RSPCA YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS 2010

RSPCA

RSPCA YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS 2010

A national photography competition for under 19s.

Pet Personalities

This category was introduced in 2007 and has been a huge success.  We all adore our pets and they all have their individual characters which make us love them. We want you to try and capture your pet's character with your camera. It may be the look in your pet's eyes, a certain place they love to go to, a cheeky moment when they are doing something they shouldn't... you decide what works best.

Wet dogs on clean sheets, cats curled up on their favourite chairs, hamsters looking cute nibbling seeds or rabbits tucking in to their favourite treats. We want to see your pets in their everyday lives doing things that pets do naturally, so please don't dress your pet up or make it do tricks for the camera. 

If you are a finalist in this category then you will win an invite to the exclusive awards ceremony where if you are lucky enough to win you will be awarded with a trophy and a fantastic Olympus SP600 camera.

This new camera from Olympus has the smallest and most powerful wide optical zoom than ever, whether snapping photos or trying out the new HD movie shooting option, a colossal internal memory of up to 2GB gives you the freedom to capture more. A built-in Dual Image Stabilisation provides rendering clean, sharp images and high-speed shooting let you get extra-close and shoot extra-fast - just what you need to get that once in a lifetime shot. The sheer variety of SP series features lets you take your very best shots, for example AF Tracking follows your subject even when in motion, and i-Auto identifies your shooting environment, automatically adjusting your camera settings.
 

Last year's winner was an amusing shot taken by Sam Rowley of his grandma's dog 'Twiggy', proudly showing off her destroyed football! The  combination of the cheeky, shaggy dog and her bounty and the story behind the picture made this the winning image for the judges.

All the finalists enjoyed the awards ceremony and everyone got to meet Matt Baker and see their photo framed and as part of the exhibition.

 

 

 

A quick rundown of the rules...

•   Make sure you have taken the photo you entered; entering someone else’s photo is not allowed.
•   If you are aged 16 or under you will be asked for a parents/guardians e-mail address when you register. An e-mail will then be sent to your parent/ guardian with a link to activate your account and agree to the rules, without this you won’t be able to upload photos.
• Do upload the biggest file you have of your photo, the bigger the better.
•  Don’t photoshop or change your image, we like them just the way they are. 
•  Entry is free.
• Make sure you upload your pictures before 00.01am on Tuesday 7 September 2010 (GMT)otherwise it will be too late.
• Only create one account, if you create more than one you may be disqualified.

YPA Rules

Here are some of the previous winners of the pet personalities category

 

 

(Please remember that whilst we love receiving your great images we don't want you to put yourself in any danger getting that perfect shot, so when you are out and about snapping please don't put your safety at risk.)