Evening star., 1962-05-20
RULES OF STAR
SNAPSHOT CONTEST

The Stars 1862 Amateur
Snapshot Contest offers
Washington area camera
fans an opportunity TO share
in local and national prizes
totaling $30,720.
Each week during the con-
test period-May 20 to July
2S-The Stars judges will
select the best entries in each
of the four classes Csee be-
low in both color and black
and-white. The best entry in
each class will be reproduced
in SUNDAY, The Star Maya
zine. The four pictures pub
lished will be awarded prizes
Of SIS each, and the four
others honorable mentions
worth So each. All eight pho
tographers will also receive
certificates.
Grand prizes in The Stars
contest will be a 500 Savings
Bond for the best color entry
and the same amount in
black-and-white; $50 bonds
as second prizes, and S25
bonds for the runners-up. All
eight grand-prize winners
will be entered in the News
paper National Snapshot
Awards.
In the National Awards,
there will be 536 cash prizes.
For black-and-white, there
will be four $1,000 grand
prizes Zone in each class four
$500 second prizes, four $3.50
third prizes. 64 Special Merit
Awards of $50 and 225 Hon
or Awards of $25. For color.
the list of prizes is the same,
except that there will be only
l59 Honor Awards.
These rules must be OBJ
served:
l. The contest is strictly for ANA
Leur PHOTOGRAPHERS residing in the
Washington trading area: Anne
Arundel. Calvert, Charles, Frederick,
Howard MONTGOMERY, Prince Georges
and ST: Marys Counties in Mary
Fauquier, Loudeun, Prince William,
stafford, Warren and Westmoreland
counties in Virginia and jefferson
County in West Virginia. Anyone is
eligible excepting employees of this
newspaper, or employees Of any news
paper participating in the News
paper snapshot Awards, employees of
individuals who, personally, or any
members Of whose families are en-
gagged in the manufacture. sale, COM
mercial finishing. or professional
use OF Photographic goods.
.. Pictures that have been made
after July 1. 1861, are eligible.
3. Black-and-white snapshots may
De made from any brand Of mega
tive type black-and-white film, but
not from color transparencies. Color
transparencies and prints may be
made from any brand of color film.
any make Of camera may be used.
ency more than 10 inches in the
longer dimension will be accepted.
No art work or retouching is per
mltted, No composite pictures, such
as multiple printing or montages are
eligible. Except for transparencies,
which may be in cardboard mounts,
pictures should not be mounted or
framed.
4. To enter the contest, mail as
many prints or transparencies as
you desire within the contest dates,
tor" The Star, 225 Virginia avenue
Sc, Washington 3, d. c. On the
back Of each picture, print your
name and address clearly in ink,
and the class in which you wish
the picture entered. (See Classes.)
Print the same information on the
cardboard mount Of your color trans
parencies.
5. No blaek-and-white or color
prints will be returned. Do not sub
nit negatives with your prints. II
you include a stamped. addressed
envelope with your transparencies,
every effort will be made to return
them, but safe return is not guar
anteed. Keep negatives of color or
black = and white prints until re-
duested by the Amateur Snapshot
Contest Editor. (Only original mega
tives and transparencies accepted
This newspaper and the sponsors Of
the Newspaper National Snapshot
Awards assume no responsibility for
NEGATIVES, prints or transparencies.
8. At the close of the contest, this
newspaper will award grand prizes