Beauty of the Philippines
in Focus
A Nationwide Photo Contest
Prizes at stake are:
1st Prize: Canon EOS 400D Kit
2nd Prize: Canon Pixma MP460 Multi-Function Printer
3rd Prize: Canon Selphy Compact Photo Printer
Contest Mechanics:
- Beauty of the Philippines Photo Contest is a nationwide photo contest with an aim to capture in visual form the positive aspects of the country, its people and everything distinctly Filipino. Focus may be on nature (landscapes, seascapes, wild life), events or celebrations such as fiestas of the culture.
- The contest is open to amateurs or professional photographers.
- A maximum of five (5) entries per contestant can be submitted. All photos must be taken in 2007.
- Photo entries must be 8×10 inches without borders.
- The entry must be the exclusive work of the contestant.
- Entries should not have been exhibited in any event of been declared winner in any photo contest.
- Each entry must be accompanied with a digital file in jpeg format (5400×7200 pixels) in 18×24 inches, 300 DPI and recorded in a cd.
- Contestants should submit one completed entry form clipped from The Philippine Star for every entry. The said entry form must be pasted on the back of the photo. Each entry must be placed inside a brown envelope along with the CD of the digital file (jpeg format).
- Entries must be submitted to PO Box 1786 Makati Central Post Office 1257 Makati City, Philippines. Deadline of Submission of entries is on July 15, 2007.
- Ten (10) preliminary winners will be selected prior to the final judging and announcement of three (3) grand winners at FotoFest 2007. The top 10 entries will be printed in large size for exhibition and public viewing at Glorietta Activity Center during FotoFest 2007 event.
- Entries will be judged according to theme adherence (20%), technical quality (30%), and artistic composition (50%). Panel of judges will comprise of noted speakers of the FotoFest seminar and workshop.
- Winners will be notified by phone and through e-mail.
- Awarding ceremony will be held on August 4, 2007 during the Photographers’ Night of FotoFest.
- Winning entries will be exclusively owned by The Philippine Star and may be used for whatever purpose.
- The Philippine Star is not responsible for late, lost, undelivered or damaged entries (soft and hard copies). It reserves the right to disqualify entries which do not meet the above requirements.
- Employees and relatives up to 3rd consanguinity of the Philippine Star and Canon are not allowed to join this photo contest.
- For more details visit: www.starfotofest.com or email: info@starfotofest.com
Thanks to Ph-Photo lister Chito Vecina for the heads up on this event.
wow lots of photo competitions lately
In rule no. 7, it states that an entry must be accompanied by a JPEG file which has a size of 5400×7200 pixels (8×24 inches, 300 DPI ). For a regular digital camera, the maximum size is approimately 2500×1200 pixels. Even for a a DSLR of 10 MP, the maximum pixel size is approximately 3300×2800 px. How can this be. Is the file size set on the photoshop or the raw pictures must have this file size?
Hi flisha,
Stay tuned… more contests coming soon
Hi Jamesvon,
You can resize it in photoshop although I find the 8×10 dimension to be odd.
Anyhow, I will inquire to get clarifications on this matter.
Thanks!
I tried resizing a 2592×1944 @ 180 dpi photo shot from a canon digital ixus i zoom point and shoot camera to 5400×7200 @ 300 dpi and the output was pretty good considering it came from a p&s.
wow great…thanks for the advice…!! he he…now im excited to hunt for that winning shot he he…
hi,where can i get an entry form?thanks!
Hi JM,
Kindly see item #8
Contestants should submit one completed entry form clipped from The Philippine Star for every entry. The said entry form must be pasted on the back of the photo.
Good luck!
yes sir..where can i get the entry form exactly?on what section?ive looked around philippine star newspaper yesterday and this morning havent found any fotofest forms.thanks a lot!
Hi JM,
I already inquired… and this is what the response that I received from them:
“Hi,
I am not sure when exactly the entry forms will be out in the paper and what particular section.
As soon as I get the info, I will let you know.
Thanks”
thanks a lot sir!ill also inform you if ive seen one already.i guess im excited!hahahha
can pictures taken from cellular phones be accepted?
and can we take photos using other camera model?
can we take photos using other camera or only canon?
Hi Chris,
I believe you can use your phonecam as long as you meet the specifications of the image for submission.
Hi Zade,
Yes you can use any brand of camera.
are the entry forms already out in Philstar newspapers? if not.. when will it be out?
Hi Everyone!
I’ll be posting the updates on the availability of the entry forms this Sunday. stay tuned!
Hi! Thanks for the information! I’m an amateur photographer and I dont know much about these things, I’d like to know though, on how n where i can resize the photos? Thank you very much!
Hi JnT,
You can use any graphics editing software to resize your photo. What imgae editing software do you have installed?
I hope we can find an entry form today. If we do, would it be ok to just photocopy it for multiple entries?
I think they need the 5400×7200 pixel resolution for the “large size” printing of the top ten pictures.
Hi Pancreas,
Updates on the entry forms can be found here…
Star FotoFest Contest Entry Forms Now Available!
Hi again! thanks for responding! yup, i’ve got some editing softwares here installed, i’ll try checking them out. Thanks for the help!
Hi again! regarding the image editor software, i have Adobe installed in my computer. I tried adjusting the pic with the required measurements but I cant find the DPI option. The choices in Adobe are pixels/inch and pixels/cm. Are pixels/inch interchangeable with DPI? can I just use the pixels per inch instead? and are the measurements 5400×7200 pixels fixed as width x height or can i use them either way depending on the picture? Thank you very much!
Hi Janet,
Yes you can change the DPI in the “Resolution” field using pixels/inch. DPI is actually equal to pixels per inch since DPI means Dots Per Inch.
The width and height are interchangeable so your photo can either be in portrate or landscape mode.
Good luck!
Hey, thank u so much!
Hi! My daughter and I joined your fotocontest. We were not able to see the photo exhibit of all the entries. Will you be showing in your website the pictures submitted so we get to see the entries? How about the winning entries, will you be showing them or publishing them in the newspapers?