Photography Rules
All participants must also follow General Rules for Participation.All students advancing to the next round of the competition must complete an Official Online Student Entry Form at pta.org/reflections.
Photography Description:
A photography entry must be an original black-and-white or color image produced by a photographic process. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme.
The entry may incorporate such techniques as photomontage, multiple exposure, negative sandwiches, and photograms. Images may be manipulated conventionally or digitally. Images should demonstrate the student’s proper use of photographic techniques such as depth of field and exposure. The images may be created using various lenses, filters, and light sources. Photographs with added graphics over the image, including lettering, are not acceptable.
Whether an entry uses a variety of techniques or a simple approach, it will be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme.
Presentation:
· A single print or collage may not exceed 11 inches by 14 inches, including matting.
· Mount all prints on a cardboard mat, poster board, or some other sturdy material.
· Protecting the work with shrink-wrap or a transparent plastic cover is optional but highly recommended.
· Framed entries, original film (negatives or transparencies), and multidimensional pieces are not accepted.
Use of Copyrighted Material:
Use of copyrighted material, including copyrighted cartoon characters or other such material, is not acceptable in any Photography submission, with the following exceptions:
· Photographs may include public places, well-known products, trademarks, or certain other copyrighted material as long as that copyrighted material is incidental to the subject matter of the piece and/or is a smaller element of a whole. The resulting work cannot try to establish an association between the student and the trademark/business/material, or influence the purchase/non-purchase of the trademarked good.
Format:
The National PTA Reflections Program accepts most common file formats for entry, including any of the following: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP. Maximum Upload File Size: 1GB (one gigabyte).
Submission
1. All Literature, Music, Dance and Film entries need to be submitted electronically / in Digital format
2. You are not required to fill a form for this round, just label the back of your submission with your First Name, Last Name,Category, Grade, Home Room.
- For Hard copies please label your submission as follows <First Name>.<Last Name>. <Category>.<Grade>.<Homeroom>.
- For Soft copies pleas label the files as per guidelines below. <First Name>.<Last Name>. <Category>.<Grade>.<Homeroom>. File Extension
Photography Description:
A photography entry must be an original black-and-white or color image produced by a photographic process. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme.
The entry may incorporate such techniques as photomontage, multiple exposure, negative sandwiches, and photograms. Images may be manipulated conventionally or digitally. Images should demonstrate the student’s proper use of photographic techniques such as depth of field and exposure. The images may be created using various lenses, filters, and light sources. Photographs with added graphics over the image, including lettering, are not acceptable.
Whether an entry uses a variety of techniques or a simple approach, it will be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme.
Presentation:
· A single print or collage may not exceed 11 inches by 14 inches, including matting.
· Mount all prints on a cardboard mat, poster board, or some other sturdy material.
· Protecting the work with shrink-wrap or a transparent plastic cover is optional but highly recommended.
· Framed entries, original film (negatives or transparencies), and multidimensional pieces are not accepted.
Use of Copyrighted Material:
Use of copyrighted material, including copyrighted cartoon characters or other such material, is not acceptable in any Photography submission, with the following exceptions:
· Photographs may include public places, well-known products, trademarks, or certain other copyrighted material as long as that copyrighted material is incidental to the subject matter of the piece and/or is a smaller element of a whole. The resulting work cannot try to establish an association between the student and the trademark/business/material, or influence the purchase/non-purchase of the trademarked good.
Format:
The National PTA Reflections Program accepts most common file formats for entry, including any of the following: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP. Maximum Upload File Size: 1GB (one gigabyte).
Submission
1. All Literature, Music, Dance and Film entries need to be submitted electronically / in Digital format
2. You are not required to fill a form for this round, just label the back of your submission with your First Name, Last Name,Category, Grade, Home Room.
- For Hard copies please label your submission as follows <First Name>.<Last Name>. <Category>.<Grade>.<Homeroom>.
- For Soft copies pleas label the files as per guidelines below. <First Name>.<Last Name>. <Category>.<Grade>.<Homeroom>. File Extension