Black & White Photography

Often an image without color can take on a more powerful appeal. It can emphasize contrast and lighting as well as shadow. Be creative and enter your best B & W prints for the PSNWA 2019 First Quarter Exhibit Competition.

DEADLINE: Deadline to enter is by the April 2, 2019 general meeting.
PRIZE: $50 Bedford Camera and Video gift certificate. Top 12 images will be included in the Gallery Presentation.

This print competition is open to members of PSNWA and juried by a panel of three PSNWA members. Submitted images should be deemed acceptable for public display for all ages. Photographs will be judged on Impact, Subject Matter / Creativity, Composition, Technical Quality, and Print Presentation. Up to 3 prints can be submitted at Bedford Camera & Video; by mail to PSNWA, PO Box 8837, Fayetteville AR 72703; or in person at PSNWA general meetings until the deadline. Members with winning images will be notified to have the a high resolution JPG file suitable for 16×20 printing uploaded to the PSNWA online Smugmug account for printing by Bedford Camera & Video.

Photos not meeting any of the following criteria or with incomplete information will be disqualified.

• Prints may be either an 8 x 10 or 8 x 12 format with optional borders no more than maximum of quarter inch.
• Prints must include Name, email, phone, and competition theme on the back lower right hand corner of each print.
• No name, watermark, or additional text on the photograph side of the print.
• Prints should be on photographic paper without mounting, matting, or additional backing.

Photographs will not be returned. PSNWA nor Bedford’s Camera and Video will be responsible for damaged or misplaced photographs. Images may be displayed at participating business sponsors around Northwest Arkansas post competition and published online or in print by PSNWA. There is a gallery limit of two winning images per member that will be displayed in the gallery. The top two scored images will be used to determine the images displayed if a member has multiple images ranked in the gallery range.

All panel decisions are final. For more information e-mail info@psnwa.org.

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