Imagine L’Eau d’Issey Photography Competition Spring 2005

[Darren]

Imagine L’Eau d’Issey Photography Competition Spring 2005

Announcing a photo competition for all ClubSNAP members!! Luxasia Pte Ltd is organizing photography competition to illustrate the best aspects of Issey Miyake’s L’Eau d’Issey fragrance and to showcase the pureness and elegance of its bottle design.

How the competition works
Photographers are invited to submit examples of their product shot images showcasing their talent in still life photography and Luxasia will then select 50 photographers who will each be given a bottle of L’Eau D’Issey (worth S$142.00) for them to work with and photograph. 30 best entries will then be selected and will be exhibited at Centrepoint atrium from 22 March 2005 to 27 March 2005 where the public will be invited to vote for their favorite image. The image with the highest number of votes wins the competition.

Prizes
Top Prize: S$3000 cash
Consolation Prizes: A 125ml L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme (worth $116.00) will be given to each of the other 29 finalists.

Timelines and Deadlines:-
12th January to 31st January : Pre-Selection Phase - Submission of entries for pre-selection.
1st February to 7th February : Pre-selection of photographers by Luxasia and notification of selected photographers.
8th February to 28th February : Competition Phase - Submission of images by selected photographers.
22nd March to 27th March : Exhibition of images at Centrepoint atrium.
15th April : Announcement of Results.

Rules and Regulations
1. Pre-Selection Phase

• Interested photographers to submit TWO (2) images of 8R size to Luxasia (see entry form for mailing address) for pre-selection. All entries are non-returnable.
• Please write your full name, IC/Passport number, phone number and contact address at the back of the images for identification and contact purposes.
• Images submitted during this phase are for pre-selection only and will not be used by Luxasia for any other purpose. Copyright of images remains with photographer.
• Luxasia will select 50 photographers from the entries submitted for the next phase of the competition.
• Each selected photographer will receive a bottle of L”Eau d’Issey for use in their photography works.

2. Competition Phase

• Selected photographers to submit ONE (1) image as entry to the competition in the following formats:-
  1. Softcopy in TIFF format on CDROM
  2. Printed Image - size to be confirmed
• Entries must be original works by photographers and not previously exhibited or published in printed communications or entered into prior competitions.
• No digital manipulation (eg compositing, etc) of images are allowed. Images which are perceived to be heavily manipulated will be disqualified. Basic image adjustments (contrast, brightness, slight color adjustment) are permissible.
• Copyright of images submitted in the competition phase will belong to Luxasia Pte Ltd.

We are finalising the Pre-Selection Phase entry form with Luxasia and will update with the link to download as soon as possible. In the meantime, members can start preparing for the competition - go through your still life collection to see if you have suitable images to submit, or go take some in preparation.

Good Luck!!

[Darren]

The following are examples for reference.

[Darren]

Reserved for future update

[reachme2003]

is luxasia the co which markets Electrolux home appliances?

[Darren]

Originally Posted by reachme2003 is luxasia the co which markets Electrolux home appliances?

Don't think so .. that company I think is called just Lux now.

Luxasia is a distributor of fragrances and perfumes.

[AJ23]

Originally Posted by reachme2003 is luxasia the co which markets Electrolux home appliances?

www.luxasia.com

[reachme2003]

thanks for clarifying.

[Falcon]

It would nice if can submit digital files instead of 8R prints for the pre-selection phase.

[trigger]

Link to entry form is missing

[rexlim]

Ya, there is no link for entry form (mailing address??)

[Darren]

Originally Posted by Falcon It would nice if can submit digital files instead of 8R prints for the pre-selection phase.

Will check with Luxasia, but prints are preferable as
a) *you* control the quality of the print that is submitted
b) one standard platform for viewing (viewing on monitor very subjective)

Will also check with them if a smaller print can be submitted (eg 6R and above) and update.

[Darren]

Originally Posted by trigger Link to entry form is missing

Yes, I know. Its still a work in progress ... hope to get it out by tomorrow or Thursday latest.

Doesn't stop anyone from preparing as the rules and regulations are already stated in this thread.

[acrylonithrill]

Nudes allowed? Where to get the dummy bottles?

[moriarty]

Is it just 8R or 8R and above? E.g., can submit A4?

[Darren]

For those who are messaging me on the entry form, it is still work-in-progress and should be out early next week. Sorry for the delay.

[Darren]

Please download and print the Contest Pre-Selection Entry Form from here - CLICK ME!!

As the subject of the Competition is a perfume bottle, pre-selection entries should naturally fall into the STILL LIFE category and focusing on (haha pun intended) similiar products/shapes. Beyond this tip, let your imagination and creativity flow such that your entry catches the judges eyes and you can get selected for the next phase.

Good Luck to All!!

[reachme2003]

Darren, could you pls clarify what you mean by 'similiar products/shapes'? so, would stuff toys or small electronic gadgets be excluded.

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

sounds like fun...

just a question... can i take a pic with a digital cam & print on a A4 photo paper via printer?

[hongsien]

Before everyone starts to send entries, please read:

"......Copyright of images submitted in the competition phase will belong to Luxasia Pte Ltd.
"

This is another way of getting cheap pics for advertising, they spend about SGD 13,464 at least for material (bottles given, plus prizes), for 30 pics which thay potentially can use as they please several times. Each pic would have cost them about SGD 5000-8000 each or more(when made by pros)........

Hoped Clubsnap would have pointed this out before........

If you can agree on this of course you can join, its fun! But don't forget this is commercial.....

Hong Sien

[Prismatic]

Originally Posted by hongsien Before everyone starts to send entries, please read: "......Copyright of images submitted in the competition phase will belong to Luxasia Pte Ltd. " This is another way of getting cheap pics for advertising, they spend about SGD 13,464 at least for material (bottles given, plus prizes), for 30 pics which thay potentially can use as they please several times. Each pic would have cost them about SGD 5000-8000 each or more(when made by pros)........ Hoped Clubsnap would have pointed this out before........ If you can agree on this of course you can join, its fun! But don't forget this is commercial..... Hong Sien

Actually, this sounds very normal for a competition involving publicity for a product. Many competitions will retain the rights to pictures if it involves a higher round of selections and exhibition. It's true that pros will charge thousands of dollars for a shoot, but it's unlikely pros will simply produce just one shot for the clients. And they probably aren't expecting pros to take part anyway, so technically, why pay pro-rates when you aren't expect pro work?