Unified Color's – True Vision HDR Contest Photo Submission

Participating in the Unified Color – True Vision HDR contest is easy. Just follow the simple steps below, read and accept the rules at the bottom of the page and upload your images for a chance to win some great prizes.

Step 1 – Confirm Your Eligibility

Entrants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to enter or win:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Legal resident of the U.S.
• Have a shipping/receiving address in the U.S.
• NOT a resident of Arizona or any state or territory in which this type of contest is prohibited by law.
• NOT an employee of Unified Color Technologies or Matter Communications (or any of its or their affiliates, parent companies, or subsidiary companies), one of the contest judges an immediate family member of such an employee or judge, or a person living in the same household of such an employee.

Step 2 – Create Your HDR Photo Using HDR Photostudio, HDR Expose or 32 Float

All entries must be made using Unified Color's software and submitted in the native 32-bit .bef format. There is no purchase necessary to participate in the contest. If you don't already own a copy of HDR PhotoStudio, HDR Expose or 32 Float for Mac or PC, now's a great time to try it out. You can download a free 30-day trial version from our website here The trial version is fully functional and saves images without watermarks. You can use it for 30-days more than enough time to create your contest entries.

If you are new to HDR check out our video tutorials to learn how to use Unified Color HDR tools.

Step 3 – Prepare Your HDR File To Be Submitted

HDR PhotoStudio, HDR Expose and 32 Float are full 32-bit image editing applications. they provides you all the tools you need to merge, tone map, color correct, rotate, crop and sharpen your images all with 32-bit precision. This will allow you to submit the best quality image for judging. All images must be fully processed before they are submitted. We can only accept images that have been scaled to a maximum width or hight of 1,200 pixels. Think of the image having to fit in to a 1,200 x 1,200 pixel box. You can do this with the Resize tool. Remember, the largest dimension of the image can not exceed 1,200 pixels.

Step 3 – Save The File As .bef

When the image has been fully processed and scaled to 1,200 pixels, use the Save As... command. Choose the BEF option for the file type and click on the Save button, then set the quality level to 1VE and click on the OK button

Step 4 – Read The Contest Rules At The Bottom Of This Page

I know, I know, but the lawyers insist, and you have to click on the check box to accept the rules before you can go any further.

Step 5 – Enter Your Information And Upload Your Image

This is the only way we have to know where to send the prizes (if you win). You will need to select a category for your image to compete in. The Categories are: Landscape, Architecture and Freestyle. Use freestyle if you aren't (sure maybe you have a photo of a building in a field) or if you have something really creative that doesn't fit either of the other categories. You can submit up to 5 images per category.

Please also caption the photo so we know what it is, and what was going through your mind while you were taking the photograph.

We'd also like to know what type of camera and lens you used as well as how many shots and exposure range you used to create the photograph.

Step 5 – Submit Your Photograph

Click on the Choose File button and select the file you want to enter. Then click on the Submit you photograph for contest button and you are all set.

You will receive an email confirmation notice from Unified Color confirming that your image was successfully uploaded.

If you have any questions about the contest please email us at hdrcontest@unifiedcolor.com

Good Luck!