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Ohio News Photographer NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1999
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Ohio News
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1999
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ONPAOhio News Photographers Association Inc.
Board ChairmanPhoneE-mail
PresidentPhoneE-mail
Still Vice PresidentPhoneE-mail
TV Vice PresidentPhoneE-mail
SecretaryPhoneE-mail
TreasurerPhoneE-mail
Still Clip ContestPhoneE-mail
TV Clip ContestPhoneE-mail
Annual Still ContestPhoneE-mail
Annual TV ContestPhoneE-mail
Bob DeMay(800) 777-9477
Ed Suba, Jr. (800) 777-9477
Lisa Dutton(419) 724-6143
Vince Shivers(330) 744-8821
David I. Andersen(216) 999-4156
Kimberly Barth(800) [email protected]
Chris Parker(614) 841-1781
David Colabine(513) 763-5443
Ed Suba(800) 777-9477
Josh White(800) 444-5262
Ohio News PhotographerThe official publication of the Ohio News
Photographers Association Inc.
Ohio Onlinehttp://www.ohio.net/~onpa/
Address letters and correspondence to the editor at:1538 Cullinan Ave.
Masury, Ohio 44438
EditorPhoneE-mail
Bob DeMay(330) 448-6274
WebmasterPhoneE-mail
Mark Duncan(216) 771-2172
The Larry Fullerton PhotojournalismScholarship was established through contri-butions by the Fullerton family and friendsat the Dayton Foundation to assist studentspursuing careers in photojournalism. LarryFullerton was a long time member of ONPAas a photojournalist and later as assistantmanaging editor of The Hamilton JournalNews.
The Larry Fullerton PhotojournalismScholarship is a $2,000 scholarship avail-able to cover undergraduate tuition and labfees for the 19998-2000 school year.Additional scholarships may be available atthe discretion of the ONPA and the DaytonFoundation.
In order to be eligible, a student mustmeet the following criteria:• Be a resident of the state of Ohio• Attend one of the following:
• An accredited Ohio college or university• An accredited Ohio junior college offer-
ing an associate degree.• An Ohio school or institution offering a
structured two year curriculum.• Have a 2.5 or better cumulative gradepoint
average, verified by a copy of your most recent transcript.
• Demonstrate need for financial assistance.• Submit a portfolio of no fewer than 10 ormore than 15 slides that demonstrate cre-
ativity, technical excellence, versatility andthe ability to communicate visually. Theportfolio should include news, features,sports, portraits and must include at leastone picture story. Picture stories shall be nomore than six slides, numbered in order ofviewing and will be counted as one entry inthe portfolio.
Applications and portfolios must bereceived at the photo department of TheDayton Daily News postmarked no laterthan February 7, 2000.
The decision on the scholarship win-ners will be made by the ONPA board basedon the portfolio and financial need. Thisdecision will be submitted to the DaytonFoundation for final approval.
Your portfolio will be returned provid-ed you provide a pre-paid self addressedshipping container. Those who do notchoose to provide return shipping materialsmay pick up their portfolio following theawards dinner.
The scholarship recipient also willreceive a plaque from ONPA and will behonored at the annual awards banquet inApril.
For further information contact: SkipPeterson at The Dayton Daily News, 37 S.Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45202.
Peterson can be reached by phone at(513) 225-2230 or (800) 686-6397.
Larry Fullerton Scholarship entries due
SWITCH HITTER - ONPA life member Ron Kuntz had the tables turned on him by ClevelandIndians shortstop Omar Vizquel during batting practice in the Divisional Series against the BostonRed Sox. This time is was Vizquel with the camera and Kuntz with the bat. It’s unknown if Kuntzhas a shoe contract yet but at least we know he won’t throw baseballs at the photographers likesome of them big stars.
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Daniel Melograna of The News Journal in Mansfieldplaced first in feature story in August with his story aboutJosh Stewart, a nine year-old adjusting to life without arms.He was injured inside a fenced off electrical substationwhere he received a 2,400-volt shock that led to theamputation of his arms, sever burns and internal injuries.
STILL CONTEST RULES - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 7TELEVISION CONTEST RULES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 9STILL MONTHLY CLIP CONTEST WINNERS - - - - - - - - - - 10 - 11
Tis the season for the annual ONPANewstape and Still contests. Rules areincluded in this issue. Do everyone afavor, pretend you’ve never enteredbefore and please read and follow therules. Your contest chairmen will be mostthankful. There are minor changes in bothcontests this year. If we told what whatthey were here you wouldn’t read therules, so just read the rules.
Due to a lack of space planning bythe editor the entry forms for theTelevision Station of the Year will bemailed to television members separately.
