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Fall Photo Contest

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With 17 different categories, divided into beginning and advanced, there is something for everyone.

Entry Fee

  • 50 cents per entry for ATPI members
  • $1 per entry for non-ATPI members

Divisions

  • Beginning/middle school
  • Advanced
  • Instructor

Deadline

  • October 26th, 2012

Enter

Fall Photo Contest Entry Form

Categories

Digital:

  • Thematic (Cliché)
  • Architecture-Cityscape
  • Landscape
  • Nature
  • Informal-Environmental Portrait
  • Studio Portrait
  • Advertising
  • Animal
  • Time Exposure
  • Sports-Action/Reaction
  • Advertising
  • Still Life
  • Student Life
  • Travel
  • Fashion
  • Open
  • Cell/Smartphone Image
  • Multimedia Projects*
  • Portfolio*
  • Digitally Constructed Single Images*

Print:

  • B&W Darkroom Print
  • Alternative Processes

Video:

  • Broadcast News
  • Music Video
  • Advertisement/PSA
  • Short Film

Rules and Submission Guidelines

  • Students may not enter more than three images into any category and should edit entries carefully.
  • Students must be currently enrolled in the 2012-13 school year to compete. Images must be entered in the advanced division if the high school student was enrolled in a high school photography class prior to this school year. Black-and-white and color images will be judged together.
  • Students are encouraged to not enter the same image in multiple categories. The judges tend to judge these photos more harshly.
  • Print categories should be matted or mounted on 11×14 black or white mount board. No poster board.
  • Digital entries must be submitted on CD or DVD in JPG format. All entries from a school should be on a single CD or DVD with folders for each category. Inside each category folder should be a folder of images for Beginning entries and a folder of images for Advanced entries. Division, Category, Student name, school name, school city, and teacher name must be typed into the metadata caption/description field in the File Info window in Photoshop. All images should be in JPEG format, saved at maximum quality, with a maximum dimension (width or height) of 2500 pixels. Full instructions for image size and file info found here.
  • *Digitally constructed single images means that images have been constructed by use of computer software. These images must have photographic elements (such as originally from a digital camera, film image, scanned materials, still-video frame, etc.); entries that are composed solely of graphic-arts elements are not eligible. All components of the entry must be the original work of the student.
  • Multimedia projects can include Soundslide shows, electronic portfolios, video podcasts, animation sequences, multimedia, Web sites, etc and will be submitted by URL on the entry form.
  • The Portfolio category is a five-image portfolio. These entries should have 1-5 in the file name and count as a single entry.
  • Video entries will require a free Vimeo account, but once the school signs up, students will upload videos to the ATPI group page by going to http://vimeo.com/groups/atpi. To format and export video files optimized for Vimeo, check out http://www.vimeo.com/help/basics. Video entries must be uploaded by the deadline and tagged with the category and division (Beginning/Middle School or Advanced.)
  • Entry forms, fees form and shipping information available in the PDF file at the top of this page.

Winners Lists

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Contest Statistics

2012 Contest totals:

  • 7517 entries
  • 77 schools
  • 460 winners

Category totals:

Advertising
Beginning – 60
Advanced – 122
Animals
Beginning – 257
Advanced – 262
Architecture-Cityscape
Beginning – 187
Advanced – 354
Cell Phone
Beginning – 128
Advanced – 190
Digitally Constructed
Beginning – 15
Advanced – 148
Faculty – 151
Fashion
Beginning – 62
Advanced – 101
Formal Portrait
Beginning – 40
Advanced – 152
Informal Portrait
Beginning – 200
Advanced – 515
Landscape
Beginning – 156
Advanced – 286
Nature
Beginning – 348
Advanced – 352
Open
Beginning – 228
Advanced – 362
Portfolio
Beginning – 17
Advanced – 84

Sports-Action
Beginning – 141
Advanced – 281
Still Life
Beginning – 194
Advanced – 255
Student Life
Beginning – 188
Advanced – 226
Thematic
Beginning – 57
Advanced – 98
Time Exposure
Beginning – 60
Advanced – 141
Travel
Beginning – 59
Advanced – 165
Video – PSA/Ad
Beginning – 1
Advanced – 10
Video – News
Beginning – 1
Advanced – 16
Video – Music
Beginning – 0
Advanced – 2
Video – Short Film
Beginning – 0
Advanced – 17
Alternative Process Print
Beginning -
Advanced -
BW Darkroom Print
Beginning -
Advanced –

2011 Contest totals:

  • 6390 entries
  • 60 schools
  • 456 winners

Category totals:

Advertising
Beginning – 94
Advanced – 112
Animals
Beginning – 175
Advanced – 200
Architecture-Cityscape
Beginning – 209
Advanced – 304
Cell Phone
Beginning – 116
Advanced – 138
Digitally Constructed
Beginning – 44
Advanced – 105
Documentary-Travel
Beginning – 16
Advanced – 47
Faculty – 135
Fashion
Beginning – 47
Advanced – 82
Formal Portrait
Beginning – 34
Advanced – 154
Informal Portrait
Beginning – 209
Advanced – 396
Landscape
Beginning – 168
Advanced – 238
Nature
Beginning – 310
Advanced – 270
New Media
Beginning – 0
Advanced – 0

