Specifications

Digital Photo Contest 2009
Artistry through Technology
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 Contest 1st, 2nd and
3rd place winners.
CATEGORIES
People•
Nature & Landscape (These pictures include •
owers, landscapes, outdoor scenes, nature
images, sunsets, urban landscapes, seascapes,
cityscapes - to name a few.)
Animals•
Digital Art (This category is appropriate for •
those who dramatically change a photo in
software such as Corel® Painter or Adobe
Photoshop®. This is a category exclusively
showcasing such art. If the digital darkroom
work is the main attraction of the photo, or
plays a big part, enter it here.)
PHOTO FORMAT
Entries must be taken with a digital camera•
Printed size may be 5x7 to 8-1/2 x 11, •
maximum
Color or black and white•
Do not add borders or frames to the •
photograph
CONTEST RULES
The 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•
By entering the contest, you are allowing the •
Southwest Computer Conference to publish
the photo on
its Web site or in other electronic promotional •
materials or print media
Four copies of the entered photo must be •
received at the below address by April 25.
Judy Taylour
18727 Nadal Street
Canyon Country CA 91351
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 monitor to another. What may be
dark on one monitor may appear extremely light on
another monitor.
A JPEG (no larger than 5 MB) of each photo •
submitted for the contest should be sent to
[e-mail] by May 1 to be
displayed on the conference Website – post-
conference
Photos will not be returned•
Copyright photos will not be accepted•
JUDGING
Photos will be judged on the print(s) submitted (please
submit your best print(s) using the following criteria:
Composition (5 points)•
Technical Skill (5 points)•
Visual Impact (10 points)•
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
the conference attendees
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