Have you knit something from a Knitty pattern?
Yahoo! You're eligible to enter!
We've
had three gorgeous calendars since the contest
began in 2006. It's a Knitty tradition we couldn't
think of skipping! Now's your chance to share
your photography with all our readers!
We're looking for the best, most enticing,
amusing and well-shot photographs of items
knit from Knitty patterns. We'll select the
12 best and publish them in our fourth calendar,
this fall, for 2009. And the best of those
12 will go on the cover and get some seriously
fabulous knitworthy stuff!
Read on!
PRIZES
Grand
prize:
One
[1] of
the 12 runner-up winners will
be chosen to be on the cover
of the calendar. The grand-prize-winning
photographer will receive a BIG
BOX full of current knitting
books and a variety of gorgeous
yarns from all the great yarn
companies Knitty works with.
Runners-up:
Twelve
[12] winning photographs will be selected
to fill the pages of the Knitty 2009
calendar. Each winner will receive
one [1] copy of the Knitty 2009 calendar
and will be fully credited in the calendar
[right on their photo].
Honorable
mentions:
Pictures
that we love but that aren't
chosen as winning entries will
be displayed in special gallery
in Knitty's winter 2008 issue.
Each photo displayed will be
credited to the photographer,
and we'll link to your website
if you want us to. |
Here be the rules:
1. Items must have been knit from a pattern
published in any issue of Knitty. You
may have altered the pattern and/or yarn specified,
as long as the item is recognizable as the
original Knitty pattern. This
contest is not about knitting skill; it's about
great photography.
2. Knitty staff are not eligible for this contest
[that means the catalyst, editors, columnists,
technical editor, ad manager and myself]. Contributors
are eligible, but they cannot submit photographs
of their own Knitty-published designs.
3. Each entrant may submit up to three [3]
photographs in total. They can be of the same
item or different items. The photograph[s]
you submit will be low-resolution images. The
winning entrants must be able to submit
the winning photo[s] for publication in high-resolution
[at least 3 megapixels/300dpi] format. The
photograph[s] must be 11" wide x 8.5" tall.
4. 12 [twelve] winning entries will be selected
by a panel of judges, and the decisions of
those judges are final. Any entrant may win
more than once. Each winner's sole compensation
in exchange for the use of their photograph
in the Knitty 2009 calendar consists of the
prize[s] described above. There will be one
prize awarded per winning photograph.
5. Entries must follow submission rules laid
out below. Those that do not follow the rules
will be disqualified. All entries must be sent
electronically; entries cannot be sent via
regular postal mail. Knitty is not responsible
for lost or misdirected entries.
6. Photos MAY have been previously
published on your blog or website.
7. All winning photos [the grand-prize winner,
12 runners-up and all honorable mentions] become
the property of Knitty magazine, to be used
only for the purpose of this contest [website
display and publication in the calendar, if
applicable].
8. Obscene, insulting, inappropriate or offensive
photographs will be disqualified. Play nice,
please.
9. Additions or changes to these rules may
be made at the editor's discretion at any time.
10. Winning images will only be
used by Knitty magazine for the 2009 Knitty
calendar and will not be put on any other Knitty
merchandise such as t-shirts or mugs. Copyright
of the image is retained by the photographer;
your entry in the contest means you allow Knitty
to use your photograph in the calendar [if
a winning image] or to publish it in the Honorable
Mention online gallery [if not a winning image].
Images may also be featured in Knitty magazine
itself to advertise the calendar, and on the
Knitty blog when the winners are announced.
To enter:
-
For each entry
[maximum 3], e-mail your photograph
at a resolution of 72dpi to this
address [turn your javascript
on if the e-mail link isn't working],
along with the URL of the Knitty
pattern it was knit from, your
full name, the name[s] of any models,
your e-mail address and full mailing
address. If you wish your blog
or website to be linked to your
entry, should you be featured in
the Honorable Mention gallery,
please provide the URL with your
submission. If your submission
is a collaboration [person A knitted
the item and person B photographed
it], please indicate who should
be credited for each aspect of
the submission. Only one prize
will be awarded per winning entry.
* DO NOT SEND HIGH-RESOLUTION
PHOTOGRAPHS IN YOUR ENTRY.
* Send all entries [maximum 3]
in ONE E-MAIL MESSAGE.
By sending an e-mail
entry to this
address, you are
agreeing to the contest
rules above. You are
also agreeing to the
following statement:
"By
my entry[ies] to
the Knitty 2009
calendar contest,
I verify that:
(a) I am the original
creator of the photograph[s]
submitted with this
e-mail, and the owner
of copyright therein,
and that I grant
to Knitty an irrevocable,
royalty-free licence
to use and distribute
the photograph[s]
in print, electronic,
and/or computer-readable
media;
OR
(b) I am authorized
by the creator of
the photograph[s]
or owner of copyright
in the photograph[s]
to submit these photograph[s]
to Knitty and to
grant to Knitty an
irrevocable, royalty-free
licence to use and
distribute the photograph[s]
in print, electronic,
and/or computer-readable
media;
and I further warrant
that neither I nor
the creator of the
photograph[s] have
infringed and/or
violated the existing
intellectual property
rights of any third
person in the creation
of the photograph[s].
Further, I agree
to hold Knitty and
its editors and publisher
harmless from any
and all expenses,
losses, liabilities,
damages or third-party
claims that may arise
from any infringement
and/or violation
of such intellectual
property rights.
The acceptance of
my entry[ies] shall
constitute full consideration
for all electronic
and/or computer-readable
media use and distribution
rights, and the selection
of my entry as a
winning entry shall
constitute full consideration
for all print, electronic,
and/or computer-readable
media use and distribution
rights."
- The photographers of the 12 winning
entries and the grand-prize winner
will be contacted by e-mail on or
after the date the fall 2008 issue
of Knitty goes live. The winning
entrants must provide, within 7 days
of this e-mail notification, a high-resolution
version [300dpi or higher] of their
winning photograph[s] sized 11"
wide x 8.5" tall. Entrants that
are unable to provide the high-resolution
picture to these specifications within
7 days will be disqualified and a
new winner will be chosen.
- Deadline: All
entries must be received at this
address by August
14, 2008. The
winners will be announced in the
fall '08 Knitty surprise. The calendar
will be available for sale shortly
thereafter.
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Hints to help you win:
Knitted items can be modelled or not --
it's the quality and impression of the
finished photograph we're looking for,
so be creative! The judges want to see
photographs that are bright, well-lit,
clearly focused and not grainy. Composition
of the photograph is essential -- boring "standing-against-a-tree-or-wall"
shots are discouraged. Don't drape your
knitted thing over a tree or bush or just
stick it on a hanger. Be creative, have
a lot of fun with the process and think
about what kind of image you'd like to
see hanging on your wall for a whole month.
Use fun props! Interesting locations!
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