CANON FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE PHOTO CONTEST

Competition Rules:

• To register, participants will need to send in the following to canonphotocontest2012@gmail.com on or before January 7, 2012, 6:00PM.
  • Complete Name
  • Contact Number
  • Address
  • Gender
  • Canon Camera to be used in the contest
  • Scanned Copy of the Waiver Form (To be downloaded from www.canon.com.ph/imagenation )
• All participants are required to submit the copy of the signed waiver. Participants under the age of 18 must ensure that the section on the form has been properly filled out by their guardian.
• Only those who will register with complete requirements within the specified date will be eligible to join the photo contest.
• There will be two categories for the photo contest
  • DSLR category
  • Point and shoot category
• Participants can only join in one category on the event date.
• The Canon Photography Contest will be on January 6 to 9, 2012.
• The Canon Photography Contest is open to Canon users only.
• The theme for the Canon Photography Contest is “Capture the spirit of the feast of Black Nazarene”
• The organizers are not responsible for providing any photographic equipment, including cameras, spare batteries, lenses or additional memory cards. All participants are expected to come prepared with their own photographic equipment needs.
• Images will only be accepted in JPEG format. No RAW files will be allowed. Images may not be altered by any image editing software. Image size should not be more than 500KB.
• Participants can only submit one photo entry
•  All entries should be submitted on the Canon booth situated along HIDALGOMEZ Quiapo on January 10, 2012, between 10:00 AM - 4:00PM only. The organizers reserve the right to refuse the photo entry which will be submitted late.
• An entry must not bear any name and free from any identifying marks of the photographer/owner on the image/picture area to avoid any hint of bias during judging.
• While “nudity” is an art, entries must not, however, show sexual or reproductive organ of the subject, human or animal. Any image that shows sexual act or even suggests an indecent act or pose, offensive to moral standards, is not eligible and therefore disqualified as an entry.
• All digital photographs submitted must have been shot on the duration of the celebration of the Feast of Black Nazarene 2012. Those submitting images shot earlier or photos taken by proxies will be disqualified.
• The following are the list of equipment that you can use during the Canon Photography Contest:
  • Digital Cameras-Point-and-shoot &DSLR
  • Built in flash, speedlite, ring lite, macro twin lite, flash unit, speedlite transmitter & flash diffuser
  • EF/EFS Lenses and other third party lenses
  • FILTERS: Polarizing, Neutral Density, Close-up, Skylight, Softmat, Infrared Filters
  • Tripods, Monopods and the like
  • Remote switch trigger and wireless controller
  • Battery Grips
  • “Set” shots with models, and other paraphernalia’s that will be part of the image would be prohibited
  • Judging Criteria
    • Creativity in theme interpretation
    • Use of color, light and shadows
    • Composition of photograph
    • Relevance to theme
    • Winners will be announced on January 13, 2012 and on the Canon website, ClubEOS website and Canon Digital Cameras- Philippines Facebook Fan Page.
    •  Winner will be notified via email and mobile phone or landline.
      • These rules and regulations/guidelines are formulated to put order in the conduct of the contest. Thus, it is urged that everyone respect, observe and follow this to ensure the smooth and friendly photographic competition.

Competition Guidelines:

• All participants must abide by the competition rules.
• The organizers reserve the right to disqualify any participant who has violated any of the competition rules.  
• Participants under the age of 18 must produce a signed parental release form and submit it on the day of the event.    
•  All nationalities are welcome to take part.    
• The Canon Photography Contest is a week-long photo-taking event, so participants should take extra care of their own health and comfort. By taking part in this event, participants acknowledge that the organizer is indemnified against any accidents or injuries that may occur during the course of the event.    
•  Decisions by the organizer and competition judges are final. No appeals will be entertained.    
• The organizers reserve the right to use any submitted photograph for publicity purposes without compensation to the photographer.   Proper acknowledgement will be made.