INSTRUCTIONS ON SENDING IN DIGITAL IMAGES:

• HOW TO ENTER: All entrants first create their account at www.photobucket.com, providing contact information and a password for their personal entry page. Entrants can then upload their photos to the appropriate categories by copying and pasting (or typing) the URLs below:
• Historical entries: http://photobucket.com/historical_photos_2009
• Parade entries: http://photobucket.com/parade_photos_2009
• Re-Enactment entries: http://photobucket.com/re-enactment_photos_2009
• On the blue toolbar at the top, click on “My Albums” to get the gray dropdown menu to appear. Click on “Albums and Upload” from the dropdown menu and you’ll get an Upload Images window to appear in the middle of the page.
• Once you are on this page, look on the left hand side, under “Albums” and choose the appropriate category that describes the photographer (youth, adult, amateur, or professional). Once you click on the category that contains the description for the photographer, you can upload your photos. PHOTOS MUST BE ORIGINAL TO BE SUBMITTED.  A tutorial can be found at http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_188.html if you are having trouble. CHANGE THE FILE NAME TO INCLUDE YOUR FIRST INITIAL AND LAST NAME BY USING THE “MORE OPTIONS” LINK BESIDE THE “reduce to” DROP DOWN WINDOW. 
• For example, if you are Joe Smith, and you are uploading 10 photos, you will change the file names to be JSmith 01, JSmith 02, JSmith 03, and so on.
• THEN, SEND AN EMAIL TO GWBCC@EMAIL.COM TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER SO THAT YOU MAY BE CONTACTED, IF YOU ARE THE WINNER. PICTURES THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPHER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE NOTED IN THE DESCRIPTION BOXES FOR EACH PHOTO, IF YOU EXPERIENCE TROUBLE CHANGING THE FILENAMES.

• There is a limit of 10 photos per entrant in the GWBCC photo contest. Entrants that exceed the 10 photo limit will have the excess photos disqualified from judging, and the disqualified photos will be chosen at the judges’ discretion. You do not need to upload all photos at once; you may return to your upload page at any time using your password and entry name. You may delete photos or add new ones at any time up to the deadline. All photos must have complete contact information. The judges use this information to help them contact the winners. Not providing this information may hurt your chances of winning.

For more complete information on entering digital images, please refer to our “Rules and Regulations” link.