PSA Youth Showcase

PSA Youth Photography Showcase: Print Guidelines

1. Photographs selected from high school age work which have been supervised, juried, or certified by the submitting PSA member group are eligible for entry. Students must sign the permission to reproduce part of the Entry FormForm.
2. Photographs must have been taken by the entrant, but the film or digital image can be processed and the print can be made by another party or commercial source. Entries are not restricted to any one film size.
3. An entrant may submit prints from only one school or organization.
4. Print entries shall be no smaller than 5” X 7” and no larger than 9” X 12” in size, either with or without borders, and be submitted unmounted. Prints MUST be accompanied with an entry form.
5. No fees will be charged to participate in this program. However, if you require the return of your entries by mail, postage for such a return must be sent. No entries will be returned by mail without adequate postage included with each submission. Non-returned entries will be destroyed. Postage is not needed if prints are picked up at the conclusion of the PSA International Conference.
6. The deadline for entries is April 1, 2014. Please fill out all parts of the entry form in block letters so that contact can be made with sponsors by e-mail and with the winners during the summer. One form is required for each entry. Print clearly to avoid incorrect listings. Illegible entry forms will not be corrected. Be sure the school, town, and state are included.

PSA Youth Photography Showcase: Digital Guidelines

1. All images will be checked for the proper dimensions and file type as they are received. The maximum allowable horizontal dimension (width) is 1024 pixels; the maximum allowable vertical dimension (height) is 768 pixels. The image files must be in “jpeg” format. Any file that does not meet these criteria will be rejected.
2. It is not necessary to use a specific filename format for the images as the software will create the necessary names automatically.
3. The following characters should not be included in the image filename: semi-colon (;), colon (:) or equal sign (=). They will cause a system failure message (Forbidden).
4. The following characters will be eliminated by the software from the image titles: period (.), comma (,), exclamation point (!), left parenthesis ((), right parenthesis ()), dollar sign ($), question mark (?), underscore (_), back slash (\), forward slash (/), semi-colon (;), colon (:) and equal sign (=). They may cause the software to incorrectly processed the image.
5. For optimum projection, it is recommended that the images be saved in the “sRGB” color space.

Categories and Definitions

• Architecture: Architecture can be a building or structure of any type, or any part thereof, including windows, doors, roofs, stairways, steeples, towers, domes, etc.
• People/Animals: An individual or a group of people and/or pets or other animals including birds, fish, reptiles, or insects, a combination being acceptable
• Scapes: A scene as of land, sea, city, clouds, etc. can be part of scapes.
• Photojournalism: A photo recounting a story or news item generally dealing with news events, human interest, sports, disasters, etc., are acceptable. (Cannot be manipulated in any way)
• Photographer's Choice or Creative: This category can be a photo of any subject. (This is an open category, and use of any photographic technique, photo manipulation, or software is acceptable.)
• Awards

• A “Best of Show – Print” or “Best of Show Digital” plaque, a $350 cash award, and a PSA Youth Membership will go to the top student of the print and digital sections
A $175.00 cash award and a PSA Youth Membership will go to the student of both the first place print and digital image in each of the four remaining categories.
A $50.00 cash award to the student of both the second place awards in each category for both prints and digital images.
A $25.00 cash award to the student of both the third place awards in each category for both prints and digital images.
The top five prints and digital images, along with each maker's photo and biography, will be included in the September issue of the PSA Journal.
The top five prints and digital images in each category will be displayed in a gallery on this webpage. Additionally, the top print and digital images that are selected to be displayed at the PSA Annual Conference will be prepared as a slide show and presented on this page.
Approximately 25% of the prints will be exhibited at the PSA Annual Conference. All students with accepted images will receive a Certificate of Participation.