WPS 12-hour Black and White Competition
Join us for our first competition of the year – a B+W themed, 12-hour photo competition. Anyone in the Greater Wellington Region can enter.
Entrants will be able to choose from a list of themes, and will then have 12 hours to conceive, photograph, edit and submit a series of up to 5 images to represent that theme. Your images may be a set related to just one theme or they can span a number of themes. Entrants can submit a series of up to 5 images and you may enter images in more than one theme. This photo competition is open to anyone in the Greater Wellington Region.
Inspired by the 48hr Film Festival, the themes will be released at 10am on 22nd February, with images to be submitted by 10pm 22nd February (same day). We have selected themes that will allow a great degree of freedom for those who enter and are looking forward to receiving some exciting images.
We also are organizing a Meet-up at 9.45am on the Waterfront at the White Fountain on Frank Kitts Park. This will be a chance to discuss the themes and how to approach the competition, enjoy some company or just hang out and take some photos (you do not need to enter the competition to take part in the meet-up!)
Prizes will be offered for the most outstanding overall image, the best image in each theme and for the most outstanding overall set.
Themes
- People in the Community – Show us the heart of the community and what makes it special.
- At the Coast – It is more than beaches. Show us what is happening at a beach near you.
- Highlight the Shadows – Make the most of black and white using light and shade.
- Man Made – A broad theme: anything that has been made by man.
Sponsors
We are very grateful for the support we have received from the following businesses:
- Wellington Photographic Supplies in association with Canon and Okko
- Splendid Photography
- Photography by Woolf
Heaps of Prizes
The best image in each category or theme receives:
- A $50 print voucher from Wellington Photographic Supplies.
- An Okko lite UV filter (size chosen by winner) from Wellington Photographic Supplies and Okko
- A $50 gift voucher from Splendid Photography
The best set of images on one theme receives:
- A $100 print voucher from Wellington Photographic Supplies.
- An Okko Lite UV filter +Lite C-PL Filter (sizes chosen by winner) from Wellington Photographic Supplies and Okko.
- A Disdera Dart Lomo 35mm 4 lens Film Camera from Splendid Photography.
- A voucher for a 90cm x 60cm print by Woolf Photography.
The Grand Prize Winner in addition receives:
- A Canon EOS 200D Mark II 24.1MP AS-C DSLR + 18-55mm IS STM II Camera Kit (RRP $1,249) from Wellington Photographic Supplies and Canon together with an Okko Pro UV 58mm to fit the kit lens from Wellington Photographic Supplies and Okko.
- A voucher for an A3-sized watercolour style print by Woolf Photography.
Great news for those shooting on film
Splendid Photography in Constable Street, Newtown, have put together a package so that you can get your images processed and back to you in time for you to select your winning entries.
Buy a roll of Ilford XP2 Super 135/24 exp film from them for the all-inclusive price of $22.50. Within three hours they will develop, process and scan your images and have them back to you. Get it to them by 1pm and they will have it turned around by 4pm.
The Competition & Requirements:
- Deadline: 22nd February 2020, 10pm
- Themes will be released on the website and Facebook, as well as at the meet-up at 10am.
- Entries are open to all members of the public, using any camera. Images must be taken within the 12 hours of the competition and must be within the wider Wellington region. Images can be converted to black and white in post-processing or development.
Uploading & preparing your images:
- Entrants can submit a series of up to 5 images representing their chosen theme. Images must be uploaded by 10pm 22nd February.
Images must be related to the themes which will be announced on the day.
Images can be submitted by email, and Instagram.
- Please name each image with your name and the category you are submitting like this: “FirstName-LastName-Theme.jpg”
- Images must be no larger than 4MB.
- You can enter via email to wpscomp@gmail.com or via Instagram with the hashtag #wps12hrcomp
Meetup Details:
Join us for a meetup alongside our black and white competition on the same day.
We will meet at 9.45am at the white fountain next to Whairepo Lagoon. We will announce the themes at the meetup. This is an opportunity to work together with other photographers. While our focus will be on black and white photography, you don’t need to enter the competition to come along.
Members of the public and beginner photographers are most welcome.
The basic rules of the competition are as follows: –
- The competition is open to all members of the public.
- There is no entry fee
- You can use any camera
- The images must be your own work and relate to any of the four given themes
- The images must be taken within the Wellington region between the hours of 10am and 10pm on Saturday 22 February 2020.
- Images must be in black and white although a toning such as sepia or selenium may be added.
- Images can be converted to black and white in post-processing.
- You may enter up to five images.
- The themes will be revealed at 10am on the day via the WPS Facebook and Instagram pages and on our website. They will also be announced at the Meet-up.
- Entries must be lodged by 10pm on 22nd February by emailing them to wpscomp@gmail.com or via Instagram #wps12hrcomp
- Please name each image as follows: – First Name-Last Name-Theme-Image Number.jpg
- Each image can be no greater in size than 4mb.
* Please note that WPS reserves the right to use any submitted images for publication in its online magazine Impact and for other publicity purposes in relation to this competition. Images will not be sold or used commercially and will remain in the copyright of the photographer. Also please ensure that any submitted images should be free of logos or watermarks that identify the photographer.