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 2013 Music in Motion Photography Contest
Presented by the Downtown Denver Partnership and Mike’s Camera
This is your opportunity to find and photograph musicians during Make Music Denver happening Friday June 21st in Downtown Denver. Have your images reviewed by a panel of judges from the Downtown Denver Partnership and Make Music Denver staff!
Entry photographs should showcase the day of musical celebration in Downtown Denver on June 21st in one of the following categories:
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Engaging Performance
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Crowd Shot
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Innovative Instrument
When: The event is from 8:00am to 8:00pm on Friday, June 21st, 2013.
Click here to learn more about the Make Music Denver event.
Deadline for Entries: All final entries must be submitted by Friday, July 7th 5:00pm
Winners: Winners will be contacted on July 12th and posted on Mike’s Camera and Make Music Denver websites and Facebook Pages.
Prizes provided Mike’s Camera
First Place: $300 Mike’s Camera Gift Card
Second Place: $150 Mike’s Camera Gift Card
Third Place: $50 Mike’s Camera Gift Card
Entry Deadline
The entry deadline is June 8th, 2013 allowing editing time of images after the Outlaws of Dirt Event.
Contest Rules & Directions By submitting an image for Music in Motion Photography Contest you declare you've read these rules and agree to comply to all the condition therein.
Fee: There is no fee to enter.
Please download the Terms & Conditions (PDF) and read over them thoroughly before signing. By entering the contest, you guarantee that you agree to the Terms & Conditions of the Make Music Denver Contest.
How to Enter: To enter: email your full name, address, telephone number, and email address, to MakeMusicDenver@downtowndenver.com along with a signed copy of the Terms & Conditions (PDF) and your image(s) according to the following specifications:
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Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable. All digital files must be between 1- 10 megabytes, must be in JPEG or JPG format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image) at 300 dpi. |
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Photographs must have been taken on June 21st, in Downtown Denver |
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Minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable. Hand tinting is acceptable, as is cropping. Fish-eye lenses are acceptable. High dynamic range images (HDR) and stitched panoramas are acceptable only if the combined parts are all made around the same time. |
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The photograph, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the Contest entrant. By entering the Contest, the entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph. |
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The photograph must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the webmaster, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. |
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Files should be titled as LastName_FirstName_01Title.jpg. The number should correspond with the number on the submission form. No non-alpha-numeric characters. |
 2013 Outlaws of Dirt Photo & Video Contest
Sponsored by Mike’s Camera, Sony & Outlaws of Dirt
This is your opportunity to find and capture the action of BMX/MTB riders during Outlaws of Dirt, a Dirt and Pump Track Series coming to Lyons 5/31 – June 2. Have your images reviewed by a panel of judges from the experts and Mike’s Camera and get the opportunity to win fantastic prizes!
Photographers ages 18 and older are invited to participate and winning entries will be showcased on the Outlaws of Dirt Photo Contest web site…coming soon.
Our judges will review and select first, second, and third place winners for the following categories below.
 
Prizes provided Mike’s Camera and Sony
1st Place Prizes for Still Photography Category
Sony HDR-AS15 HD Action Camcorder
16x20-inch print of the winning image
2nd Place Prizes for Still Photography Category
$50 Mike’s Camera Gift Card
16x20-inch print of the winning image
3rd Place Prize for Still Photography Category
16x20-inch print of the winning image
1st Place Prize for Video Category
Sony HDR-AS15 HD Action Camcorder
2nd Place Prize for Video Category
$50 Mike’s Camera Gift Card
3rd Place Prize for Video Category
$25 Mike’s Camera Gift Card
Entry Deadline
The entry deadline is June 8th, 2013 allowing editing time of images after the Outlaws of Dirt Event.
Click here to enter the Outlaws of Dirt Photo Contest
Click here to enter the Outlaws of Dirt Video Contest
Entry Rules
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Photos and videos must be taken during the Outlaws of Dirt event in Lyons, CO between now and June 2nd, 2013.
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Photos are limited to three image or video uploads0 per category.
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Entrants must be 18 or older.
All entrants agree that their name and images may be displayed and used in the Outlaws of Dirt photo contest marketing and promotion without charge or copyright infringement, and that the images they upload are acceptable for public view.
   
Doors Open Denver 2013
Sponsored by Mike’s Camera & Sony
This is your opportunity to find and photograph your favorite areas of Denver or Denver landmarks, and post your images to a public site, have them reviewed by a panel of judges and get the opportunity to win fantastic prizes! Click here to enter now!
Photographers ages 18 and older are invited to participate and winning entries will be showcased on the Doors Open Denver web site and the contest website: http://www.DenverArtsInteractive.org
(Be aware that some sites have restrictions on interior or exterior photography, so please ask first.)
Our judges will review and select a Grand Prize winner, and first and second place winners for the following categories below as well as a 1st and 2nd place People’s Choice winners selected by online public vote.
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Exteriors
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Interiors
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Building Details
Prizes provided Mike’s Camera
Grand Prize
Sony NEX-6 Camera package with two lenses, 16-50mm and 55-210mm Package which Includes a Mike’s Camera Perfect Picture Pak!
1st Place Prizes
30x40-inch Mounted Print for winners in each of the four categories
Exteriors, Interiors, Building Details and People’s Choice
2nd Place Prizes
30x40-inch Mounted Print for winners in each of the four categories
Exteriors, Interiors, Building Details and People’s Choice
Entry Deadline
The entry deadline is Sunday, April 28th, allowing you to take photos during Doors Open Denver Weekend.
Entry Rules
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Photos are not limited to Doors Open Denver sites but must be of sites within the City of Denver or of the 2013 designated Landmarks.
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Photos are limited to one image upload per category.
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Upload your images at: http://www.DenverArtsInteractive.org
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Entrants must be 18 or older.
All entrants agree that their name and images may be displayed and used in the Doors Open Denver Photography Competition marketing and promotion without charge or copyright infringement, and that the images they upload are acceptable for public view. See Complete Rules and Terms of Photo Contests.
Judges
Kristina Sheppard http://www.kristinasheppard.com, is a Denver area photographer, photo critic, and freelance writer and editor. With a keen interest in art and architecture, she has been a fan of the Doors Open Denver Photography Competitions from its beginnings in 2009 and has participated in all three competitions with success. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Arizona and is a longtime moderator of Photography Critique, the largest and most active critique group on Flickr, and administrator of Photography Critique.
Dennis Humphries is a principal of Humphries Poli Architects, P.C., the AIA Western Mountain Region Firm of the Year. He is the president of the Denver Architectural Foundation, chair of the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission and was honored with the Silver Medal from the Western Mountain Region of the American Institute of Architects. His work includes the design of public libraries across the US including Jackson Hole, WY, College Station TX, Cornelius, OR and six branches of the acclaimed Anythink Libraries in Colorado.
Brit Probst is a Principal at Davis Partnership Architects in Denver. Over the last twenty-one years he has been involved in many prominent new buildings in Denver. These include the Frederick Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, the Daniel L. Ritchie Center, the Wolf Law Building at the University of Colorado, and 1600 Glenarm in downtown Denver. Brit is an ardent advocate of sustainable design.
Alex Christianian is the VP of Operations at Mike’s Camera, which operates three specialty photo-imaging superstores in the Denver- Boulder area. He is an avid photographer and his interests include after-capture imaging and digital image manipulation processes, as well as modern and contemporary art. Alex attended the University of Colorado, Boulder and has a BS degree in Marketing and Political Science and also serves on Denver Art Museum - Contemporaries committee.
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