The ILFORD PHOTO HP5 Plus Challenge: Deadline 31 May 2007

HP5 PLUS, our most popular film, is fine grain, has excellent edge contrast and sharpness, producing prints with a full tonal range and outstanding image quality. Whether a first time user or a long time advocate we are sure you will be pleased with the results from this film.

Our "challenge" is for you to shoot with HP5 Plus and enter this special competition.

The competition offers the chance for your winning image to be printed on the front of the iconic ILFORD Photo paper box and become part of our photographic history.

1st Prize Your winning image printed on ILFORD MULTIGRADE IV boxes plus $1250 of prize money
2nd Prize $500 of prize money
3rd Prize $250 of prize money
Click here for Competition Rules and Entry Form PDF

Bonus: Free entry for PIEA Contest

If you have a major in the School of Communications, you will not have to pay an entry fee for the PIEA contest (see post below for more details). Dean Debra Carpenter has generously offered to pay your entry fees this year – so you have no excuse not to enter! Get your work together, be sure to comply with all the rules, and get ready. We will gather the work at the Kirk House and will ship it on Monday, 4 December, in time to be entered in the contest. Your work must be here by noon on Monday to make it in time (updated 30 November).

So, no entry fees and no shipping cost to you. Why aren't you reading the rules?

PIEA Contest: Deadline 5:00 p.m., EST on Wednesday, 6 December 2006

DEADLINE APPROACHING: Announcing the 2007 PIEA International Student-Teacher Photo Competition and Exhibition

Rules and Procedures 2007 (in PDF format.)

The 2006 contest offered over US$112,000 in prizes donated by over 94 generous sponsors, the competition is open to students everywhere, of all ages, and to their teachers.

College students and teachers compete in both single images and portfolios. Prizes will be awarded in each category at the Grand, First, Second and Third Prize levels and to the schools of the Grand Prize winners. Every entrant receives a Certificate of Achievement.

The top 100-120 photographs will be exhibited at the PMA Imaging 2006 Convention in Orlando, FL USA in February 26 - March 1, 2006. Two 2006 PIEA International Traveling Photo Exhibitions will tour major conventions, schools, colleges and museums for two years in the USA, Australia and Canada. The top prize-winning images were published in Photo Marketing Magazine. Winners were also posted on the World Wide Web on the PIEA Home Page Gallery.

Judges for the 2007 contest have been selected. Rules and entry forms are available from the contest rules page

Call for Work: Illuminance at the Buddy Holly Center

Illuminance 2007

Illuminance: A national competitive exhibition featuring photographic work from across the nation. The Fine Arts program of the Buddy Holly Center is committed to the promotion of contemporary visual arts and educational programs. In its eighteenth year we are proud to present Illuminance at the Buddy Holly Center. Eligibility: This competition is open to all artists nationwide using photographic processes as their media. Please do not submit any work that has been shown in a previous Illuminance exhibition.

Click here for full details and an entry form.

Note: Illuminance now open to include digital submissions.

CDs - Digital files should be sent on a labeled CD with artist name along with an entry form. Each image on CD needs to be labeled with title, dimensions, media, and price. Images should be in JPEG format and no larger than 150 ppi at 5 inches in any direction. Entry fee must be included with submission.

Email – Email submissions to djose@buddyhollycenter.org. Email an attached completed entry form and each image labeled with title, dimensions, media and price. Images should be in JPEG format and no larger than150 ppi at 5 inches in any direction. Entry fee can be paid by check or money order which must be postmarked within four days of email or a credit card transaction by phone, (806) 775.3560. For your protection, please do not email credit card information. If payment is not received by Tuesday, December 5^th, 2006 the entry will not be included for juror selection.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Buddy Holly Center for any questions or concerns on submitting work.

PPA Greater St. Louis: 20 November 2006

Professional Photographers Association of Greater St. Louis welcomes Webster students to their November social gathering. They do have a student membership category, and it's worth checking out.

