I. Terms and Conditions
1. Participants
must be aged between 13 and 20.
2. Each participant must be a Singapore
Citizen, a Permanent Resident or a foreign student currently studying and
residing in Singapore.
3. Each participant must be a student in
a local government or independent school, or MOE-recognised International School.
4. Each participant must submit the
indemnity form upon registration on the event date. Students without an
indemnity form will not be allowed to participate.
5. Participants must use a digital
camera during the competition. The resolution of the camera should be a minimum
of 3 Megapixels or more. Camera phones are not allowed.
6. Storage formats accepted are CF/SD/MMC/XD/SM/MS.
Participants using other formats must supply their own relevant
adaptors/drives, which are USB-compatible.
7. Participants can use any form of
transport at their own expense during the competition. However, they must stay
within Singapore and their group.
8. Each group must comprise 4
members.
9. Participants must register
online, stating the name of their partner in the registration form. Random
pairs of participants will be grouped together to form a group of four. In the
case of a solo registration, the organizing committee will arrange for the
participants to be in a group of four.
10. Please arrange for a
replacement in the event that a registered participant is unable to attend the
convention. This would ensure smooth running of the event.
11. All digital photographs
submitted must be new and original and must be taken during the course of the
competition. Entries composed must be original, authentic and unpublished
material. Participants, who submit images that were shot at an earlier time, or
shot by proxies, will be disqualified. The 1-free-print offer provided will be
used to print submitted photos in exchange for completed survey forms which
will be given to each participant upon registration on the day itself.
12. Photos may be edited with any
photo-editing software for minor touch-ups which do not distort the photograph
(at most cropping).
13. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
and NYAA reserve the right to keep, publish and distribute the photos submitted
for the SYPC.
14. The organisers are not
responsible for any lost, late, misdirected or incomplete entries.
15. The organisers reserve the right
to change the terms, rules, regulations and criteria of the SYPC at any time.
16. The organisers will not be
liable for any damage or injuries that accompany or result from your
participation in this event.
II. Judging Criteria
1. Relevance to theme
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· The photographs submitted must be relevant to the theme.
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25%
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2. Creativity
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· Interpretation of theme.
· Presentation of ideas.
· Composition of the photographs.
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30%
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3. Technical Competence
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· Focusing, lighting and other aspects of execution.
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30%
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4. Holistic Judgement
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· Overall impression of the four pictures.
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15%
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