in any media without compensation. Entries may be used on the Southwest site or in other promotional materials. In the event that ownership of any photograph submitted to Southwest is contested in any manner Southwest retains the discretion to disqualify that photograph and discontinue the use of the photograph.



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