*****DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT JANUARY 14, 2012*****

 

All images must have been created between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. The Picture Story categories are an exception, and an entry may contain some images from previous years. No image previously entered in the seminar competition may be entered again. Contestants may enter single image categories without entering the POY competition. Also, images from multiple image categories may be entered in single image categories.

The 2012 KNPA seminar competition will be divided into two divisions.

• Professional Division

 The professional division is open to photographers who live and or work in the state of Kentucky, who accept payment for photography services by way of salary or on a contractual basis, and who are not currently enrolled in high school or college.

•  Student Division

 The student division is open to photographers who are currently enrolled in high school and colleges or universities at the time of the judging in the state of Kentucky. A contestant who is enrolled in a graduate program after working as a professional photographer has the choice of entering either the professional or student division. You are ineligible for the Student contest once you have completed one year or more of full time professional experience or its equivalent. This includes internships if the time spent totals 12 months or more.

 

Judging for all individual, multiple-picture, and POY categories will be open to the public and the results will be available immediately. Judges will award first, second, and third place awards in single image, multiple image categories and choose a Pro, Student and Sports POY and runner-up. Judges retain the right to award up to two images, honorable mention, where they see fit. Judges may not move an image that they feel has been entered in the incorrect category. Judges may combine categories that they decide do not have enough entries.

Images do not have to be published to be eligible for judging. You do not have to attend the seminar to enter. The contest is open to current KNPA members. KNPA members are defined as those who have paid their dues and work in Kentucky.

Professional or student contestants may submit a maximum of 15 entries total in single, and multiple image categories. Categories requiring multiple images photo essay, news picture story, etc. count as one entry. Entries for Photographer of the Year do not count towards the 15 entry quota. Submissions for the Student and Professional POY should not exceed 10. They can be a combination of any single or multiple image category. Likewise the Sports POY entries should not exceed 10. Sports Photographer of the Year entries can be a combination of any single or multiple image category. Only Professionals may enter the Sports Photographer of the Year category.

Category Codes

•  01 Spot News: A single image of an unscheduled event for which no advance planning was possible.
• 02 General News: A single image of a scheduled or organized event for which advance planning was possible.
• 03 Feature: A single image of a found situation with strong human interest; a fresh view of an everyday scene.
• 04 Sports Action: A single image showing participation in a game or athletic event.
• 05 Sports Feature: A single image that does not include action but has a strong human interest and shows a fresh view of the event.
• 06 Portrait / Personality: A single image that captures an aspect of the subject’s character.
• 07 Pictorial: A single image that exploits the graphic, aesthetic or compositional qualities of the subject.
• 08 News Picture Story: A collection of 5-10 images with a single theme that fits the description of the Spot News or General News category.
• 09 Feature Picture Story: A collection of 5-10 images with a single theme that fits the description of the feature category.
• 10 Sports Picture Story: A collection of 5-10 images with a single theme that fits the description of the Sports Action or Sports Feature category.
• 11 Picture Package: A collection of three or four images of the same subject or event. Sequences can be included in this category.
• 12 Multimedia: A piece that includes any combination of at least two of the following: still images, video, and audio. Multimedia entries should be entered by producer. A producer is defined as the contestant who contributes content to the piece and assembles the final project.

 *****DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT EST JANUARY 14, 2012*****

Preparing Your Images

1. Choose a unique five-letter photographer code, such as “bdwrz” (don’t use that code). Make sure it doesn’t spell a word and doesn’t reflect your name. You may reuse the code from another contest, such as from a previous year’s KNPA contest or from the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.

2. Create a folder with your photographer code.

3. Inside that folder, create folders for singles and POY

4. Place your images into these folders. They should be JPEG files, no bigger than 1500 pixels on the longest side, and the file should be less than 700KB. In Photoshop, use a JPEG compression level of 9 or less.

5. Each image must contain complete captions following AP Style or that of the publication for which they were prepared. The caption should not contain the photographer’s name. The first image in a story entry should contain a synopsis for the story.

6. Within each folder, name the files with the category number, your photographer code, and a two-digit submission number. For example:

00bdwrz01

Where:

00 = category code

bdwrz = photographer’s code

01 = file number

Multiple image category entries should be placed inside a folder named with category code, photographer code, and submission entry number and delimiter letter. Nomenclature for Multiple Image Category is as follows:

00bdwrz01a

 

Click HERE to register for contest and upload entry.

 

Entry Fee

The KNPA is member funded and the fees we charge cover the costs of the contest and seminar. We have reduced our costs at every corner and still strive to host the best weekend of photojournalism we can. KNPA professional dues are $35 and $10 for students. POY contest entry fees are $25 for professionals and $10 for students. The KNPA Educational Seminar on Saturday is $20 for professionals and free for students who are paid KNPA members. The seminar is $25 for non-KNPA members. You must have your dues and contest fees paid before the contest judging begins. You can pay your seminar fees on Saturday at the registration desk. If you have any questions about the contest please email them to: email@knpa.org or call 502.882.0504 and leave a message.

 

*****DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT JANUARY 14, 2012*****