Print Competition Rules 2008

PPANM PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION RULES Please read thoroughly!   The purpose of this competition is to allow photographers to enter photographic prints, transparencies or albums to be judged relative to the 12 Elements of a Merit Print. These rules pertain to still images entered as prints, transparencies or CD/DVD created by traditional photographic processes as well as those captured electronically with a digital camera or scanner.   ELIGIBILITY Must be a PPANM member in good standing. The entry must have been captured and created by the entrant. The entrant's name shall not appear anywhere on the face of a print entry or in the body of a slideshow/video. A maximum of five entries and one slideshow/video may be submitted per entrant. No entry will be eligible that has been made under the supervision of an instructor or as a class assignment. No two entries shall be of the same subject or social event. Entries previously merited at any PPA International or Affiliated Competition are not eligible including any image from a merited album. No foreign material may be added to the front or back of any entry that may damage another entry. Only photographic or matting materials may be added to the front or back of any print entries. Entry media includes photographic prints, transparencies, albums and CDs/DVDs.   CATEGORIES All competitors will compete in the General category unless they are eligible for the Salon category. If eligibility for the Salon category has been met, the competitor must compete in that category for the current and all subsequent conventions. Placement in the Salon category is mandatory if the competitor meets one or more of the following requirements:         A) PPA Master's Degree         B) PPANM Print Fellow Award         C) A total score of 15 or more points per PPANM Print Fellow Award rules.   PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION CATEGORIES COMMERCIAL - consists of Commercial and Industrial entries. If a tear sheet is included, enclose it in an envelope attached to back, top, center of the entry. PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATIVE WEDDING ALBUM DIGITAL/ELECTRONIC IMAGING  SPECIAL CATEGORY – Designated each year by the Board of Directors of PPANM. Each entrant may enter one photograph in this classification. SLIDESHOW/VIDEO   MOUNTING: Commercial, Portrait, Illustrative, Wedding and Special Categories Print entries must be permanently mounted on standard mount board material. Prints cannot have a wrapping of any kind. No masonite, Mylar, acetate, glass, stretcher or conventional frames are allowed. Images of any shape and size are allowed and must be mounted on 16” x 20” mount board (recommended mounting thickness is 1/8" to 3/8") No material may be added to the front or back of an entry that may damage another entry. PPA Master of Photography Degree & PPANM Print Fellow Degree holders may submit images of any shape and size on a mount board a minimum of 80 square inches to a maximum of 480 square inches, with the largest dimension no longer than 24".   DIGITAL/ELECTRONIC IMAGING ENTRIES All digital manipulation must have been performed by the entrant. Entries without guide prints must be mounted on a 16x20 mount board. Entries including guide print(s) must be mounted adjacent to the finished print on the face of a 20” x 24” mount board. Guide prints are strongly recommended to demonstrate the digital expertise that has been performed. Exception: PPA Master of Electronic Imaging Degree holders may submit entries of any shape and size on a mount board a minimum of 80 square inches to a maximum of 480 square inches with the largest dimensions no longer than 24”. Guide prints must be placed adjacent to the finished print on the face of the mounted board.   TRANSPARENCY ENTRIES All transparency entries must be masked and mounted on a 12"x 12" black mat with the viewable area to be a minimum of 1-5/8" x 2-1/4". To allow display in the print exhibit, mat thickness cannot exceed 1/4".   ALBUM ENTRIES Album entries can be submitted in the form of a Traditional Album or a CD Format. Traditional Album cover size may not exceed 400 square inches. No multiple volume albums are allowed. Any studio identification or entrant's name in the album must be covered. Digital Album Entry Specifications: One CD per entry Viewable Canvas Size: 1024 x 768 pixels, Horizontal format hereafter will be referred to as PAGE. The viewable PAGE may represent a single album page or a spread. You may design each PAGE with as many or as few images as you desire. File Format: JPG. Color Space: sRGB. Gamma: 2.2 Quantity of PAGES: Not to exceed 70. Identify PAGES sequentially in the order in which you wish them to be viewed, using the 3 digit numerical sequence shown here. Example: 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 003.jpg, etc.   