Texas Photographic Society's
25th Annual Members' Only Show

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Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit digital files of their color and black and white works to the Texas Photographic Society (TPS) by October 14, 2011 for entry into TPS's 25th Annual Members' Only Show. The exhibit will open at the Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas on January 9, 2012. A color catalogue of the exhibition will be produced and available for purchase on blurb.

As a special offer from TPS, new members will receive a $10 discount when entering the contest.

About the Juror Henry Horenstein, Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design
Henry Horenstein is a widely published and exhibited professional photographer and the author of more than two dozen books, including the classic texts Black & White Photography, Beyond Basic Photography, and Color Photography, and monographs such as Creatures, Canine, and Racing Days. His work has appeared in Life, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, and Town & Country. Horenstein has taught photography at the Rhode Island School of Design for more than twenty years and is currently a professor there.

Jurors' Statement
When I was studying history in college, my professor said to me: "If you want to understand the history, first understand the historian." Photography means different things to different people. But so many different styles and intentions are viable. This is why I try to keep the kinds of photographs that I make from influencing me when looking at work. What I look for is an artist's intention, passion, and commitment. Does he or she have a stake in the work beyond trying to satisfy the viewer? Is the work personal? Or, is it mimicking what other people are doing? In other words, when I see a body of work I want to know what the work is about - and through that I want to know who the person is who created it.

Calendar of Events 2011
October 14
Entries due in San Antonio

November 21
Notice of accepted entries posted online and mailed to accepted entrants

December 19
Prints due in San Antonio

January 9
Show opens at the Options Gallery at Odessa College.

March 9
Show closes at the Options Gallery

If Your Work is Accepted
1. Send one exhibition print for each accepted photograph.

2. Prints must be mounted and overmatted using white matte board 16"x 20" with at least 2" of border showing on all sides of the print. Maximum print size is 12"x16". Smaller prints, 3"x5" for example, are acceptable as long as they are mounted and overmatted to the 16"x20" size.

3. Include return postage for prints to be shipped back to you after the exhibition. Most include a check for $15 which would include shipping and $300 insurance. Prints WITHOUT postage will not be returned. Prints will be returned in the container in which they were received. Do NOT use peanuts when shipping.

4. Send $5 for each print accepted to defray exhibition expense.

5. Do NOT frame the print – TPS frames each print.

6. The print must reach us by December 19, 2011.

Send your print to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209
Questions? Call Clarke at 210-824-4123

