Welcome to the
US Photography Invitational (Viewer’s Choice)
Competition Timeline
Entry Period |
The Entry Period begins at 12:01 AM Pacific Time (PT) on September 1, 2007, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on March 16, 2008 (“Entry Period”). |
United States Finalists Announcement |
Finalists will be announced on or around March 22, 2008. |
Public Voting Period |
The Public Voting Period begins at 12:01 AM PT on March 23, 2008, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on April 4, 2008 (“Public Voting Period”). |
Rounds
Round 1
Your Team must create and submit a photo essay by taking digital pictures, publishing them to a Windows Live Space and selecting your favorite photos to create a photo essay.
NOTE: To create a free Windows Live Space, go to http://get.live.com/spaces/
Content and Technical Requirements
To be eligible for this Contest, your entry must meet the following content and technical requirements:
- Your entry may be localized in any language; however, the supporting materials must be presented in English.
- Your entry must not include more than 10 pictures.
- Your entry must be in Microsoft PowerPoint format or equivalent display format.
- Your photos must not exceed 1024 pixels.
- Your entry must not exceed a file size of 15MB.
- Your photos must be in JPEG file format with color space sRGB.
Round 1 - Judging Criteria
- 20% Originality
- 20% Technical execution (focus, exposure)
- 20% Visual Impact (composition, impact, lighting.)
- 20% Relevance to the Contest Theme
- 20% Ability to tell a story
Public Voting Period
The Finalists’ entries will be presented online for public voting at www.imaginecup.com (the “Site”) beginning at approximately 12:01 AM PT on March 23, 2008, and ends at approximately 11:59 PM PT on April 4, 2008 (the “Public Voting Term”). Throughout the Public Voting Term, registered visitors to the Site minimally 18 years of age will have the opportunity to visit the Contest Gallery and “vote” for an entry by clicking on the “vote” button (a click on the “vote” button will be tracked by the Site as a “vote” for that specific entry). Limit three (3) votes per visitor during the Public Voting Term. Public vote totals will assist, but not control in determining one (1) United States Grand Prize Winner.
Grand Prize Winner Judging Criteria
Up to twenty (20) of the top entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
- 55% Judge’s Scores Round 2
- 45% Public Voting
All decisions of the Contest Judges are final and binding. If we do not receive a sufficient number of entries meeting the entry requirements, we may, at our discretion based on the above Judging Criteria, select fewer than the number of winner stated. In the event of a tie between any eligible entries, the tie will be broken by an additional judge who will the judge the tied entries based on the criteria listed above.