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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2003-10-19

2003 Luau: Portfolio Competition and Student Shoot Out details announced
By Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter

Nikon CoolPix 5400

ALOHA!

I have some great news for Workshop & Luau participants wanting to show the world they are THE top Sports Shooter of the year. And we promise to really name a winner!

Nikon has confirmed they will be providing a fabulous CoolPix 5400 for the winner of the professional category of the mail-in Workshop & Luau 2003 SPORTS PORTFOLIO COMPETITION.

And Mamiya America has confirmed they will be providing a set of MultiMax radio remote transceivers for the winner of the student category.

Wow!

For tech specs on the CoolPix 5400, check them out here:
http://www.nikon-coolpix.com/products/coolpix5400/

For tech specs on the MultiMax, check here:
http://www.pocketwizard.com/

Retail value of the prize for the winning professional sports portfolio is category is: $700.

Retail value of the prize for winning the student sports portfolio category is: $600.00.

I also wanted to announce the judging panel for the Sports Portfolio Competition. The contest coordinator is Barry Wong of the Seattle Times. Judges are: Bob Deutsch, USA TODAY, Vincent Laforet, The New York Times, Deanne Fitzmaurice, San Francisco Chronicle, Rick Rickman, freelance and Corey Rich, freelance.

(The judges promise to a name a winner in this Sports Portfolio Competition ... unlike an unnamed 4-initial-organization's annual contest!)

Pocket Wizard MultiMax

The judging will take place in an open session on Friday evening Nov. 7 in Terrace Ballroom A.

The deadline for the mail-in Workshop & Luau Sports Portfolio Competition is Oct. 27, 2003.

Entry specifications are reprinted at the bottom of this news release and are also available here: http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1008.

I have also just notified the 20 schools that will be involved in the Workshop & Luau / Nikon Student Shoot out. The complete list of schools and their representatives is also at the bottom of this news release.

The Student Shoot Out will have 20 photographers testing their skills and talents against one another ... getting an assignment at 1 pm Saturday Nov. 8 at the Workshop & Luau and completing it in one hour.

The top student in the Student Shoot Out will win a Nikon D100 digital SLR for their school.

The judging will also be during an open session, this one Saturday evening. The judging panel for the Student Shoot Out include: Jose Luis Villegas, Sacramento Bee, Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press, Reed Hoffmann, freelance photographer, Julia Schmalz, deputy director of Photography USA TODAY and Ronal Taniwaki, Nikon.

The winning images from both contests will be shown at the closing session of the Workshop & Luau and will be posted on SportsShooter.com.

Thanks to Ron Taniwaki and Bill Pekala from Nikon and Lorenzo Gasperini from Mamiya America for helping to make these fun competitions possible.

Nikon D100

WORKSHOP & LUAU / NIKON SHOOT OUT PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Brooks Institute of Photography
1) Eric Thayer, 2nd year

2) California State University, Fresno
Adi Susanto, senior

3) Friendswood High School
Nicholas Adams, junior

4) University of Wisconsin, Madison
Nathan Pier, senior

5) School Of Visual Arts, New York
Nickolas Knezevich, freshmen

6) Ohio University
Robert Caplin, junior

7) University of Arizona
Saul Loeb

8) University of Iowa
Jean Finley, grad student

9) University of Maryland
Austin Chow, senior

10) City College of San Francisco
Jay Ganaden, "post-graduate"

Photo by Robert Hanashiro / Sports Shooter

Deanne Fitmaurice of the San Francisco Chronicle, shown here chatting on the phone at Scottsdale Stadium during 2003 spring training, will be one of the judges in the Sports Portfolio competition.

11) University of Oklahoma
Jeff Haderthauer, senior

12) Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Colleen Hughes, freshman

13) Towson University
Lisa Johnson, junior

14) Ball State
Chris Bergin, junior

15) University of Florida
Matthew Marriott, junior

16) John Carroll University
Paul S. Clapp, senior

17) Palomar College
Collin Erie, freshman

18) University of Montana
Sean Sperry, junior

19) Hawkeye Community College
Matthew Putney, frosh

20) Kent State University
Scott R. Galvin, senior

ALTERNATES:

21) Santa Monica City College
Raul Vasquez, 2nd year

22) College of the Canyons
Eduardo Sadiwa, soph

WORKSHOP & LUAU MAIL-IN SPORTS PORTFOLIO CONTEST

There have been many questions about the Workshop & Luau Sports Portfolio Contest I recently announced. So here are the details:

The contest is sponsored by Nikon.

This contest is open to registered (and attending) participants only. In other words: you must be present at the Workshop & Luau Nov. 7 - 8 to win.

The contest "year" will be Oct. 1, 2002 to Sept. 30, 2003. All images submitted in your portfolio entry must have been taken during those dates.

Judging criteria will be based on diversity; impact of individual photos; overall appeal of the images collectively; and technical stills.

How to submit your entry:

All entries will be submitted on CD.

There are two categories: student and non-student.

A student portfolio must have a minimum of 8 photographs and no more than 12.

A pro (non-student) portfolio must have a minimum of 15 photographs and no more than 20.

Sports action, sports features and sports-related portraits all qualify for inclusion in a sports portfolio. A picture story can also be included, but be mindful of the limit of photos in a portfolio.

Image Preparation

Size:
We recommend all images be prepared in Adobe Photoshop. Images should be sized at 72 DPI with the largest dimension no larger than 12 inches. Files should be saved as JEPGs at a quality setting of 7 (or medium). Check baseline optimized when saving if available.

Naming Your Files:
The first letter of your file name should either be "P" (for pros or non-students) or "S" (for students). Next decide on a unique photographer's code of 4 or 5 letters to be used to label each of your entries. Follow that with the number of your entry and the total number of photos in your portfolio ...1of15; 2of15; 3of15 and so forth. And last, the file extension: .jpg.

FILE NAME EXAMPLE:
pbert1of15.jpg

Caption:
A complete caption is required for each entry. Your caption should include the location the photo was taken, the date it was shot, ID's and a brief description. This information should be written in the caption field of the "File Info" area of the image in Photoshop.

EXAMPLE:
Los Angeles, CA - 6/9/03 - Los Angeles Lakers' center Shaquille O'Neal throws down a slam dunk over Washington's Michael Jordan in the first half at Staples Center.

Also in the "Caption Writer" field in Photoshop's File Info, type in your name and e-mail address. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

On the CD itself, write your first and last name, who you work for or your school (if you are a freelance photographer, just write in "freelance") and whether you are a student or non-student and

EXAMPLE:
Rod Mar
Seattle Times
Non-Student

PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENTRIES before burning them onto a CD. Make sure you've followed the instructions on labeling your photographs. Once you've burned the CD, put it back into your computer and see if it shows up on your desktop. Failure to follow the rules and instructions will result in your entry being disqualified.

Mail your CD to:
Sports Shooter
Workshop & Luau Contest
P.O. Box 801282
Santa Clarita, CA
91380-1282

The deadline for entries is OCTOBER 27, 2003. (No, we cannot accept your entries at The Luau!)

The judging of the Workshop & Luau Sports Portfolio Contest will be Friday evening, Nov. 7 from 9 - 11pm. This will be an open session for Luau participants to observe.

The contest coordinator is Barry Wong from the Seattle Times and the judging panel will be chaired by Robert Deutsch from USA TODAY.

Prizes will be awarded to the winning portfolios in each category and will be provided by Nikon.

Related Email Addresses:

Robert Hanashiro: bert@sportsshooter.com