High-quality, copyright-free digital images for Wisconsin educators

imageide@s Student Digital Photography Contest

Rules

• Students must be in grades 6 - 8 to qualify for the middle school division.
• Students must be in grades 9 - 12 to qualify for the high school division.
• All submissions must be postmarked by May 14, 2010.
• Prizes will be announced on the imageide@s web site on May 28, 2010.
• Student submission forms must be signed by a teacher/sponsor and a parent or guardian.
• Employees of University of Wisconsin-Extension and their immediate families are not eligible.

What to send

• Up to 5 images on a CD with a description using a full sentence and the file name (see form below). The description should be about the subject of the image, not the photographers purpose or experience.
• The images should be in .jpg format. Please limit the maximum dimension (any side) of all photos to 2400 pixels.

Tips for Photographers

• No date stamps
• No identifiable children's faces
• Consider the criteria below when you take or choose photos

Judging Criteria

Images will be judged by quality of composition, elements of design, concept, color and technical quality. Photographs that feature Wisconsin culture, history or geography will have an advantage in scoring, though overall photographic quality is the most important factor. Judges will look for:

• Strong composition; layout and placement of camera to subject reinforce the image presence.
• Images and composition that use the elements of design to create a strong layout and high aesthetic value.
• Strong and effective concept. Idea is communicated well without giving more than is needed.
• Color that promotes the message or effect.
• Images that are high-quality in focus and resolution, and properly exposed.

Prizes will be awarded by three judges who are teacher/educators. Judgment will be blind; judges will not know the names or districts of contestants. Photographs that best meet all of the above criteria will be awarded first prize. Judges' decisions will be include some degree of subjectivity. Judges' decisions are final.

Each first place prizewinner will receive an iPod Touch with 8 GB. Each second place prizewinner will receive an iPod Nano with 8 GB. All winning photographs will be displayed on the imageide@s Photo Contest page on imageide@s. There will be at least three first place and five second place winners total and at least one winner from each middle or high school category.

Prizes are provided by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)

Use of your Images

All submitted images will be free of copyright, and become the sole property of the University of Wisconsin, and may be displayed and freely available on UW and their partners' websites as public domain. Staff at imageide@s reserve the right to crop submitted photos before adding them to the imageide@s web site.

imageide@s is a project of the UW-Extension, Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning

Contest Dates

The contest begins January 20, 2010 and all images must be postmarked by May 14, 2010. Winners will be announced on May 28, 2010.

Method for Submitting Images

Contestants must send a CD-ROM to the address below. Images should be in JPG format and no larger than 2400 pixels in either dimension. In addition, contestants must fill out the contest entry form that can be found on the ide@s web site. The entry form must be signed by a parent or guardian and a sponsoring teacher. All contestants must:

• verify that submitted images are exclusively their own work
• verify age and grade level.
• provide a written/typed description of each image

Contestants may submit up to 5 images. Each image requires a separate description.

Submit all materials to:
imageide@s Photo Contest
Attn: Jeff Horney
UW Extension
505 South Rosa Road, Suite 200
Madison WI 53719-1277

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