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It seems we have just wrapped up the competition for 2006 but here we are now introducing the School of Photography Photographer of the Year 2007!!

Anupam Pal has held the title for the last two years. So there is double inspiration for our competitors in this years competition; to challenge Anupam and to win the many prizes we have on offer this year.

For the winner of the title of Photographer of the Year 2007, we have a Pentax K110D digital SLR camera up for grabs! This has all the features of the worlds most popular design of camera; interchangeable lenses, multiple exposure modes and a 6.1 megapixel image sensor to list just a few.

For every competition there are Amazon Gift Vouchers to be won. First prize is $75, the second placed competitor gets $40 and third prize is $25. Also the winner will receive a copy of CyPics Photo Album Software.
The format of our competitions for this year will be very familiar to anyone who has taken part before. For those of you who haven’t entered before, you will find the process quite easy.

There will be five themed competitions run over the course of the year. Each entrant is allowed to enter ONE photo in each of the competitions. If a photo places within the top 15 places in any of the competitions, it earns points toward the Photographer of the Year table. The person with the most points when all the competitions are completed is the winner of the Photographer of the Year 2007 title and the Grand Prize of a Pentax K110D SLR camera.
The Competitions

There are a total of five competitions run over the course of the year. Here are the themes and closing dates for each.

Round 1: Winter - Closing date - February 28th 2007

Round 2: The Night - Closing date - April 30th 2007

Round 3: Expression - Closing date - June 30th 2007

Round 4: Special Effects - Closing date - September 30th 2007

Round 5: Open - Closing date - November 30th 2007

Keep an eye on this ezine. Throughout the course of the year we will be giving tips and ideas on these themes.
The prizes for each competition:

* First Place - $75 Voucher for Amazon.com and the CyPics Photo Album Software.
* Second Place - $40 Voucher for Amazon.com
* Third Place - $25 Voucher for Amazon.com
 
Photographer of the Year Prize:
 
The entrant with the most points accumulated from the five competitions will be declared the “School of Photography.com Photographer of the Year 2007″ and win the grand prize of a Pentax K110D digital SLR camera. This truly is a prize worth working towards.

So if you want to know what is needed to win our competitions, here are a few tips. 
* Impact - The photo should stand out in a crowd and catch and hold the judges eye. Aspects like a strong color, lines or a strong subject that is tightly framed are usually best. Avoid fussy images where the subject is hard to define or there is more than one subject in the image.

* Perfect in technical aspects - The image must be sharp and well exposed. No matter how eyecatching the image, if it is poorly exposed or soft, it will not win.

* Follow the Rules - Read the rules of entry carefully and make sure your images are entered correctly. They must be submitted on time and be the proper sizes. For example digital image files that are too big will not be accepted. Make sure digital image titles are indicated properly as outlined in the rules of entry. Make sure ALL details are filled out properly in the entry form. We have seen many good images in the past disqualified because they did not comply with the rules of entry.

These three simple steps should ensure your image gets a proper view from our judges. For more information on what can make a winning image, visit our Phototips page at http://www.schoolofphotography.com/if/nov2001InFocus.html

 

Rules of Entry

* The School of Photography.com Photographer of the Year 2007 Competition is open only to amateur photographers (Those who do not have photography as their main source of income) worldwide.

* Each entrant is only allowed to enter ONE photograph. The entry must be accompanied by a fully completed entry form found at http://www.schoolofphotography.com/comp.html. 

* Photographs can be entered by email or by post.

Email entries should be in jpeg file format at an image dimension no larger than 800 pixels in longest width. File sizes should not exceed 1.5mb. The entrants last name must be included in the front of the image file name. For example; “smith_flower”. Please see our Phototips page on sizing and compression before sending images via email at http://www.schoolofphotography.com/if/infocus26.html

Postal entries can be prints, slides or digital storage media. Prints can be color or black and white. Print sizes can be any size but no larger than 12 x 8 inches or A4. Slides can be 35mm or medium format transparencies (No glass mounted slides please). Digital images can be on floppy disk or CD. Sorry but postal entries will NOT be returned. 

* The School of Photography.com reserves the right to publish any winning entry in relation to the competition. The photographer retains copyright and can be assured no other usage will be made of the image.

* While every care will be taken, The School of Photography.com is not responsible for photographs that are lost or damaged.

* The judge’s decisions will be final. No correspondence may be entered into on the judges’ decision.

* The prizes stated are final and no cash equivalents will be awarded.

For further information and entry form go to http://www.schoolofphotography.com/comp.html
Postal entries must be addressed to

Competitions
School of Photography.com
P.O.  Box 314
Tralee
Co. Kerry
Ireland
Do you want to learn how to take winning photos? Join our Basic Photography Course. See the full syllabus at  http://www.schoolofphotography.com/basic_photography_course.html

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