Name	City	State	Image No.	Title	Award
Leon Alesi	Austin	TX	5	Penny
Richard A. Ashmore	Orange	TX	5	Nails, Screws, and Nuts, 2008
Barry Banner	Houston	TX	1	Perry Mansion - Terlingua, Texas
Susan A. Barnett	New York	NY	6	The Cronies
Cynthia Morgan Batmanis	Houston	TX	1	And if I did No. 5
Marti Belcher	Vienna	VA	10	Christ on the Beach
John Bergholm	Emeryville	CA	2	Dandelion
Tami Bone	Austin	TX	9	Tributarius
Al Braden	Austin	TX	2	Inner Ocotillo - 2
Eleanor M. Brown	Houston	TX	7	Downtown Galveston
Judith Brown	Natick	MA	5	Proctor Hill Profile II
Audrey Bruno	Fairfax	VA	3	Into the Unknown
Shelley Calton	Houston	TX	1	Cara	Third Place
Scott C. Campbell	Longview	TX	5	Cypress Grove-Lake O' the Pines
Polly A. Chandler	Austin	TX	5	Along an Icy Pond	Honorable Mention
Troy Colby	Beloit	KS	2	Our Falling World 1
Mark Collins	Dallas	TX	5	Saints and Sinners
Susan E. de Witt	Portland	OR	1	Marielle
Adrienne Defendi	Palo Alto	CA	7	Beautiful Death 7
Kevin Dingman	Columbia	MO	3	McBaine Oak
Karen Divine	Boulder	CO	4	Emperor's New Clothes
Andrew Fladeboe	Providence	RI	4	The Night Cat	Honorable Mention
Paul Ford	Seattle	WA	6	Rue Charlot
Sandra Freeman	Dallas	TX	4	The Edge
George Gati	Poughquaq	NY	3	A Man's Home is His Castle
Steve Goff	Odessa	TX	6	Still Life
Daniel Grant	San Francisco	CA	1	The Couch
Paul Greenberg	Dallas	TX	1	Three White Dresses
Tracie Heller	Miami	FL	3	Untitled
Susan Hillyard	Santa Cruz	CA	1	Outstanding on the Field	Honorable Mention
Kirsten Hoving	Middlebury	VT	4	Virgo, The Virgin
Mary Paige Huey	Austin	TX	5	Pueblo Shadows
Carol Isaak	Portland	OR	2	Upstairs Window
Ellen Jantzen	St. Louis	MO	4	Persuasion
Andrea Land	St. Louis	MO	4	Angelina	Honorable Mention
Sarah-Marie Land	St. Louis	MO	5	Ludovic
Stephanie Lares	Presidio	TX	4	Black Birds
Irwin Lightstone	Dallas	TX	7	Haworthia Tortuosa
Erin K. Malone	San Francisco	CA	5	Something Still Remains Undone	Honorable Mention
Michael Marvins	Houston	TX	6	Guadalupe Cat
Marilyn Maxwell	Santa Fe	NM	10	Done
Lisa Mittler	San Antonio	TX	4	Silhouette
Chere Pafford	Sonoma	CA	5	Piglets
Willard Pate	Greenville	SC	1	Brazil 1	Second Place
Charles Rozier	Westport	CT	6	Anna Reading
Jimmy Salmon	Longview	TX	2	Cheese and Meat
Karen Gordon Schulman	Steamboat Springs	CO	1	Nick
Debora Schwedhelm	Tampa	FL	1	DaddyÕs Braids
Carol Serur	San Marcos	TX	1	Girl in White
Sharon Shero	Dallas	TX	6	The Communicant
Amanda Smith	Johnson City	TX	1	February 6 1-In the Meadow
Herb Smith	Wimberley	TX	4	Spirit Trees
Steven Stokan	Austin	TX	2	Constrict
Stephen Strom	Sonoita	AZ	3	Badlands, Near Terlingua, TX	First Place
Jason Stuck	Austin	TX	2	Enchanted Room
Robert C. Tetro	Arlington	VA	4	Hot Springs Forest
Ashton Thornhill	Lubbock	TX	5	El Cheapo - Marfa
Rebecca Tucker	Odessa	TX	5	Dancing Driftwood
Gerardo Vasquez	Odessa	TX	1	Tutu
Jacqueline Walters	San Francisco	CA	1	The Secret of the Feminine II
Sandra Chen Weinstein	Lake Forrest	CA	2	Afternoon Tea Dance
Jack Wills	San Francisco	CA	9	Waddies on the Fence

Additional Information
Sales
TPS encourages the sale of exhibited photographs. The commission charged will be 50% of the sales price. Print your name, address, telephone numbers (work and home), and sales amount on the back of each print accepted. If your print is Not-For-Sale (NFS) state so, but list a dollar amount for insurance. If you do not list a dollar amount, the art work will be listed as NFS.

Liability
TPS will exercise all due care in handling prints, but will not be responsible for loss or damage or replacement. Please submit duplicate prints.

Reproduction
TPS retains the right to display, project and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain Copyrights to their individual works.

Eligibility
The exhibition is open to all internationally who are members of TPS. You may join TPS and enter the show. Entries must not have been exhibited previously in a TPS show and must have been taken within the last five years. Because of gallery limitations, three-dimensional work cannot be accepted.


Prizes
Cash Awards

• First Place $ 500


• Second Place $ 300


• Third Place $ 200


• Honorable Mentions $100 each for up to five.


• A color exhibition catalogue will be available for purchase on Blurb.
  

How to Enter
You must be a current member of TPS to enter the show. If you are not a member of TPS, you may still join TPS for a discount and enter the show. Enclose one check to cover the entry fee of $25 plus $5 for each image over five and membership fee if joining TPS. Photographers may enter up to 10 images.

When emailing digital files:
1. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

2. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1SamJones, 2SamJones. Also, from a networking standpoint, do not use spaces in the title of the JPEG (use underscores if needed) and limit to only alpha-numeric characters (do not use :.:’”/?}{()[ ]+-=*&^ %$#@!.).

3. In the body of an email, number each image so that it matches the above numbering system. For each image, provide: the Title, process, image size, and the sale price. Images without a sale price will be considered not-for-sale. Include a Visa or Mastercard number with the expiration date, 3 digit security code, your name. address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number.

4. If you chose, you may send the credit card info from our secure website: www.texasphoto.org.

5. Email files to Shows@texasphoto.org.

When sending digital files on a CD:
1. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

2. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1AmyJones, 2AmyJones.

3. Fill out Entry & Membership Form and List of Entries form. Make certain that numbers and titles on forms match those on the CD. Mail payment, CD, entry form, and one SASE for return of CD to the address below. This is due by April 12, 2010.

Send to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209

Note: For this competition, we are only accepting digital files for jurying.


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