Visions- Haddo Arts Festival Photography Competition 2016

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1 Visions- Haddo Arts Festival Photography Competition 2016 All the prize winners and any specially commended photographs will be featured in our HAF Photography Exhibition at Haddo from 1st October to 10th October. Prize winners and their families will be invited to the exclusive exhibition launch to accept their prizes and trophies. GRAND PRIZE awarded to the 'best in show' chosen from the three category winners Sunday Dinner for 4 at Meldrum House Hotel, Oldmeldrum. Prize kindly sponsored by Meldrum House Hotel, for more information see meldrumhouse.com Each Winners & Runners up will receive- Winner- 2 places on a special prize winners Photography Workshop at Haddo with Cain Scrimgeour Wildlife Photography & Film, framed A3 print of your winning photograph, specially commissioned HAF trophy. 2nd Place- 2 tickets to a HAF Event, framed A3 print of your winning photograph, specially commissioned HAF trophy 3rd Place- framed A3 print of your winning photograph, specially commissioned HAF trophy Special Award- The best image in each category taken at Haddo House & Country Park will also receive a trophy, framed print and be included in the exhibition. Under 16 Winners & Runners Up will receive- Winner- 2 places on a Photography Workshop of your choice at Haddo with Cain Scrimgeour Wildlife Photography & Film OR 4 places at Samhain Storytelling Evening, framed A3 print of your winning photograph, specially commissioned HAF trophy. 2nd Place- tbc, framed A3 print of your winning photograph, specially commissioned HAF trophy 3rd Place- framed A3 print of your winning photograph, specially commissioned HAF trophy The best image in each category taken at Haddo House & Country Park will also be featured in the exhibition, with the photographer also being awarded a framed A3 print of their photograph.

2 Competition Categories The competition is split into three main categories, with a special category for photographers who are under 16. Wildlife- Red Squirrels here at Haddo, dolphins out at sea or Red Deer on the hills Celebrate Aberdeenshire s amazing wildlife with your best photo. Images in this category could include birds, mammals, fish, flowers, insects, fungi or trees, large and small. You can enter a close-up portrait of a single animal or a wide, landscape shot of a wild flower meadow. Just send us any image that celebrates and highlights Aberdeenshire s superb natural world. History & Heritage- Aberdeenshire has an amazing history, reflected in its grand buildings, distant shipwrecks and ancient stone circles. Your history and heritage image could be of a building, a statue, a ruin, a standing stone, or even a single artefact which sums up the local heritage. People- This one s about you! Celebrate the people of Aberdeenshire- going to work, at a concert, shipping, playing at the beach, or just relaxing outdoors. We re looking for inventive, imaginative shots and portraits which really represent Aberdeenshire folk at work and play. Under 16s - The best image taken by a photographer who is under 16 on 1st October This should broadly fit into one of the categories above but feel free to be creative and let your imagination run wild! Under 16s are also welcome to enter in any of the categories above although these entries will be charged.

3 HOW TO ENTER To enter, simply your completed application form (PDF at the bottom of this document, Word version available at haddoartsfestival.org.uk) along with your images to Submitted photographs must be resized to no more than 1MB per image. If you are shortlisted and/or selected as a category winner/runner up we will then ask for your larger images files, suitable for printing at A3 size (see T&C below). Once your images have been received and accepted you then will be ed an invoice and details of how to pay your entry fee. You can enter as many images as you like. If you do send multiple images we d ask you to split them into separate s so no single is larger than 4MB, or bring them along to the Visitor Centre on a memory stick or similar. Please attach a fully completed Entry Form to each . You can also enter by bringing a CD/memory stick or similar with your image files and a completed Entry Form to the visitor centre at Haddo House & Country Park. ENTRY FEES Entry Fees- 3 for 1 image, 5 for 3 images, 10 for up to 8 images. Under 16s category- FREE You can enter one image in multiple categories if you wish but this will be counted as multiple entries and charged accordingly (i.e. one image entered in 3 categories will still be charged at 5). If you enter more than 8 images they will be charged accordingly (i.e. entering 9 images will cost 11, entering 11 images will cost 15, 16 images will cost 20 etc) Entry to the under 16s category is free. Images taken by photographers under 16 but entered in the main categories are charged at the normal rate.

