"Caught In The Act" 2008 Photo Contest Deadline Is Fast Approaching (7/25/08)

The deadline for the 2008 Accelerated Genetics Photo Contest is fast approaching!

The 2008 Photo contest theme is ^Caught In The Act^. Accelerated Genetics wants photos of producers, employees or their families caught in the act of farm work. Whether they are milking cows, feeding animals, pushing animals through a chute, rounding up the herd or any other farm labor activity is fair game for this year’s contest. Photos should include both people and beef or dairy cows conducting ‘farm business’ throughout the various months of the year.

Multiple photos can be entered in the contest, but we want you to send in your best, so before you send them think about these things: 1) Is the photo clear and crisp, not foggy or cloudy. 2) Do the animals look healthy and reasonably clean. 3) Are the people in the photos clearly captured at work, not posed. And is their clothing suitable for farm work, yet relatively clean.

All photos entered should be color. Digital Images are preferred and need to be sent as a high resolution (300 dpi) JPEG image with photo size at 8" x 10" or larger. Digital images can be send via email or on a CD. If you send a Printed Photograph, please make sure the image is printed from a photo center, as at home printers do not print high enough quality photographs that can be utilized in print. Printed photographs will ONLY be accepted at the sizes of 5" x 7" or 8" x 10". Other photo sizes will not be considered for the contest.

The entry deadline is SEPTEMBER 1, 2008! For each photo entered, please write on the back of each photograph or include in the email : your name, address, phone number and the photo’s title or include the same information in your email with the high resolution photos. Then send your entries to: Accelerated Genetics, Kari Stanek-Editor, E10890 Penny Lane, Baraboo, WI 53913 or email kstanek@accelgen.com. If you have any questions, please call 800.451.9275 ext. 222. Photographs will NOT be returned, so remember to make a copy for your self.

CAPTURING THAT PERFECT MOMENT IS CHALLENGING, SO WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME QUICK PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS!
  • Natural outdoor lighting produces good images but watch out for shadows and the angle of the sun. Try using a flash outdoors, but know your flash’s range.
  • Move in close on your subject and get on its level or change your level to create a unique angle.
  • Move the subject slightly of center and create more interest in your photo.
  • Try taking vertical pictures, some subjects look better sideways.
  • Capture your subjects in their element or in action. Candid shots typically produce better results than staged.
  • Be aware of your surroundings and the background behind your main subject. (i.e. reflective objects or other distractions)
  • Take lots of pictures to capture that perfect one!