It started as a bit of a lark a few years ago when a photographer I know, Jeff, titled a forum post “I Hate My Case.” It’s the place where the horde of us who also competed and had love/hate relationships with our cases commiserated together while waiting for the IPC results. Since that time, …
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IPC 2013: District Critiques & Breaking Seals (part 3)
Part #3 in a series of how many ever parts it takes. Instead of immediately entering my 4 district-sealed images directly to IPC after the Northeast District, I let my case sit for a few extra weeks until I received my district critiques. I felt that at least one image was going to need reworked …
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IPC 2013: I Broke My #1 Rule (part 2)
Part #2 in a series of how many ever parts it takes. I fell in love with my case. There it is, no beating around the bush, it’s out there. I broke the most important lesson I teach my students. Do not enter family members or images of people you are very close to. You …
IPC 2013: Good-Bye Cruel Case! (part 1)
Dear IPC Case #3742 , formerly known as Northeast District Case #3169: Today, we parted ways. With a swipe of my business check card for a slightly-over-$24 charge, I was rid of you. And your ilk. I don’t really know what “ilk” is, but it sounds serious. And menacing. And stuff. Today was the final …
Sharing my 2013 PPA Northeast District Critiques/IPC Sealed Case
*IPC Judges should not view the video links within this article, of course. 🙂 Yesterday was the “early” deadline for the 2013 International Photographic Competition. Within the hour, I will be on my way to the UPS store with my case, so that it arrives by July 5th in Atlanta, Georgia. My 2013 case consists …
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Image Competition Opportunity for Serious Competitors
One of the barriers to print competition is expense. By the time you pay for printing, mounting, laminating, matting, etc, you’ve got quite a wad of cash invested. The last time I ordered a straight 16×20 mounted laminated print, it was in the region of $50. And that’s cheap. Times that by 4 images in …
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What is a Seal of Approval? (PPA District Photographic Competition)
If you compete in PPA photographic competitions on a district level, and if your image scores an 80 or above, it earns a “Seal of Approval.” Oooohhh, seal of approval, that sounds so fancy. I have to admit, when I started in print competition, I couldn’t wait to get a peek at one of those …
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My Name is Christine and I’m a Print Competition Addict
Oh hello! Yes, the truth is out, I’m addicted to Print Competition. I write about it, I talk about it, I design speaking gigs about it and I schedule my vacations around it. If you consider annual convention print room setup days as “vacation,” like me, I’m here to tell you you’re addicted, too. When …
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