Submitting Entries for Jurying

Entries are submitted via The Center for Fine Art Photography’s on-line system. http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2008ASMP/asmp.asp

Entry Fee

  • The entry fee for ASMP members is $35 USD for the first three images.
  • The entry fee for ASMP members who are also members of The Center for Fine Art Photography is $20.00 USD for the first three images.
  • Additional images may be submitted for $10 each. There is no limit to the number of images that may be submitted
  • ASMP photographers can sign up for membership in The Center for Fine Art Photography at the time they submit their images. The entry fee for the first 3 images will include the Center’s membership fee for a total of $77.00 USD. Membership includes eligibility to sell work on Artists’ ShowCase Online and inclusion of their images on the Member’s Gallery with a link to their own website, and other benefits listed on the Center’s website. Membership with the Center is not a prerequisite for submitting images.

Regardless of your membership status with The Center for Fine Art Photography, you must either be a current ASMP member or become an ASMP member prior to the deadline, March 4, 2008. You may become an ASMP member after registering for the call for entries. To become an ASMP member, click here.

Preparing Images to Upload Online: Please follow these requirements when preparing your images for submission:

  • Your images are viewed as RGB images using standard Adobe RGB 98 or SRGB profile.
    NOTE: CMYK files will not upload.
  • The largest image dimension (width or height) should be 800 pixels with the other dimension proportional.
  • Save your images with a resolution 72 ppi, any layers flattened, 8 bit JPEG files (16 bit files will not upload.)
  • Use JPG compression quality of 9. This compression level will not affect the quality of images viewed on a monitor.
  • The image title can not be greater than 40 characters. (Image title is not the image file name)
  • Image file names can not include any of the following characters or have more than 25 characters. Please do not include #,$,&, periods or other similar characters as part of the file name.
  • There can only be a single period – just prior to the file format extension: filename.jpg

Acceptance Notification

Everyone who submits will be notified of the acceptance posting on the Center’s website. There, the accepted images and artists name will be posted along with instructions for the gallery presentation.

Exhibit Prints (This applies to accepted work – not submissions for jurying)

The Center strives for uniform framing as the image is the artist’s work, not the framing. Uniform framing is less distracting to visitors when compared to an exhibition with many different colored mats and framing styles.

At the same time, the Center recognizes that some work (avant-garde, mixed media and experimental work, for example) incorporates the “framing” as an integral part of the presentation. If this applies to your work, please contact the Center.

Otherwise, the Center will require that traditionally framed work adhere to the following:

  • Minimum frame height / width dimension of 16 inches with the other dimension proportional
  • Minimum image height / width dimension of 11 inches with the other dimension proportional
  • A black wood or metal professional-quality frame with a minimum 1” wide border will be required
  • White mats, single, double or triple (off white is not acceptable)
  • External frame dimensions may not exceed 40 inches / 100 cm in width without first checking with the Center.

Framing accepted work

To encourage participation by photographers from around the world, the Center offers optional economical printing and framing services. Additional details will be provided to accepted artists.

Sales

All other work will be eligible for sale. The Center retains a 40% commission. (see Model’s Release requirement, following)

Model’s Release

Where a person’s face is recognizable in the image a model release will be required for the work to be available for sale during the exhibition. Images selected for exhibition without a model release will be exhibited without a sale value being listed and will not be sold.

Images selected for exhibition that do not have a model’s release will not be used by The Center for Fine Art Photography in promoting the exhibition.

Images without model releases will in no way be excluded for consideration in the jurying process. T juror will not be aware of the availability of a model release or membership status.

Use Rights

By submission for jurying, artists whose submissions are chosen for the exhibition grant The Center for Fine Art Photography the right to use their images for the purpose of marketing the exhibition, marketing the Center’s programs and subsequent display on the Center’s website of past exhibitions. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation from the Center. Artist’s recognition is provided with any use. Per the above, a model’s release will be required, if appropriate to the image, for the image to be used.

Any questions call 970-224-1010 or email exhibitions@c4fap.org