Aperture Test Drive: 30 November 2006

More information at
http://archives.subscribermail.com/msg/APER394D2DA3.htm

Call for Work: Women's Caucus for Art

CALL FOR ART
St. Louis Chapter of the National Women's Caucus for Art
Transforming Identity
December 1 - 30, 2006
3rd Floor Gallery

Theme
Transforming Identity. Work in any media that explores any aspect of transforming identity: who we are, how we perceive ourselves, how our relationships, culture, race and religious beliefs can form our identity (some examples might include aging, taking on new roles, titles, or responsibilities, attitudes).

Eligibility
Open to all women artists living within a 100-mile radius of St. Louis, MO. Selection is based on original 2-D & 3-D work created within the last two years. Work submitted must not have been previously exhibited in any exhibition sponsored by WCA-STL. Work created under instruction is not eligible. Artwork may be submitted framed or in an alternative presentation form and ready to hang. Work without the appropriate hanging apparatus will be disqualified. Work must fit through a standard door. No ceiling suspended artwork. Video work may be submitted, but it is the responsibility of the artist to provide viewing equipment.

Dates and Deadlines
Friday, Nov. 17 - post mark deadline for pre-registration entry fee
Saturday, Nov. 25, 10am - 4pmor Monday, Nov. 27, 10am - 2pm - Drop off artwork to be juried, 3rd Floor Gallery.
Tuesday, Nov. 28 - Notification of acceptance/rejection by phone or e-mail.
Wednesday, Nov. 29 - Pick up declined work from 10 AM - 4 PM, 3rd Floor Gallery.
Friday, Dec. 1 - Exhibition opens, Reception 7 - 9 PM in conjunction with First Friday Walk.
Saturday, Dec. 30 - Last day of exhibition
Wednesday, January 3 10-4pm - Pick up all exhibited artwork, 3rd Floor Gallery.

Need more information?
Contact: Show Chair Jennifer Weigel cwilbur202@earthlink.net
or Chapter President Janice Nesser art1hort2@mac.com, (314) 741-3772

Zig Jackson

Native Photographer
Lecture and Exhibit

“To counteract centuries of entrenched bias and misrepresentation, I use photography to document the everyday life experience of today’s Indian, at once bringing a human face to contemporary Native America, while revealing the underlying issues and obstacles that incessantly plague us, undermining the very fabric of our culture and threatening our continued existence as a people.” ~Zig Jackson

Wednesday, November 29, 4 P.M.
The Lewis Center
725 Kingsland, University City
Free and Open to the Public

Sponsored by Washington University's Kathryn M. Buder Center and the School of Art

Bonus: Free enlarger

Free to the first Webster photo major or minor who asks for it:

A 35mm Meopta Opemus II enlarger, made in Czechoslovakia, with a 75mm f/4.5 lens.

It's been claimed.

LENS LOOSE ON THE LOU: Saturday, 11 November 2006

A Photographic Scavenger Hunt
sponsored by ASMP St. Louis

Meet at 8:00am at Hartford Coffee in the Tower Grove South neighborhood of south St. Louis. We'll distribute a list of ten items/concepts to photograph.

You shoot all day.

Reconvene at 6:00pm at Deweese Studio (in Lafayette Square) to edit and prep jpegs for the slide show. Please bring a laptop and be prepared to share it, and also a jump drive or CD to transfer image files. You can also edit at home if you wish, so long as we have your images by 7:30pm. Pizza, drinks, and doorprizes generously supplied by ASMP.

Slide show at 8:00pm.

This event is free for members, $10 for non-members.

For more info, go to www.asmpstlouis.org and click on Events. Download the flyer and hang it up!
Or call Jay at 314-241-4888.
Or email becca@beccayoung.com.

Addresses:
Hartford Coffee Company: 3974 Hartford Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116
Deweese Studio: 1310 South 18th St., St. Louis, MO 63104

Art St. Louis: Deadline 30 December 2006

“City As Art”: January 22-March 2, 2007.

