Coatesville Indiana History

JUDGING

• Entries in each category will be reviewed separately and judged by the members of the Coatesville

Historical Society.

• Historical Society members may submit photos for the contest. Any member that does will be

excluded from the judging process.

• Photographs will be judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality, composition, and how

an image expresses the theme of the selected category. Refer to the criteria in the section below for

more help.

• The judges will select the Top 3 photos from each of the 8 categories (total of 24).

• Of the 24 winners, the judges will also select their Top 3 from the group of 24 for a special prize.

• The winners in each category will be notified by email by no later than May 12th, 2021.

The Top 3 will be announced at a special event in June 2021.

• The Historical Society members are not, nor do they claim to be, professional judges with experience

in judging photography. Please keep this in mind and make sure your photo meets the criteria above.

You want your photo to reach out and pull them in - to get their attention!

• If more judges are required, CDR and/or Town Officials may sit in with the Historical Society to

assist with the judging process.

JUDGES CRITERIA (PHOTO HINTS)

What are the judges really looking for? The following hints may help you with your photography.

Storytelling - The photo should tell a story or make the viewer curious about the events surrounding the moment of the photo.

Quality - Winning photos are free of problems with exposure, sharpness or noise.

Showstoppers - Judges will be stopped by powerful images. Look for pictures with good actions, reactions and emotions, interesting lighting, peak action, unusual and different situations and storytelling moments.

Originality - Photos that are only slightly different from existing images more than likely won't be selected. Be original and unique!

Thoughtfulness - Sending multiple copies of the same image or similar images is not a successful technique. Send us your single best image of a subject. Crop your photo for maximum impact before submitting.

PRIZES:

1) The Top 3 winning photographs from each category, along with the appropriate photographers

credit, will be displayed prominently on this webpage under the "Winners" section.

2) All winners will also be announced and published on the Town of Coatesville and Historical Society

Facebook/Instagram pages.

3) The first, second and third place winner's photographs from each category will be framed and

displayed (with photographer's credit) inside the Coatesville Community Building.

4) Each winner will receive a "Certificate of Accomplishment" for their placement in their respective

category from the Coatesville Historical Society.

5) Each winner will receive one of the first ever produced personalized, handmade wooden "Capturing

Coatesville" Camera trophy.

6) Of all the winning photos, the Top 3 will be selected and each of the three top winning photos will

receive a new camera. (Camera Model and value TBD at a later date)

We will schedule a date for early December in the Community Building to award the certificates and trophies to all winners. This will be a celebration open to all in the community and for everyone who participated in the contest. Cake and refreshments will be included and the Top 3 will be announced.

To all participants in the contest, even if your photo is not chosen as one of the top 3 in any of the categories, don't be surprised to still see it pop up in media or on our website for other town promotions.