News
Beginning – 14
Advanced – 55
Open
Beginning – 223
Advanced – 350
Sports-Action
Beginning – 151
Advanced – 188
Still Life
Beginning – 152
Advanced – 262
Student Life
Beginning – 141
Advanced – 173
Thematic
Beginning – 84
Advanced – 149
Time Exposure
Beginning – 26
Advanced – 97
Video – PSA/Ad
Beginning – 5
Advanced – 13
Video – News
Beginning – 0
Advanced – 9
Video – Music
Beginning – 2
Advanced – 4
Video – Short Film
Beginning – 3
Advanced – 24
Alternative Process Print
Beginning – 0
Advanced – 6
BW Darkroom Print
Beginning – 119
Advanced – 140

2010 Contest totals:

  • 6145 entries
  • 75 schools
  • 445 winners

Category totals:

Advertising
Beginning – 50
Advanced – 143
Animals
Beginning – 163
Advanced – 258
Architecture-Cityscape
Beginning – 137
Advanced – 371
Cell Phone
Beginning – 63
Advanced – 68
Digitally Constructed
Beginning – 39
Advanced – 103
Documentary-Travel
Beginning – 2
Advanced – 47
Faculty – 138
Fashion
Beginning – 31
Advanced – 108
Formal Portrait
Beginning – 24
Advanced – 145
Informal Portrait
Beginning – 204
Advanced – 505
Landscape
Beginning – 127
Advanced – 282
Nature
Beginning – 308
Advanced – 407
New Media
Beginning – 2
Advanced – 1

News
Beginning – 20
Advanced – 22
Open
Beginning – 196
Advanced – 371
Sports-Action
Beginning – 103
Advanced – 253
Still Life
Beginning – 140
Advanced – 319
Student Life
Beginning – 220
Advanced – 119
Thematic
Beginning – 18
Advanced – 40
Time Exposure
Beginning – 42
Advanced – 146
Video – PSA/Ad
Beginning – 15
Advanced – 20
Video – News
Beginning – 3
Advanced – 19
Video – Music
Beginning – 4
Advanced – 6
Video – Short Film
Beginning – 16
Advanced – 14
Alternative Process Print
Beginning – 3
Advanced – 19
BW Darkroom Print
Beginning – 111
Advanced – 45


2009 Contest totals:

  • 7715 entries
  • 80 schools
  • 409 winners

Category totals:

Advertising
Beginning – 53
Advanced – 79
Animals
Beginning – 184
Advanced – 271
Architecture-Cityscape
Beginning – 204
Advanced – 336
Digitally Constructed
Beginning – 74
Advanced – 147
Documentary-Travel
Beginning -
Advanced -
Faculty – 207
Fashion
Beginning – 51
Advanced – 71
Formal Portrait
Beginning – 34
Advanced – 139
Informal Portrait
Beginning – 276
Advanced – 679
Landscape
Beginning – 201
Advanced – 362
Nature
Beginning – 364
Advanced – 440

News
Beginning – 9
Advanced – 29
Open
Beginning – 286
Advanced – 415
Sports-Action
Beginning – 242
Advanced – 438
Still Life
Beginning – 148
Advanced – 378
Student Life
Beginning – 204
Advanced – 200
Thematic
Beginning – 43
Advanced – 100
Time Exposure
Beginning – 44
Advanced – 132
Video – PSA/Ad
Beginning – 14
Advanced – 30
Video – News
Beginning – 11
Advanced – 25
Video – Music
Beginning – 4
Advanced – 6
Video – Short Film
Beginning – 8
Advanced – 19

2008 Contest totals:

  • 4856 entries (almost 2000 more than 2007)
  • 61 schools
  • 354 winners

Category totals:

Advertising
Beginning – 22
Advanced – 63
Animals
Beginning – 72
Advanced – 161
Architecture-Cityscape
Beginning – 97
Advanced – 353
Digitally Constructed
Beginning – 31
Advanced – 73
Documentary-Travel
Beginning – 3
Advanced – 21
Faculty – 207
Fashion
Beginning – 7
Advanced – 73
Formal Portrait
Beginning – 11
Advanced – 66
Informal Portrait
Beginning – 140
Advanced – 505


Landscape
Beginning – 85
Advanced – 199
Nature
Beginning – 160
Advanced – 231
News
Beginning – 6
Advanced – 32
Open
Beginning – 120
Advanced – 283
Sports-Action
Beginning – 94
Advanced – 351
Still Life
Beginning – 100
Advanced – 233
Student Life
Beginning – 117
Advanced – 224
Thematic
Beginning – 6
Advanced – 26
Time Exposure
Beginning – 5
Advanced – 65

2007 Contest totals:

  • 2988 entries
  • 59 schools
  • 206 winners