WCPS Media Expo
Photography
Photography
Participants may enter up to 6 photos with only 1 per category. For each subject category, photos may be entered in color or monochrome.
Description
A total of 6 photos may be entered with only 1 per sub-category outlined below. (See chart below to assist you.) For each category, photos may be entered in color or monochrome. All photographs must be the work of an individual. Photography celebrates the rich tradition of photography. Students can use traditional or digital cameras to document the world around them. Pictures can be submitted in color or monochrome. Students can take pictures of animals, people, plants, buildings, landscapes, and other non-living objects. The categories are designed to help us group similar photos for judging. If a photo seems to fit in more than one category, it is ultimately the decision of the photographer. Photos can be submitted in COLOR or MONOCHROME. Monochrome is not restricted to black and white.
Subcategories
Procedures
All entries must be photographed by the student.
All photographs will be entered digitally via the online school entry form.
Students may enter a total of 6 photos with ONLY 1 per sub-category. (Use the chart below to assist you.)
Each photo must have a title. The title should reflect what the photographer was trying to capture.
A captured image can only be entered once. For example, a color photo may not be manipulated and also entered as a monochrome photo. In brief, if you click the camera once, you can only enter once!
Judging Criteria
Content Achieves Purpose
The element of content deals with the overall choice of subject matter. It should be appropriate for the purpose indicated. It should be timely and well thought out. It should have a purpose and theme and should capture a moment of time or place.
Content Suitable to Audience
The element of content deals with the overall choice of subject matter. It should be appropriate for the audience indicated. It should take into account aspects of the audience including age, gender, knowledge on a subject, etc.
Creativity/Originality
The term originality applies to the creative aspects of a print. Have you presented your subjects in an unusual or interesting manner? If you photograph animals, have you placed them in unusual costumes or backgrounds?
Organization/Structure
The principles of art composition apply to still photography. The use of line, texture, forms, and color creates interest as well as grouping forms. Planes or parts of forms must be aesthetically arranged. For example, if three objects are grouped, it is considered more aesthetic to have them placed at unequal distances than to have them spaced equally in a row. It is also more interesting to have one of these objects placed at a different angle (plane) than the others. Composition should also include balance in relation to form and color. Lighter or smaller objects on the other side may balance a heavy or large object on one side. Colors need to be distributed throughout the print. Composition may also include movement. Forms or objects may be arranged to give direction to the eye of the observer.
Overall Effectiveness/Presentation
This criterion allows the evaluators to look at the total photograph and critique it as representative of the subject area in which it was placed by the photographer. The question asked by evaluators will be: Has the student photographer selected the best subject area in which to evaluate the photograph? While content deals with the choice of subject matter, appropriateness to subject area deals with selecting the right category in which to judge the photograph
Appropriate Design Techniques/Resources
Techniques should be used to make the print unique. If there is a moving subject, was this highlighted by placing the background out of focus? Are night-lights softened or highlighted? Is the subject matter presented at its most advantageous position in relation to the photographer? Is depth-of-field utilized in highlighting subject matter?