Details are up on the website. Grand Prize is $2500.

Hey the do you want to go 50/50?

Two questions...

I'm not going to hold my breath or anything, but if you win/place/show etc., when and how (matted, framed?) will you need to get your exhibition prints to Foto 3?

Also, who will be judging this competition?

This is exciting Ted, Is there going to be a direct link to the foto3contestrules so that we can forward it to our clients and schools in the area.
We are going to do something again this year that compliments this showing of work in March and will then send down a large amounts of mounted prints to compete in ths show.

If somebody submitted a digital file, and on that basis and was selected as a finalist in the contest, would they then be required to produce a print? I'm a little unclear about what the competition is about.

Normal question:rolleyes: not d vs a.

Also, like so many in photograpy, I am both a student and a teacher, So what is the criteria for the student/master designation? (ok, I know where I'll have to enter, but I'm curious how the division is made)

Perhaps these questions will be adressed on the entry form, but they were the ones I have at present.

I'm looking very much forward to the conference.

Thanks,

J

To answer the questions that have been asked:

1) If you are submitting a print assume (in the event you are a winner) that the print you submit will be the print that goes on exhibit in the show.

2) If you submit a digital file the file size we are requiring is specifically targeted to produce a high quality print (300dpi and 7200 pixels on the longest side as a maximum) that will equal in size the largest prints submitted. We do reserve the right to ask those artists who submit fully digitally to send a print of their file. However, we don't anticipate that we will be required to do that as we have the equipment and skilled printers available to produce the final digital prints.

3) I hate to keep you in suspense about the judges but we want to make the announcement all at once. There will be two judges. One has committed and one is still checking their schedule. One will be from the museum/academic world and one from the commercial/professional world.

Do you have to attend the conference to enter?

To answer the questions that have been asked:

1) If you are submitting a print assume (in the event you are a winner) that the print you submit will be the print that goes on exhibit in the show.

2) If you submit a digital file the file size we are requiring is specifically targeted to produce a high quality print (300dpi and 7200 pixels on the longest side as a maximum) that will equal in size the largest prints submitted. We do reserve the right to ask those artists who submit fully digitally to send a print of their file. However, we don't anticipate that we will be required to do that as we have the equipment and skilled printers available to produce the final digital prints.

3) I hate to keep you in suspense about the judges but we want to make the announcement all at once. There will be two judges. One has committed and one is still checking their schedule. One will be from the museum/academic world and one from the commercial/professional world.

Thanks Ted.

Kate,

No, but we sure hope you'll be there :)

OK, drum roll .....

We have both judges selected and confirmed. Sean will post their biographical details on the website in the next few days but neither should be a stranger to most. They are:

Michelle Dunn Marsh of the Aperture Foundation
Anne Wilkes Tucker of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts

Are there any size limitations or requirements? I didn't see any listed.

Hi Diane,

From the website:

Submission Requirements
You can submit your work as a JPEG or TIFF file on a CD or DVD or as a print.
If you choose to submit your work as a print the print must be no larger than 20 x 24" (mounted or unmounted). Any larger prints will not be judged.
If you are submitting your work digitally, images must be submitted at 300 dpi by 7200 pixels in the longest dimension. Images must be in TIFF format for printing and reproduction purposes. Each file should be labeled with your last name, first name and image # (e.g., Smith_Sally_02TIFF).
Additionally, all entries, print and digital, must be accompanied by digital ‘thumbnails.’ These ‘thumbnail' images must be must be sized and saved at 72 dpi by 900 pixels in the longest dimension in JPEG format for viewing. Each file should be labeled with your last name, first name, and image # (e.g., Smith_Sally_02JPEG)
If you are submitting both TIFF and JPEG images on the same disc, they should be in separate folders, one marked JPEG and the other TIFF.
Name and title or identifying labels must be attached to the back, upper left-hand corner of each submitted print. Each submitted DVD or CD must also be similarly clearly labeled on both media envelope/box and on the disc itself. Unlabeled material will not be considered.

