KPPA DIGITAL IMAGE COMPETITION
The Winter Shutter Expo a KPPA sponsored event, will be February 10-12, 2017, so it’s not
too early to start getting those images ready for competition. Again, all entries for this
competition will be in electronic file form. This medium will provide entrants a chance to
enter with no major print preparation expense to participate. Say you have never entered
before, well, there is no better time than right now to begin.
Check out the one day “f: stop series
workshop”, all about image competition to be presented January 15, in Ottawa at 12 noon
or on the Kansas Professional Photographers
Association Facebook page.
Your entry fee is included as a part of your conference registration.
When you
register for the Winter Shutter Expo, there is no additional entry fee for this competition.
Anyone having image files they would like to have judged but are unable to attend are
encouraged to enter as well. If you have choose to enter the PPA North Central District
competition, to be held on March 3-4, 2017, you may enter those same digital image files at KPPA. Just
resize your files to KPPA specs and send them. You can see the complete rules for PPA's North
Central District print competition at www.ppa.com/competitions.
Entry into IMAGE COMPETITION is included with full conference registration. Entrants may submit up to four (4) images for judging and awards. They may also enter up to two (2) additional images in this competition for scores only. Each additional image in the Image Competition requires an additional entry fee of $10.00 each.
New this year will be an ARTISTS IMAGE COMPETITION. Entrants may submit up to four (4) images for judging and awards. They may also enter up to two (2) additional images in this competition for scores only. Each additional image in the Artists Image Competition requires an additional entry fee of $10.00 each.
Entry into only one of these, either the IMAGE COMPETITION or ARTISTS IMAGE COMPETITION, is included with full conference registration. For persons wanting to enter both the ARTISTS COMPETITION and the IMAGE COMPETITION there is an additional entry fee of $40.00.
This can be a valuable opportunity for to you
decide which images you want to send on to PPA International Competition. See the entry
details in the rules below. Image awards will be presented to the winners in each category
and will be given both in the Master’s Division and the Non-Master’s Division. Additional
image awards will be presented to: KS Photographer of the Year (Highest Case Score),
Kansas Top Ten, Best of Show Master, Best of Show Non-Master, Novice Award (available
only to first time entrants), PPA CPP Award (available only to CPPs), ASP State Elite Award
(available only to ASP members) and Judges Ribbons. All entries must be submitted to the print chair by MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5TH.
Judging will begin at 2 pm, on Friday, Feb 10, 2017, at J&C Imaging, 404 Poyntz Avenue
.
Hey! It’s okay to be there even if you don’t enter. Listening to
the
comments and seeing the images will
be a valuable experience to improve your skills.
