14 Jan January 2013 Image Competition Opens Today!
Hello!
Today, the January 2013 NAPCP International Image Competition opened at 8:00AM EST and will close at 11:59PM EST February 14th, 2012. The purpose of NAPCP’s Image Competitions is to recognize the accomplishments and creative excellence of our members, rewarding their talent with medallions, priority listing on our directory, vendor endorsements, member points, titles and professional recognition. Members each receive a total of 2 Competition Credits per Competition with their Membership. Details are online!
In addition to recognizing and showcasing the talents of the industry’s top images, NAPCP also seeks to better educate and train all of its members by offering a critiquing service for photo entries. Due to the amount of time our judges dedicate to this process, a Critiquing Fee of $25 will apply for any member who wishes to receive professional feedback on submitted photos. This fee ensures that each photo is thoroughly examined and given thoughtful consideration and time.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words … and yours may be featured in our next press release. For the past five International Image Competitions, the winners announcement highlighted the names of the competition winners and received great exposure – collecting thousands of views, postings to other websites, and search index hits. Wouldn’t you like to see your name and photo sent over the wire too?
Members, start submitting your best images here!
Good luck!
The NAPCP Team
Above photo credits clockwise from top left: Allison Parker, “Gardenia” • Nicola Toon, “Trust ” • Anne Kerr, “Fields of Gold” • Stephanie Buckman “Glowing”
Laura Novak Meyers
Laura Novak is founder and owner of Little Nest Portraits, a fast-growing children’s portrait photography company. With multiple locations situated in the Philadelphia metro area and fifteen employees, Little Nest Portraits services over 1,000 families each year. Through her creative leadership, the company was recently recognized by as “Best Children’s Portrait Studio” by Main Line Today Magazine. Little Nest Portraits has also been featured in Philadelphia Magazine, CBS Talk Philly, and Good Day Philly on FOX. Prior to starting Little Nest Portraits, Laura owned and operated a boutique wedding photography business in Wilmington, Delaware. The company’s wedding photography was featured in the People, The Knot, Modern Bride, Martha Stewart’s Weddings and countless other media outlets. In 2007, Kodak named Laura as one of their two “Photographers to Watch”. Over the years Laura and her team of working moms have made over 300 charity donations, highlighting her desire to give back while empowering women to live their dreams. To see Laura’s website click here!
Justine Ungaro
A 2nd generation photographer, Justine Ungaro has been photographing weddings and portraits for over a decade. Having cut her creative teeth in the Washington DC wedding business, in 2006 she moved to Los Angeles and in 2012 opened her current storefront studio location. Justine’s images have garnered top awards from WPPI, PDN Top Knots, The Fearless Awards, WPJA and ISES and have been featured in People Magazine, In Touch Weekly, Martha Stewart Weddings, Inside Weddings, Grace Ormonde, Bride’s, The Knot, Washingtonian Magazine, The LA Times, The Washington Post and other printed and online publications. In 2011 Justine appeared as a judge in the online photography reality show Shutter Wars. To see Justine’s website, click here!
MaryAnn Talamo
MaryAnn is the owner of her own successful boutique studio, Custom Digital Images, in Staten Island, NY. She has been continuously studying the fine arts for over 30 years, beginning her formal art education at Mark Twain JHS for the Gifted and Talented in Brooklyn, NY, and culminating with BA degree in Studio Art from Brooklyn College. She frequently uses her extensive education in art history as a reference in her work, which has helped her cultivate a classical style. She has been awarded a PPA Master of Photography degree, and has been a Certified Professional Photographer since 2007. Among her numerous print merits, she recently won the prestigious Silver Photographer of the Year award from the PPA, as well as a Canon Par Excellence Award in 2009. Her artwork has been featured in both the PPA Loan Collections and the PPA Showcase Books throughout the years. To see MaryAnn’s website please click here!
ABOUT THE IMAGE COMPETITION
The National Association of Professional Child Photographers (NAPCP) recognizes the accomplishments and creative excellence of its child photographer members. Image competitions reward talent with medallions, priority listing on our directory, vendor endorsements, member points, titles and professional recognition.
DEADLINE & FEES:
The NAPCP January 2013 International Image Competition will open 8:00AM EST January 14, 2013 and close 11:59PM EST February 14, 2013.
Members will receive a total of 2 Competition Credits per Competition with their Membership. Additional Competition Credits can be purchased for $25 each. Competition Credits can be used in any single competition, and can not roll over to the following competition. A Critiquing Fee of $25 will apply for any member who wishes to receive professional feedback on submitted photos.
CATEGORIES:
Instructions/Disclaimer: Images for each category can range from maternity, family, newborn, child-specific events, sibling, etc. Category submissions are open to interpretation based on the Photographer’s perception. Categories are subject to change in future Image Competitions.
1. Maternity
2. Newborn
3. Baby
4. Child
5. Sibling
6. Seniors & Tweens
7. Family
8. Toddlers
JUDGING CRITERIA:
1. Impact (40%) – the sense one gets upon viewing an image for the first time. Compelling images evoke laughter, sadness, anger, pride, wonder or another intense emotion. Story Telling also plays a part in overall Impact. This refers to the image’s ability to evoke imagination. What message does the viewer read, and what story does the image depict?
2. Technical Merit (30%) – the quality of the image itself as it is presented for viewing. Retouching, manipulation, focus, appropriate depth of field, sharpness, exposure, composition and correct color are some items that speak to the qualities of the image.
3. Creativity & Style (30%) – important to the design of an image, bringing all of the visual elements together in concert to express the purpose of the image. The photographer’s style can be defined simply through their use of light, color, or any element that enables the audience to connect with the image. Creativity is the original, fresh, and external expression of the imagination of the maker by using the medium to convey an idea, message or thought.
RULES:
Eligibility: NAPCP’s International Image Competition is held twice yearly and is open to all current and active members.
1. Competition entries must be the Entrant’s unassisted original work. This includes staging, capture, processing, and finish.
2. Entries can not be a result of a workshop or a class assignment.
3. Entries can only be entered once. Entering the image more than once will disqualify the Entrant.
4. A maximum of 3 entries can be entered per Category.
5. No where on the Image submission can the entrant’s name, logo or signature appear.
6. Competition Entry should be labeled as follows: LastName_FirstName_YearA_Title
Entrants agree that any entered photograph may be used by the National Association of Professional Child Photographers (NAPCP), in any of its publications, printed materials or electronic media, such as but not limited to any of its web sites or its affiliates’ web sites. Model releases must be available for all recognizable individuals in submitted photos. Do not submit these releases unless requested.
Winning entries may be used in connection with the Competition and NAPCP for promotion in the future. Thus, winners grant a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, limited license to use, publish, reproduce, display, distribute, use for promotional purposes and cross-promotional purposes. Photographer retains all copyright for the images.>
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