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Does it cost anything to enter the competition?
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Do you accept film images that I've had scanned?
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Why can I only enter up to five photographs?
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Can I track how my image is doing?
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Once I've uploaded my photos into the competition, how long will it take until they appear on the website?
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How much image editing do you allow?
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How big should my photographs be?
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Do I keep the copyright of my images?
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I registered last year why can't I log in?
Does it cost anything to enter the competition?
Nope! It's absolutely free to enter the competition.
Do you accept film images that I've had scanned?
The focus of this competition is digital photography, but we will accept scanned images.
Why can I only enter up to five photographs?
To keep this a fair competition and ensure we get a broad range of entries.
Can I track how my image is doing?
Yes, by logging onto the Young Photographer of the Year site and clicking on your name at the top right.
Once I've uploaded my photos into the competition, how long will it take until they appear on the website?
Your photos will be uploaded within 10 minutes of submission.
How much image editing do you allow?
As specified in the Rules, image enhancement and manipulation must be limited to general cleaning work, sharpening, colour, contrast, brightness, saturation, levels and curves adjustments. Cropping is also permitted.
How big should my photographs be?
Your photos should not exceed the maximum size of 2MB, in JPEG format. We want to know as much about your photo as possible when you enter so please ensure you fill in your photo name, description (what we're looking at and how you got the shot), and camera details in the information boxes during submission.
Do I keep the copyright of my images?
Yes, of course.
I registered last year why can't I log in?
For the 2008 competition you will need to re-register. If you want us to keep your details on record for next year's Digital Camera Young Photographer of the Year competition then please check the box at the bottom of the registration page.
For the 2007 competition we deleted all personal data including your log-in details when the competition was finished. This was because the rules said that we wouldn't keep this information. For 2008 we have updated the rules so that you can keep the same registration details for next year's competition if you want to.