Evening star., 1942-08-02

Soldiers. sailors and marines in
this area have special opportunity
in The Stars Amateur Snapshot
Contest not only to win local prizes
but also national prizes which might
run as high rs $500 for q single
picture.
Through change in the rules, an
extra class was added this year,
known as E, for men in the military
services exclusively.
Military and civilian amateurs
thus have an opportunity to COM
pete for the IS weekly prize awarded
by The Star for the best picture
submitted. and 81 each for other
snapshots printed in the Sunday
Rotogravure. At the end of the local
contest, September s, a prize of $25
will be awarded for the best military
picture The winner then will be
entered in the national competition,
along with the four other Washing
ton class prize winners, to compete
with entries from 10 participating
newspapers in the United States
and Canada for prizes in the News
paper National Snapshot Awards.
These prizes total $l2, 500, OF which
$500 will 60 to the picture consid-
cred best of all.
Contest Rules.
Rules OF the contest follow:
/. The contest is strictly for ANA
teurs. Any one is eligible except
| employees Of The Star and their
families and individuals or members
Of families engaged in the manu-
facture. sale, commercial finishing
or professional use Of Photographic
goods.
2. An entrant may submit as
many pictures as he pleases and at
as many different times as he
pleases during the period of the
contest. No photographs will be
returned, due to the enormous task
OF handling, listing End sorting.
3. Pictures must have been made
after January l, 1912, and may be
submitted at any time afer May
10, 1912. Prizes will be awarded
each week, beginning June 81 and
ending September 6.
4. Only those persons reslolng in
the Washington retail trading area
shall be eligible to submit pictures
or win prizes This area includes
the District OF Columbia, Montgom-
cry, Prince Georges and Charles
Counties, in Maryland, and LOU
doun, Arlington, Prince William and
Fairfax Counties and the City of
| Alexandria, in Virginia.
Enlargements Eligible.
s. Any make of camera and any
brand of film, chemicals or paper
may be used in making pictures for
the contest An entrant need not
own the camera. The finishing may
be done by photo finisher or by
| the entrant. Pictures may be made
on roll film, cut film or film pack
negatives, but not on plate negatives
Enlargements are eligible, but may
not exceed 10 inches the longest
dimension. Negatives may not be
retouched. No art work may be
done on either negative or prints.
No composite pictures, multiple
printing or montages are permitted.
6. All pictures shall be judged in
the national awards solely on gen.
eral interest and/or appeal. Photo
graphic 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.
7. Each week The Star will pay S.
for the picture judged best and 81
for each picture Of special merit that
is printed. In addition, at the close
of the contest, $25 will be paid te
the final winner In each OF the
flve classiflcations listed below
These five winners then will be
entered in the national awards
where they will compete with thu
same number OF entries from othel
newspapers in the United State.
and Canada for prizes totalinl
$l2,50o.
8. To enter the contest, mail Z
print or prints Of As many picture!
as you destre to Amateur Snapshot
Contest Editor" The Evening Star