with the Bodypainting Photo Days
presented by NIKON
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 Since 1998 Europe’s most colourful event has taken place every year in Seeboden, Austria.
The “World Bodypainting Festival” is the biggest art event in the bodypainting theme and thousands of visitors admire the wonderful work of the participants.
Aritsts from 40 nations worldwide come to this unique event and put body art into the mountain and lake scenery.
The festival week from July 13th – 19th contains the
- WBF Academy
- BodyCircus & Side Events
- 3 Main days in the “Bodypaint City” in the Klauberpark Seeboden
(Photo: Martin Clark)
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- The world championships in 5 categories presented by “Kryolan"
- Night contest for UV effects
- World Facepainting Award presented by “Silly Farm"
- Special Effects Make-up Awards & Amateur Award Contest
- WBF-Academy with 30 different workshop classes and lectures
- Demonstration program
- BodyCircus, the shrill and magical fantasy ball presented by "Snazaroo"
- Extensive exhibition area with audience contests
- Music & show performances, evening concerts
- International photo contest presented by “Nikon"
- Huge music synchronized firewords
- “Bodypaint City TV” with interviews, live broadcasts and web streaming
- “Radio Bodypaint City"
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The festival week starts on the 13th July. Before the main days the WBF-Academy organizes a variety of workshop classes and demonstration programs. Photo shooting workshops, digital artwork and special programs presented by Nikon will be provided for photographers.
The shrill fantasy ball “BodyCircus” will also be the main attraction in the festival week in 2009 . On the 15th July the medieval castle Sommeregg and its surroundings will be magically and mystically transformed. The visitors show up in fantasy costumes combined with bodypainting, decoration and masks up to extreme make up and fantasy fashion. All details can be found on the website: www.bodycircus.org
The festival main days are located in an open air park, the so called “Bodypaint City”.
(Photo: Thomas Klvana)
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The main days in the “Bodypaint City” for photographers presented by NIKON
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With the evanescent art on the body, photography is an essential part of the festival. Especially for photographers we offer the “photo ticket” to get access to the restricted photo contest area (Photo Award Area). This area consists of different backgrounds and requisites. The tickets for photographers are strictly limited, early bookings are recommended.
All models come into this area when finishing and photographers can record their fantastic images here. Photo ticket holders also get access in front of the stage.
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Details for the photo contest, the “World Bodypainting Photo Award” presented by NIKON
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There are the two categories
- “Photo” and
- “Digital Art” to be judged.
After the festival ends, the best photos of the event will be judged by a jury and awarded prizes. There will be cash prizes and photo equipment to win. All works will be shown in a projection show the year later in the festival week. Some of the photos will be shown in the photo catalogue, which is sent for free to every participant.
Participants from 26 nations participated in this international photo contest last year and sent around 1000 photos to be judged. Out of a selection from the entries we produce the photo catalogue, which will be sent to all participants for free.
(Photo: Avi Shabtai)
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Description for the 2 categories:
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Photo classic :
In this category photos are shown that are close to the original photo. Photos that have not been transformed too much with a photo editor are accepted. Of course corrections are allowed to be done, but the photo should keep its original meaning.
Digital Art:
In this category photos are changed in their originality. The digital art category has no boundaries but the bodypainting art or the festival should still be the main content.
New:To participate in the photo competition you only have to send us the digital data of the photos on a CDrom. The participants will save the money from producing the print outs and posting them to us. Please find the details about the procedure in the rules below.
(Photo: Hans Peter Burchardt)
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Rules of the “World Bodypainting Photo Award” contest:
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- Registering as a photographer is essential.
- Only photos taken over the festival main days (17th – 19th July 2009) will be eligible.
- It must be recognizable that the photos were taken in this year’s festival; digital art should show examples of digitally enhancing and changing the image.
- You may enter the following works:
- - a maximum of 6 works in the category “Photo Classic” and
- - a maximum of 6 works in the category “Digital Art”
- Please send the work via CD-Rom to us. (Please don’t send print outs).
- The photo files have to be in the .jpg format, 300 dpi resolution with minimal loss of quality or in the .tif format. Size: 20x30 cm or 2480 x 3508 pixels minimum, RGB colour scheme
- The works will be developed by us in uniform format. The cost of the development will be covered in the price of the phototicket. Closing date for entries is the 10th October 2009.
- The photographer has to give each of their works a unique title. This is only to identify your photo in the results.
- It is not allowed, to send the same photos in both categories.
- It is not allowed to put the photographers name on the photo front. The judging has to be anonymous.
- The works will also be shown as a projection show within the festival week the following year.
- A photo catalogue will be published in December, and sent free of charge to all participants (photographers, artists and models)
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(Photo: Ulf Scherling) |
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The prizes for the “World Bodypainting Photo Award”presented by NIKON:
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Category “Photo Classic” will be awarded with *:
1st Place Crystal trophy + € 1.000 in cash
2nd Place € 700 in cash
3rd Place € 300 in cash
Participants till the 10th place receive a participation certificate.
Category “Digital Art“ will be awarded with:
1st Place Crystal trophy + € 700 in cash
2nd Place € 400 in cash
3rd Place € 200 in cash
Participants till the 10th place receive a participation certificate.
* The category “Photo Classic” has around 3 times more entries than the “Digital Art” category so we give some extra prize money to that category.
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Photo rights:
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Photos can be used without request for any publications and promotions of the World Bodypainting Festival. With photo exhibitions or other photo competitions please give a note to the location World Bodypainting Festival if possible.
Photos are not for any commercial usage without the agreement of the model, the artist and the organizer.
If you want to sell photos for certain purposes, you have to have an agreement with the model and the artist. You can solve this individually or as the festival community suggests the split up of the fee:
- 60 % for the photographer
- 20 % for the artist
- 20 % for the model
It is not allowed, to use any of the recorded material or any media as erotic content.
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(Photo: Rudi Schabetsberger)
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The photo ticket (strictley limited) details:
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- Entry to the “Bodypaint City” on the 3 main days, Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July
- Entry to the restricted photo-contest area (Photo Award Area).
- Entry to the restricted area in front of the main stage
- Admission to the festival nights in the festival area
- Participation in the “World Bodypainting Photo Award” contest.
- The print development of all entries to the photo competition for the Jury.
- Photo catalogue
- Free access to the „Netcompany“ WLAN Hotspot on the festival grounds
- Participation in the NIKON Lecture and Demonstration day, 14 July
Photo Award Ticket: € 129,-
Members of the W.B.P.A. (World Body Painting Association) € 119,- |
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Photo workshop, 13 or 15 July 2009
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Outdoor photo workshop - with Oswin Eder and Ulf Scherling
National park Malta, in the valley of the falling water. |
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Fees:
€ 389 incl. Photo Ticket
€ 369 Members of the World Body Painting Association
Includes:
- Participation in the workshop
- Lunch
- Fees for models, costs for instructors and stylists
- All advantages of the Photo Ticket at the festival
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Nikon Lecture & Demo
13 / 14 July 2009
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Raw Power
with D700/D3/D3x from the digital standard image to professional middle format
Resolution, retouching, finishing, print
Lecture and praktical demonstration with the specialist Christoph Kaltseis (lightstorm.at)
 
Content:
Morning unit 10.30 - 12.00 (in english on July 13th, German 14th July)
- Raw as a basic in photography
- Non destructive working procedures
- U-Point technology
- Maximise and optimize with print
Afternoon unit 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Costs:
Free for all participants in the WBF Academy workshops as well as for photo ticket holders and WBPA members
€ 19,- for everybody ealse
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There are more workshops of the WBF Academy during the festival week.
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