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2013 The TurnTex Woodworks Photo Contest Generously Sponsored by: TurnTex Woodworks
Whether photography is your passion, your hobby, or just a necessary evil to showcase your pens, we invite you to participate in our 2013 The TurnTex Woodworks Photo Contest, celebrating the IAP's 9th anniversary!
All IAP members are welcome to participate.
Please read the complete contest rules before entering.
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
No donation or payment necessary to enter or win.
Photo Eligibility:
To enter, you must be a registered member of IAP with your First and Last Name and home town and state in your profile. Judges and others participating in the administration of the Photo Challenge are not eligible to participate. Photos can be from any date and do not have to be taken specifically for the contest but THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHOWN PUBLICLY PRIOR TO ENTRY.
The photo subject must be relevant to one of the following contest categories:
Photo Formats:
Entries may be color or black & white digital images only. Images must be at least 600 pixels in height, and no more than 800 pixels in width, and be in JPEG or PNG format.
Submitting Digital Images:
Digital images should be submitted using the official entry form. Maximum width: 800 pixels, maximum height:600 pixels. Remember, small pictures will not able to be effectively judged so please give us the biggest picture you can within the limits. Images should be submitted in JPG or PNG format (file extensions can be *.jpg, *.jpeg, or *.png. MAC users, please put the .jpg or .png extension in your file name to help us out). File sizes must be less than 256K per image. ALL PICTURES THAT DO NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENT WILL BE REJECTED WITHOUT NOTICE! Please ask before you submit an image if you do not understand this.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified except for the artistic/creative category where anything goes.
Permitted Modifications:
Not Permitted (except for "We Don't Need No Sinkin' Rules"):
Special Directions for "We Don't Need No Sinkin' Rules" (cause there are no rules, but there ARE directions!!!):
Photographer/Copyright:
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than you. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.
Ownership/Use Rights:
Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the IAP website without any fee or other form of compensation. Photographers agree that IAP may display winning photos in a "past winners" photo gallery and retain copies of the photograph for promotional purposes. Photos will be credited to the photographer.
How to Enter:
Photos need to be submitted through the official entry from and ABSOLUTELY NOT POSTED ON THE FORUM. If it has been shown on IAP, it is not qualified. Your IAP username, E-Mail address, and First and Last Name are required on the entry form but I highly suggest that you include the other fields so that it will make it easier to send you your prizes if you win! All personal information will be kept strictly confidential and will only be accessible to myself, Jeff, and the person shipping your prize.
A photo may only be entered in one category; up to 2 entries per person per category. Entries must be received by February 22, 2013 11:59 PM PST be eligible.
Judging:
An anonymous panel consisting of 4 expert IAP Members will judge the entries using the following criteria: Composition (5 points) Creativity (5 points) Lighting (5 points) Visual Impact (5 points). In the event of a tie, one randomly selected official from another contest will be asked for an opinion. All contest decisions are final. Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be disqualified.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Pen Marketing:
Shop and Shop Life:
Rules, We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules:
The TurnTex Woodworks Photo Challenge
http://iapbash.org/bash9/index.php/the-turntex-woodworks-photo-challenge
Whether photography is your passion, your hobby, or just a necessary evil to showcase your pens, we invite you to participate in our 2013 The TurnTex Woodworks Photo Contest, celebrating the IAP's 9th anniversary!
All IAP members are welcome to participate.
Please read the complete contest rules before entering.
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
No donation or payment necessary to enter or win.
Photo Eligibility:
To enter, you must be a registered member of IAP with your First and Last Name and home town and state in your profile. Judges and others participating in the administration of the Photo Challenge are not eligible to participate. Photos can be from any date and do not have to be taken specifically for the contest but THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHOWN PUBLICLY PRIOR TO ENTRY.
The photo subject must be relevant to one of the following contest categories:
- Pen Marketing (like you would use on a website to sell your pens)
- Shop and Shop Life (photos of anything related to penturning)
- Rules? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules!!!! (Almost Anything Goes!)
Photo Formats:
Entries may be color or black & white digital images only. Images must be at least 600 pixels in height, and no more than 800 pixels in width, and be in JPEG or PNG format.
Submitting Digital Images:
Digital images should be submitted using the official entry form. Maximum width: 800 pixels, maximum height:600 pixels. Remember, small pictures will not able to be effectively judged so please give us the biggest picture you can within the limits. Images should be submitted in JPG or PNG format (file extensions can be *.jpg, *.jpeg, or *.png. MAC users, please put the .jpg or .png extension in your file name to help us out). File sizes must be less than 256K per image. ALL PICTURES THAT DO NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENT WILL BE REJECTED WITHOUT NOTICE! Please ask before you submit an image if you do not understand this.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified except for the artistic/creative category where anything goes.
Permitted Modifications:
- Images may be cropped and rotated as necessary.
- Red-eye removal and spot editing
- One-step enhancement (such as "AutoFix", "QuickFix", "Auto Levels", etc.)
- Use of filters to sharpen, soften, blur, despeckle, or remove noise.
- Use of corrective functions to improve the natural appearance of the image, such as levels, contrast, brightness, curves, intensity, tone, hue, saturation, lightness, value, color balance, and tint
Not Permitted (except for "We Don't Need No Sinkin' Rules"):
- No borders or frames may be added to images.
- No watermarks, signatures, or copyright notices may be added to images. All winning images will be displayed with the photographer's name.
- Adding or replacing elements in an image is not permitted.
Special Directions for "We Don't Need No Sinkin' Rules" (cause there are no rules, but there ARE directions!!!):
- Anything not specifically excluded or specifically required is fair game! Heavy digital manipulation, artistic filters, 3D generation, go wild!!!!
- Bonus points will be awarded for the blatant use of the IAP Logo.
Specifically required:
- Entry MUST BE AN IMAGE FILE meeting the image specifications
- Image must still be somehow pen related.
Specifically excluded:
- Do not include any personally identifying information
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than you. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.
Ownership/Use Rights:
Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the IAP website without any fee or other form of compensation. Photographers agree that IAP may display winning photos in a "past winners" photo gallery and retain copies of the photograph for promotional purposes. Photos will be credited to the photographer.
How to Enter:
Photos need to be submitted through the official entry from and ABSOLUTELY NOT POSTED ON THE FORUM. If it has been shown on IAP, it is not qualified. Your IAP username, E-Mail address, and First and Last Name are required on the entry form but I highly suggest that you include the other fields so that it will make it easier to send you your prizes if you win! All personal information will be kept strictly confidential and will only be accessible to myself, Jeff, and the person shipping your prize.
A photo may only be entered in one category; up to 2 entries per person per category. Entries must be received by February 22, 2013 11:59 PM PST be eligible.
Judging:
An anonymous panel consisting of 4 expert IAP Members will judge the entries using the following criteria: Composition (5 points) Creativity (5 points) Lighting (5 points) Visual Impact (5 points). In the event of a tie, one randomly selected official from another contest will be asked for an opinion. All contest decisions are final. Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be disqualified.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Pen Marketing:
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
Shop and Shop Life:
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
Rules, We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules:
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
The TurnTex Woodworks Photo Challenge
http://iapbash.org/bash9/index.php/the-turntex-woodworks-photo-challenge
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