Evening star., 1940-07-07
Scenes and Still Life
Glass Overlooked
By Camera Fans
Few Amateur Pictures
Are Received From
Division by Judges


'een largely observation-disclosures
md still life"
This is Glass &C" The rules O
he contest define pictures judge
or scenic or pictorial appeal, land
'capes, marine views, street scenes
or unusual still-life sub
ects, including table top or minia
ure arrangements"
Another full page of pictures
published in The Star Rotogravur
Section today. The Star pays S
or the best picture published eacI
week and So for every other pictur
At the close of the con
est s25 will be paid to the fins
winner in each of the four group.
and these four will compete for ma
.ional prizes totaling $4,000. TIL
grand prize winner gets $500.
The rules are as follows:
/. The contest is strictly for anna
teurs. Any one is eligible ex-
cept employees Of The Evening
Star and their families and
individuals or members of FAM
lilies engaged in the manufac-
ture, sale, commercial finish
ing or professional use of
Photographic goods.
2. Entrants may submit as many
pictures as desired at any time
during the period of the con-
test. (See paragraph g.
3. Pictures must have been made
after May IL, 1910.
4. Your snapshots may be made
on any type of film, but must
not be made on glass plate
negatives. Any make of camera,
film, chemicals or paper may
be used. Developing and print
ing may be done by a photo
f1nisher or the entrant. No
print or enlargement more than
10 inches in the longest dimen-
sion will be accepted. No art
work or retouching is permit
ted on prints or the negatives
from which they are made. No
composite pictures. such as
multiple printing or montages,
permitted. Pictures should not
be mounted or framed.
). All pictures shall be judged in
the National Awards Gnclud-
Ing the United States and Can
ada solely on general interest
andfor appeal. Photographic
excellence or technique, while
important, will not be the de-
Gliding factor in determining
prize winners. The decision of
the judges shall be accepted
as final.
8. Before receiving The Stars
final prize of S25 in one or more
Of the four classifcations, the
entrant must submit the orig
inal negative with print and
sign a statement that his pic
ture or closely similar picture
OF the same subject or situa-
ton has not been and will not
be entered by him in any other
snapshot contest or salon other
than the one conducted by this
newspaper, and has not and
will not be offered for publica-
ton in any manner.
Z. To enter the contest, mail a
print or prints of as many pic
lures as you desire to Anna
teur Snapshot Contest Editor"
The Evening Star Washington,
D. c. On the back of each pic
ture print your name and ad-
dress clearly in ink and the
class in which you wish the
picture entered. (See classifi-
cations.)
3. No prints will be returned. Do
not submit negatives with your
prints. Keep them until re-
quested by the Amateur Snap
shot Contest Editor. (Only
original negatives accepted.)
This newspaper assumes no
responsibility for negatives.
,. Each week The Star will pav
IS for the best picture pub
lished and 50 for every other
picture published. In addi-
ton, at the close of the con-
test, $25 will be paid to the
final winner in each of the
four classif1cations listed be-
low. These four winners then
will be entered in the National
awards, where they will COM
pete with the same number of
entries from other newspapers
in the United States and Can
ada, for prizes totaling $4,000.
IMPORTANT: If you snap a
picture which you expect to enter
In the contest and in which a
person or persons appear, be sure
you get their names and ad-
dresses. This is necessary be-
cause before your picture can
become eligible for entry in the
National Awards the written
consent OF such person or per-
sons to the use of the picture for
advertising purposes must be
obtained.
Following are the classifica-
tons in which prizes will be
awarded weekly and at the end
Of the contest:
A. Babies and children: One
or more youngsters to be judged
for cuteness, expression of char
acter or mood. Subjects may be
engaged in appropriate hobbies
or interests. Adults may appear
if they are not the principal in
terest.
B. Young people and adults:
One or more groWnups (high
school or college age, or older)
engaged in any activity; in
sports, games, hobbies, occupa-
tions; at home, at work or on a
holiday; indoor or outdoor activi-
ties.
G. Scenes and "still life":: Pic
lures to be judged for scenic or
pictorial appeal; landscapes, ma
rine views, street scenes, build
1ngs; or unusual still life" sub
Jects including table top" or
miniature arrangements.
D. Animal life: Household
pets (cats, dogs, BIRDS, horses,
farm animals fore.+ wild 1;fo 100