Enter VISTA Today’s Weekly Smartphone Photo Contest Sponsored by Exton’s Red Star Craft House

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A picture is worth 1,000 words, especially in Chester County.

In keeping with that old adage, VISTA Today is relying on you to help tell the positive, upbeat stories of Chester County through pictures.

VISTA Today is now hosting the Chester County Smartphone Photo Contest, a weekly competition sponsored by VISTA Today and the Red Star Craft House that is open to anyone who lives, works, plays, or studies in Chester County.

Each week’s competition will have a theme for its photos. Winners are selected on the Monday of each week. Each week’s winner will receive a $50 American Express Gift Certificate and two runners-up will receive a $25 gift card to Red Star Craft House in the Exton Mall.

To participate, follow the contest’s ten rules:

  1. “Like” VISTA Today‘s on its Facebook page.
  2. Entries are open to Chester County photographers using an iPhone or iPad or similar Android device. Add-on lenses may be used.
  3. Images must be in the original size and not smaller than 500 pixels in either height or width and have been taken in Chester County during 2017 or 2018.
  4. Images must relate to that week’s theme.
  5. Posts on personal social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) are eligible, but photos must not have been previously published by another source.
  6. The photos may not be altered in Photoshop or any image-processing program on the desktop or app.
  7. Participants may be asked to verify the original image was taken with an iPhone, iPad, or similar Android device.
  8. Participants can enter up to three images per week.
  9. Images must be submitted via e-mail (see below) by 11:59 PM Sunday evening.
  10. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced on Facebook Tuesday morning following the Sunday submission deadline.

The submission process is:

  • To submit a photo, e-mail vistaphotocontest@vista.today and attach your photo.
  • In the subject line, name it “Photo Contest: [The week’s theme] (this week’s theme is ‘Back to School’).”
  • In the body, provide your contact information, including your first and last name, weekly theme, e-mail address, and phone number.
  • Upon submittal, you will receive a confirmation e-mail confirming your entry was received. If you haven’t received the confirmation, check your SPAM folder before contacting us.

Judging criteria:

  • All entries will be reviewed and judged on the basis of artistic merit, originality, subject, and style.
  • Judges will decide a weekly winner and two runners-up.

Themes:

  • Week 1 (8/27 – 9/2): Back to School
  • Week 2 ((9/3 – 9/9): Backyard Nature
  • Week 3 (9/10 – 9/16): School Spirit
  • Week 4 (9/17 – 9/23): Food/Beverage
  • Week 5 (9/24 – 9/30): Street Photography
  • Week 6 (10/1 – 10/7): Farm Animal
  • Week 7 (10/8 – 10/14): Fall Colors
  • Week 8 (10/15 – 10/21): Pumpkins
  • Week 9 (10/22 – 10/28): Horses
  • Week 10 (10/29 – 11/4): Teachers/Professors
  • Week 11 (11/5 – 11/11): Dogs/Cats/Pets
  • Week 12 (11/12 – 11/18): Night Time
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