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| 6th Place - Contingent By Daniel Ybañez |
The photography contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers who will register with the Sinulog Foundation during the prescribed registration period for SINULOG PHOTO CONTEST 2012.
Modes of Picture Take being considered.
Digital Category – Digital Cameras that are capable of taking Raw Format Files, APS format cameras are eligible.
Photo Contest Categories
Its basically All activities involving Sinulog 2012 Celebration. Photos must be taken from actual events during the SINULOG 2012 celebration in Cebu City. Pictures of any Sinulog celebration or any other festival in other places and venues and in previous years will not be allowed and would be immediately disqualified.
• Contingent – competing or guest participants of Sinulog 2012 grand parade on January 15, 2012. Picture must be group dancing the Sinulog and not of a solo dancer.
• Fluvial and Solemn Processions – January 14, 2012, the miraculous image is sea borne along the coasts of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities while the solemn procession passes through the principal streets of Cebu City.
• Float/Higante and Puppeteers – January 15, 2012, pictures of float, higante and puppeteers must include the whole structure and not the personalities on board the float. Float, puppeteers and higante shots should include the carrier inside the contraption.
• Décor/Arch and sidelights – These pictures may be taken anytime (day or night) of arches and décor set up for Sinulog 2012. Sidelights are human interest pictures taken in the parade route on Sinulog day, or in any other activity taken during the Sinulog week starting on January 2, 2012.
• Festival Queen – Photo to be taken while subject is dancing during the Search for Sinulog Festival Queen 2012 on January 13, 2012 at the Cebu City Sports Center and during the grand parade on January 15, 2012.
IMPORTANT HEAD UPS
If taken in digital format, the corresponding Raw File (e.g NEF, CRW, etc.) in CD format with the name of the photographer and the ID number on the CD and covering on the envelope.
• If APS, the whole magnetic strip must be surrendered with the photographers name and ID number on the film case and on the envelope.
• If Analog, the corresponding negative / transparency in an envelope with the photographers name and ID number.
• Entries must be candid shots: not deliberately posed. Although some degree of effort can be done in posing your subjects (the dancers, Candle vendors, etc.) we however discourage photographers to bring their own models around for the parade like one would do on a photo assignment.
• Identifying marks, signs and address to insinuate information of ownership is strictly prohibited on the photo entry.
The decision of the BOARD OF JUDGES is final and unappealable.
THINGS THAT MIGHT GET YOU DISQUALIFIED
Any digital manipulation tool (e.g. cut & paste, healing, etc.) that is not applicable / do able in the printing process from an analog media (film), shall mean immediate disqualification of the entry. Post production like exposure control (dodge and burn); Color saturation (control); creative cropping are all do able when you print from a negative. Even conversion to black and white color toning (sepia, blue, selenium, etc.) as long as it’s done across the frame and not only its selected areas are acceptable.
Photographs taken in digital format must be accompanied with the proprietary Raw format (e.g. NEF, CRW etc.) digital file in CD format. Film negatives, APS magnetic files must be surrendered to the Sinulog Foundation, Inc. office at the Cebu City Sports Center. Non attachment of these requirements would mean immediate disqualification.
Registration starts on December 15, 2011.
Deadline: January 10, 2012
Registration fee: P1,000 (inclusive of Sinulog ID and photographer’s vest)
PRIZES:
Over-all grand prize – P100,000 + trophy
2nd Best Picture – P50,000 + trophy
3rd Best Picture – P30,000 + trophy
Truly this will be a nice experience for amateur and hobbyist photographers to enhance their skills. It's not about winning, its about enjoying the event through your lens perspective. Ato ni bay!
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