The Brooks NPPA Student Chapter officers, guest editor and advisor review each week's submissions to determine the best images for that week. As we are a Visual Journalism program our criterion first and foremost is that the images selected should reflect the best of photojournalism. They should not only be great photos, but should clearly tell a story as well. Because of this, captions are essential. Any image without a complete caption will not be considered.
There is no set number for any given week. The number chosen is determined by the quality of submissions for that week and the editors involved. If you would like to be a guest editor, please click here for more info. If you have any questions about an edit or about the editing process please contact the Brooks NPPA President.
Please take a moment to review the submission guidelines. Any image submitted that does not follow these guidelines will not be considered
- Rules
- All currently enrolled Brooks students can submit pictures for consideration for the Week in Pictures. You don't need to be a current NPPA member, but you do need to be a currently enrolled Brooks student. Pictures should be shot during the previous week, with the exception of Week 1, in which submissions will be allowed from the break as well as the first week of the session.
- Deadline
- All pictures MUST be received no later than Sunday at midnight to be considered for the upcoming week. The images will be selected on Monday and posted that afternoon. All photos submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
- IPTC Information
- All photos MUST have a complete set of IPTC information including an AP style caption and complete copyright information filled out in the Description and Origin dialog (Photoshop) or IPTC Info (Photo Mechanic) to be eligible for consideration. Images without complete IPTC will not be considered
Please follow this format when filling out the caption/description field:
Photographer's name / affiliated publication or agency (if applicable) © 2007
(empty line)
Complete caption AP style (5 W's and H) with complete ID's.
- Image Naming Convention
- The naming convention for your Week In Pictures images should follow this structure:
wip.lastname01.jpg
wip.lastname02.jpg
etc...
- File Size
- Images are now to be full size, meaning you don't need to resize your images before submission. Do save them as JPEG 7.
- To Submit
- Images are submitted using FTP to upload your images. Use the FTP program of your choice. For the server use: vftp.brooks.edu. For your login use your Brooks Student Portal login name and password. The nonstandard port number is 10035. Do not create any additional folders once you are logged in. Simply upload your images and you're done.
Photoshop Description Dialog
Photoshop Origin Dialog
Photo Mechanic IPTC Info
Transmit FTP login
