An advertising image should clearly send the message to the viewer on what is being advertised. Example: If the image is a bottle of liquor or a bottle of perfume, then most likely there will be text. Image should show in a ad layout which is ready to be published.

Commercial architectural images reflect an image in which a client (architects, construction management firms, construction companies and suppliers, engineering firms, home builder and renovators,  interior designers)  can use for purposes of reporting and or advertising. Commercial architecture images must be in color. The title of the image should encompass a part or whole name of the project. Images can be of building interiors, building exteriors, shots of interior design etc. This class is not for Fine Art Images. Images MUST be for commercial use and encompass more then a single subject. Artsy images are not allowed in C2 Class. 

 Fine Art Architecture images can be entered in Fine Art Class. Architectural images can also be included in Travel if the image can be used in a magazine to advertise the travel location. 

Commercial category for aerial and drone photography class are for images that are to be used commercially only. Example of these types of images would be, a construction project in commercial or industrial environment, a golf course or hotel from above for advertising, a city or area overview for tourism and anything that has to do with capturing a project from above for commercial use. 

Images of beauty and fashion must encompass at least one person. If you are using perfume, jewelry, or makeup alone without a person. it should be used in the Advertising C1 or Product C7 classes.  

Editorial Images are images that are used for an article to be published in a magazine. Press images are images that are used to report a news story or incident in the media. 

Images in the commercial class of botanical are images used for reference in books and magazines. Image name should include the common name as this should be know if selling for stock. Example: Jasmine, rose, tulips. No need to include the Botanical Name. NO FINE ART FILTERS. 

Food and product images should clearly send the message of the product. Food and product images are used in cookbooks and other various advertising assignments. No text is allowed in this class. Names appearing on products that would be on bottles and such is fine and are allowed.

Anything goes here, create your own vision and abstract. 

In this class anything goes. Image may be 100% digital or images may have part of a photograph or part of many photographs. The result must be pleasing. This class is for the artist at heart. 

Digital Illustrative Story Telling is when images are created with a story line. We have included a link that will show some inspiration for this Digital Class Thom Rouse

Altered Portrait are portrait images taken of a person in a studio and then placing them in a fantasy or environment that the artist versioned. Images must include at least one portrait. For a few samples of this style of images, you may visit  Bryant Photographics 

This class has been created for the Nature and Landscape photographic artists. Sky is the limit.. Change skies, add new backgrounds, add wildlife,...it could be a landscape that was adjusted for exposure , saturation and contrast that made the landscape even more vibrant and pleaseing to the eye for fine art purposes. 

Like Digital Art Abstract – anything goes here. The final image need to have an abstract feeling.

There are various types or alternative methods of photography. Some include glass plate photography, pinhole photography, infrared photography, bleach bypass, cross processing and working with the negative process. When entering this class, please include the style in brackets at the end of the name. Example Walking in the Rain (pinhole) or The Tribe Chief (wet plate).  

Fine Art Architecture images are considered unique images of Architecture that are sold for displaying in homes and offices. This usually comes from part of a building a whole building or architecture feature. They may include architecture that is digitally altered. Images are sold for fine art purposes and not for commercial purposes.  Images may include newer buildings, historical building, bridges, and architectural fountains statues and so on.   

Fine Art Arial or Drone class images are images that display landscapes from above that may be used for art to hang on a wall. These images should not look commercial in any way and should look artistic.

Black and white fine art images may be of landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, fine art architecture, travel images, floral, panoramas. May include anything in the Fine Art Category.

Cityscapes are landscapes that are in their environment (the city). Cityscapes Landscapes may include bridges, overview of a city or town, a street or area, architecture that a certain city is famous for or anything that speaks of a city or urban environment.   

Same as F6 however must encompass an artistic finish. Image editing MUST be completed by the photographer/artist submitting.  

Fine Art Landscapes are landscapes that can also be purchased as art to hang on a wall or be displayed in an art show. This class is for landscapes and seascapes only and not for cityscapes. Images must have a natural environment feel to it. This class may include objects such as barns, lighthouses, wildlife. Objects may only encompass a smaller percentage of the overall landscape.

Painterly Fine Art Landscapes are landscapes that can also be purchased for art to hang on a wall or be displayed in an art show. This class is for landscapes only and not cityscapes so images must have a natural environment feel to it. This class may include objects such as barns, lighthouses, wildlife. Objects may only encompass a smaller percentage of the overall landscape. Must have an artistic finish. Image editing MUST be completed by the photographer/artist submitting.  

Images of Fine Art Nude or Figure Study Photography are images that anyone would be able to purchase as a piece of art and would be able to hang on a wall. Image can be full body, partial body or anything that is visually artistic. Boudoir images are not entered in this category. Images must be of good taste and not erotica style images. Visit Steve’s website for samples  https://www.steverichard.com/

Images in the Fine Floral Fine Art class are images that are purchased for wall art.  Images may have the painterly effect and other affects that will create a piece of art.

Images of Macro or Microscopic Photography need to be unique and able to hang as a piece of art on a wall. Some images for this class may include insects, floral and so much more. 

Fine Art Still Life Photography may be of anything that you can create into a piece of art. It can be a vase, a bike, a car, an apple a door lock anything that is a still item and that can be seen hanging on a wall or in an art display.

Images of street photography are usually captured during trips to other places or during a walk in your own town or city. Street photography images usually have a human element in them.

Nature Fine Art Images are images of wildlife, birds, reptiles and mammals that have been proceeded to create a fine art image that can easily displayed on a wall. 

Child portrait class is for children’s portraits of 1 or more in a posed environment in studio or outdoors. 

The Child Portrait story class is for children’s portraits of 1 or more children that are not posed however tells a story.

Couples and engagement class can be taken in any environment. Can as well be a post wedding image. Must only encompass one couple.

Portrait class can include any type of portrait of a single person. Brides or wedding images are not included in this class. 

Family class is for a family of at least 2. Could be with a parent or could be all siblings, or could include grandparents, aunts uncles, siblings partners. Anything that has to do with a family portrait and that is at least 2 family members. 

Fine Art Portraits are for portraits out of the ordinary. Fine Art Portrait class is for portraits out of the ordinary. They usually have a painterly look and feel but not necessary. They may be finished with textures; they are anything that will give the portrait an artistic finish. In this class in portrait composits are allowed. Image editing MUST be completed by the photographer/artist submitting.

Traditional portraits are portraits that have been created in studio with tradition posing and lighting. These portraits can as well be painted portraits however not to the extent of class P6

Portrait Story images should easily show the viewer the story you are trying to tell. Portrait Story images with changing of background should be entered into the D3- Digital Illustrative Storytelling class or D4-Portrait class under Digital Illustration