Photographers Dave Zapotosky ofThe Blade and Mike Cardew of theAkron Beacon Journal tied for first placeas Best Photographer in Ohio in theSociety of Professional Journalists annualcompetition.
The final standings for the NPPAStudent Quarterly Clip Contest are in andfor the second year in a row OhioUniversity graduate student BruceBennett has won the contest. Bennettaccumulated 568 points in the competi-tion and is now working at the PalmBeach Post.
Fellow Ohio University studentSang-Jib Min placed second with 238points. Kent State University studentJason Kaye placed 6th and John Brightof Ohio University placed 16th.
Ed Suba of The Beacon Journal wasrecognized for design and illustrationwork by Creativity Inc. of Cincinnati. Thework will be published in this year’sCreativity Annual. The winning entry inthe Magazine Cover category was acover for the Beacon Magazine illustrat-ing the annual best and worst list. In all,more than 7,000 entries from 40 statesand 40 countries were submitted for con-sideration in the prestigious art competi-tion.
ONPA members Malinda Rackleyand Glenn Hartong from Cincinnati tiedthe knot on October 16th. Wedding invita-tions were complete with a drawing of thecouple in wedding duds covered withcameras on top of a cake. Best wishesgo out to the happy couple.
Plain Dealer photographer BillKennedy who works out of the MedinaCounty bureau is recuperating from backsurgery. We wish him a speedyreturn.We know how much he must havemissed football season.
The topic of picture story subjectswas brought up in a panel discussion atthe recent NPPA Flying Short Coursestop in Pittsburgh. A photographer whowas stumped as far as subjects go wastold by Shirley Ware of The MedinaCounty Gazette that a lot of people havea story worthy of being told. “The trick,she said, is shooting them before theyappear on the obit page.”
The National Association ofFreelance Photographers ceased opera-tions on October 31st. The organizationcited several reasons for the break-up,all which caused a lack of interest ofenough freelance photographers to sus-tain itself as a viable organization.
Odds ‘n ends WLW’s photo chief dies of brain tumor
Don’t wait until the annual convention to buy offi-cial ONPA merchandise. Ballcaps, t-shirts andsweat shirts are available in a variety of sizes.ONPA president Ed Suba can take your orderover the phone or by e-mail. He can be contact-ed at the Akron Beacon Journal at 800 777-9477or by e-mail at [email protected]
Ballcaps $15T-shirts $15 - $18Sweatshirts $35
Scott Barkley, award-winning chiefphotographer for WLW-TV in Cincinnati,died October 26th of complications from abrain tumor. Scott Barkley was 52.
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Barkleystarted his career as a U.S. Air Forcereporter/photographer for the Star & Stripes.He came to WLW-TV in 1974 after workingin South Bend and Indianapolis.
His 25 year career at WLW-TV wasmarked by many milestones. In 1983 he wasthe only NBC photographer in Beirut,Lebanon when an American military bar-racks was bombed. He was also inside theLucasville prison during the riots of 1993 tophotograph the surrender.
Barkley traveled to the Far East with theCincinnati Sister Cities program and covered
Pope John Paul II's 1995 visit to New YorkCity.
He won four regional Emmy awards inhis career and the Archdiocesan Medal fromthe Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 1983 forvideo about then-Archbishop JosephBernardin. He also was the first man toreceive a media award from the GreaterCincinnati Coalition on Domestic Violencein 1994.
His influence on the Cincinnati TV mar-ket was such that the staffs of two competingstations offered to cover the WLW-TV news-room so staffers there could attend funeralservices.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth andthree daughters, Katie, Liz and Annie all athome.
