All image submissions to the French Lifestyle Photo contest are in digital format, submitted either online via email or mailed in a CD-ROM. Photographic slides and prints are ineligible, unless specifically requested by the contest organizers.
1. Photographs can be color or black & white.
2. Submit images digitally only: The image file must be no larger than 2MB and no smaller than 300KB.
3. Files must be RGB (not CMYK) at 120 DPI.
4. Files must be saved as JPEGs at “high” or “maximum” quality.
5. After submitting the Entry Form online, you will be directed to a web page to pay your entry fees online. The preferred method of secure credit card payment is via PayPal. At the completion of online payment you may submit your contest-formatted images via email to "photos at cafeandre.com"
An alternate method to submit your images and enter the competition is to complete and print out the online Entry Form, mail it along with a CD-ROM and a personal check or money order (credit cards will only be accepted for online submissions). Payment must accompany the entry form and CD-ROM.
6. You may enter a total of 3 images.
7. Each image file submitted, either online or on CD, should be titled in the following format.
"Your First Name_Last Name_image numbers (1,2, or 3).jpg"
Example:
Robert_Smith_1.jpg
Robert_Smith_2.jpg
Anna_Korkov_1.jpg
Simone_Boudry_3.jpg
9. Please verify that all submissions are virus free before sending. Attachment of viruses may result in disqualification of entry.
The entry fee is $15 for the first image, and $10 for each subsequent image. Each Entrant can submit up to three images.
DIGITAL SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL REQUIREMENTS
Please verify that all submissions are virus free before sending
Click here to complete the Entry Form online. Be sure to proofread all information submitted. TCB-Cafe Publishing is not responsible for correction of errors in spelling and other information submitted by the Entrant.
After submitting online the Entry Form, you will be directed to a web page to pay your entry fees online. The preferred method of secure credit card payment is via PayPal. At the completion of online payment you may submit your contest-formatted images via email to "photos at cafeandre.com."
DIGITAL SUBMISSION VIA CD REQUIREMENTS
Please verify that all submissions are virus free before sending.
The CD should be mailed with the completed and printed Entry Form, and a self-addressed stamped postcard (postcard will be returned upon receipt of submission). Please also include a check or money order for payment. Payment must accompany every entry.
Send entry by regular mail (no Fedex or UPS). If you need to send via a high speed courrier service, please contact TCB-Cafe Publishing for instructions on how to address your package.
Mailing Address:
TCB-Cafe Publishing
attn: French Lifestyle Photo Contest
PO Box 471706
San Francisco, CA 94147
Be sure to proofread all information submitted. TCB-Cafe Publishing is not responsible for correction of errors in spelling and other information submitted by the Entrant.
ADDITIONAL CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
Entrants selected as finalists will be requested via email to send a high-resolution file of the image under consideration. This file should be sent according to the instructions enclosed in the notification email.
Finalists will be notified by email at the end of the judging period. The decisions of the publisher are final.