2016 “elevate the standard” print competition...

2016 “Elevate the Standard”Print Competition Rules

An Image Judging Competition of theMinnesota Professional Photographers Association

Print Judging Date: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016 Minneapolis Marriott West 9960 Wayzata Blvd St. Louis Park, MN 55426

Registration Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday April 15, 2016 at printcompetition.comMail/Ship in start date: March 20, 2016 (All entries being shipped or mailed need to be sent so as to arrive at the address below no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16, 2016.)Walk in deadline: Sunday, April 17, 2015 by 11:00 a.m. (At the Minneapolis Marriott West print judging room.)

Entry Fee: $15 per entry, up to six entries allowed All images, whether prints or digital, must be pre-registered and pre-paid at printcompetition.com by 5 p.m. Friday, April 15.

IMPORTANTPlease read the following print rules carefully.

You may enter either prints or digital images. Only print entries will be eligible for MNPPA, Student and Vendor awards. All images, whether prints or digital, must be pre-registered and pre-paid at printcompetition.com by 5 p.m. Friday, April 15. Uploaded files must be sized so the longest dimension is 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi). Each file must contain an embedded color profile of either sRGB or Adobe RGB1998 and be saved at a JPEG quality setting of 10. Total file size should not exceed 10 MB.

Shipping Information: If you are shipping your cases, they must be dropped off or shipped to arrive at the following address by 4 p.m. Thurs., April 14, 2016. Stacy Milburn (MNPPA President) 945 37th St SE Buffalo, MN 55313

Additional rules and information follow below and is also available at the printcompetition.com website, association website or by contacting Print Chair Lisa Asp at [email protected] or 952-303-3619.

The purpose of this competition is to allow photographers to enter photographic or digital prints, CD albums, and/or traditional albums to be judged relative to the 12 Elements of a Merit Print for the purpose of critique and/or competing for awards. For more information, see: http://www.ppa.com/competitions/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1792&navItemNumber=2213

Judging will be to PPA standards but it should be noted that this is NOT a PPA Affiliated Competition and PPA merits can NOT be earned. These rules pertain to images created by traditional photographic processes as well as those captured electronically with a digital camera or scanner.

This competition is open to anyone. Awards will only be given for physical (print) entries, with the exception of album entries per association rules. Digital entries will be scored but are not eligible for awards. Only current members of MNPPA are eligible for Association and Vendor awards.

Printcompetition.com: As mentioned earlier, ALL entries must be pre-registered and the entry fee pre-paid at printcompetition.com by 5 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016. There is a $6.00 annual fee for membership with printcompetition.com (an upgraded account option is also available). You may download a free Print Competition Game Day app for your computer, smart phone or tablet that will allow you to watch the judging as it happens (audio is not available). Through the app, you will see current image that is being judged and watch the results come in. The app automatically refreshes so you just sit back and watch. In addition to the current image being judged, you will also see thumbnails of the top 16, a list of the last 20 scores and a list of the next 15 up. For an additional fee, you can upgrade to apps that give you even more features.

Questions: Contact Print Chair Lisa Asp at [email protected] or 952-303-3619.

Student Entrants: In order to qualify for the student awards, the entrant must be enrolled in a college or post-secondary school within the confines of Minnesota region. A full time student must carry 12 semester hours. Students are eligible to qualify for student awards provided that they are also: a) a member of MNPPA, b) have complied with official rules, and c) the entry has not been made as a class assignment or under supervision of an instructor. Student entrants are not eligible for Vendor awards or for any other MNPPA awards.

ELIGIBILITY

1. The entrant must have captured and created the original exposure.2. Any entry which has been reproduced from an existing photograph, portrait, graphic or any other art work produced by another person is a violation of the competition rules and will not be judged, accepted, or displayed. If an entry, in the good-faith opinion of the Photographic Competition Committee, violates copyright, trademark or any other applicable law that entry shall be disqualified.3. The entrant’s name shall not appear anywhere on the face of the entry.4. A maximum of six (6) entries may be submitted per entrant. These may be a combination of prints and albums. Each print and/or album submitted counts as one entry. You must enter at least four prints/ albums in order to be eligible for photographer of the year awards.5. Entrant must have a model release on file for each entry submitted.6. No entry will be eligible that has been made under the supervision of an instructor/ speaker or workshop. 7. The same subject may not be in more than one of the entrant’s submitted images with the exception of event or non-event albums and senior folios.

8. Entries previously merited at any PPA International Competition are not eligible including any image from a merited album UNLESS they have never received any state/affiliate print credit or award.9. Entry media includes photographic prints, albums, digital albums or digital images.10. The print committee is not responsible for possible handling damage to entered submissions.11. No Late Entries will be accepted - please note the deadlines above.12. Entry fees will be paid on PrintCompetition.com at the time you register. Labels should be printed directly through PrintCompetition.com and adhered to the back of each print.

