2011 Photo Contest Show

The public is invited to Crown Hill's Photo Contest Show which opens on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. in the Crown Hill Funeral Home's beautiful new Celebration Hall. The photos will remain on display for at least two weeks during regular office hours (and when the Celebration Hall is not hosting a family event). Please stop in and see all the beautiful photos entered by almost thirty photographers, including the winners chosen by our professional photographer judges. The Funeral Home is located at 700 W. 38th St. (on the corner of 38th St. and Clarendon Road). 

2011 Photo Contest Info & Rules

Photographers are invited to enter Crown Hill's 2011 Photo Contest! The ENTRY DEADLINE is Monday, October 24, 2011.

INFO & RULES
1. This contest is open to professional and amateur photographers of all ages.
2. There will be two categories for entries, Color and Black & White.
3. All images must be printed, mounted on a solid backing (i.e. foamcore, but not poster board), then matted. A simple mat to compliment the photo is best, generally white, black, or gray work well, and sometimes using a colored mat that matches a color in the photo works well too. Photos and mats must be attached securely.
4. Photos should be no smaller than 8x10 inches or no larger than 11x14 inches.
5. The outside dimensions of the matted entry must be exactly 11x14 inches. Other sizes will be disqualified.
6. If your image itself is exactly 11x14 inches, it can be mounted on a solid backing without a mat board on top.
7. Photographers are limited to three entries total. They can all be in one category or split between the two.
8. While digital photography lends itself to all kinds of creative manipulations, entries must be limited to simple adjustments like brightness, contrast, tone, white balance, cropping, etc. Manipulated images will be disqualified.
9. Photos taken since January 2000 are eligible.
10. Photos entered into previous Crown Hill Cemetery Photo Contests (or versions of the same) are not eligible and will be disqualified.

WHAT TO PHOTOGRAPH (and what NOT to photograph)
You may photograph anything inside Crown Hill Cemetery that is open to the public during regular operating hours, including on our Public Tours at night, noted on our Online Calendar and our Public Tours page. This would include trees, flowers, landscapes, weather, sunsets, wildlife, monuments, buildings, details, public events where photos can be taken (i.e. Memorial Day), etc.

You must show the utmost respect in choosing your subject matter. You may not photograph anything which would infringe upon another person's privacy, including funerals, memorial services, visitors at grave sites, etc. Photographs of this nature will be disqualified. The cemetery staff reserves the right to disqualify images found to be objectionable. 

IMPORTANT SUBMISSION INFO:
WHEN: the ENTRY DEADLINE is on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 5 p.m.

Entries will only be accepted during regular office hours on these three days:

Saturday, October 22 (8:30 am-2 pm)
Sunday, October 23 (12 noon-5 pm)
Monday, October 24 (8:30 am-5 pm)

Entries submitted before Oct. 22 or after 5 p.m. on Oct. 24 will not be accepted.

WHERE: your entry or entries must be delivered to the Crown Hill Funeral Home, located at 700 W. 38th Street (38th St. & Clarendon Rd.) You can locate the Crown Hill Funeral Home easily on this interactive Google Map. 

ENTRY FEE: There is no entry fee. All entries will become the property of Crown Hill Cemetery, Funeral Home, and Heritage Foundation. Entries will not be returned.

ENTRY FORMS: A separate entry form for each entry must be completed and signed, then attached securely to the back of your entry in the upper left corner. Information from previous contests must be removed. No names, titles, awards, etc., are allowed on the front of your entry.

DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORMS HERE

IMPORTANT NOTE: Crown Hill Cemetery, Funeral Home, and Heritage Foundation may reprint or post your image(s) in various future publications, on our websites, social media sites, etc. We will always give you photo credit when possible. Please note that you will always retain the copyright to your image(s).

JUDGING & AWARDS
Images will be judged by at least two photography professionals. The judge's decisions will be final. Cash awards & ribbons will be presented to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place photos in each category, as well as five Honorable Mentions in each category. Of the two 1st Place photos, a Best of Show award will be given. Cash awards are as follows: Best of Show - $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50; 3rd Place - $25; and Honorable Mention - $10. Photographers are eligible for multiple awards.

Winners will be announced and awards presented at a private Photographer's Reception (date to be announced), 

PUBLIC OPENING
The Public Opening will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at  Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery office during regular office hours. Photos will be displayed at the Funeral Home and Cemetery office for an undetermined time period. (Not all photos will be displayed.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact Marty Davis at mdavis@crownhill.org (best option), or at 317.920.2644.

Crown Hill Funeral Home, Cemetery, and Heritage Foundation employees and their family members are not eligible to enter the contest.