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Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Spectacular photos help the Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau market Frisco to business and leisure visitors by telling the compelling story of Frisco. If you are 16 or older, live or go to school in Frisco and amateur photography is your passion, hobby or an occasional past time, the Frisco CVB invites you to participate in our 2nd Annual You Be the Tour Guide Photo Contest in celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week in May. Photos help draw visitors and tourism, in turn, makes a positive impact on the local economy! That's why we're asking you to be the tour guide and submit your best images that illustrate how interesting, attractive and fun Frisco is!
Photo Contest Terms and Conditions:
Official Contest Rules:
Start Date: Friday, March 18 - End Date: Sunday, April 17
No payment or purchase necessary to enter or to win.
Eligibility
To enter, you must be at least 16 years of age and a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident. The contest is open to amateurs only who are Frisco residents or attending school in Frisco (FISD or Frisco-based college). The CVB will announce the winners on the kick off of National Travel and Tourism Week, Saturday, May 7, 2010, 3:00 p.m. at Stonebriar Centre. City of Frisco, Frisco CVB employees and CVB Board members and their immediate family members are not eligible. Immediate family includes only spouses, parents and children. All photos must be in color and taken in Frisco within the last two years. 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.
Photo Subject Restrictions
Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public government
website. The Frisco CVB cannot consider or accept obscene,
provocative or otherwise questionable content. The Frisco CVB
retains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate
content. A signed model release form must accompany photos
containing recognizable people.
Return of Photos
The Frisco CVB will not return photos, regardless of the medium.
Please do not send your only copy of a photo.
Ownership/Use Rights
Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By
entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted
photograph displayed on the Visitfrisco.com website without any fee
or other form of compensation, and agree that the Frisco CVB may
display winning photos in the Frisco CVB e-newsletter or they may
be selected for display or use in other CVB marketing and
advertising initiatives. Entrant will be responsible for obtaining
all consents necessary of any persons featured in any photograph
for the Frisco CVB to use the photograph for any purpose
contemplated by these rules. Failure to obtain consent will result
in disqualification.
How to Enter
The contest entry and submission form can be found on the homepage
of visitfrisco.com. The entry form will be
available as of Friday, March 18, 2011. All entries and completed
entry forms must be received by midnight April 17, 2011.
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.
Winners
Judges will select and award one overall grand prize winner in
addition to one second and third place winner. Winners will be
announced Saturday, May 7 at Stonebriar Centre. 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
Submitting Digital Images
Digital images must be 8 inches by 10 inches and 300 dpi (2400 X 3000 pixels). Panoramic photos are not eligible. All images should be submitted in JPG (at high quality) format. Images must be in natural color. Black and white, sepia tone, and duotone images are not eligible.
Image Modifications:
Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been
significantly modified or appear unnatural will be
disqualified.
Not Permitted:
Additional Terms and Conditions
The Frisco CVB is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, the Frisco CVB is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. The Frisco CVB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice if factors beyond the Frisco CVB's control, including technical difficulties, disrupt or corrupt the fair or secure administration or operation of the contest. The Frisco CVB is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. The Frisco CVB reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that the CVB has reason to believe is not the original work of entrant, or does not otherwise meet the contest rules. If a winner is disqualified or determined to be ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected using the same judging process/criteria described above. Alternate winners are subject to all requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
By participating in the contest, you agree to release and hold harmless the City of Frisco, the Frisco CVB and its employees, officers, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest, including infringement of intellectual property rights. The City of Frisco and the Frisco CVB and its employees, officers, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies assume no responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this contest.
Additional questions may be submitted to info@visitfrisco.com with the subject line: Photo Contest/Questions.