ENTRY CATEGORIES

1. Portrait: Portrait photographs of any person or group of people. Bridal and Wedding portraits are not eligible.2. Wedding/Candid: All photographs pertaining to brides, weddings or social events. 3. Illustrative/Unclassified: Pictorials, scenic, graphic art, pets or any subject matter with a creative theme should be entered in this category. Images that have been highly retouched or enhanced, including images of people, using digital methods or images that have been creatively altered using digital filters should also be entered in this category. Commercial or industrial entries should also be entered under this category.4. Event Album: Albums containing any subject matter from time-sensitive events such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, etc.5. Non-Event Album: Albums containing any non-event subject such as portraits and storytelling albums.

The print chairperson and/or board have the right to question the category of any entry. The judges have the option to change the classification and their decision is final.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES ALLOWED: You may submit up to six entries of any combination of albums or individual images.

PRINTED ENTRIES

1. Sizes: Entrants may submit printed images of any shape and size on a mount board with a minimum of 80 square inches (8x10) to a maximum of 480 square inches (20x24) with the largest dimension no longer than 24 inches. Traditional competition size has been 16x20, but non-traditional sizes are now acceptable within the dimensions stated above.2. Mounting: Print entries must be mounted on standard mount material (double weight mat board, gator board, ¼” foam, or Sintra). “Float” mounting is accepted at the entrant’s risk for damage.3. An identical jpeg copy of the printed image must be uploaded to printcompetiton.com at the time you register your competition entries.4. Images on metal and mounted to another standard material must have rounded corners and smooth edges. No mount that could potentially damage other entries or pose a danger to print handlers will be accepted. No material may be added to the front or back of any entry that may damage another entry.5. Masonite, glass, stretcher frames or conventional frames will not be accepted. 6. Use the official entry form and affix the official print label to the back of each print.

DIGITAL ENTRIES

All digital files must be sized so the longest dimension is 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi). Each file must contain an embedded color profile of either sRGB or Adobe RGB1998 and be saved at a JPEG quality setting of 10. Total file size should not exceed 10 MB.

ALBUM ENTRIES

1. Album entries may be submitted in the form of a Traditional Album or a Digital Format Album.2. There are 2 album entry categories - events and nonevents. 3. Events: Use this category for time-sensitive events such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, etc.4. Non-events: Use this category for portraits and storytelling albums.5. NOTE: Multi maker and single maker albums will be judged as one category.

TRADITIONAL ALBUM ENTRY:

1. Album covers must be between 63-400 square inches.2. No multiple volume albums are allowed.3. Any studio identification or entrant’s name in the traditional album must be covered.4. Include the album label with your entry.5. Even if you are entering a traditional, printed album, you must upload a digital file to printcompetition.com at the time you register your entry. This is for the purposes of watching the competition as it happens on the Game Day app from printcompetition.com. See the specs below for digital album entries.

DIGITAL ALBUM ENTRY:

1. Digital album entries must be uploaded to the PrintCompetition.com site as a single ZIP file.2. All files must contain color space sRGB JPEG at quality setting 10. 3. Each canvas/file may be a single album side or a spread with as many images as you desire. 4. Any album may contain up to 36 “Canvas Files” and should be named in the appropriate order as follows: Johnson_file01.jpg, Johnson_file02.jpg, etc.5. Canvas/file01.jpg MUST be blank – filled with BLACK.6. Studio identification or entrant’s name cannot appear on any file within the album entry.

ADDITIONAL RULES FOR VENDOR AWARDS

Kodak Gallery Award: Judges will choose the print for the Gallery Award.1. Only prints or printed albums will be considered for Gallery Award competition.2. An image* must receive a score of 80 or more points during PPA judging standards to be eligible for a Gallery Award and, as such, is eligible f or any award in the Gallery Award categories, regardless of the category to which the entry was submitted.3. An image may only win one Gallery Award. The Gallery Award submission must be entered with a label on the back signed by the maker saying this image or album has never received a Kodak Gallery Award. The label can be found on the Kodak.com website as well as in the MNPPA rules.4. Only images printed on Kodak Paper will be eligible to submit for the Kodak Gallery Award. These in clude: •KODAKPROFESSIONALENDURAPapers •KODAKPROFESSIONALENDURADisplayMaterials •KODAKPROFESSIONALEKTATHERMMedia5. Entrants should print a copy of the Kodak label and adhere it to the back of their print (labels follow the rules).

It is the responsibility of the photographer whose entry is submitted to own copyrights to each entry and to have in his/her possession signed and dated releases for each subject, model and location. By entering the competition, the photographer acknowledges and accepts this complete responsibility and grants Kodak Alaris use of the entry.