SPOT NEWS1st: No award, 2nd:Dave Colabine - WKRC-TVCincinnati, 3rd:No award. HM: Matt McKinney -WNWO-TV Toledo.GENERAL NEWS1st: Chris Reece - WJW-TV Cleveland, 2nd: AliGhanbari - WJW-TV Cleveland, 3rd: Jeff Barnhill -WKRC-TV Cincinnati, HM: Doug Herrmann, ONN,Columbus.FEATURE1st: Eric Anderson, WNWO-TV Toledo, 2nd: JeffBarnhill - WKRC-TV Cincinnati, 3rd: Chris Reece -WJW-TV Cleveland, HM: Chris Hedrick - WBNS-TVColumbusSPORTS1st: Tim Moushey - WBNS-TV Columbus, 2nd: Noaward, 3rd: Eric Anderson - WNWO-TV Toledo
Chris Reece, WJW Cleveland Eric Anderson, WNWO ToledoAli Ghanbari, WJW ClevelandJeff Barnhill, WKRC CincinnatiTim Moushey, WBNS ColumbusChris Hursh, WKRC CincinnatiTony Giordullo, WDTN DaytonPaul Kwpaich, WTOL ToledoBill Price, WNWO ToledoDoug Hermann, Ohio News NetworkSteve France, WTOL ToledoMatt Shedelhelm, WBNS ColumbusDave Colabine, WKRC CincinnatiKevin Koprowski, WTOL ToledoVince Shivers, WFMJ YoungstownJosh White, WCMH ColumbusCourtney Davis, WNWO ToledoEric Hoffman, WTOL ToledoChris Hedrick,WBNS ColumbusMathew McKinney, WNWO Toledo
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PAGE 4 1999 ONPA STILL CONTEST RULES
EELLIIGGIIBBIILLIITTYY• Any member in good standing, living in Ohio, or working for apublication published in the State of Ohio at the time the pho-tos were taken or published may enter. • Members who have moved during the year may only enterwork done while working for the Ohio publication except in thecase of student internships.• Only photos exposed between January 1, 1999 andDecember 31, 1999 are eligible.• No photo can be entered in more than one ONPA still picturecontest.
DDEEAADDLLIINNEE• All slides must be in the hands of contest chairman Ed Subaby midnight, Saturday, January 29, 2000.
NNUUMMBBEERR OOFF EENNTTRRIIEESS• No more the 20 entries from any one member will be accept-ed. A picture story counts as one entry. Portfolio and team pic-ture stories do not count in individual limits.
EENNTTRRYY FFEEEE• There will be a $20 fee per person entering. The entry fee iswaived for full time students. Please make checks payable toONPA Inc. and include the check with your entries. Entries notaccompanied by the entry fee WILL NOT BE JUDGED.
EENNTTRRIIEESS• All photographs are to be entered as 35mm transparencies.Only one image per slide is allowed. While most will be copiesmade from prints, duplicates of transparencies are also eligible. • Please don’t send original slides or use glass mounts. • Picture stories may contain up to 12 individual slides but onlyone image per slide.• Slides placing in individual categories and portfolio competi-tion will be archived at Ohio State University.• Slides will not be returned.
EENNTTRRYY PPRREEPPAARRAATTIIOONN• Write your name, category number, title of the picture and aunique letter at the top of the slide mount on the emulsion side. • Do NOT use stick-on labels except for those specificallydesigned for slides.• Group all slides from each category in separate 8-1/2 x 11polyethylene slide files. • DO NOT put more than one category in a slide page. Attachthe appropriate caption sheet for each page.• Classification is the responsibility of the entrant. There will beno re-classification of the picture during judging.IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING UNIFORMITY INTO CONTEST PREPARATIONAND AVOID MISHAPS WITH CAPTIONS, ETC. WE ARE PRESENTING THESEGUIDELINES FOR YOUR ENTRY PREPARATION. PLEASE READ CAREFUL-LY AND CHECK THE MODELS PROVIDED ON THE NEXT PAGE.• There are two areas of ONPA contest participation, the singlecategories and portfolio competition.• Maximum number of entries in single competition 20. Storiescount as one entry.• Maximum number of entries in portfolio competition 15.Stories count as one entry.• Only use letters of alphabet that corresponds with number ofentries in each area of competition. Example: 20 entries in sin-gle categories would use 20 letters of alphabet. Letters A-Twould be used.• Story entries should be labeled with one letter only. 12 pic-tures in a story would be labeled with the same letter 12 times.• Portfolio entries should be labeled similarly. Only use lettersof alphabet that corresponds with number of entries in eacharea of competition. Example: 15 entries in portfolio would use15 letters of alphabet. Letters A-O would be used.• Important -- Do not reuse letters. Start with A in both singleand portfolio entries and do not use it again. Second imagewould be B, third C, etc.
• Please check models carefully. This would be a great help forthe contest. If there are any questions please call Ed Suba atThe Beacon Journal. 1-800-777-9477.
