Theme: OPEN
Closing date: Monday 29 August 2011
Entry fee: £20 (printed postal entries), £23.99 for email entries (to cover printing costs)
Show off your skills and share your nail talents by taking part in Scratch’s annual photographic competition, The Great Scratch Shoot Out!
The theme is open, so any concept goes, but the judging panel (which includes editor Alex Fox, deputy editor Helen Stone, features writer Helena Biggs, art editor Jess Wilkie and organisers Kayleigh Baker and Janine Derbyshire) will be marking each entry with focus on the following points:
- Nail skill and complexity
- Originality of concept
- Clarity of shot
- Use of colour/lighting
- Overall styling
- Nail design
- Model choice
- Composition of shot
In 2010 techs from 10 countries took part and the 51 entries were displayed at the Olympia Beauty trade show in London. The same will apply this year, where an estimated 20,000 visitors are expected to see the entries at the show on 18 and 19 September. Winners will be announced at the Nailympics London awards ceremony on 19 September.
To get involved email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an entry form and follow the procedures below.
To enter by post: Send your 10x8" printed nail image, along with completed entry form and payment of £20 to: Kayleigh Baker, Scratch Magazine, 1 The Courtyard, Market Square, Westerham KENT TN16 1AZ (UK)
To enter by email: Send a high resolution (300dpi) jpeg image to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it & send entry form via email/post with payment of £23.99 (to cover printing costs).
Payment can be made by calling 01959 547 000 or via cheque payable to Seed Publishing Ltd. Only 10x8” images will be accepted. If we receive images via email that require enlarging, please be aware that the quality of the photograph may deteriorate.
