Fun Digital Photo Contest

The contest has ended.
Thanks to all who participated!

The Information Department needs a wide range of digital images for use in publications, reports, newsletters, bulletins, announcements, news, flyers, and Web pages. To build an inventory of quality images from across the state, we are announcing a monthly fun photo contest beginning May 1 and ending February 28, 2005. To help gather the images we need most, we will feature a different theme each month. Names of monthly winners will be announced in Extension Update. The winning image will be published each month on the Extension Faculty and Staff Web site and each winner will receive an Extension marketing prize. We will display a collection of images at the All-Extension Conference in March 2005 and name a grand prize winner. Your images, whether they win or not, will be retained in the department and may be published.

1. The contest is open only to paid employees and volunteers of WSU Extension and 4-H youth. Employees of the CAHNRS Information Department are not eligible.
2. Entries must be color digital images no smaller than 1600 by 1200 pixels (2 megapixels). Eligible photos must have been taken in Washington and be no more than one year old. High quality scans of slides and prints are acceptable if they meet minimum size criteria. Do not send slides or prints. All entries become the property of Washington State University for use in educational and promotional materials.
3. You must be the photographer and owner of the image. Images must not be digitally altered (e.g., telephone lines removed).
4. You may enter up to three images by e-mail each month. They must be submitted at the same time. Images must be received no later than the last day of the month to be considered for judging that month. Your name and e-mail must accompany your entry. E-mail entries to Dennis Brown. In the Subject Line, please type “Monthly Photo Contest,” and the month of the contest you are entering, so your entry won’t be lost. Receipt will be acknowledged by e-mail.

• Please include the following information with your e-mail:
• Your name
• Your connection with WSU Extension or 4-H
• Phone number where we can reach you if necessary
• Title or description of your image including when and where it was taken. A signed release for all identifiable individuals photographed is required. Fax a photo release form signed by their parents. You can download a photo release form. Fax the form to Dennis Brown at 509-335-2863. Forms must arrive by the last day of the month for digital images to qualify for that month's contest.

5. If cruel or unethical practices are suspected, the photo will be disqualified.
6. Judges appointed by the Associate Dean of Extension will choose the winners. Images will be judged on originality, quality and appropriateness to the monthly theme.
7. If the quality of entries fall below required standards, we reserve the right to not award prizes. Winners will be announced in the next issue of Extension Update. Only monthly winners will be eligible for a grand prize, which will be awarded at the 2005 All-Extension Conference.

Contest Categories
Take your photos any time you wish. Submit them when they fit a category. Extra consideration will be given to photos that demonstrate the diversity of Extension’s audiences. The decisions of the judges are final. Please remember, this is supposed to be fun. Don’t take winning or losing too seriously.

February—Give us your best work-related shot.