Notice 

World University of Bangladesh Photography & Media Club (WUBPMC)

WUB Photography Contest 2016

This is to inform that the WUB Photography & Media Club (WUBPMC) is going to arrange a WUB Photography Contest 2016. This contest is open for all the students of WUB. All entries must be submitted online according to the Rules of the Contest to this email: wubpmc@wub.edu.bd from January 1, 2016 through January 30, 2016. Any photograph submitted after January 30, 2016 will be automatically disqualified. There will be an exhibition of selected photographs at WUB Auditorium and the best contestants will be awarded.

 

Shahnawaz Kamal

Lecturer (Department of THM) & President of WUBPMC

World University of Bangladesh

 

Rules of the WUB Photography Contest:

  1. Theme: Amar Bangla
  2. Category: Lifestyle of different people in Bangladesh, Current events/festivals of  Bangladesh (e.g. Representation of Freedom/Victory day), Natural Beauty of Bangladesh, Portrait, Architectural Beauty of Bangladesh, Landscape of Bangladesh etc. (Note: Any photograph that represents Bangladesh in a creative and artistic way will be positively judged).
  3. Photographs may be taken by DSLR or Digital Camera or Smartphone or Tab.
  4. Photographs must be in digital jpeg format and the maximum size of a photograph  may be 6 MB. An individual student may submit maximum of 3 photographs for this contest.
  5. Each photograph must be named in this format: Photograph number_Your Name_Department_Batch No. _ Roll No. e.g. if your name is Rayhan Uddin; then for photopgraph1 name may be as the following:
  6.  
  7. Photography ethics must be followed for this contest. e.g. the photograph must be original work of the contestant. It must not be the work anyone else. Excessive Editing is NOT Allowed.
  8. Each student is required to send another file in MS-Word format with the basic information of the contestant (Contestant’s name, Mobile number, Program, Batch No., Roll No.), theme and caption of the photograph according to the photograph number, technical details of the photograph if available (e.g. focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity; Camera Name etc.).
  9. Photographs must be submitted only through this email: wubpmc@wub.edu.bd. Only online entries through this email will be eligible for the contest.

 

Photographic Judging Criteria:

 

The following guidelines will be followed to judge the images for the contest:

Technical criteria
    Exposure Focus/sharpness 
    Depth of field 
    Color and/or tonal interpretation 
    Contrast 
    Lighting
Visual and aesthetic criteria 
    Framing and choice of viewpoint 
    Background 
    Design elements and principles 
    Appropriate application of photographic and/or manipulative techniques 
    Visual impact
Content 
    Information 
    Emotion 
    Mood 
    Feeling 
    Communication through the language of photography and visual art 
    The moment 
    Relevance 
    Subject impact
Viewer’s response 
    Visual 
    Aesthetic 
    Intellectual 
    Emotional 
    Excitement 
    Interest
General characteristics 
    Originality 
    Style 
    Context 
    Photographic vision 
    Empathy 
    Insight 
    Validity