ALBUM ENTRY CATEGORIES Single Maker Entries Images in the album must be the work of the entrant. No other photographer's images are allowed. Multi-Maker Entries Each participating entrant must pay the appropriate entry fee. A separate entry label is required for each entrant. Images in the album must be the work of the entrants, with a minimum of 20 images per entrant. Multi-maker albums will be judged as one entry.   SLIDESHOW/VIDEO ENTRIES All entries must be on a DVD with a CD duplicate as a back up. Slideshow and/or video production must have been performed by the entrant. Entries must be sequenced images or live action video. (No single image entries are allowed.) Entries may include but are not limited to: Commercial, Industrial, Social Event or other creative productions. A maximum of 10 minutes will be viewed. Recommended time no longer than 5 minutes.   DEADLINES AND FEES $50.00 for PPANM members in good standing and attending the convention.  $125.00 for PPANM members in good standing and not attending the convention. Shipping deadline is March 4, 2008. Ship to: Lozoya Studios 1205 Broadway SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 Hand carry deadline is Sunday, March 9, 2008 - 8:00am at: Quality Inn & Suites 25 Hotel Circle (I-40 and Eubank) Albuquerque, NM *NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 8:00AM March 9, 2008*   SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS Entries must be shipped in a secure, re-usable shipping container. Ship to: PPANM Print Exhibition ­ 1205 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. PPANM assumes no responsibility for damage to entries. Shipping containers and entries will be available for pick up on the last day of the Annual Convention. For return shipping please enclose $30.00. Note: failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification of entry.   JUDGING: There will be no designation made at the time of the initial judging (for scores) to differentiate prints: General, Salon or specific categories - portrait, wedding, illustrative, digital, commercial, or special category. Judges will be instructed by the Jury Foreman to judge all prints on individual merit alone. Photographic entries will be judged under 75 foot candles of incandescent light.   SCORING: The point system is used for all judging with scores from 100 to 0 possible. The categories of points are: Exceptional, 100-95; Superior, 94-90; Excellent, 89-85; Deserving of a Merit, 84-80; Above Average, 79-76; Average, 75-74; Fair, 73-70; Unacceptable, 69-0. There will be no automatic review of prints receiving scores between 79-81. The final score is the official score, in the event that a member of the jury panel challenges a score. The number of points awarded by the jury will be entered on the back of the entry.   DISPLAY: All entries receiving a score of 70 and above are eligible for display at the convention. Space and other limitations will usually restrict these selections, and not all eligible prints will be displayed.   AWARDS: Entries will be divided into individual categories for the purpose of selecting awards. All awards are made at the discretion of the Jury Foreman and the Jury Panel. Only those photographs receiving a score of 76 or above will be eligible for awards in the General Category, 78 and above in the Salon Category. These awards will be announced at the Annual Banquet.   The list of possible awards is determined by the Board of Directors of the Association and may change from year to year.   Plaque award will go to each winning competitor in the General and Salon categories for these classifications: A)    Commercial/Industrial B)    Portrait C)   Wedding D)   Album E)    Illustrative F)  Digital/Electronic Imaging All other eligible prints in both the General category and the Salon category will be combined for the remaining Plaque and certificate award selections.   Past-Presidents Award - Each year the Past-Presidents of PPANM select a special topic for photographs. Each entrant may enter one photograph for this award. Originality of interpretation is encouraged. All other general and specific rules apply. The topic or title for this classification will be announced in the PPANM newsletter. In order to be eligible for this award, the photograph must be entered in one of the photographic classifications listed above. It must also be identified on the identification label as entered for this award. Awards will be selected by the Past-Presidents of the Association.   Out of State Award - Out of state entries are eligible only for this award.   SEAL OF APPROVAL: PPANM is not an affiliated Judging. No seal of approval is issued by this association.   DECISIONS: The Print Committee Chairman, with the Jury Foreman, will have the authority to decide any questions not specifically covered by these rules. His or Her decisions will be final. ANY ENTRIES NOT FOLLOWING THESE RULES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.   CERTIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY: Entrants must sign the certification on the entry form.