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Presented by: Douglas Photographic Imaging (DPI) Wichita Festivals, Inc. (WFI) Contest Overview: Festival attendees, freelance photographers and professional photographers will have the opportunity to submit their images of the 2007 Festival in a variety or categories for the chance to win cash prizes. Photographers may submit up to 4 images per person, per category/subcategories listed. All images must be submitted to Douglas Photographic Imaging (DPI), 2300 E. Douglas, Wichita, Kansas by June 15. DPI will prepare the submissions for judging and present the submissions to the judges for voting. Prizes awarded for 1st place – 3rd place photos selected for each Major category (Musical Entertainment, Events, Volunteers, Sponsorship, Shopping and General Festival) for a total of 18 winners, plus runner-up prizes. Display: · Photo winners will be displayed at Douglas Photographic Imaging from approximately July 13 – August 4, 2007. Prints for display will be produced by DPI and L’image will provide mounting of display prints. · Showing will also include a reception on the Final Friday Art Crawl on July 27th. Reception to be co-hosted by DPI and Wichita Festivals, Inc. Prizes will be presented during this reception. · The printed and mounted display photos can be picked up by the photographers after August 5th at DPI for a nominal fee.

The 2007 Annual Riverfest Photography Contest
is presented by Wichita Festivals, Inc. (WFI) and Douglas Photographic Imaging (DPI) for the purpose of partnering with the Wichita River Festival® (WRF) attendees to produce a collection of photographic images to help promote future festivals and activities. An Official Contest of the 2007 Wichita River Festival®

Contest Rules, Terms and Conditions, and Entry Form

1. The 2007 Riverfest Photography Contest is open to United States residents who are 18 years of age or older. No purchase is necessary to enter. Winners may be required to provide proof of citizenship and age.

2. The contest will run between May 11, 2007, and June 15, 2007. All entry forms¹, and photographs must be submitted to Douglas Photographic Imaging by June 15, 2007. Late entries will not be accepted.

3. Photographs must be taken at the 2007 Wichita River Festival.

4. A completed contest entry form must accompany each submission. Only entries with complete, accurate and legible information will be considered eligible. Entry forms must be signed and dated.

5. Previously published photographs may be disqualified.

6. Photographers may enter up to 4 photographs per category. Each entry must be listed on this entry form (space provided below) and clearly identified on the photographic print, slide or digital file name. Category number must be listed on prints or slides, digital image file name must begin with the category number.

7. Photographs may be submitted in digital, slide, or print formats. All photographs must be in sharp focus.

a. Digital photographs must be submitted on CD or DVD in tif or jpg format, no smaller than 3 megapixels (5” x 7” x 300 dpi). No e-mail submissions will be accepted. No Print is required for digital image submissions. Digital manipulations ^{(see note below)} will be disqualified. Do not add borders or text of any kind to images. NO copyright marks, logos or photographer names should appear on any print or slide, or in any digital image.

b. Prints should be at least 3½” x 5”, and no larger than 6” x 9” and must be printed on photographic paper and must be accompanied by the original negative. Labels should be applied to the back of printed photographs and should include your name, address, phone number and the contest category. Please note: negatives should not be cut into single negatives (strips of 4 negatives or longer are preferred).

c. Slides must be mounted. Slide mounts must be labeled with your name, address, phone number and contest category.

d. All CD, DVD, print, negative and slide entries may be picked up at DPI between August 6^th, 2007 and September 28^th, 2007. DPI is not responsible for entry materials not claimed by September 28^th, 2007.

NOTE: Cropping for best composition, sharpening, dust-spotting, color corrections, dodging and burning are acceptable manipulations for both digital and film images. NO artificial blurring or blending of images should be performed.

8. Damaged photographs will not be accepted. This includes digital images that have been damaged by manipulation, including the use of progressive compression on jpg files as well as other file handling errors that compromise image quality. Neither the front nor back of a photograph should be written on. Digital images must not include any copyright text or digital watermarks. Camera-imprinted dates or other text will result in disqualification of the photograph.

