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THE STOCKDOG PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION IS CLOSED
winners will be announced in the June 2020 Shepherd's Call
English Shepherd Club Stockdog Photography Competition
The English Shepherd Club invites all of its members to submit photos for a working stockdog themed competition. These photos should highlight and focus on the dog working livestock. They should be candid in nature, not formally posed, with the emphasis on the work, the dog, and the livestock.
Prizes
The contest winner and two runners-up will be published in the June issue of the Shepherd's Call. The winning photo will be featured in a 2021 calendar slot, and the winner will receive three complimentary 2021 calendars and a $25 gift certificate for Zazzle. The runners up will each receive a 2021 calendar.
Recommendations
Participants may partner to overcome some of the challenges of working livestock and taking photos simultaneously. While it is possible to get a calendar size photo with a cell phone, use of a professional-level zoom lens is recommended.  If you do not have this equipment, we would like to encourage you to find a photography partner among the English Shepherd groups.
Rules
  1. All photos submitted are considered dual-submitted for both the Stockdog Photography Competition and the English Shepherd Club Calendar.
  2. To be considered for the contest, photos must meet the requirements for a monthly calendar photo: images must be 3,000 pixels or greater in the horizontal dimension, and landscape aspect ratio. 
  3. As with photos submitted to the Calendar, a photo release form must be signed and sent in with mailed photos. Permission must also be obtained from any outside photographer for any submitted photos. Identifiable people in any shots must likewise sign a release. Photos submitted via the website are assumed to have been granted release for both owners and photographers.

Judging will be done by the calendar committee. Members of the club Board of Directors and of the Calendar Committee are not eligible for prizes, though we'd love to have them submit photos.

The contest deadline is May 20, 2020.  We apologize for only allowing a few months, but this date is necessary to allow the Calendar Committee time to vote and sufficient publication time for the June Shepherd’s Call announcement. 

Stockdog Photography Competition Submission Form



    I confirm that I am an English Shepherd Club Member and I hereby give permission for the English Shepherd Club to use the photograph(s) for the following purposes. By submitting these photos I confirm that both the photographer and the dog owner have granted permission for use:
    I hereby give permission for the English Shepherd Club to use the photosgraphs in the following checked ESC publications/uses
    Max file size: 20MB
    Please upload photo submission for calendar
    Please give the name of the dog in the picture and breeders name if you know it.
    Name of all dog's in the photo
    Max file size: 20MB
    Upload photo submission #3
    Please give the name of the dog in the picture and breeders name if you know it.
    Name of all dog's in the photo
    Max file size: 20MB
    Please upload your photo submission #2
    Please give the name of the dog in the picture and breeders name if you know it.
    Name of all dog's in photo
    Max file size: 20MB
    Upload photo submission #4
    Please give the name of the dog in the picture and breeders name if you know it.
    Name of all dog's in the photo
    By clicking submit on this form I hereby release the English Shepherd Club, and any of its directors, officers, agents, and customers, from all claims of every kind on account of such use.  Your photo will upload after you hit submit, it may take a few minutes depending on your connection.
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