CCAATTEEGGOORRIIEESSILLUSTRATION - A CREATED PICTURE, NOT A FOUND SITUATION, INTEND-ED TO CLARIFY OR DRAMATIZE A PRE-CONCEIVED IDEA OR A PHOTOILLUSTRATION OF ANY SUBJECT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE ILLUSTRATIONSDEPICTING FOOD, FASHION, INDUSTRIAL OR EDITORIAL TOPICS.SPOT NEWS - A PICTURE OF AN UNSCHEDULED EVENT FOR WHICH NOADVANCE PLANNING WAS POSSIBLE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF DAILYCOVERAGE. EXAMPLES: FIRES, ACCIDENTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS.THE CATEGORY IS BASED ON THE PUBLICATIONS DAILY CIRCULATION.GENERAL NEWS - A PICTURE OF A SCHEDULED POLITICAL, SOCIAL ORCULTURAL EVENT FOR WHICH ADVANCE PLANNING WAS POSSIBLE. ANASSIGNED AND/OR SCHEDULED NEWS EVENT. EXAMPLE: DEMONSTRA-TION, FUNERALS, TRIALS AND PROMOTIONAL EVENTS.FEATURE - A GENERAL HUMAN-INTEREST PHOTO.SPORTS ACTION - A PHOTOGRAPH THE INCREASES UNDERSTANDINGAND APPRECIATION FOR INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SPORTS. PHOTOGRAPHSOF COMPETITIVE EVENTS, NOT PRACTICE OR INFORMAL PLAY.EMPHASIS IS ON ATHLETICS AND THE COMMITMENT IT TAKES TO COM-PETE. SPORTS FEATURE - AN UNPOSED SPORTS-RELATED PHOTO THAT CEL-EBRATES THE ROLE ATHLETICS PLAYS IN THE LIVES OF AMATEUR AND/ORPROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND FANS.PORTRAIT PERSONALITY - A PICTURE OF A PERSON THAT REVEALS THEESSENCE OF THE SUBJECT’S CHARACTER.PICTORIAL - A PICTURE THAT EXPLOITS THE GRAPHIC AESTHETIC QUAL-ITIES OF THE SUBJECT WITH EMPHASIS ON COMPOSITION.NEWS PICTURE STORY - A MULTI-PICTURE ENTRY OF A STORY, SERIESOR SEQUENCE OF A SPOT OR GENERAL NEWS EVENT.FEATURE PICTURE STORY - A MULTI-PICTURE ENTRY OF A STORY,SERIES OR SEQUENCE ON A GENERAL HUMAN-INTEREST SUBJECT.SPORTS PICTURE STORY - A MULTI-PICTURE ENTRY OF A STORY, SERIESOR SEQUENCE ON A SPORTS EVENT OR SPORTS RELATED SUBJECT.TEAM PICTURE STORY - A MULTIPLE-PICTURE STORY TEAM ENTRY BY ASTAFF. ALL TEAM ENTRIES WILL COMPETE IN THIS CATEGORY. ENTRIESIN THIS CATEGORY WILL NOT COUNT IN THE ENTRY LIMITS OF THE PAR-TICIPATING PHOTOGRAPHERS.BEST OF SHOW - FIRST PLACE WINNERS FROM THE CATEGORIESABOVE WILL COMPETE FOR “BEST OF SHOW”. DO NOT ENTER SEPA-RATE SLIDES FOR THIS CATEGORY. THE WINNER OF THE OHIOUNDERSTANDING AWARD IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR THE “BESTOF SHOW”.
PPIICCTTUURREE SSTTOORRYY EENNTTRRIIEESS• Picture story entries should be edited to show a story line orviewpoint. • A picture story may be twelve (12) or fewer slides with oneimage per slide.• Vertical and horizontal slides may be mixed. • Slides must be numbered 1/12, 2/12, 3/12 and so on in addi-tion to other identification. • Each slide in a picture story must have only one letter corre-sponding to a caption sheet.• The picture story may be summarized in one paragraph onthe back of the caption sheet. Each story should be in a sepa-rate slide sheet.
1 - ILLUSTRATION
2 - SPOT NEWS UNDER 100,0003 - SPOT NEWS OVER 100,0004 - GENERAL NEWS
5 - FEATURE
6 - SPORTS ACTION
7 - SPORTS FEATURE
8 - PORTRAIT PERSONALITY
9 - PICTORIAL
10 - NEWS PICTURE STORY
11 - FEATURE PICTURE STORY
12 - SPORTS PICTURE STORY
13 - TEAM PICTURE STORY
CATEGORY NUMBERS
PPOORRTTFFOOLL IIOO CCOOMMPPEETTIITTIIOONN• Winner of the portfolio competition willbe the Ohio News Photographer of theYear. • First and second runner-ups will also begiven as well as honorable mentions atthe judge’s discretion. • Portfolios must contain a news picture,a sports picture, a picture story and pic-tures from at least two other categoriesof the entrants choosing. • Portfolios are limited to 15 entries(again a picture story counts as oneentry).• Photographers entering the portfolio
competition must enter another set ofslides contained in transparent pagesand accompanied by caption sheets.Group all single entries of your portfo-lio entry on one slide page.• The Portfolios will remain intact andindividual slides will not be taken out tojudge in the other individual categories.Please separate the portfolio from theindividual entries (such as another enve-lope) and label it prominently.
