This is the ninth year for the Members' Slide Show and its theme this year is Luck. Great images are the result of knowledge of the subject, hard work and most important luck. Veteran wildlife photographer Leonard Lee Rue III says, the harder I work, the luckier I get. Isn't that the truth!
Co-Chairs Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski are looking for NANPA photographers to present a collection of 10 images reflecting their luck photographing a subject in nature. Each selected photographer will have 3 1/2 minutes to show his or her images and relate the stories behind them.
Not only do Wendy and Bob want you to consider your own photographs, they also ask you to recommend other presenters whose work exemplifies the subject. If you've seen an outstanding group of images by another photographer, encourage that person to submit to the Members' Slide Show, or provide contact information to Wendy and Bob and they will invite them to submit.
The Members' Slide Show program Thursday evening will be open to the general public as well as Summit attendees. This is an outstanding opportunity to present your unique perception of nature to an audience of editors, agents and fellow shooters. Aim high and be prepared to work long and hard to polish your 3 1/2 minute presentation. Show us something fresh, original and, most important, fun!
Submission Guidelines:
1. Selection of 15 to 20 photographer presenters will be based on uniqueness and creativity of both the topic and the images.
2. Photographers applying for the Members' Slide Show must submit, no later than January 10, 2008, up to 10 images to be shown in the presentation. Along with the images there must be a title and a paragraph describing your theme. The judges need to understand clearly and thoroughly what you'd like to present.
Submissions are being accepted online this year. If you paid the jury fee when you registered for the Summit you will receive instructions from the NANPA office of how to submit your photos.
3. A $25 entry fee must be paid as part of Summit registration; see the online or print registration form. Submission is not a guarantee of selection.
4. Each selected presenter will show and talk about his or her images for 3 1/2 minutes. The presenter will control the length of time each image is on the screen. The time limit must be strictly adhered to.
5. A maximum of 10 images including a mandatory title image may be shown. Images should consist of only one photo. No collages or multiples.
6. Upload files to the NANPA website according to the following specifications. Submission link will be sent to you after your registration has been received. Only digital files of proper size, quality and format will be accepted. Files should be 104 dpi jpegs with dimensions of exactly 924 pixels on the longest side. The shorter side may be any size up to and including 924 pixels. Photographers may also submit their images via CD; send the disk to Wendy Shattil, 8325 E. Princeton Avenue, Denver, CO 80237.
7. Label each file with your last name and the order in which the image will appear (for example, Smith1, Smith2, etc.). The title image should be the last one (for example, Smith10) and should include your name, city and state. Information for the title slide may be superimposed over an image. It is suggested, but not required, that you use a photo of yourself on the title image. Note: Since your title image will be the last image in your presentation, it will remain on the screen while the next presenter makes his or her way to the lectern. The audience is more likely to connect a name with a presentation when that name (and perhaps a face) concludes the presentation.
8. NANPA and the Members' Slide Show organizers are not responsible for lost or damaged files. Images must be consistent in quality and content to those in the initial application and required materials must be received by all deadlines.
Tips:
Maintain continuity between your theme and images. Don't try to stretch a concept just to fit your favorite photos.
When preparing your theme description, make it sound fascinating to the judges. Their only impression of your presentation will be the words accompanying your images.
There's a fine line between keeping to your theme and presenting enough variety of images. The photos may be lovely, but if each one makes the same point, the 3 1/2 minutes go very slowly.
Philosophy and emotion are extremely difficult to talk about and exemplify in photos. Including them is often perceived as "preaching" and rarely appeals to an audience.
Use Photoshop with finesse. Over-used tools making over-saturated and over-sharpened images invite rejection. Dramatic results are achieved when technique doesn't bring attention to itself, unless that's what you intend.
Naturally Funny
Feb 28, 2008
8:00 PM
to
8:30 PM
The inaugural evening of Naturally Funny images at last January's Summit in Palm Springs was so popular it will return for Destin. A dozen of the most hilarious nature images you upload will be projected. Attendees who contribute the cleverest captions will receive great prizes, as will the winning photographers.
Winning images and captions will be printed by George Lepp and displayed at the Summit. At the previous Summit, 48 prizes were awarded and everyone had great fun.
Upload your funny image files to NANPA's website before January 15, 2008. (You will need to login as a member in order to access this site.)
