Photog Fest
Photog Fest is a part of the All American High School Film Festival. (Story 1, story 2)
If your photo is selected for display in New York City we'd need to fundraise like the students in broadcasting did last fall.
For more information on how to enter and related info (such as the model release form) on Photog Fest click on https://www.photogfest.com/. Deadline is March 1.
If your photo is selected for display in New York City we'd need to fundraise like the students in broadcasting did last fall.
For more information on how to enter and related info (such as the model release form) on Photog Fest click on https://www.photogfest.com/. Deadline is March 1.
Incentive: Your entry to Photog Fest will allow you to have 6 photos (instead of 5) at our 23rd Annual Photography Exhibition!
Categories
Exhibit
All Jostens Photo Contest Winners, Finalists and Photog Fest Official Selections will be exhibited in a private Chelsea Neighborhood Art Gallery in New York City during the 2019 All American High School Film Festival. The action-packed weekend experience will also include a Guided Photo Walk, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Industry Insider Panels and Workshops, and a variety of Networking Events. Finally, we'll announce the winner of the Photographer of the Year Award at the Teen Indie Awards Show at The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Judging standards
Storytelling. The photo should tell a story relevant to the high school, junior high or middle school experience.
Quality. Photos should lack 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 previous winners won't be chosen.
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.
- Academics & Community Service - Show students learning, in or out of the classroom.
- Graduation - Capture the emotion, color and vibrancy of graduation day. Photos can be from the 2017 graduation as long as the photographer is or was enrolled in high school for the 2017–2018 school year.
- Landscape - Landscape photography shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes.
- Photo Illustration & Manipulation - Photos in this category can be posed or electronically enhanced to illustrate a topic or idea. Examples of electronic enhancement include using filters, altering colors, adding/removing objects or people or combining photos.
- Portrait - Portrait photography or portraiture is photography of a person or group of people that captures the personality of a subject by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses.
- Sports: Athletes in Action - Wherever they are, we’re looking for athletes in action.
- Sports: Sidelines & School Spirit - Show moments that capture school pride in all its forms.
- Student Life & Traditions - Capture student life in a way that showcases school culture and tradition.
Exhibit
All Jostens Photo Contest Winners, Finalists and Photog Fest Official Selections will be exhibited in a private Chelsea Neighborhood Art Gallery in New York City during the 2019 All American High School Film Festival. The action-packed weekend experience will also include a Guided Photo Walk, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Industry Insider Panels and Workshops, and a variety of Networking Events. Finally, we'll announce the winner of the Photographer of the Year Award at the Teen Indie Awards Show at The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Judging standards
Storytelling. The photo should tell a story relevant to the high school, junior high or middle school experience.
Quality. Photos should lack 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 previous winners won't be chosen.
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.