AIS Photo Contest:
Photo contest information and overview
(updated April 2, 2008)
2008 AIS Photo Contest
2007 AIS Photo Contest: Results
2006 AIS Photo Contest: Results
2008
AIS Photo Contest
 AIS
invites you again to participate in our annual Photo Contest.
This contest is open to everyone and is free to enter, except
that Judges and the contest chairperson are not eligible to
enter or win. The winning photo of each category will be
published in the AIS Bulletin and on the AIS web site. Prior
year’s winners and honorable mentions can be viewed at
www.irisphotocontest.org The 2008 winner of each
category will receive a 2008 introduction from the Iris Society
of Austin (AIS Convention host). The winner of each category
will also receive a single annual membership or annual
membership extension to AIS. Winners who are AIS life members
will receive an annual membership in an AIS Section of their
choice. Runner ups of each category will receive a 2006-2007
introduction.
How to Enter:
Simply fill out the entry form and send it with your photos to
AIS at the address below.
You may submit up to five photos in one contest. The deadline
for submissions to the 2008 Photo Contest is June 30, 2008.
Irises in photos should be of the
genus Iris. Entries will be selected and judged in six (6)
categories:
1. Irises used in a landscaped garden.
2. Irises in a field or home garden.
3. Events, tours, a person or people (at iris location), shows.
4. Close up of an iris or irises.
5. Photos with art effects, macro photos of bloom segments,
photos of pets or wildlife in the irises.
7. Any category taken by a youth photographer (under 19).
Please do not send any photo smaller
than 4 x 6 inches, nor larger than 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 (half page) The
ideal size is 5 x 7. If you are using a digital camera, it is
suggested that you take your photos in 360dpi or higher
resolution, and we ask that you print and submit your photos on
photo paper. Please avoid writing or labeling on the back of the
photo, unless to identify a variety or person in the photo.
A panel of three judges will judge
photos received and their decisions will be final. At the
discretion of the judges, photos not selected in the current
contest may be held for further consideration in future
contests. Please provide AIS with a self-addressed stamped
envelope if you want the photos returned. Photos will otherwise
not be returned and may be destroyed when not selected.
Where to send your photos and entry:
The American Iris Society Photo Contest, c/o Kitty Loberg, 1900
Mountain View Lane, Redwood Valley, Calif. 95470, Send inquiries
to iris.loberg@comcast.net
The full details on how to enter are
included on the official entry form provided at the link below:
2008 AIS Photo Contest entry form
and information (PDF file)
2007 AIS Photo Contest: Results
The
American Iris Society is very pleased to present the winning photos of
our 2007 Photo Contest. Follow the link to view the
contest report and enjoy the photography:
2007 Contest winners and runners up all
six categories
Photo: one of the 2007 winners... check the
others. This is the winner of the Category: Irises Used in a Landscaped
Garden. Entry titled: “Morning Dew”, exhibited
by Debbie Hughes of Wellsville, Kansas
2006 AIS Photo Contest: Results
The
American Iris Society is very pleased to present the winning photos of
our 2006 Photo Contest. Follow the link to
read the report and view the photography:
2006 Contest winners and runners up all
categories
Photo: by Lowell Baumunk of Colorado,
taken at the 2006 AIS Convention, which was held in Portland Oregon and
the surrounding area. This is one shows one of the host iris gardens,
Mid America Garden, that was on tour during the convention. The photo is
was also judged a winner in the "photos of events or shows" category of
the 2006 AIS photo contest.
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