TPOTY 2008 accepts entries by print or online.

To submit prints please go to the How To Enter page and follow the instructions for downloading your entry form and preparing your print entry.

To submit images online

Over the next few pages we'll guide you through the process of registering your online entry and uploading your images. Please note; if you enter online and are shortlisted, you will be required to submit prints for final judging.

Step One: Preparing Your Images

Before uploading, read the following information carefully.

Firstly, make sure your images qualify, by reading ‘original image size’ below.

Original image size

For the Portfolio, One Shot and Young TPOTY categories, the original images must be high enough resolution to be printed at 30cm x 25cm (3600 pixels along longest length) at 300dpi. Images taken on a camera phone will not be accepted for these categories. When you submit them online you will need to resize to a smaller size, as shown below.

The minimum requirement for First Shot is that you have used a mobile phone camera of at least 1 megapixel, or a basic digital camera (with the phone or camera on its highest image quality setting).

Scanned images - if you have shot your images on film or transparency and then scanned them, you can still upload them for any category except First Shot. Please re-size as shown below.

Resizing images for upload

Please resize your images to 800 pixels along the longest edge, at 72 dpi, then save as jpegs. Uploaded images should be no bigger than 2Mb in size.

Important - when resizing your images, do not save over the original image!

Naming your images

After resizing, please name your upload files with your initial and surname, plus the category name and image number. For example: jdoe_life1.jpg.

Uploading your images

For each image you submit, you will need to submit an image title and an image caption. The title should be a brief description - e.g. ‘Children walking to school’ or ‘Beach sunset’. The caption should consist of the location of the shot, including town or village (if appropriate), and country. If the image shows an event such as a festival, please also include the title of that event in the caption. And if the image shows an animal/bird/fish/plant (as the main focus of the shot), please name the species.

Once your images are ready to upload go to step two.

Step Two: Registering Your Details

Before uploading your images you will need to register. This is the equivalent of filling out an online entry form. When you click on the link below to start your online entry, you will be taken to the registration page. If you add further entries at a later date, you will not need to register again, but simply login.

Step Three: Entering A Category

Once you have registered you will be taken to a page where you choose the first category you wish to enter. Enter one category at a time. Choose the first category to enter then captions and image descriptions, select and upload your images for that category. The next page will show your images with their captions. You'll be able to edit your entry at this stage if you've made a mistake. When you are happy with your entry click "save" then continue to the next page. Here you will have the option to enter more categories or, if you've finished, to checkout and pay your entry fee.

Remember - you can enter as many categories as you are eligible for, as often as you like - but please see the note headed 'IMPORTANT' in Step Four below.

Step Four: Completing Your Online Entry

On the checkout page you will now see the category selection page with the category or categories already entered and the entry fee below. If you want to enter another category, click on that category name and repeat this process.

IMPORTANT: If you want to enter the same category more than once you will need to do this as a separate entry each time. There is no need to register again but you must log in, upload your images then pay a separate entry fee. This is a temporary problem and we are trying to resolve it to make this process simpler and easier for you. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

If you have finished, click checkout to pay your entry fee and complete your entry. You will shortly receive an email confirming your entry has been received.

If you experience any problems, please contact us:

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