SSTTUUDDEENNTT PPHHOOTTOOGGRRAAPPHHEERR OOFF TTHHEE YYEEAARR• The Student POY title will be awardedto the successful candidate based onportfolio. Winner of the StudentPhotographer of the Year competition willreceive the Robert Coon Award. • First and second runner-ups will be
awarded at the judge’s discretion. • Winners will be announced and recog-nized during the awards dinner at theannual convention in Cleveland onSaturday, April 8,2000. • Portfolios are limited to 10 entries(again a picture story counts as oneentry). They must include at least onenews picture, one picture story and pic-tures from at least two other categories.• Labeling is the same as the generalcontest portfolio competition. Portfoliosmay be shipped with single entries butmust be clearly marked StudentPhotographer of the Year.• Student portfolios will be returned ifyou provide a pre-paid self addressedshipping container.
Photographer’s full name
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Letter correspondingto the caption on theaccompanying cap-tion sheet
All information mustbe written on theemulsion side (imagewill read backwards)of the slide mount. Ifstick-on labels areused, use only thosespecifically designedfor slide mounts.Designate the Top ofslide with arrow ifneeded.
Category number ofthis picture. Notneeded for portfolioentries.
Put the first fewwords of the title. Ifthe picture is one ofa picture story, putthe number of theslide over the num-ber of total slides inthe story (i.e. 1/12,2/12, 3/12.....)
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FIRST 13 SINGLE ENTRIES IN PORTFOLIOLABEL THESE A-M NO CATEGORIES NUMBERS NEEDED
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USE NEXT LETTER OF ALPHABET FOR STORIESDO NOT START AT “A” AGAINNO CATEGORY NUMBERS NEEDEDYOUR NEXT STORY WOULD START WITH “O”
STAFF OF THE YEAR• The Staff of the Year competition is split into two categories.One for newspapers with a daily circulation under 100,000 anda second for newspapers with a daily circulation over 100,000.• One half of the newspaper’s full time staff must enter theONPA Still Picture Contest. • A letter from the newspaper must be sent to the contest chair-man naming the photographers on the staff that are entering,the number of full time photographers the newspaper employand the newspaper’s daily circulation.• Part-time photographers entries will count toward the news-papers total as long as the requirement for participation by halfof the full-time staff is met.• Points will be awarded to each newspaper according to pho-tographer’s wins in the individual categories. 5 points for any1st place win, 4 points for any 2nd place win, 3 points for any3rd place win and 1 point for honorable mention. • Points of photographers that work for more than one publica-tion during the year will be awarded to the publication for whomthe image was produced.• The staff with the highest point total will be the 1999 Staff ofthe Year.
OHIO UNDERSTANDING AWARD• The Ohio Understanding Award is a separate category of thestill picture contest. The concept for the competition evolvesaround the presentation of in-depth projects that do not fall intothe standard picture story category.• The entry may be in the form of published material (magazinearticle, book, tear sheets, etc.) mounted prints, slides or in abound portfolio.• Also accompanying the entry should be a statement no longerthan 300 words explaining the project, to give the judges aclear understanding of what they are judging.• The entry may be from an individual or a joint effort, (a num-ber of photographers, an entire staff from one publication).• These entries are not included in the regular contest; howev-er single photos from the entry can also be entered in the stillcontest, but in the form of a separate slide.
PICTURE USAGE• Any Ohio publication is eligible for the picture usage compe-tition. Anyone may enter his/her publication. • There are two categories in the competition: Newspapers witha daily circulation under 100,00 and newspapers with daily cir-culation over 100,000.
• Submit in one envelope, four complete newspapers, only oneof which may be a Sunday edition. Entrants must submit news-papers from the following dates: Wednesday, April 21, 1999;Wednesday, November 3, 1999; plus two issues of yourchoosing, only one of which may be a Sunday edition. Entriesare not to be mounted.
CONTEST JUDGING• The 1999 still contest will be judged February 18-19 at TheFawcett Center Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus,Ohio. The Fawcett Center is located at 2400 Olentangy RiverRoad just north of Lane Ave. The hotel offers plenty of freeparking for those attending.• Rooms are available at The Fawcett Center Friday andSaturday for those wishing overnight accommodations. Forreservations call 1-800-637-2316.• A closed judging will take place Friday, February 18. No onewill be admitted to the closed judging. Picture stories, the OhioUnderstanding Award and picture usage categories will bejudged at this time.• The open judging will take place Saturday, February 19 begin-ning at approximately 9 a.m.. The remaining individual cate-gories will be judged at this time concluding with the portfoliocategory.• The number of awards in each category past the first placeaward will be at the discretion of the judges. A category withless than 15 entries can be eliminated at the discretion of thejudges.• The traditional meet the judges mixer is planned for Saturdayevening at the hotel for those of you who wish to lavish praiseon these astute minds who have deemed your work worthy ofan award. It goes without saying that these same brilliant mindswill be condemned by others at this time as well. Please keepthe bashing to a minimum, those who won might get offended.
