Photography Contest

 RULES:

1. The contest is open to any photographer (amateur and professional) except members of Board of Directors of VNLA and their families.

2. Each photographer may enter up to three (3) digital images per Newsletter deadline (see #6). E-mail images to info@vnla.org . Include your name, phone number, occupation, type of camera and a description of the photo. One winning entry per photographer per year. You may re-enter non-winning entries.

3. Please e-mail images separately. Feel free to elaborate on any story surrounding the photograph.

4. All photographs must have been taken within the past five years.

Digital photographs downloaded from a computer must be of high quality and have at least 300 dpi resolution. Low-resolution files do not print well enough for reproduction in the VNLA Newsletter. One CD containing all the original digital files for each image should be included with your submission. Computer generated photographs that are grainy or show pixilation cannot be accepted for judging. Do not submit photography which have been digitally manipulated by adding objects. Manipulation of exposure, cropping and some color correction is acceptable. It is not acceptable to remove or add features to an image. Include your name, address and phone number on all slides and prints entered.

If you want to submit a print or slide, please call 1-800-476-0055 or email the VNLA office at info@vnla.org  for specifications for these formats.

5. All photographs must be related to the Green Industry. The subject can be located in a nursery, back yard, or in a landscape--just so it is obviously related to the green industry profession.

6. Deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. on the Newsletter Copy Deadline, which is the 15th of January, March, May, July, September and November. All submissions become the property of VNLA.

7. Model Release forms are required with each photograph that has a clearly identifiable person in the photograph. Release forms are available from the VNLA office, on request, and are also available for download from the VNLA website at
Model release in MS Word format or Adobe PDF format.

Judging will be by the VNLA Communication Committee. The VNLA will not be responsible for submissions lost or damaged in transit. All decisions of the judges are final.