Terms & Conditions

Weekly Photo Comp terms and conditions

Entry into the competition constitutes agreement to these terms and conditions.

Photo format and size

All photographs entered must conform to the following requirements:

  • in jpg format (file extension .jpg or .jpeg)
  • 1mb or less in size
  • the larger side of the photograph to be no more than 1,000 pixels

Content and judging

  • The judges decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into.
  • The judges maintain the right to refuse entry of any photograph into the top 50 displayed photographs due to the following:
  • No photographs shall be published on the website if they contain nudity, implied nudity, exploitation of children or animals, morbid images (images depicting human death or mutilation), suggestive sexualisation of minors,
  • A refund will not be given if the entry is deemed by the judges to be in violation of the above criteria. The photograph will simply not be published on the site and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • If a photograph is entered into a competition and the entry is not processed for the current competition, the entry will be rolled over to the next week’s competition.
  • Contestants may enter any number of photographs into the weekly competition. Each photograph will incur the US $2.00 entry fee.
  • Contestants may enter the same photograph into the weekly competition as many times as desired. Entering the same photograph multiple times in the same week will not influence the judging in any way. Each time the photograph is entered it will incur the US $2.00 entry fee. Therefore it does not make sense to enter the same photograph multiple times in the same week, however;
  • Contestants may enter the same photograph into successive weekly competitions if desired. The results for the same photograph may vary from week to week depending on the competing entries.
  • The photographs will be judged by professional photographers with industry recognised experience, employed by weeklyphotocomp.com. The identity and credentials of the judges may remain anonymous. No correspondence will be entered into.

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  • The photographs will be judged according to the following criteria:

Composition
Position – is the photograph centred or does it follow the rule of thirds, does the positioning of the subject work?
Cropping – does the cropping enhance the photograph, is there too much empty space around the photograph or is too much of the subject cut off? Does the composition draw the viewers eye into the photograph if intended? Does the photo contain foreground, middle ground & background, particularly if it is a photo of landscape, depending on artistic intent?

Lighting
Is the lighting used to good effect, if intended? Is the photo washed out due to too much light or too many light sources? Are some areas too dull or dark due to lack of lighting? Depends on artistic intent.

Correct exposure (may vary according to artistic intent)
Is the photograph overexposed or underexposed & is there a good balance between the different areas of the photograph?

Focus / depth of field
Is the subject in focus? Is the depth of field appropriate for the subject, e.g. shallow DOF for portraits & macro, deep DOF for landscapes etc. may vary according to artistic intent.

Colour
Are vibrant colours captured or is the photo dull, may vary according to intent and context. Are the colours too vivid or not vivid enough? If B&W, is there enough contrast / tonal range or is the photo all middle greys and washed out? Are the colours true to the subject and intent of the photo? May vary according to interpretation of artistic intent.

Originality
Is the subject and the way it is captured original or is it a typical theme or scene?

Vibe
How does the photograph make the viewer / judges feel? Is the viewer / judge instinctively moved by the photograph, does it stir some emotions?

Artistic Merit / interesting
Is the photograph interesting? Does it capture the intended theme, emotion, mood, character, style etc? Would the viewer / judge display it proudly in their own gallery or home as fine art?

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  • Each entry is given a unique number. The above criteria are judged for each entry. Each weekly competition will start fresh. The results will be compiled and the top 50 and final winner determined according to the above criteria.
  • The photographs and entry information from each week will be backed up to external hard drives, with one copy kept off site for security.
  • The entrant retains the copyright of the photograph. By entering the photograph, the entrant gives permission for weeklyphotocomp.com to publish the photograph on the website only. Weeklyphotocomp.com takes no responsibility for anybody taking a copy of the photograph from the website and publishing that image. It is the entrant’s responsibility to take any action against the perpetrator directly if desired and not against weeklyphotocomp.com.
  • The entrant may request the photograph to be taken off the website and weeklyphotocomp.com will take all reasonable action to remove the photograph as soon as practical.
  • Photographs will remain published on the website for a maximum period of 1 year, after which time the archive for that week will be removed, if not before.
  • The entrant is to submit their own photographs only. The entrant is to take full responsibility for ensuring that their entry is their own original work. Weeklyphotocomp.com takes no responsibility for ensuring that the entry is the original work of the entrant.
  • Entrants under 16 must have parents consent to enter competition. Weeklyphotocomp.com cannot take responsibility for verifying age of person making payment or verifying permission of parent / cardholder. Entry to competition constitutes personal undertaking that entrant is over 16 or has permission of parent / guardian / cardholder.
  • All information regarding participants gathered as part of the competition entry process will be treated as confidential by weeklyphotocomp.com and will not be sold or forwarded to any third parties.
  • The only information about the entrant published will be the user name submitted with the entry and the location of the photograph.
  • The entrant may choose to use their real name as the user name or may choose to use an alias. The entrants real name will be required to be submitted as part of the entry process however this will not be published unless the entrant chooses to use their real name as the user name.
  • Weekly Photo Comp Pty Ltd reserve the right to extend the period of a competition if the entry numbers are deemed to be too low in any given week, in the interests of growth of the website and prize money.  In such a case, all entrants from that week will be notified by email and their entries will remain valid.
  • Model release forms are not required to be submitted with photographs of people because the photographs are not intended for commercial use. It is not the intention of Weekly Photo Comp Pty Ltd to publish the photographs for advertising purposes, linking the subject to any product or idea.

Updated 6 May 2009