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Friday, March 25, 2011
(Frisco, Texas) March 25, 2011 ~ Use your imagination, grab your camera and start taking some photos or browse through what you've taken in the last 2 years, find that special shot and submit your entries to the 2nd Annual You Be the Tour Guide Photo Contest sponsored by the Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau. Travel & tourism drives an estimated economic impact of $1.2B a year in Frisco. Great photos help visitors make decisions about coming to Frisco.
All you have to do to participate is be 16 or older and live or go to school in Frisco. The CVB is looking for images that illustrate how interesting, attractive and fun Frisco is! Deadline to enter has been extended to April 20 at midnight.
Here are a few ideas to emphasize:
Photo Formats
Entries must be color prints or digital images. Black and white
images are not eligible. Please read the specific guidelines for
submitting prints and digital images.
Photographer/Copyright
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do
not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must
be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your
submission of the photo and entry form is your guarantee that you
are the author and copyright holder of the photo.
Number of Entries
Individuals may submit up to five entries.
Judging
Entries will be judged on the basis of:
Composition - (does the photo tell a story)
Impact - (the wow or ahh factor of an image)
Creativity - (does it evoke emotion or thought beyond the
predictable)
Technical Merit - (focus, brightness, sharpness, detail, use of
light)
The Frisco CVB will assemble a panel of judges and all contest
decisions are final. Entries that fail to comply with the Official
Contest Rules will be disqualified. The Frisco CVB judge's panel
will include professionals in graphic design, website design,
website development, marketing and public relations and amateur
photographers.
There's prizes and recognition in it for you, too.
Winners
Judges will select and award one overall grand prize winner in
addition to one second and third place winner. Winners will be
announced on the kick off of National Travel & Tourism Week
Saturday, May 7 3:00 p.m. at Stonebriar Centre on the lower level
of Sears. The top three winners will be displayed on the
Visitfrisco.com website during the months of May - August 2011,
in the atrium of City Hall, featured in Neighbors Go/Frisco/Little
Elm, and Frisco STYLE Magazine.
The winners and other photos will also be considered for publication in the 2012 Official Visitor's Guide.
Grand Prize (Worth $425.00)
(1) Weekend stay at the Aloft Hotel (Friday & Saturday night
based on availability)
(4) tickets to see the Frisco RoughRiders
(1) one hour free photography lesson from Style
Creative Photography
2nd Place Prize (Worth $300.00)
(4) tickets to see FC Dallas
(1) one hour free photography lesson from Style Creative
Photography
$50 Randy's Steakhouse gift certificate
3rd Place Prize (Worth $260.00)
$50 Stonebriar Centre gift card
(4) tickets to see the Texas Legends NBA D-League Team
(1) one hour free photography lesson from Style Creative
Photography
Amateur shutterbugs interested in or who have already captured the sights, the scenes and the people of Frisco can begin submitting entries now. Look for the camera icon on the homepage. Click for terms and conditions and how to submit.
ABOUT THE FRISCO CVB:
Founded in 2003, the Frisco, Texas, CVB has grown in tandem with the extensive growth of leisure travel, sports, and meeting facilities in the area. It's our mission to generate a positive awareness of Frisco as a premiere destination for meetings, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, and leisure travel and to positively impact the economic base of the City of Frisco. For more information, visit our website visitfrisco.com or call 877-GO-FRISCO.
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