Ted-

I'm not quite clear on something here. This is what I think I understand: If the desired image to be displayed at the exhibit is to be a wet-process print, then we must submit an original print AND a CD with JPEG thumbnails. If the final image is to be a digital output image, then a TIFF and a JPEG are submitted, and you all will print the final image. Is that correct?

This arrangement strikes me as being a bit unusual. I've not heard of a competition requesting finished prints AND JPEG files, or printing the final digital prints for the winning entrants.

If you choose to submit your work as a print the print must be no larger than 20 x 24" (mounted or unmounted). Any larger prints will not be judged.

What about for panoramic? Can I go 24" wide on a 6x12 image?

Thanks Ted. Sorry, I just missed it. So much for reading carefully.

Answers to the other questions:

If the desired image to be displayed at the exhibit is to be a wet-process print, then we must submit an original print AND a CD with JPEG thumbnails. If the final image is to be a digital output image, then a TIFF and a JPEG are submitted, and you all will print the final image.

Again, there will be exhibits at the conference that have nothing to do with the competition. If you are a participant and wish to submit a print for the participant's show then you will need to send the print as it is to be displayed (details on this exhibit will follow in several months).

If you are submitting a finished print to be judged in the competition you will also need to submit a JPEG. You may also submit a final TIFF file. In the event you submit a final TIFF file we may ask you to provide us with a final print from that file; alternatively, we will have facilities to produce a final print for display. All printing will be done on one or two of the high end papers; thus, if you have special paper requirements you might be better off submitting a finished print. Again, even digital TIFF submissions must be accompanied by a JPEG of each image. Calling for prints and a JPEG keeps the competition open to all photographers and all printers. Most large competitions today won't even accept prints (other than those that are all traditional process based). We expect to receive in excess of 2000 images and a first cut using the JPEG's is an absolute requirement or the judges will be there forever.

What about for panoramic? Can I go 24" wide on a 6x12 image?

Sure as long as you mean the final print will be 12x24. Remember that the requirement is that the largest size is 20x24, thus, 12x24 is fine. Remember that if you do choose to print that wide you will need to submit the print unmounted or flush mounted as the largest acceptable physical dimensions, either mounted or unmounted, are 20"x24".

Do prints have to be mailed flat or can they be rolled into a tube?

Fitan,

It's entirely up to you. Having said that, no one on the receiving end can take the responsibility for guaanteeing that it gets properly flattened in time for the judging. IMO, the risks of damage are greater too. Thus, sending a rolled print has risks you should consider.

Thanks Ted, one more question sorry, can I send several peoples entries in one print box?

If so I will arrange all the apug.org/ireland entries.

Fintan

Elevator will be sending a large group of prints that will be mounted and matted to 20x24. We have done this for silver the last two years.
To save you folks some grief, you could gather the images and send them to us in a bulk package, we would then mount and matt them just like our submissions.
Of course we would charge are rates that we are charging our clients and there would be a shipping logistic of getting prints back to you folks but at least they would get there safe and back to Toronto safe after the show.
This is open to all APUGers anywhere to tube ship to us.
Of course a framing shop closer to the judging may be more economical but with us we include your work with our submission that always has made it back and forth. Richards crew at Calumet have always made sure the packages get back saftley and in due course.
My offer is only for shipment from Toronto and Back and I do not take the responsability of further shipment, that will be the photographers logistical problem.
If this is of interest to anyone, please pm me and make sure that there will be enough time for Elevator to mount and matt the work.


Bob

Thanks Ted, one more question sorry, can I send several peoples entries in one print box?

If so I will arrange all the apug.org/ireland entries.

Thats a neat idea Bob, thanks for the suggestion.

One way or other I'll have some prints over to Foto3, not that I've a hope in hell of winning anything, I just want to participate.

Thanks