it’s that time of the year …

Posted by utnppa on 11 April 2011 · Leave a Comment 

… for the annual UT NPPA spring photojournalism show.

Please come to CMA 3.124 at 8 p.m. this Wednesday, April 13, to get and give critique on photos for submission to the show. The meeting is not mandatory (like once stated), but your attendance is highly encouraged. Attendance will not affect you chance of getting in. We will also be discussing volunteer opportunities and releasing more information about the show. So bring in the images you are considering for submission on a CD or flash drive. Remember: they must have some photojournalism aspect.

NPPA Photo Show Submission Requirements

TWO BIG CHANGES

1- Wednesday’s meeting is no longer mandatory to participate in show. But bring images for critique if you want. Being a paid member of the organization is still required for submission though ($5 or official NPPA membership)

2- Image submission is now due, on CD or flash drive, Monday (18th) at 4pm to Spencer Selvidge’s Journalism Office mailbox. We wanted to give everyone more time. No exceptions. We will do reminder emails.

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE AND DO

- DO NOT REDUCE OR INCREASE THE IMAGE SIZE. Print quality will suffer if you do it incorrectly. Let the printers handle that part.

- MINIMUM size is 3400 pixels on the long side for our intended 17″ prints assuming we get access to Genuine Fractals. If not we will have to rethink sizing of prints.

- If you have an issue with either of these, talk to Spencer ASAP.

- Color or B&W accepted.

- All images must be based in journalism.

- There needs to be a thought-out caption included with the image for it to be in the show.

- Put your cutline/caption under DESCRIPTION. No exceptions. Use the photolab if you need access to PhotoMechanic or Bridge.

- DO NOT put your name in the file info. Include a document that matches your EID to your name

- 5 submissions per category (Documentary is 5-7 images per story, up to 3 stories)

- Number each category from 001-005.  No exceptions. Name your file category_eid_xxx.jpeg.

EXAMPLE:    pict_ss445_001.jpg, pict_ss445_002.jpg, pict_ss445_003.jpg

news_ss445_001.jpg, news_ss445_002.jpg, news_ss445_003.jpg, news_ss445_004.jpg

port_ss445_001.jpg, port_ss445_002.jpg

doc_ss445_1_001.jpg, doc_ss445_1_002.jpg, doc_ss445_1_003.jpg

doc_ss445_3_001.jpg, doc_ss445_3_002.jpg, doc_ss445_3_003.jpg

The meeting on April 13^th is no longer mandatory for those who are submitting to the show. But at this meeting we will break off in to small groups and review your selections. Please bring your submissions, hopefully with captions, to this meeting. We will go over the naming conventions again as well. YOUR SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE on MONDAY THE 18Th by 4p.m.

The judge, Lisa Krantz, will be reviewing all images very early next week.

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CATEGORIES

The following are the possible categories for submission. You may submit into more than one category if you choose!

NEWS (filename news)

Spot, general, or feature news images are appropriate for this category.

Spot news is defined as a picture of an unscheduled or breaking event for which no advance planning was possible.

General news is defined as a picture of a scheduled political, social or cultural event for which advance planning was possible.

Feature news is defined as a candid picture of a “found situation” containing strong human interest, a fresh view of the ordinary or humor. In all cases the dignity of the subject must be respected.

Examples: demonstrations, staged promotional or political events and other daily news, fires, accidents or natural disasters, feature stories, etc…

PICTORIAL (filename pict)

A graphic image that expresses beauty, tension, harmony, chaos and other abstract concepts through composition, tonal and color relationships more than through human interaction.

Examples: environmental imagery, sense of place images, graphic images, etc…

PORTRAIT (filename port)

A picture of a person that reveals the essence of the subject’s character. This can be an environmental or studio portrait. If Photoshop or other post-production techniques were used other than those generally accepted in a strict journalism sense, please note this for the judges and mark as a photo illustration. (For example, if you removed a blemish from someone’s face for a studio portrait, this has made your image an illustration.) Make sure there is a strong, underlying narrative.

DOCUMENTARY (filename Doc)

An image from a long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues an/or that reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics. While this is a single image category for the show, it would be a good idea to actually submit 5-7 images from the essay and allow the judges to choose which image best represents the body of work and tells the essence of the full story best in a single image.

Thanks,

 

UTNPPA Officers

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