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2011 PSA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
3D DIVISION
SLIDES & PRINTS

Information and Conditions of Entry
Deadline for Receipt of Entries
Monday, August 1, 2011

Slide and Print Chairman
Albert L. Seig, HonFPSA, EPSA
159 Hillhurst Lane
Rochester, NY 14617
USA
Email: albertphoto@aol.com


Telephone: 1-585-544-5859
Sections
The PSA 3D Division offers two non-electronic sections for the 2011 PSA International:

      (1) Slide section
      (2) Print section

An entry consists of up to four 3D pairs in a section by a single person. Entries in each section will be judged in 4 rounds using a 15 point scoring system (1-5 points/judge).

The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.
Judges
George Butt
Frank Pallo, HonPSA, FPSA
Roger Smith
- Pittsfield, NY
- Fairport, NY
- Wolcott, NY
Entry Fees

Slide Entry Fees
                                      North America                             Other
                                       $8 US Total                          $10 US Total

Print Entry Fees
                                      North America                             Other
                                       $8 US Total                          $10 US Total

Combined Entry Fees (Entry in both non-electronic sections)
                                      North America                             Other
                                       $14 US Total                          $18 US Total

PayPal is available for payment on-line. Please note that you do not need to have a PayPal account to pay using PayPal, just a valid debit or credit card (Master Card, Visa, Discover Card, American Express). Please do not combine payments for the 3D sections with other sections and/or for other people on the same transaction.

Entrants may pay in US Dollars by cash or check. All checks must be made payable to “PSA” and be drawn on a US bank. Entrants should include the cash or check with their slides and prints and Entry Forms if not paying by PayPal. IRC's are not an acceptable form of payment.

Any entry without paid entry fees at the time of judging will not be judged.

Calendar

Closing Date


Judging Date
Notification Date
On-line Catalog Availability Date
Slide and Print Return Date

August 1, 2011
• Slides and prints must be received by the 3D Slide and Print Chairman on or before this date. This is not a postmark date)
August 13, 2011
August 24, 2011
September 17, 2011
No later than October 17, 2011

Maker's Name

The maker’s name and/or image title shall not be in the image area or in any other area visible to the judges of any digital files, slides or prints. This includes copyrights.

Previously Accepted Images

An image (or a nearly identical in-camera duplicate) previously accepted in any PSA International 3D (formerly Stereo) Division section, regardless of media, is not eligible for entry in any 3D Division section of the 2011 PSA International.

Informative Note: PSA Recognized Exhibitions are not "THE" PSA International Exhibition. Images accepted in PSA Recognized Exhibitions but not in a past 3D (formerly Stereo) section of the PSA International Exhibition may be submitted in the 3D Division sections of the 2011 PSA International.

Duplicate Images

The same image may not be submitted in more than one 3D Division Section of the 2011 PSA International regardless of the media. This means images submitted in either 3D Digital Section may not be submitted in the other 3D Digital section or in the 3D Print section or in the 3D Slide section. Please note: Different images with the same title or the same image with different titles will be considered the same image.

Original Image Statement

Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of object via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This will include the Exhibition (audio-visual program) of the accepted images to be shown at the 2011 PSA Conference and may include use in the PSA Journal or low resolution posting on a web site. Entrants not giving this permission will not be eligible for awards. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. All final work must be on photographic film, digital file, on photographic print material or digital print material.