SHIPPINGSend entries in protected envelopes with all postage paid to:
Ed Suba600 Letchworth Dr
Akron, OH 44303-1734
Refer contest rules or delivery questions to Suba at:(330) 873-9868800-777-9477
SHOULD AN ENTRY SUBMITTED BY ME BE DECLARED A WINNER IN ANY CATEGORY, I AUTHORIZE THE OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS
ASSOCIATION TO ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTE THIS ITEM ON MY BEHALF TO BE ARCHIVED IN THE ONPA CONTEST COLLECTION AT THE
LIBRARY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND GRAPHICS ARTS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WINNING IMAGES MAY BE
COPIED TO CD-ROM FOR ARCHIVING. THIS RELEASE IS FOR PHYSICAL POSSESSION ONLY OF THE SLIDES SUBMITTED. THE PHOTOG-RAPHER OR PUBLICATION RETAINS THE COPYRIGHT.
SIGNED: __________________________________________ DATE: ___________________
NAME: _________________________ EMPLOYER: __________________________________
STREET ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________
CITY, STATE, ZIP: __________________________________________________
PHONE: _________________________________________________________
RELEASE FORM
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PLEASE TYPE ALL INFORMATION. USE A SEPARATE CAPTION SHEET FOR EACH CATEGORY.
IF THE ENTRY IS A PICTURE STORY, THE TITLE IS: __________________________________________
YOUR NAME: __________________________ CURRENT AFFILIATION: ________________________
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ELIGIBILITY• The Ohio News PhotographersAssociation newstape contest is open toall photographers whose tapes air onOhio-based television stations.• Entrants must be members of ONPAfor the year entered (except for Stationof the Year category). • Entries must have originally airedbetween January 1 and December 31,1999. No additional tape may be shot.Re-editing is not allowed. Entries mustbe on 3/4 inch U-matic, Betacam, MII orDVCPRO. • An official entry sheet listing the pho-tographer's name, station, category, title,airdate and length must accompanyeach tape entered. The order of entrieson the tape should correspond to theorder on the entry sheet. Stations whowish to combine entries by categories onseparate tapes are encouraged to do so.• Each entry may be judged in only onecategory with the exception of the editingcategories. It is permissible to use thesame story in both news and editing.• A photographer may enter as an indi-vidual effort any story containing tapeshot by another photographer whosevideo does not exceed 25 percent of thetotal content. Historic video (black andwhite, color film or video not shot by theentrant) should not exceed 25 percent ofthe entry.• A "Best of Show" award may be given
by the judges if one entry is determinedto be of such outstanding quality that itdeserves such a designation. Thisaward is at the judges' discretion.• Judges will award first, second andthird places in each category. Any hon-orable mentions are at the judges' dis-cretion.• Please read the rules and category def-initions carefully. Rules infractions mayresult in disqualification from that particu-lar category. The contest chairman willnotify the entrant if such an infractionoccurs.
CATEGORIESSPOT NEWS - Coverage of an unplannedincident where there was no advancednotice or opportunity to plan coverage.Must be shot and aired within 24 hours ofthe incident. Maximum length 3:00 min-utes.
GENERAL NEWS - Coverage of a plannedevent; a sidebar to a spot news story; orcoverage of a timely subject. No musicis allowed, unless it is part of the naturalsound. Stories that may be consideredfeatures may be disqualified from thiscategory. Must be shot and aired within24 hours. Maximum length 5:00 min-utes.
GENERAL SPORTS - Coverage of a plannedsports event. Must have an outcome.(e.g. Who won?) Not a highlights vo. Nomusic is allowed, unless it is part of thenatural sound. Stories that may be con-sidered features may be disqualifiedfrom this category. Must be shot andaired within 24 hours. Maximum length5:00 minutes.
NEWS FEATURE - A feature story shot andedited within 48 hours. Maximum length10:00 minutes.
SPORTS FEATURE - A sidebar story focus-ing on the people, concepts and/or activ-ities of a sporting event. Must be shotand edited within 48 hours. Maximumlength 5:00 minutes.
FEATURE - A planned story where the pho-tographer put considerable time andeffort into the production of the story.Features that score highly show imagina-tion and creativity. Maximum length10:00 minutes.
