RULES & PROCEDURES
AGE CATEGORIES:
Category 1 – Student - Enrolled in Elementary through High School (thru graduating spring 2018)
Category 2 - Adult (18 or over, out of high school)
ENTRY FEE:
There is no entry fee.
ENTRY METHOD:
All entries must be submitted online.
ENTRY PERIOD:
Entry Open Date: July 1, 2017
Entry Close Date: September 1, 2017
Entries will not be accepted after 11:59PM EST on September 1, 2017
NUMBER OF ENTRIES:
Each Ashburn Village resident may enter up to four (4) photographs.
PHOTO ELIGIBILITY:
Photo must be taken by a resident of Ashburn Village of a subject in Ashburn Village. Photos may be submitted only one time and in one category. Contest judges are not eligible to enter.
PHOTO LOCATION:
All photos must have been taken within Ashburn Village.
WHAT TO ENTER:
Striking digital images that celebrate life in Ashburn Village. We suggest nature photos, wildlife and community life including special events, people/families and everyday happenings.
PHOTO FORMAT:
Must be .jpg
FILE SIZE:
Photograph should not be any bigger than 8 MB in size. Photos larger than that will not be uploaded due to file size restrictions. Photos should be at least 1,600 x 2,000 pixels. We may request higher resolution photos from winners (if available) for printing purposes.
LABELING/NAMING:
Each photograph will need to be clearly labeled with the age category, name of the resident and title of photo. File name should include a "_" between each item. For example, adult John Doe enters a Lake Sunset photo, the file he uploads will be named 3_John_Doe_Lake_Sunset.jpg.
COLOR VS BLACK & WHITE:
Either
ALTERATIONS:
Extreme use of editing and effects should be minimized. These photos are intended for the purpose of promoting and highlighting life in Ashburn Village and should be taken and edited with that concept in mind.
TEXT ON PHOTOGRAPHS:
Photographs should not contain "user placed text." This includes such things as comments, titles or dates/time stamps. Text or wording that is part of the photograph (ie. photo of a street sign) is acceptable.
JUDGING AND RESULTS:
A panel from the Ashburn Village Community Association members will narrow the entries to the top picks in each category. Judges from the community will then rank the finalists in each category. Results will be revealed at the Ashburn Village VillageFest. Finalists and winners will be notified via email and results will be published on the Association's website, the "Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion" Facebook page and the November issue of The Villager.