9. Wichita Festivals, Inc., Douglas Photographic Imaging or their agents or assigns are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, destroyed or misdirected entries, or for miscommunications, misdirected transmissions, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical or electronic.

10. Photographer retains all copyright privileges for their submitted photographs. Photographer grants unlimited, non-exclusive use license to Wichita Festivals, Inc. and Douglas Photographic Imaging. WFI and DPI reserve the right to use the photographs in printed materials and by electronic means in the promotion of the Wichita River Festival and other activities and festivals.

11. Prizes will be awarded only to entries that are deemed worthy by the contest judges. If no acceptable entries are received in any category the prize for that category may not be awarded. All decisions by the judges are final.

12. Any and all taxes and other additional expenses associated with the awarded prizes are the responsibility of the winner.

13. Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by state or local laws.

14. Employees and family members of Wichita Festivals, Inc. and Douglas Photographic Imaging are prohibited from participation in this contest.

15. Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the judging organization, which are final on all matters pertaining to contests. The return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Entrants grant to Wichita Festivals, Inc. the right to use and publish their proper name online, in print or any other media format, in connection with the photography contest.

16. By entering, participants release and hold harmless WFI and DPI, as well as any directors, officers or employees of these organizations from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest.

17. If for any reason the contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including any causes beyond the control of the administrators of the contest, WFI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the contest without notice to the entrants.

18. Entry into the photography contest does not create any vested right or interest for the participants in the prizes offered for the contest.

Entries must be delivered to Douglas Photographic Imaging, 2300 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67214. Entries must be delivered by June 15, 2007.

1 Entry forms may be picked up at Douglas Photographic Imaging, 2300 E Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67214 or download from douglasphoto.com

2 See full category descriptions on page 3

Category Descriptions – The descriptions below are intended to help you make photos that will fit the categories is a way that makes them most useful to the contest sponsors. While you’re taking photos for the contest keep in mind that these photos will be used to promote future festivals and events. The best thing you can do in most of the photos for the contest is to be certain that the photo can be identified clearly as representing an activity or event at Riverfest. In many cases this can be as simple as making sure that your subject is wearing a 2007 Riverfest Button. The inclusion of festival banners and logos can be an important element in your photo (as background for your primary subject). It is important that you capture the ‘festive’ mood of the festival and show the fun and excitement.

1. Musical Entertainment:
1. Concerts – Crowd size shots – Try to be sure you capture the stage (to identify that it’s a concert), while showing the large crowd sizes too.
2. Artists – Capturing images of the artist(s) with the crowd spreading out before them.
3. The Crowd – Show the crowd enjoying the show, dancing, waving, clapping, etc.
2. Events:
1. Sporting events – Show the action, but remember to catch the crowds too.
2. Musical Concerts – artist and artist interacting with crowd.
3. Fireworks – It’s best to be sure that you capture some skyline and or crowds too.
4. A T & T Sundown Parade – Don’t forget to get logos and festival banners.
5. Kids’ Events/Activities – kids enjoying activities, families interacting, etc.
6. River Events – Here’s an opportunity to capture a lot of action and the crowds lining the banks of the river.
3. Volunteers:
1. Wichita Festivals volunteers interacting with and helping the public – Volunteers are identifiable by specific shirts they wear during the Festival.
4. Sponsorship:
1. Festival attendees participating with sponsors at sponsored events. Shots of attendees involvement with the sponsors’ staff and with the sponsors’ logos and/or name displayed.
2. Recognition of sponsors throughout the Festival. Get the logos, names and banners of the sponsors in their various representations throughout the festival.
3. Shots of events with sponsors’ logos and/or names.
5. Shopping:
1. Festival Souvenir Store – Festival attendees shopping and selecting merchandise, wearing a 2007 Festival button.
6. General Festival:
1. Photos depicting general Festival fun and excitement. Show people (with their 2007 Festival Button) as they have fun participating in the wide range of Festival activities. This could include things like watching a race on the river, or eating at the food court, or maybe even walking around with balloons, etc.