Evening star., 1952-05-04

Elsewhere in this paper you will
notice the announcement of The
Stars continued participation in
the annual National Snapshot
Awards. This year there will be
the added incentive of another
$4,000 in prize money, a total of
$4,000 being offered to winners
as compared to $4,000 in pre-
Vious contests.
Our job, as in past competitions,
will be to help amateur camera
fans in the Washington area get
your pictures in line for a chance
at the big money in the grand
finals. which take place at the
conclusion Of the local contests.
From time to time in the coming
months we will pass on tips, which
we hope will help produce better
snapshots.
Four Major Awards.
Now back to the subject Of prize
money. Best of the good news is
the announcement that there will
be four $1,000 awards this year
instead Of the usual $500. Realiz-
ing the extreme difficulty of pick
ing a grand prize winner from
four categories of dissimilar sub
Ject matter, sponsors of the Ma
t1onal Snapshot Awards decided
to dispense with the grand prize
selection this year and make cate
CORY awards 81 900, double that of
precious seasons.
In addition to the four top
prizes there will be Second-place
payments Of $500 in each class
and third-position entries will win
take $3.50. To top it off there will
be total of 280 cash awards in
the contest to make this the most
attractive snapshot competition
ever to be held.
In Washington. The Star will
offer weekly awards totaling $25-I
$40 for the best snapshot of the
week and two SIS prizes for run
ners up. One honorable mention
print will also be selected and
Tour winning prints will be pub
llShed weekly in The Stars Pic
torlal Magazine. At the close of
the local contest. judges will select
the four top entries from among
the winners that will go to the
national competition. Each of
these pictures will receive an addi-
tlonal prize Of $25.
Keep the Negatives.
This brings up a very important
point Of which you should make
note. Be sure to keep your con-
test negatives in safe place. be-
cause before you can win one of
the four top local awards and be-
come eligible for the finals, you
will be required to submit the
original negative. Just as i'm
portant is requirement that each
of the four top winners in The
Stars phase Of the contest sign
a statement that he has not sub
mitted the same or a closely
similar picture of the same subject
or situation in any other con-
test. or for publication in any
manner or for any purpose, and
that he will not do so.
II one Of the top four finalists
shows a recognizable person or
persons, a signed release for those
pictures will be required. In this
connection, we suggest that you
be sure to get the name and ad-
dress Of any one whose picture
you submit in the contest so that
you will be able to meet this
situation, if necessary, later on.
Although the opening date for
the contest has been set for the
25th of this month you can start
sending in entries now if you wish
to get an early start. Remember
you can send in as many entries
as you wish. in each category, each
and every week of the contest.
Mail your snapshot entries to the
Amateur Snapshot Contest Editor
of The Star. Washington 4, D. C..
Make sure that your name and
address are clearly printed on the
back of each snapshot. You may
also include a title for the picture
If you wish. Also designate in
which class each snapshot is to
be entered.
Just for Amateurs.
The contest is strictly for anna
teurS, so you needn't worry about
having your work in competition
with that of the expert profess
Sional cameraman. And it makes
no difference whether you special
ize in one branch of snapshot
photography or if you make a
general coverage of the field-your
picture will find a place in one
of the four classes. If there is
any doubt in your mind as to
which category your entry should
be assigned you may omit the
designation and the panel of