Fuji Masterpiece Awards: The Fujifilm Masterpiece Award Certificate is given to the best image, usually indicated by the highest score, in its category at annual print competitions held by PPA affiliates. 1. The image must score at least an 80 out of a potential of 100 points to be eligible for the award. The judges must agree that it best represents the category with the highest level of professional photography.2. The image must be printed on Fujicolor Paper. Only printed entries will be considered.3. One award will be given in each of two categories: portrait and wedding (print or album).4. Winners will receive a certificate that represents their achievement at the awards ceremony. After they mail in their registration form they will also receive a lapel pin. 5. Entrants should print a copy of the Fuji label information and adhere it to the back of their entry (labels follow the rules).

Lexjet Sunset Award: Print the official Lexjet Sunset label and adhere it to the back of your print. •Allinkjet-printedentriesareeligibletowinthe“BestPrintinExhibition”Sunsetaward •EntriesneednotbeprintedonSunsetinkjetmediatowin •Animagemustbesubmittedandbejudgedasaprint •Theimagemustscoreatleast80pointsduringthePPA-stylejudging •Theimagemustbechosenfromthe10highestscoringprintsinthecompetition •TheimagecannothavewonaSunsetawardpreviously •Theimagemustadheretoallrulesandqualificationsofthehostprintcompetition •Theentrantmusthaveallreleasesandpermissionofallsubjectsappearingintheimage

AWARDSThe awards ceremony will take place at an Awards Breakfast Tuesday, April 20, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. Only printed entries are eligible for awards as per rules defined above. The following awards will be presented:

Overall Awards:

1. Certified Professional Photographer of the Year - high print case score of 4 entries (top 4 scores in the case if more than 4 are entered) for a Certified Professional Photographer2. Judge’s Choice – After all judging is completed, each judge will be able to select their favorite entry of choice. 3. Kodak Gallery Award - Judges will choose one print to receive this award. Image must have been printed on Kodak Paper.4. Fujifilm Masterpiece Award Certificate - Portrait Category - Judges to determine the best representation of professional photography in the portrait category printed on Fujicolor Paper.5. Fujifilm Masterpiece Award Certificate - Wedding Category - Judges to determine the best representation of professional photography in the wedding category printed on Fujicolor Paper – may be a print or an album. 6. Lexjet Sunset Award – presented to an inkjet-printed entry.

MNPPA Awards - must be a current MNPPA member to qualify

1. Any entry receiving a final score of 76 or above will be awarded an MNPPA photographic credit. Entries scoring 80 or above will qualify for the MNPPA loan collection and will receive an additional MNPPA print credit.2. MNPPA Portrait Photographer of the Year – Given annually to the photographer having the highest score for their top three prints in the portrait category. Their fourth entry may or may not be in the portrait category, but only their top three portrait scores will count towards this award. A minimum of 240 for the three prints is required. Both masters and non-masters are eligible.3. MNPPA Wedding Photographer of the Year – Given annually to the photographer having the highest score for their top three prints in the wedding category. Their fourth entry may or may not be in the wedding category, but only their top three portrait scores will count towards this award. A minimum of 240 for the three prints is required. Both masters and non-masters are eligible.4. MNPPA Illustrative Photographer of the Year - Given annually to the photographer having the highest score for their top three prints in the illustrative category. Their fourth entry may or may not be in the illustrative category, but only their top three portrait scores will count towards this award. A minimum of 240 for the three prints is required. Both masters and non-masters are eligible.5.MNPPACourtofHonor–TheCourtofHonorwillincludethePortrait,Wedding,andIllustrative PhotographeroftheYear.Additionally,theCourtofHonorwillincludesixmorephotographers: three masters and three non-masters. These six will be selected on the basis of the next highest print scoresforallfourentries.EachrecipientwillreceiveaCourtofHonorplaque.6. Dworshak Award: This special award, sponsored by the late Louis Dworshak of Duluth, is awarded to the finest portrait of the exhibit and is selected by the judges on the basis of overall quality. It may or may not be the highest scoring print.7. Ellertson Award: This award will be presented to the best illustrative or commercial/industrial print of the show. 8.HagaWeddingAward:Thisaward,namedafterphotographerGordonHaga,isgiventothetopscoring wedding album or print.

9. MNPPA Distinguished Album Event Award: The MNPPA distinguished album event award is given annually to the highest scoring album for time-sensitive social events. In the event of a tie, the judges will select the award winner.10. MNPPA Distingusihed Album Non-Event Award: The MNPPA distinguished album non-event award is given annually to the highest scoring album for portrait and storytelling albums. In the event of a tie, the judges will select the award winner.11. MNPPA Student Award: This award is given to the highest total points for entries in the student category.

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I have used a FUJIFILM color paper in the making of this image. I respectfully request that it be consid-ered for a Masterpiece Award in the category of: Portrait_____ Wedding______

Please adhere this to the back of your qualifying print for Fujifilm Masterpiece Award judging. Minimum Score Required for consideration: 80

Photographer/Artist Name: _______________________________________ Image Title: ____________________________ Image Score: __________ Date: _______________________










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