"fuzzy, furry & feathered friends
photo contest" open for 2008
Entries are now being accepted for the Oregon Humane Society's 17th Annual Fuzzy, Furry and Feathered Friends Photo Contest. Entries must be postmarked or delivered to OHS by May 31, 2008.
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The top prize winners will be featured in the OHS quarterly magazine and receive prizes and gift cards from Pro Photo Supply and Canon.
Categories are: Grand Prize (the best of all entries), Dog Photo, Cat Photo, Other Animal Photo, Funniest Photo, Child with Pet, Me & My Pet, and Editor’s Choice.
"Me & My Pet" is a new category for 2008, and focuses on adult pet owners and their furry or feathered friends.
The Grand Prize winner will receive a Canon Rebel XSi Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm lens. Top dog, top cat and top other animal photos winners each get a $100 gift card to Pro Photo Supply. The remaining category winners each get a $50 Gift Card to Pro Photo Supply.
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2007 Grand Prize Winner |
To see last year's winners, click here.
All entries must be postmarked or delivered to OHS by May 31, 2008.
There is a $5 fee for the first five photos submitted; there is a $1 fee for each photo submitted after the first five.
Send entries to: OHS Photo Contest, 1067 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97211.
Entries can also be hand delivered to OHS at the above address or to Pro Photo, 1112 NW 19th, Portland, OR, by May 31, 2008.
Rules of Entry
- Send any size photograph up to 8x10 (no slides, negatives, photocopies, or e-mails). Digital photos must be on high quality photo paper.
- Label each photograph with submitter’s name, address, telephone number, and the pet’s name.
- Include a $5 entry donation per household with the submission; this covers your first five photos entered (there is an additional $1 fee for every photo submitted after the first five; you may enter as many photos as you like).
- Checks should be written to the “Oregon Humane Society.” Proceeds go directly to helping animals at the shelter.
- If your subject is a companion animal, make sure there is a visible collar and identification tag. OHS stresses the importance of pet identification.
- Entries must be postmarked or delivered to OHS by May 31, 2008, at 7 pm. Mail entries to: Photo Contest, Oregon Humane Society, PO Box 11364, Portland, OR 97211. Our street address for delivering photos in person is 1067 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97211.
- Employees of OHS and contest sponsors may not enter.
- If photos include pets not owned by the photographer, or people not in the photographer’s immediate family, please include written permission from the pet’s owner and/or the individuals photographed to submit the photo and to abide by contest rules.
- All entries become the property of the Oregon Humane Society, which may, at its discretion, copy, edit, publish, use, adapt, and/or modify entries in any manner, in any and all media, without limitation. Submitter does not relinquish rights to use photo in any way.
Tips for taking winning photos:
- Take time to ensure that your subject matter is in focus, especially the eyes (an animal’s personality comes alive when its eyes are looking right at the camera).
- Fill your frame with the subject of your photograph. If the background is not important to the photo of your animal, come in close and eliminate it. Use your telephoto lens.
- Get on the same level as your pet when taking the picture. For example, don't stand up and shoot "down" at your dog sitting on the floor.
- If your subject is a companion animal, make sure there is a visible collar and identification tag. OHS stresses the importance of pet identification.
- Catch the expression and attention of your pet. If your dog reacts well to squeaky toys and always poses with a cocked head and upright ears, then use the squeaky toy to get that shot!
- Use light to help your photograph. Make sure shadows do not fall across your subject. Position your pet until you see reflections of the light in the eyes.
- Avoid using flash. Natural light is the best, in part because of the “red eye” look that flash photography can cause in animals.
- Take plenty of photos – you will not get a great photo if you only take one or two shots. A professional usually gets just a few outstanding shots out of dozens of photos.
- Be patient and remember that your pet does not understand what you are trying to do and why he must endure a long sit while you block your face with a black box.
OHS received over 1,000 photos for last year's contest. Our thanks to official contest sponsors Pro Photo Supply, Canon USA, KOIN-TV and KINK-FM.
To see last year's winners, click here.
