The American Iris Society
2009 Photo Contest
AIS invites you again to participate in our
annual Photo Contest.
This contest is open to everyone and is free to enter, except that
Judges and the contest chairperson are not eligible to enter or win. The
winning photo of each category will be published in the AIS Bulletin and on the AIS web site. Prior year’s winners and honorable mentions
can be viewed at www.irisphotocontest.org.
The 2009 winner of each category will receive a 2009 introduction from The Greater
How to Enter:
Simply fill out the entry form and send it
with your photos to AIS at the address below.
You may submit up to five photos in one
contest. The deadline
for submissions to the 2009 Photo Contest is June 30, 2009.
Irises in photos should be of the genus Iris. Entries will be selected and judged in seven (7)
categories:
1. Irises used in a landscaped garden.
2. Irises in a field or home garden.
3. Events, tours, a person or people (at iris
location), shows.
4. Close up of an iris or irises.
5. Iris photos with art effects, macro photos of
bloom segments.
6. Photos of pets, wildlife or garden art in the
irises.
7. Any category taken by a youth photographer
(under 19).
Please do not send any photo smaller than 4 x
6 inches, nor larger than 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 (half page) The ideal size is 5 x 7. If
you are using a digital camera, it is suggested that you take your photos in
360dpi or higher resolution, and we
ask that you print and submit your photos on photo paper. Please
avoid writing or labeling on the back of the photo, unless to identify a
variety or person in the photo.
A panel of three judges will judge photos
received and their decisions will be final.
At the discretion of the judges, photos not selected in the current
contest may be held for further consideration in future contests. Please
provide AIS with a self-addressed stamped envelope if you want the photos
returned. Photos will otherwise not be returned and may
be destroyed when not selected.
Where
to send your photos and entry:
The American Iris Society Photo Contest, c/o Kitty Loberg,
1900 Mountain View Lane, Redwood Valley, Calif.
95470, Send
inquiries to iris.loberg@comcast.net.
Entry
Form:
Photo caption name(s) and names of persons in photos, if any
(for reference purposes)
#1 __________________________________
#2 __________________________________
#3 __________________________________
#4 __________________________________
#5___________________________________
Youth: If this is a youth entry, please tell us your age:
_____
I am the person who took the
photographs(s) enclosed, and I have not assigned any of my rights associated
with these photographs to any third party.
By entering the
photo contest I am hereby authorizing The American Iris Society a royalty free,
non-exclusive right to use winning photograph(s) and photograph(s) worthy of
honorable mention in publications, in brochures, and calendars, on the Internet, and for other
promotional uses.
Signature _______________________________________
Name __________________________________________ Address
________________________________________
City/State/Zip
____________________________________
Email
_____________________________
Phone _(_____)____________
(Receipt of photos will be acknowledged by email. Please provide a SASE if you want a receipt by mail.)