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Posted: **Mon May 15, 2006 4:54 pm**

Hi all - thought you may be interested in this ...... with $10000 first prize up for grabs, definitely worth thinking about !!! And I would love someone from our community to win !!!!!!!

http://www.smartsmallbusiness.qld.gov.a ... m?id=35953

Rel

Posted: **Mon May 15, 2006 7:01 pm**

Wish I lived in QLD, I would certainly be entering.
Good link, and good luck to all the QLD members.

Posted: **Mon May 15, 2006 7:50 pm**

A great excuse to cross the border for a day or two, wonder if you must be a QLD resident to enter.

Guess I'll have to wait for the entry form to see.

Rel, thanks for posting the link.

Posted: **Mon May 15, 2006 9:17 pm**

I have requested a copy of the guidelines. With that sort of money I imagine that the competition will be hot.

Posted: **Mon May 15, 2006 9:24 pm**

For sure, but as they say "you gotta be in it to win it" :wink:

Posted: **Tue May 16, 2006 3:43 am**

Woah, I will enter. :lol:

Posted: **Wed May 17, 2006 11:14 pm**

I'm going to have a go at it

Thanks for the heads up.

Posted: **Wed May 17, 2006 11:24 pm**

IM GOING TO WIN!!!

The lucky door prize!

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2006 7:29 pm**

sent for the info ... thanks

now, what lenses will i get ? :lol:

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2006 8:31 pm**

Hey - do I get a spotters fee guys????

LOL
Good luck all
Rel

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 12:44 am**

You get the spotters fee if you do the spotting on my negatives

If I win there will be something in it for you :wink:

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 7:47 am**

Did anyone get a reply back about guidelines and entry form, Isent email and still no reply,

Suzanne

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 9:42 am**

Suzanne no reply yet. Perhaps it is supposed to be a secret :lol:

I have now sent a follow up email asking if anyone is monitoring the site. Some public servant is no doubt taking a couple of flexi days :roll:

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 9:51 am**

I was thinking that I would not be eligible but thinking again I have worked in QLD about dozen times in the past 2 yrs and always take my camera. Got to check those photos.

Peter Mc

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 10:19 am**

I wish they'd hurry up with thier emails I need to get a wriggle on with this!

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 10:57 am**

Michael wrote:I wish they'd hurry up with thier emails I need to get a wriggle on with this!

I was thinking the same thing.

MATT

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2006 6:02 pm**

Thanks for the link, judging by the response from this forum, there will be some stiff competition..

Bring on the guidelines????

Posted: **Sun May 21, 2006 11:53 pm**

Check the copyright details before entering.

I hope they are not pulling the same photo grab as the Australian tourism / Weekend Australian magazine competition where you sign over copyright and moral rights on entering

Posted: **Mon May 22, 2006 12:26 pm**

Same Dug

Don't stress guys - when you opened the link, it does state that the guidelines and application will be forwarded 'when it becomes available'. And seeing that it isn't due until July - will get here soon

(And doesn't open until the 24th of May, so I spose the application etc will be released then )
Bring on the comp

(not that I have a hope in hell !!!! ) LOL
Rel

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 11:32 am**

I finally got the email back today with the entry details and the various consent forms for the businesses etc, so if anyone hasn't gotten an email back from them back I'd be happy to forard a copy of the email I recived to anyone.

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 11:37 am**

According to the fine print they have carte blanch use of any image submitted, whether it wins or not. :evil:

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 11:38 am**

Whilst I think thats unacceptable as do many I'd rather have 1 of my images swindled and have a chance at some recognition and prize money then no images swindled and no chance.

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 8:07 pm**

I shot a job for the department earlier this year. It was good work for a fair amount. I hope they are not using competitions to replace commercial shoots of small business to use in publications.

But having quickly read the small print I get the feeling this may be the case.

It is just making it more difficult to make a living as a photographer.

Posted: **Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:53 pm**

This is the reply I have sent to the department I will also be having words with my local state member.

I will probably never get to work for the department again, but then with competitions like this I would probably not get shoots like this anyway

Re: Section 23- 2nd sentence:- The words "By entering the awards" tells me that anyone who submits a photograph loses all right to payment, not just images those short-listed. In any case, all but the winners will be providing the Dept with free images.

This will be providing the department with free images at the expense of working photographers who run small businesses in Queensland.
Is this in line with your Department's policy for supporting small business?

Yours sincerly Doug Steley

Posted: **Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:35 am**

Good onye Dug, I will have a worth with Chris Cummings aswell, its an underhanded way to get a lot of photographs for realy peanuts

hendrix

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