Registration

1. Everybody must sign up first. Those who joined the contest in previous months need to do this now also. You need to do this only once.
   :: Registration form here
   
   

Sending entries

2. Send entries via the contest form, not via your email.
   :: Entry form here
   
   
3. Entry specifications:
   
   
1. Do not put any identifying watermark or copyright line anywhere in the image.
    
2. Size: maximum 500 pixels on the longer dimension.
   For example:
   Horizontal images = 500 pixels wide
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   Vertical images = 500 pixels tall
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   See the links on the right for online tools that will resize photos for you free and easily!
    
3. Compression format: JPEG, Photoshop quality 8 to 10 (65% to 83% quality).
   Keep the file size below 100KB or it will not be uploaded.
    
4. Filename format:
   ‹Firstname› ‹Lastname› ‹theme› ‹entrynumber› of ‹total entries›.jpg
   
   example: Agripino Cuaresma action 2 of 2.jpg
   means:
   "Agripino Cuaresma" is the name of the sender
   "action" is the theme of the contest
   "2" is the second entry of Agripino
   "2" is Agripino's total number of entries
   
   Make sure to "Save As" and not to "Save for Web" in order to keep the EXIF values with the file.
   
   For those who did not rename their files upon saving, you can rename your file at the last minute right before you send. Just click the Browse button on the form, navigate to your folder, right-click on the file you are sending and choose Rename from the context menu.
    
4. Participants are limited to two entries per contest.
   
   

Finalists

5. The top ten finalists will be asked to send a high resolution file using the form for Submitting Winning Entries, with the following specifications:
   
   
1. Do not put any identifying watermark or copyright line anywhere in the image.
    
2. Size: 2400 pixels on the longer dimension, or the closest you can come to this number.
   
   For example:
   horizontal images = 2400 pixels wide
   vertical images = 2400 pixels tall
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3. Color profile: Adobe RGB
   
   
4. Compression format: JPEG, Photoshop quality 11 (equivalent to 92 percent quality)
   
   
5. Filename format: ‹Firstname› ‹Lastname› finalist.jpg
   Example: Agripino Cuaresma finalist.jpg
   
   If you have two entries in the final selection, use the following filename format:
   ‹Firstname› ‹Lastname› ‹imagenumber› finalist.jpg
   
   Example:
   Agripino Cuaresma 1 finalist.jpg
   Agripino Cuaresma 2 finalist.jpg
   has two entries in the final selection
   
   Make sure to "Save As" and not to "Save for Web" in order to keep the EXIF values with the file.