Catalog

All acceptances are eligible for 3D Division Star Ratings for members of the Photographic Society of America. An on-line 8˝"x11" PDF 3D Division Exhibition Catalog for all sections in the 3D Division is included with your entry fee. A link will be included on the Exhibition Web Site www.psaexhibition.com so you can email the Catalog to yourself and save as an electronic file and/or print out. The Catalog will be formatted for printing on both standard 8˝"x11" paper and standard A4 paper. This is the same Catalog that will be provided to the 3D Division Star Ratings Director and includes color reproductions of the medal winning images. Printed hard copies of the Catalogs will not be mailed the the entrants

Awards

Slide Section
   PSA Awards
       1-Gold Medal; 1-Silver Medal; 1-Bronze Medal and 6-Honorable Mention Ribbons
   3D Division Awards
       Harold R. Sweezy "Best Travel" Award 
              (Best Depiction of a People or a Culture in its Natural State)
       Howard Lloyd "Humor" Award

Print Section
   PSA Awards
       1-Gold Medal; 1-Silver Medal; 1-Bronze Medal and 6 Honorable Mention Ribbons

Additional PSA Silver Medals, Bronze Medals and Honorable Mention Ribbons will be awarded depending on the number of entries received.

Titles

Each Image must have a unique title. Once and image has been accepted in any PSA Recognized Exhibition, regardless of section or Division, that same image, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image may not be retitled if used in any other PSA Recognized Exhibition.

Titles will not be read aloud during judging.

Please limit titles to 35 characters including spaces and punctuation. The Entry Form software will clip any excess characters resulting in an incomplete title for inclusion in the Catalog. This will cause problems when applying for Star Ratings.

Titles used for a 3D image in one media (Slide, Print or Digital) must be used for that same image in all other 3D media.

Image Size

3D transparencies must be accurately mounted in a mount 1-5/8 inches x 4 inches. Both 5 and 7 sprocket hole transparency widths are eligible. Permission to do necessary remounting for proper projection is a condition of entry.

3D prints must not exceed 4 inches x 7 inches mounted for viewing.

Public Exhibitions

Award winning images will be on display at www.psaexhibition.com. Accepted images and all award winners will also be shown twice at the 2011 PSA International Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado between September 19, 2011 and September 24, 2011.

Email Spam Blocking

Report Cards will be sent to entrants via email from the Chairman’s Email Address above. Please be sure that this email address has been included in your “safe” email addresses to assure receipt of these emails instead of having them blocked by your security system. Also check your junk e-mail or spam folder to see if any messages from the exhibition were put there by your email software.

3D Slide and Print Entry Forms will be computer-generated emails from psaexhibition.com. Computer-generated emails are automatically blocked by some internet email servers so please contact them in accordance with their instructions to allow any computer generated emails from psaexhibition.com if they do not show up in your junk e-mail folder.

PayPal confirmation for on-line payments will come directly from PayPal using the sender address service@paypal.com and will be addressed to you using the your name as entered on the PayPal page.

Double Check

After you have manually filled-in forms or received email forms, please review the information you entered. If you made any errors, especially any typos in the Image Titles, please make out new entry forms or contact the 3D Slide and Print Chairman by going to the 3D Print Menu on the Exhibition Web Site and clicking on Send Email to Section Chairman to resolve. Whether you pushed the wrong key or not, the information as you entered it on the entry form, including names, titles, city and countries, will be the ones listed in the Catalog if the images are accepted.

Submitting Entries

Prior to shipping your prints and/or slides, you must complete the appropriate on-line 3D Entry Form. This filled-in form must be mailed with the prints and/or slides to the address indicated on the Entry Form. After you have carefully read these “Information and Conditions of Entry”, go back to the 3D Menu on the Exhibition Web Site and click on the appropriate 3D Entry Form box and fill-in the requested information. After pressing submit you will receive a separate email for each section you enter. Both must be included with your prints and slides if you enter both sections. Also include cash or check for Entry Fees is not paying by PayPal.

Please do not use Print Screen to capture and print the data entry form if you are using the On-Line Print Entry Form. If you have trouble using the On-Line Entry Form please contact the 3D Slide and Print Chairman by going to the 3D Menu on the Exhibition Web Site and clicking on Send Email to Section Chairman to resolve or contact the Exhibition Webmaster by clicking Send Email to Webmaster to resolve.

Prints and slides should be packaged so the shipping materials can be reused to return the prints and slides to you.

Deadline for Receipt of Entries: Monday, August 1, 2011