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Print Competition Through the Years

18 Dec 2015 4:51 PM | Rachel Ikenberry, AFP

Print Competition………ahh, from the first PPW conference I attended years ago to now, this event inspires and personally challenges everyone watching, but especially the print makers.   It’s a day you must be there!  And it’s free to all!


Thoughts flood my mind:   Who will be entering this year?  Will my favorite portraitist enter?  Will it be a skinny vertical again?  Maybe I can sit with the guy that won all those trophies last year!

Will my entries measure up?  Oh, dear, have I overused photoshop?  I really need to be better at that.  Guess that's why I'll be glued to a front row seat on Tuesday morning to hear Dave Cross.

Of course I will "shoot" for a trophy, but I'm such a novice that  I will learn so much from just seeing everyone's images, learn from the judges’s comments how they choose the best.  Can't wait!

Every year I am so amazed at the phenomenal education I get in watching live judging. Strict rules of presentation, kelvins of light on the print being judged, and a set viewing distance between the image and the jurors are followed.   In the dark room all is quiet; only the voices of the judges are heard, except for an occasional gasp from the audience! 

However, PPW has a live simulcast of the judging in another room we designate as CLUB 79.  The public is invited to join the expectant image makers here to await the decisions.  However, it’s a place to comment, to clap, to “take bets” on the score with the one closest winning candy!  You will probably find me there!

Whichever place you choose you’ll come away with ideas for creating your own winning images.

Challenge yourself.  ENTER COMPETITION 2016.  Maybe this year you’ll earn the extra merits you need for your next PPW Degree of Excellence.

I’ll be watching for your conference registration and your print entry case!!

See you Saturday, 2/27, 8am – 3pm, Olympia Red Lion

Don't forget:  your print case entry is due no later than 2/22/2016!  Look at the details and submission forms on our website.


Rachel Ikenberry

2016 Conference Chair  


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