WPS Competition Specifications:

2nd Quarter Competition is open!  June 15th – June 30th!

Please read the rules below BEFORE submitting your image.

Click here to submit your image

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

- Image must be received via email no later then June 30th, 2010 @ 11:59:59 pm
- Image must have been taken AFTER June 15th, 2009 (1 year ago from competition start date).
- Must have been photographed by you.
- Images must be of actual wedding clients in the context of their wedding, engagement session, bridal session, or portrait session. Images taken at workshops, seminars, or conventions may not be used.
- Image must have no identifying watermarks. Exif data is allowed, just nothing visible.
- Each WPS member (aspiring or pro) may submit 1 photo per category per judging period.
- Each image may be entered into only one category.
- Images may be resubmitted to the next contest if said photograph does not place in the top three or receive an honorable mention.

IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS

- 800px on the longest side
- Finished off for viewing on a calibrated LCD monitor
- sRGB color space

POST PROCESSING

- For the PJ category, only light color/exposure, dodging & burning allowed.
- All other categories are artistically unlimited

VARIOUS

- Judging will be performed after the image deadline and, once judging is complete, the images will be posted in a private WPS forum for viewing. Winners will be asked to submit a watermarked version for public posting and recognition on our blog.
- Any image not meeting the above specifications may be disqualified from the competition.
- March 2010 Judges:
Ami Wheeler – Umstead Hotel
Peter Eversoll – Professor of Photography – Living Arts College
Cristobal Perez – Award winning wedding photographer

RELEASE

- By submitting an image into the WPS image competition, you agree you are the photographer who originally captured the image and current copyright holder. You also agree to allow the WPS and it’s board members post your image on the WPS website/forum/blog for viewing & judging. You agree the WPS can use your image on the WPS website to announce the competition winners.

SUBMIT YOUR IMAGE HERE

PERMANENT CATEGORIES

PHOTOJOURNALISM
Images in this category may not be setup, directed, or prompted by the photographer. Minor Photoshop enhancements such as cropping, levels, curves, white balance adjustments are allowed. Color or B/W only. The lead judge will move the image to the appropriate category of he/she deems the image is setup, directed, or if excessive Photoshop enhancements are utilized.

ARTISTIC
These images have no restrictions on Photoshop enhancements. Textures, layers, heavy vignetting, vintage tones, are allowed. Portraits are also allowed in this category. In other words…go crazy! The lead judge will have the authority to move the image to the appropriate category if he/she deems the image does not fall within the category.

CAROUSEL CATEGORIES

The categories below will change quarterly to help define The WPS’ “Photographer of the Year.” These categories will always be unique and never will be duplicated during the year. Photoshop may be used but textures, heavy tones, layered images will be reassigned by the lead judge to the “Artistic” category.

- LOL (Humor)

These images make you laugh out loud and forces you to smile.

- DETAILS

Images in the details category can be found or created by the photographer. This category can be of any item related weddings shot on the wedding day.

- LET THEM EAT CAKE

This category reflects anything dealing with the cake. It could be cake cutting, delivery, cake smashing, delivery… anything.

The lead judge may reassign images to the appropriate category if he/she deems. This may occur of he/she determines that the image was entered into the wrong category.

Prizes & Points
- To be updated soon with prizes
- Points will accrued throughout the year from each competition. The overall winner at the end of the year will be recognized. More on this later.
- Please post any questions in a separate topic in this forum