Competition Categories
Animals:
Photographs
of live animals, birds, fish or reptiles. Insects would be more appropriate in the Macro category.
B&W:
Black and white, sepia or duotone photographs of any subject
(within the general image guidelines).
No additional color may be
present.
Macro/Abstract:
Close-up photographs, where the subject appears larger on-screen
than in real life in the case of macro subjects.
Still Life/Other:
Still life images include groupings of inanimate
objects or intimate indoor/outdoor scenes.
Photos not suitable for the other categories by definition should be placed in this category.
People:
Candid or portrait images of live people.
Photo Art: Art
that is created using computer software in which a photo image is used as
a basis. Combining photographic elements; applying post-processing
filters to significantly alter a photograph; adding borders or decorative
frames to photographs.
Scenic:
Photographs of landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, waterfalls, etc. The
view should be expansive.
Theme: A monthly contest, where the subject content criteria for entries is different each month.
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Image
rules & guidelines
The competition is open to both professional and amateur photographers of all levels from any country.
The competition is based on artistic and technical merit and not on luck or a random selection.
Images from any
camera are accepted (Film or digital), but only in jpeg format.
Images should be no longer than 800 or
shorter than 640 pixels on the longest side and no smaller than
480 pixels on the shortest side.
Panoramic images are accepted in the ratio of 2.5 :1 with the maximum dimensions being 1200 X 480 pixels
Scanned images from film and slides owned and are the work of the submitting photographer are permitted.
Photos or still images extracted from any video tape or source, film or motion capturing device are not accepted.
However images captured in the "still capture mode" from camcorders are acceptable.
Image filesize
must be under 300 kB
No lewd, full frontal nude, pornographic
or crude photos accepted. This site is targeted at a family audience.
Images depicting hatred, racism, violence or of an offensive nature are not accepted and will be deleted.
Images
submitted must be original work of the submitting photographer.
The
photographer must obtain a model release, for all recognizable persons in
a photo.
It is the responsibility of the photographer to gain the required permissions, allowing him/her to enter photos containing recognizable people.
Shutterbugs.biz assumes that you have obtained a
model release and or permissions.
Except for the
Photo Art category, images with frames or borders will not be
considered for the competition
Images that
contain signatures and/or copyright statements as part of the image will not be
considered for the competition
For all
categories except Photo Art, Post-Processing is allowed as long as the
image retains a natural, photographic quality. Examples of processing
that would prevent an image in these categories from being selected for
POTD would be a heavily 'painted' appearance, borders or frames and
objects that were obviously 'added' to the photo.
HDR images (High Dynamic Range) - Is allowed in all categories. HDR is a valid photographic technique that involves the combining or merging of different exposures taken of the exact same scene to increase the dynamic range of the final photo. HDR overcomes the exposure range limitations of today's digital camera technology.
The administration reserve the right to delete any entered photo that do not meet the above guidelines, or may be detrimental to the audience of Shutterbugs.
By uploading photos, you agree that such photos may be displayed on any part of this web site, and may be used for the promotion of Shutterbugs.biz.in the course of its business without payment to the photographer. The copyright of the photo will always remain with the photographer.
Shutterbugs.biz and its owners or staff will not be held responsible for any photos lost in transmission, or in storage on its servers.
It is recommended that entrants keep a backup of all photos entered for safe keeping.
Shutterbugs.biz reserve the right to modify, change, add or make amendments to any or all guidelines or rules of competition, without prior notification to the entrants at any time.
Shutterbugs.biz may ban any entrant who in its opinion does not comply with the guidelines from future entries.
Prizes are non-transferable to other people and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Shutterbugs reserves the right to change the prize, should a sponsor be unable to deliver the prize nominated.
The decisions of the judge/s are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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Photo
of the Day (POTD)
Daily winners are selected from all entries in the competition pool by a judge or judges.
The judging process for the daily winners is a "blind process" in so much that the entrant's name is not displayed with the entered photos in the judging pool seen by the judge/s. It is only after the judging selections are choosen that the entrant's names are then known to the judges. This is the reason why here at Shutterbugs we do not allow names, signatures or copyright notices to be included on entered photos.
Please submit
photos using the Image Upload link (found on the main page or at the bottom of
this page)
You may upload
one photo per day, per category. (Do not enter the same exact photo in more than one category at a time)
Images that
have previously won a POTD, in any category, must not be resubmitted.
(A photo can only ever win a POTD once).
Photos will
remain in the judging pool for a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of 21 days.
Please do not
submit the same photo more than once in any given month and in more than one category at the same time.
A photo can
only win in one category.
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Best
of Category (BOC)
The "best of category" (BOC) photos for each calendar month, will be selected from all the daily (POTD)
winning entries in each category for that month, at the end of that month by the judges. Only financial supporters are eligible for BOC (As of November 2007).ly
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overall best photo
of the month.
Photo
of the Month (POTM)
Only financial supporters are eligible for the Photo of the month award. (As of November 2007)
The "photo of the month" (POTM) will be selected by the judges from the best of category (BOC) winners for that month.
The
POTM winner will be showcased on the Featured Photographer page for the following month. The winner will have the option to have their bio and three photos put up on that page.
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Photo
of the Year (POTY)
The photo of the year (POTY) will be selected by the judges from the 12 monthly photo of the month (POTM) winners for the year (Jan to Dec), and will be awarded in January 2008 for the first time.
The winner will receive a trophy with the photographer's name and winning entry engraved on it.
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As always, your input is welcome. You may post in the
forum or email us at
shutterbug@shutterbugs.biz
.
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What the judges look for (But not limited to):
Note: extremely large (or very small) images will not be considered
for POTD.
Is the subject simple & unambiguous? If the subject is complex,
does the image have a definite focal point or area for visual relief?
Is the subject engaging/interesting?
Is the subject clear (sharply focused), unless softened for special
effect?
Is the composition simple enough to show the subject, yet complex
enough to allow the eye to move over the image as a whole?
Do you get a sense of the subject's environment, if appropriate?
Is the horizon level, unless tilted for special effect?
Are vertical lines vertical, unless angled for special effect?
Is the perspective skewed from shooting at an angle to the subject,
unless angling creates desirable/dramatic special effect?
Is the subject centered but off-centered would be more interesting?
Does the subject occupy the right amount of the frame?
Does the background or foreground enhance or detract from the
subject?
Is the rule of thirds guideline effectively employed? How?
Effectively broken? How?
Has the photographer effectively used color, color pairs, tonal
changes, or lack of color?
Has the photographer effectively used light to show off the
subject/scene?
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