All media* (*no web-based or cd rom, no ceiling installed work) juried exhibit. Open to St. Louis regional artists 21+ residing within a 200-mile radius of St. Louis. Juried from actual artwork, limit 2, created in last 2 years (2004-2006).

For “City As Art,” Art Saint Louis seeks original artworks that examine Samuel Johnson’s quote, “A great city is. . . the school for studying.” Works submitted for this exhibit should explore urban life, people and/or the built environment.

Juried by Shannon Fitzgerald, Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, and artist Bob Hansman, Associate Professor, Washington University School of Architecture.

Entry fees are non-refundable and are used toward the production of this exhibition. $15 current Art Saint Louis members; $25 non-members; or $5 with NEW $45 Artist Level Membership=$50 total.

Pre-registration deadline: December 30, 2006. Artwork delivered for jurying: January 5-6, 2007. Entry form required--available by e-mail (as pdf) or mail (send #10 SASE to City as Art, Art Saint Louis, 917 Locust St., #300, St. Louis, MO 63101-1413).

Free opening reception Saturday, January 20, 2007, 7-9 p.m.

http://www.artstlouis.org

Capture One seminar: SLCC Meramec, Thursday 9 November 2006

The Center for Visual Technology at St. Louis Community College, Meramec, is hosting a Capture One seminar this Thursday.

Capture One is the popular and powerful RAW image capture and processing software put out by Phase One.

Save Thursday evening, November 9 (7--9 p.m., HE 134) for a FREE presentation on Capture One workflow techniques by Steve Moeckel from Schillers. This is the next open presentation by the Center for Visual Technology for the St. Louis community of graphic artists, designers and photographers.

Guarantee your seat by registering at 314-984-7777 for CVTW 713-651.

As the transition to digital capture continues, it is more and more essential to adopt a management and workflow system that enhances RAW workflow. Capture One produces exceptional image quality with fine details, accurate colors and virtually no noise for the most commonly used digital SLR cameras.

Panorama Competition: Deadline 30 April 2007

The first round of the Roundshot Panorama Competition took place in 2004-05 and was a great success.

We are now happy to announce the second round entitled: "People in Motion."

Again, very attractive prizes with a total value of 18'170 Swiss Francs (11'600 Euro) can be won:

• 1st prize: Roundshot Super 220 VR panorama camera (value CHF 11'890 or 7'500 Euro)
• 2nd prize: Roundshot 28-220 panorama camera (value CHF 3'980 or 2'600 Euro)
• 3rd prize: Roundshot VR Drive Panorama Set (value CHF 2'300 or 1'500 Euro)

All panorama photographers - professionals and amateurs alike - can participate. Entries must be in the form of digitised panoramas (dimensions height x width of at least 1 : 3) with a horizontal image angle of at least 90° sent by email to Seitz Phototechnik, via file transfer protocol (for example: www.yousendit.com) or on a CD together with a short text that interprets the image and the theme. The panorama(s) can be taken with any camera.

Details at the Seitz Phototechnik web site

Hasselblad Anniversary Contest

IT'S VICTOR HASSELBLAD'S BIRTHDAY - BUT WE'RE GIVING AWAY THE GIFTS

Welcome to our Anniversary Quiz. We would like to celebrate Victor's birthday by giving you the chance to win lots of great Hasselblad gear. Meet Peter, who will be your colleague in the quiz - he'll tell you more about what you need to do in order to have a chance to win.

The winners are found by simple drawing among all who have finished each round. The drawing is done by a jury of impartial judges. The only qualifying demand to get a chance to win is for participants in the competition to submit their answers to the questions in the rounds. The competition is open to all who go to the website and join the quiz.

Bonus: free film

Claimed on 3 November.

I have a 100 foot roll of Ilford HP5 Plus free to the first person who asks for it. (I presume that will be someone who is bulk rolling their 35mm film.)