IN DEPTH - A planned story where the pho-tographer put considerable time andeffort into the production of the story. Itmay be divided into a series and aired onsuccessive days. If so, edit the individualparts eliminating the introductions, butleaving a second of black leaderbetween each piece. Maximum length30:00 minutes.
PERSONALITY PROFILE - A "portrait" about aperson or personality. Stories shouldfocus on the "persona" rather than anevent. Maximum length 5:00 minutes.
EDITING - Award for best video and audioediting with or without the use of post-production effects (dissolves, wipes,freeze frames, slow-motion, etc.)Judging will be based on the strengthand clarity of the story, not necessarilythe amount or type of post-productioneffects used. Maximum length 10:00minutes.
LIVE SHOT - Will be judged on creativeuse of “live” broadcasting equipment(e.g. live trucks, mast cams, helicoptersand portable units). Must have high pro-duction values. Live shows do not count.If engineers and other photographerswere involved please list their names onthe entry. Maximum length 10:00 min-utes.
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEARThe person recognized as the TVPhotographer of the Year must show ahigh level of skill and professionalism.This category is a separate tape.Stories entered in other categories mayalso be part of the composite entry forthis category. The entry should include:• A cassette with the compiled entry ofyour best news photography with entriesin five of the following categories in thefollowing order: Spot News (required),General News, Sports (either general orfeature), News Feature, Feature, InDepth and Personality Profile. Enter nomore than two stories per category.Maximum length 30:00 minutes.
STATION OF THE YEARThe award of TV Station of the Year rec-ognizes a local broadcast station's staffconsistency in providing outstandingnews photography coverage for and
about the audience it serves. The entryshould include:• A brief, one-page summary of the sta-tion's philosophy on television news pho-tography. Indicate the size of staff anddelineate the area covered.• A cassette with the compiled entry ofthe station's best news photography withentries in five of the seven categories inthe following order: Spot News(required), General News, Sports (eithergeneral or feature), News Feature,Feature, In Depth, Personality Profile.• Maximum length 30:00 minutes.• At least one third of a station's photog-raphy staff must be represented with nomore than two entries per photographer.A minimum of three photographers mustparticipate.• Each story must include names of allphotographers who participated.• Photographers involved in the categoryneed not be members of ONPA. There isa single $35.00 fee for the Station of theYear entry.
DUB YOUR STORIES• Dub only the story. Countdowns,anchor lead-ins, tags, and mentions ofyour name are to be eliminated. If yourname is mentioned in the story, kill theaudio where your name is mentioned.The same goes for a video mention. Youmay note it on the reverse side of theentry form. The audio channels must bemixed on the entry tape.• If more than one person is enteringfrom your station, please compile yourtapes. Put all the Spot on one tape,General on another, etc. Enclose a com-pilation listing sheet with each tape. Onthe compilation sheet, list the stories inthe order in which they appear on thetape.• Leave 50 seconds of black on the frontof the tape and 5 seconds between sto-ries.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIESAll entries must be in the hands of thecontest chairman by Friday, January28, 2000. Late entries will not be judged.Ship entries to:
ONPA ANNUAL TV CONTESTC/O JOSHUA WHITEKCNC-TV CBS 41044 LINCOLN ST
DENVER, CO 80203-2717Neither the contest chairman nor theONPA can be held liable for non-receipt,damage or loss of an entry. Each entrywill be judged on journalism, storytelling,creativity, photography and technique.Entries will be presented to the judgesidentified only by a number. Each entrywill have a different number, not eachphotographer. No names or stations willbe represented to the judges. If thereare less than six entries in a category, itwill be the judges discretion whether toaward all three places.
