Robert Sherlok will be running this contest as well as the Pen Photo Contest. If you have any questions be sure to ask.
Welcome to the 2017 IAP 13th Birthday Bash Shop Life Photo Contest.
The goal of the Shop Life Photo Contest is to have fun while showing your photography skills and and giving the IAP members a glimpse into what you see as the visual beauty of your shop and/or it's activity.
How to...The Quick and Easy:
Go to your workshop
Take a picture (try to be creative)
Submit the picture to IAP by Feb XX, 2017
Win Prizes!
Continue reading for all the specifics...
Click here for the Official Shop Life Photo entry form. Please continue to read below for all of the rules and procedures.
These contest rules build upon the General Rules of 2017 IAP 13th Birthday Bash Universal Contest Rules. Please familiarize yourself with those rules in addition to the rules below specific to the Shop Life Photo Contest.
Photo Subject:
Photos must be somewhat related to your workshop or places that you do work related to pen creation. They can include people working in your shop, the materials, tools and equipment you use, etc.
Photography work:
All photography work submitted must be done by you. Photos can be from any date and do not have to be taken specifically for the contest, as long as the photo (and any pens that may be in the photo) has not been shown publicly. Please know that this means that pens entered in other 2017 Bash contests can not be included in the picture you submit.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted (see below), but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified.
Permitted Modifications:
Images may be cropped and rotated as necessary.
Red-eye removal and spot editing to remove minor dust, etc. (Please be careful not to go too far, see Not Permitted #1)
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:
Manipulation or editing to hide flaws.
Borders, frames, or textures added to images.
Watermarks, signatures, logos or copyright notices added to images. (logos, etc. on items in the photo are permitted)
Adding or replacing significant elements in an image.
Photo Formats:
Digital images should be submitted using the Official Entry Form. File size must be less than 256K per image. Images may be no larger than 960 pixels in either width or height but can be any proportion (i.e. vertical, horizontal, or square) within that size. Any images submitted larger than that will be resized down. The IAP and BASH Organizers will not be responsible for any loss in image quality because of this. Smaller images will not be resized and will be displayed at the size they were submitted. Entries may be color or black & white digital images only and should be submitted in either JPG (JPEG) or PNG format.
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:
Each IAP Member may submit only ONE photo to this contest. Photos need to be submitted through the Official Entry Form (The 2017 IAP Shop Life Photo Challenge) and NOT POSTED HERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE FORUM / INTERNET. 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 (even from me!!) and will only be accessible to members of the IAP Birthday Bash necessary to administer and distribute prizes.
Be sure to select the correct category ("Shop Life") on your submission, as the same entry form is being used for several contests.
Entries will be accepted starting (Feb. 1st) but must be received by (February 17, 2017), 11:59 PM PST to be eligible.
Judging:
** February 20, 2017: Preliminary polls will be posted of all entries to be voted on by the entire IAP membership. If there are more than 10 entries, there will be several polls created so that each poll contains no more than 10 entries. The order of photos in the polls will be random. Preliminary voting will be open until (February 23, 2017) 11:59 PM PST.
** (February 24, 2017) a final poll will be posted with the top top 10 photos by votes from all preliminary polls. Final voting will be open until (February 27, 2017) 11:59 PM PST. In the event of 10 or less total entries are received, only one poll will be made on (February 20, 2017) and voting will be open until (February 23, 2017) 11:59 PM PST.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS CONTEST IS NOT OVER UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE FINAL POLL ARE MADE PUBLIC!! As such you should not post your photo or any other information on this site or any others that would identify your photo to other members. Promoting your entry to other members in any way (in person, Private Message, E-Mail, Phone, posting pleas for votes) is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.
Welcome to the 2017 IAP 13th Birthday Bash Shop Life Photo Contest.
The goal of the Shop Life Photo Contest is to have fun while showing your photography skills and and giving the IAP members a glimpse into what you see as the visual beauty of your shop and/or it's activity.
How to...The Quick and Easy:
Go to your workshop
Take a picture (try to be creative)
Submit the picture to IAP by Feb XX, 2017
Win Prizes!
Continue reading for all the specifics...
Click here for the Official Shop Life Photo entry form. Please continue to read below for all of the rules and procedures.
These contest rules build upon the General Rules of 2017 IAP 13th Birthday Bash Universal Contest Rules. Please familiarize yourself with those rules in addition to the rules below specific to the Shop Life Photo Contest.
Photo Subject:
Photos must be somewhat related to your workshop or places that you do work related to pen creation. They can include people working in your shop, the materials, tools and equipment you use, etc.
Photography work:
All photography work submitted must be done by you. Photos can be from any date and do not have to be taken specifically for the contest, as long as the photo (and any pens that may be in the photo) has not been shown publicly. Please know that this means that pens entered in other 2017 Bash contests can not be included in the picture you submit.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted (see below), but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified.
Permitted Modifications:
Images may be cropped and rotated as necessary.
Red-eye removal and spot editing to remove minor dust, etc. (Please be careful not to go too far, see Not Permitted #1)
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:
Manipulation or editing to hide flaws.
Borders, frames, or textures added to images.
Watermarks, signatures, logos or copyright notices added to images. (logos, etc. on items in the photo are permitted)
Adding or replacing significant elements in an image.
Photo Formats:
Digital images should be submitted using the Official Entry Form. File size must be less than 256K per image. Images may be no larger than 960 pixels in either width or height but can be any proportion (i.e. vertical, horizontal, or square) within that size. Any images submitted larger than that will be resized down. The IAP and BASH Organizers will not be responsible for any loss in image quality because of this. Smaller images will not be resized and will be displayed at the size they were submitted. Entries may be color or black & white digital images only and should be submitted in either JPG (JPEG) or PNG format.
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:
Each IAP Member may submit only ONE photo to this contest. Photos need to be submitted through the Official Entry Form (The 2017 IAP Shop Life Photo Challenge) and NOT POSTED HERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE FORUM / INTERNET. 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 (even from me!!) and will only be accessible to members of the IAP Birthday Bash necessary to administer and distribute prizes.
Be sure to select the correct category ("Shop Life") on your submission, as the same entry form is being used for several contests.
Entries will be accepted starting (Feb. 1st) but must be received by (February 17, 2017), 11:59 PM PST to be eligible.
Judging:
** February 20, 2017: Preliminary polls will be posted of all entries to be voted on by the entire IAP membership. If there are more than 10 entries, there will be several polls created so that each poll contains no more than 10 entries. The order of photos in the polls will be random. Preliminary voting will be open until (February 23, 2017) 11:59 PM PST.
** (February 24, 2017) a final poll will be posted with the top top 10 photos by votes from all preliminary polls. Final voting will be open until (February 27, 2017) 11:59 PM PST. In the event of 10 or less total entries are received, only one poll will be made on (February 20, 2017) and voting will be open until (February 23, 2017) 11:59 PM PST.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS CONTEST IS NOT OVER UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE FINAL POLL ARE MADE PUBLIC!! As such you should not post your photo or any other information on this site or any others that would identify your photo to other members. Promoting your entry to other members in any way (in person, Private Message, E-Mail, Phone, posting pleas for votes) is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.