| OFCC Photo Calendar Contest |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Tuesday, 15 August 2006 | |
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Women of Concealed Carry 2007 Photo Calendar Contest Ohioans For Concealed Carry announces the inaugural “Women of Concealed Carry” photo calendar contest! Twelve women will be selected from submitted entries and will appear in the 2007 calendar to be sold on the OFCC website with the proceeds benefiting concealed carry reform in Ohio. The concealed carry movement, and all pro-gun efforts, are a battle of perception. Common perception is that guns are bad or that the field of gun ownership is nearly exclusively the domain of males. Ohioans For Concealed Carry is aware of the fact that many women are, in fact, licensed to carry and enjoy the shooting sports as well as the benefits of self-protection. The goal of this endeavor is to show that women own firearms, they carry firearms, and they're proud of it. Entries will be accepted from September 1, 2006 to October 31, 2006 and the winners will be selected by November 10th. All entries become the property of Ohioans For Concealed Carry and will not be returned. OFCC reserves the right to use the content of the entry(s) and may use, publish, market, adapt, edit or reproduce the information for any use. Who Can Enter This contest is open to all females 18 years of age or older who support concealed carry. This contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws. This contest is void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Participants agree that Ohioans For Concealed Carry, it's Directors, and its members shall not be liable for any unauthorized use of the displayed pictures. These rules may change without notice. Judging Winning entries will be selected by the OFCC Board of Directors. All submitted images will be judged based on the following criteria: Creativity Photographic Quality Pose / Look Clothing / Props Appropriateness to OFCC website and image Rules for Submissions All pictures must be of females 18 years of age or older. Nudity and bathing suits are not permitted. If you submit photos that are not of you (or someone you are authorized to submit for) they will be disqualified. All photos must be the original work of the entrant. All entrants must own the photographic copyrights to use the image. All entries must contain an at least partially visible handgun. All firearms must be shown being stored, worn, or handled safely. Held firearms should be depicted with your finger off the trigger where appropriate unless being depicted on target. Firearms should not be depicted as being aimed at the camera. Please submit your pictures as large as possible. Electronic entries are best submitted in TIFF format (JPG is also acceptable), at no less than 300dpi and no greater than 600dpi. Actual print size should be no smaller than 4”x6” and no larger than 12”x16”. Photographs must be oriented landscape (width greater than height). Each entrant may submit up to 3 photographs. Electronic submissions are preferred, but hard copy submissions will be accepted provided they are received by the deadline. All contestant email and personal information other than name and city/state will remain 100% private unless otherwise requested by the contestant. This information is kept between the contestant and OFCC. OFCC never sells to email lists or releases any information about any of its members. How to Submit Your Entry Submissions should be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or mailed to (OFCC address). Submissions received after October 31st will be automatically disqualified. Please print or copy & paste the following for use as a submission form: Name of model: ____________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ______________________________________ Phone Number: ____________________________________ Email Address: _____________________________________ Make/Model of handgun: _______________________________ I hereby authorize Ohioans For Concealed Carry to publish and distribute the photograph(s) described below in any or all of its websites and in any other media deemed necessary to promote and market the calendar. By entering this contest, I hereby confirm that: (1) I am over the age of majority and have the capacity to enter into this contract. (2) I own the copyrights to all the of the photograph(s) submitted, and to my knowledge, the photograph(s) do not violate any existing copyright pursuant to statute, common law, or equity. (3) I have obtained written consent to publication from any person who is a focal point in one of the photograph(s). (4) I agree to indemnify and hold harmless OFCC, all of its Directors, and members harmless against any and all claims that the actions taken by OFCC pursuant to the "Women of Concealed Carry Calendar Contest" Copyright Release infringe the publicity, privacy, proprietary, or other rights of any third party. (5) I understand that NO royalties will be paid to me for publication of my photographs. UPDATE In order to ensure there is no confusion, here are some sample images (provided courtesy of Oleg Volk) showing the type of pictures we are looking for. Note that we are interested in handguns and that rifles are shown here for demonstration purposes only. 
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