l'Image 2009
Categories
Categories and Notes
- 'Celebration’ 2009 will be the 10th anniversary of the Lymm Festival, so a category linked to that became an obvious choice. What the organisers are seeking are images which show or represent a celebration – whether private or public. These could be individuals, or a small family celebrating an anniversary or birthday. On the other hand they could be photos of crowds celebrating success at the end of a football match; or success in an election. What is important is that the image must convey a mood of celebration.
- ‘Lymm in Motion’ This is a chance to convey a sense of movement within the village. Shots could be of: barges on the canal, sports activities in the village, movement in nature, dance, traffic etc. This is a chance to experiment with long exposures, blurred images, flash with ‘rear-curtain synch’ etc. Whatever subject you choose to enter it must be in a recognisable Lymm location, and must convey the sense of movement or action.
Busy Baci - Konrad Balcerak - ‘Street Life’ We are looking for scenes of life at street level anywhere in the world. Your entries can reflect ‘café society’; show people window shopping or gossiping, street vendors and other people at work, those obliged to live on the street, or a Friday night out ‘on the town’.
- Creative: Where the final image has been achieved through techniques which radically change the appearance of the original subject in front of the camera in terms of tone, form or colour either during the original exposure or during production of the post-exposure image. This may include composites of several images.
- Monochrome Print: Black and White or Sepia image.
- Junior (under 18) - Any Subject
(Young people may enter the general competitions as well)
*Note: Any entries where children are the main subject it is advisable to obtain a disclaimer signed by a responsible parent or guardian, giving their consent for the image to be exhibited. Appropriate forms can be obtained from the organisers. In group images where there may be several parents the consent of each is required.
Entry
Each entry must be accompanied by the appropriate entry forms, and there is a fee of £1.50 per image. (The competition is free to junior entrants)
Closing date is 1st June 2009
Judging and Prizes
Judging will take place during the course of the Festival
There will be certificates and prizes in the form of gift vouchers (see below)for first place in each category, with cassettes of film for the runners-up. An overall award may also be made at the Judges discretion.
Special Prizes: There will be three special prizes (1) A 'People's Prize' voted for by visitors to the exhibition, (2) the 'Village Prize' for the best entry from a Lymm resident and (3) the 'Festival Prize' for the image which most impresses the competition organiser(s).
| Award | 1st | 2nd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General (except Monochrome) | £20.00 | £5.00 | |
| General (monochrome) | £25.00 | £10.00 | |
| Junior | £15.00 | £5.00 | |
| Overall Award (Discretionary) | £30.00 | ||
| People's Prize | £10.00 | ||
| Village Prize | £15.00 | ||
| 'Festival' Prize | £10.00 |
Copyright: The winning photographs may be exhibited on the Lymm Festival Website and published in 'Lymm Life' etc.. Entry to the competition will be regarded as permission for the images to be used for this purpose. The photographer will be credited.