Soccergraphy Photo Contest

Friday, July 03, 2009 dfg 0 Comments

If you are passionate about soccer and photography, then why not combine the best of both worlds with Soccergraphy Photo Contest. Make an artistic interpretation of football in everyday life through a photograph and upload it online. Two winners (1 professional and 1 amateur category) will get to go to South Africa to watch the FIFA 2010 World Cup final and a will receive a Sony Alpha DSLR camera package each.



Contest Requirements:

• Open to both professional and amateur photographers
• Entrants must be 18 years of age and above
  

Contest Mechanics:

1. Log on to soccergraphy.sony-asia.com and register for an account to be able to submit photos
   
2. Photo Guidelines
• Digital format ONLY and must be taken with a digital camera
• JPG or JPEG file format (ex. YourImage.jpg or YourImage.jpeg)
• At least 1,280 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,280 pixels tall (if a vertical image)
• Total file size must be less than 500K in size
• Photo must retain EXIF data (data from your camera that is embedded in your image)
• Photographs must have been taken within two years of the date of entry
• Minor burning, dodging, and color correction are acceptable. Hand tinting is acceptable, as is cropping. Fish-eye lenses are acceptable. High dynamic range images (HDRI) and stitched panoramas are acceptable only if the combined parts are all made around the same time
3. Write a caption describing your photograph
   
4. No confirmation if image is uploaded
5. View complete contest mechanics and terms and conditions
   

Contest Period: March 20 - October 31, 2009

Contest Prize:

• Professional Category (1 winner)
• 1 Ticket to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals (all expenses paid trip to South Africa)
• 1 piece of Sony A900 DSLR camera
  
• 1 piece of Sony 24-70mm lens
• 1 piece of Sony 70-200mm lens
• 1 piece of Sony 50mm 1.4 lens
• Amateur Category (1 winner)
• 1 Ticket to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals (all expenses paid trip to South Africa)
• 1 piece of Sony A700 DSLR camera
• 1 piece of Sony 16-80mm lens
  
• 1 piece of Sony 70-300mm lens
• 1 piece of Sony 50mm f1.4 lens
  

Upside:

• FREE to do
  
• Multiple submission allowed (5 photos max per submission)
• Online submission
  

Downside:

• 2 winners only
• Open to all countries I think

For more information, log on to soccergraphy.sony-asia.com