Any questions?Call me at (303) 830-6464 or e-mail meat [email protected] for entering. GOOD LUCK
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ONPA NEWSTAPE CONTEST INDIVIDUAL ENTRY FORM (PLEASE PRINT)
NAME: _________________________________ STATION: ________________EMAIL: PHONE:
CATEGORYSPOT NEWS
GENERAL NEWS
GENERAL SPORTS
NEWS FEATURE
SPORTS FEATURE
FEATURE
IN DEPTH
PERSONALITY PROFILE
EDITING
LIVE SHOT *
TITLE LENGTH AIRDATE
ONPA NEWSTAPE CONTEST POY ENTRY FORM (PLEASE PRINT)
NAME: _________________________________ STATION: ________________EMAIL: PHONE:
CATEGORYSPOT NEWS 1SPOT NEWS 2GENERAL NEWS 1GENERAL NEWS 2SPORTS 1SPORTS 2NEWS FEATURE 1NEWS FEATURE 2FEATURE 1FEATURE 2IN DEPTH 1IN DEPTH 2PERSONALITY PROFILE 1PERSONALITY PROFILE 2
TITLE LENGTH AIRDATE
* IF ENGINEERS AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE INVOLVED PLEASE LIST THEIR NAMES ON THE BACK OF THE ENTRY
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Clip WinnersAUGUST WINNERSNEWS1st - James Mahan, Springfield News-Sun, 2nd - Brynne Shaw, The PlainDealer , 3rd - Brynne Shaw, The Plain Dealer.SPORTS1st - Ken Blaze, The News-Herald, 2nd - David Richard, The (Lorain) MorningJournal, 3rd - Michael Blair, The News-Herald. HM- Saed Hindash, TheCincinnati Enquirer.FEATURE SINGLE1st - Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Neal Lauren, TheColumbus Dispatch, 3rd - Tom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch. HM - EricAlbrecht, The Columbus Dispatch.FEATURE STORY1st - Daniel Melograna, Mansfield News Journal, 2nd - Will Shilling, TheTribune Chronicle, 3rd - Stephen Herppich, The Cincinnati Enquirer. JUDGESFrom The Daily Herald in Elgin, Illinois: Dave Tonge, Assistant Director of Photography,Christopher Hankins, George LeClaire, Patrick Kunzer and Steve Matteo, staff photogra-phers.
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David Richard, The Lorain Morning Journal Ken Love, The Beacon Journal Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch Tim Revell, The Columbus Dispatch Steven Herppich, Cincinnati EnquirerTom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch Chris Russell, The Columbus DispatchSaed Hindash, The Cincinnati EnquirerMatt Detrich, The Beacon JournalFred Squillante, The Columbus DispatchJames Mahan, The Springfield News-SunMichael Blair, The News-Herald Julie Vennitti, The RepositoryDoral Chenoweth III, Columbus DispatchBrynne Shaw, The Plain DealerAllan Detrich, Block News AllianceSteve Schenck, The Lisbon Morning JournalNeal Lauron, The Columbus DispatchWill Shilling, The Tribune ChronicleMichael Balash, The RepositoryBill Sinden, The Marion StarMarshall Gorby, Springfield News-SunGary Green, The Tribune Chronicle Bob DeMay, The VindicatorLindsay Semple, The VindicatorKen Blaze, The News HeraldLorrie Cecil, This Week Newspapers Matt Hovis, The GazetteAlysia Peyton, The Columbus DispatchGlenn Hartong, The Cincinnati EnquirerCraig Ruttle, The Cincinnati EnquirerDavid Rea, This Week NewspapersMandi Wright, The GazetteCraig Orosz, The Lima NewsDan Melograna, The News JournalMelanie Sochan, The Tribune Chronicle Karen Schiely, Akron Beacon JournalDavid Polcyn, The News Journal Ernest Coleman, The Cincinnati EnquirerE.L. Hubbard, Hamilton Journal NewsAnn Tormet, Suburban News PublicationsMame Burns, Dayton Daily News Bill Reinke, Dayton Daily NewsJeffrey Camarati, The Morning JournalScott Heckel, The RepositoryPatti Schaeffer, The Lisbon Morning JournalMark Bealer, The Middletown JournalChip Gamertsfelder, Suburban NewspapersRoss Weitzner, The Morning JournalMaribeth Joeright, The News-HeraldMary Circelli, The Columbus Dispatch
Saed Hindash of The Cincinnati Enquirer placed first in sports in Julywith his photo of golfer Katie Kruer celebrating after sinking a birdieputt.
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Right: Lifeguards comforteach other as emergency
personnel work to revive adrowning victim. The
photo by James Mahan ofThe Springfield News Sun
placed first in news inAugust.
Below: Ken Blaze of TheNews-Herald was on theball, or the referee as theycase may be. His image of
line judge Ron Libsackmaking the call on hisback won first place in
sports in August. Libsackbroke his leg on the playand the touchdown was
nullified due to a penaltyon the play.
Above: A firefighter checks vital signs on a fiveyear-old found floating face down in a swimmingpool. The child survived the incident. The photo byGlenn Hartong of The Cincinnati Enquirer placedfirst in news in July.
Presorted StandardU.S.Postage PaidYoungstown, OHPermit No.640
Ohio News
Photographer1538 Cullinan Ave.Masury, OH 44438
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The Big Top Circus complete with dancing dogs in feathers and sequins participated in the opening of the 146th annual OhioState Fair. The photo by Fred Squillante of The Columbus Dispatch placed first in feature in August.
