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Cell Phone Online Exhibition Call for Entries
Camera phones are ubiquitous and photographers are taking full advantage of recent technological advances. Texas Photographic Society is now accepting images taken with the cameras in cell phones for its first Members’ Online Gallery. This international competition, to be juried by Scott Bourne, is open to all professional and amateur photographers. Images must be taken with a cell phone camera and may only be manipulated with a cell phone application. No Photoshop. Please submit by Friday, March 12, 2010. The exhibition catalog of accepted entries will be created using Blurb software and the catalogue will be available for entrants and members to purchase through Blurb.com. All Award winners will receive a complimentary printed exhibition catalogue. In addition, photographers whose works are designed as First, Second and Third place winners may choose a photographic print from a selection of the TPS Print Program, excluding the Featured Artists.
The Online Exhibit will be linked from our Main page and TPS Facebook page, and exhibited on the Members’ Online Gallery through December 2010.
Juror's Statement
My personal approach is I prefer images with visual acuity, striking impact, good storytelling, etc., of course the basics like good exposure, great light, straightforward subject also count.
Scott Bourne
Host, Photofocus Podcast
Publisher, Photofocus.com
President, Bourne Media Group
About the Juror
Scott Bourne is a digital media pioneer and has been involved in photography for more than three decades. He’s the author of four photo books including, 88 Secrets to Selling & Publishing Your Photography, Captivating Wildlife, with David Middleton, 88 Secrets to Photoshop for Photographers, and 88 Secrets to Wildlife Photography with Rod Barbee. Scott’s also authored three photography-related titles for Lynda.com.
Scott’s led workshops and seminars for, Palm Beach Photographic Center, Cooperative Communicators of America, WPPA, The Professional Photographers of America, Seattle Art Center, and Olympic Mountain School of Photography. He holds the designation Apple Certified Professional Trainer (T3) for Apple’s Aperture. He’s also previously held the designation Certified Adobe Photoshop Instructor.
Scott is a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA.) To see Scott’s bird portfolio or his general wildlife portfolio go to www.avianstock.com or www.photodiary.com.
Calendar of Events 2010
March 12
Entries due in San Antonio.
March 15
Entries sent to Juror, Scott Bourne
April 5
Notification to accepted entrants sent by mail and posted on the TPS website, www.texasphoto.org.
April 5
Show opens on the Members’ Online Gallery.
Rules and Guidelines:
All entrants must be current members of TPS. The entry fee is $20 for up to 10 images. You may join TPS, or extend your membership, and enter 10 images in this online competition for a special price of $40, this represents a savings of $15.
To send entries via email:
1. In the body of the email, number each image so that it matches the numbering system according to the files directions below. For each image: provide the title, cell phone, and cell phone editing application if one is used. You may also include a Visa or Mastercard number along with the expiration date, and 3 digit security code for payment option. We also require contact info, your name, address, city, state, zip code and telephone numbers.
2. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.
3. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1SamJones, 2SamJones. Also, from a networking standpoint, do not use spaces in the title of the JPEG (use underscores if needed) and limit to only alpha-numeric characters (do not use :.:’”/?}{()[ ]+-=*&^ %$#@!.).
4. If you chose, you may send the credit card information from our secure website: http://www.king-cart.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=TPS&product=CellPhone10Fee&exact_match=exact.
5. Email files to Shows@texasphoto.org.
To send entries via cell phone:
1. Register at our secured website www.king-cart.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=TPS&product=CellPhone10Fee&exact_match=exact, filing out all the info and complete your payment.
2. Once we receive your form and credit card payment, we will send you an email with a 3 digit registry number. This is the number you will attach to each cell phone image.
3. When emailing images from cell phone, include in text area the 3 digit registry number, number according to the order they are mailed in, and a title in that order.
4. If you are able to rename the images, you may do so in the same order or follow directions as step 3 in Emailing Images above. This will help us keep the images organized for each entrant.
5. Email files to Shows@texasphoto.org.
Reproduction
TPS retains the right to display, project and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain Copyrights to their individual works.
Eligibility
The exhibition is open to amateur and professional artists internationally. You may join TPS and enter the competition. Entries must not have been exhibited previously in a TPS show and must have been taken within the last four years.
Questions? Email Clarke at clarke@texasphoto.org
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