Osage County Guide Photo and Art Contest

Eligibility

The contest is open to any amateur or professional artist or photographer, who is a resident of Osage County.

Contest Rules

Photos or Artwork should highlight Osage County in a captivating and engaging way.

For Photos:

Electronic entries are preferred. E-mails should be sent to: OCGuide@gmail.com

Jump drives, memory cards and other removable media may be dropped off at The Osage County Herald-Chronicle for download. Professionally printed photos may also be dropped off for scanning. OCHC may retain the media for up to a week. OCHC will not be responsible for media left at its office.

Model releases are required for any photograph in which an identifiable person is clearly the subject of the image and must be completed for and signed by each identifiable person in the photograph; a parent or guardian must sign for a minor. Generic model releases are on page 2 & 3 of this document.

For Artwork:

Submissions should be photographed and submitted using the photo guidelines. As a courtesy, artwork may be dropped of at The Osage County Herald-Chronicle office for photographing or scanning. OCHC may retain the artwork for up to a week until a suitable electronic reproduction can be made. OCHC will not be responsible for artwork left at its office.

Submissions may not have been entered in any other publishing contest.

Submissions should include the artist or photographer’s name, contact information and any pertinent information regarding the image such as when and where it was taken.

The winning entry will be printed in a large format on the cover of “Your Guide to Osage County” and the winner will be given credit in the publication. Entries should be submitted at the highest original resolution.

Entry in contest constitutes agreement that all electronic images become the property of The Osage County Herald Chronicle who may, without offering any consideration to or obtaining the further permission of its
submitter, use any such image for any purpose. Entries will be judged by The Osage County Herald-Chronicle staff and the judges’ decisions will be final. OCHC reserves the right to reject any and all entries.

Entry Deadline


Entries must be received by July 24, 2010.

Notification of Winners

Winners will be notified by or e-mail or phone no later than July 31.



Model Release
(For photos/artwork containing human subjects)

In consideration of my engagement as a model, upon the terms herewith stated, I hereby give to _____________________________ [photographer] his/her heirs, legal representatives and assigns, those for whom the photographer is acting, and those acting with his/her authority and permission:

a) the unrestricted right and permission to copyright and use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic portraits or pictures of me or in which I may be included intact or in part, composite or distorted in character or form, without restriction as to changes or transformations in conjunction with my own or a fictitious name, or reproduction hereof in color or otherwise, made through any and all media now or hereafter known for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade, or any other purpose whatsoever.

b) I also permit the use of any printed material in connection therewith.

c) I hereby relinquish any right that I may have to examine or approve the completed product or products or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied.

d) I hereby release, discharge and agree to save harmless [photographer], his/her heirs, legal representatives or assigns, and all persons functioning under his/her permission or authority, or those for whom he/she is functioning, from any liability by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the taking of said picture or in any subsequent processing thereof, as well as any publication thereof, including without limitation any claims for libel or invasion of privacy.

e) I hereby affirm that I am over the age of majority and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read the above authorization, release and agreement, prior to its execution; I fully understand the contents thereof. This agreement shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives and assigns.

Print Name: _________________________________
Signed:______________________________________
Dated: ______________________________________
Address:_____________________________________
City:________________________________________
State/Zip:____________________________________
Phone:______________________________________
Email: ______________________________________

Model Release for Minors

For valuable consideration I hereby give to ________________________________ [photographer] the absolute and irrevocable right and permission with respect to the photographs that he/she has taken of my minor child in which he/she may be included with others:

a) To copyright the same in the photographer’s name or any other name that he/she may select;

b) To use, re-use, publish and re-publish the same in whole or in part, separately or in conjunction with other photographs, in any medium now or hereafter known, and for any purpose whatsoever, including (but not by way of limitation) illustration, promotion, advertising and trade, and;

c) To use my name or my child’s name in connection therewith if he/she so decides.

I hereby release and discharge photographer from all and any claims and demands ensuing from or in connection with the use of the photographs, including any and all claims for libel and invasion of privacy.
This authorization and release shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, licensees and assigns of the photographer as well as the person(s) for whom he/she took the photographs.
I have read the foregoing and fully understand the contents hereof. I represent that I am the [parent/guardian] of the above named model. For value received, I hereby consent to the foregoing on his/her behalf.

Dated: _______________________________________
Minor's Name:__________________________________
Parent or Guardian Name:________________________
Signature or Parent/Guardian: _____________________
Address:______________________________________
City:__________________________________________
State/Zip:______________________________________
Phone:________________________________________
Parent’s Email Address: __________________________