4 RESPONSIBLE PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES Wildlife photographers should follow the Nature Photographers Code of Conduct available at To protect rare breeding wildlife we will not accept images of Schedule 1 birds or other protected species at nests/breeding sites unless taken from a public watchpoint. History/heritage photographers should respect the integrity of a site and its preservation. They should not be involved in any activity that may damage the site in question (for example climbing on fragile walls or banks). Images should be taken from publicly accessible sites, where photography is allowed, during public opening hours where applicable (unless you have access by special permission of the owner/manager). Any images taken in areas where photography is not allowed (for example some building interiors) will be disqualified. Close-up, recognisable images of people, especially children, must have been taken with the individual s or a responsible adult s consent. They should be happy to have their image shown in exhibition and used for promotion. You do not need specific consent for everyone in a crowd shot, at a public event or people walking through a landscape; however if your image is a recognisable shot of an individual we may ask to contact the individual concerned to check that they re happy for their image to be used. Full Terms & Conditions 1. Pictures must be received via to photography@visithaddo.com with entry fees paid by closing date of 18th August Prize winners will be notified by 19th September Entry must include a completed application form with full name, address and contact details ( and telephone) of photographer. You must own the copyright of the image 3. Images entered for the junior (under 16 category) must include a date of birth and entrants must be under 16 on 1st October Images must have been taken in Aberdeen City or Aberdeenshire within the past 3 years 5. Images can be portrait, landscape or any square/rectangular crop. They must be available at high enough resolution to print at A3 size for exhibition. We would recommend a minimum of 1754 x 2481 pixels (for a standard A3 sized print) at 150 dpi 6. Film cameras- We can accept high-quality scans of prints, as long as they abide by our image quality submission rules. If you do not have a suitable high-quality digital file of your image then we will not be able to include your picture in the exhibition, unless you are able to print an A3 image from your negatives. Due to the judging process we cannot accept prints without an accompanying digital image. 7. Some simple image manipulation of images (altering levels/brightness/contrast) is allowed. However extensive retouching, image stacking etc. will not be accepted. We may request your original camera RAW/JPEG file.

5 8. All photographers must follow our responsible photography guidelines. Any image that does not follow these guidelines may be disqualified. 9. Images must be appropriate for an all ages, open exhibition. 10. Images may be used to promote the Haddo Arts Festival and the Haddo Arts Festival Photography Competition in 2016 and future years. This will include print and online. We will not use the images for any other reason without the photographer s full permission and the photographer retains full copyright of their images. 11. Competition is not open to any employee of Haddo Arts Festival, member of the Haddo Arts Festival Committee, employees based at Haddo House & Country Park or directly involved in its management and operation, or their families. 12. Prizes must be claimed by the dates shown (Old Meldrum voucher), photography workshops will take place over the weekend of the22nd/23rd October. Framed prints will be available to collect any time after the exhibition closing date. No cash alternative is available. Under 16 winners attending an event as part of their prize must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 13. Judging is anonymous and the judges decision is final

6 VISIONS HADDO ARTS FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION- ENTRY FORM your completed form and images to Name- Address- Phone Number- Address- Number of Images Entered- Entry Fee to Pay- Date of Birth (for under 16 category only)- Please list filenames of all your images here, then complete the sections below for each image Please complete one section for each image IMAGE 1 (eg SquirrelatHaddobyANPhotographer.jpg) (eg Red Squirrel At Haddo, Morning Light) (eg Haddo, Ellon, Glen Tanar) Date Image Was Taken

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