| INTERNATIONAL CHARITY MODEL SEARCH JUDGING Our Judges Cameron Bishopp Cameron Bishopp, director of publications for Professional Photographers of America (PPA) since 2002, oversees the Association’s flagship title, Professional Photographer magazine (ppmag.com), awarded more than 50 Magazine Association of the Southeast GAMMA Awards in the past five years, including the its highest award, the Grand GAMMA. Previous to her time at PPA, Bishopp helped to create and launch a children’s magazine for Cartoon Network. Before that, she served as managing editor for Digitalsouth, an award-winning national magazine covering emerging business and finance in the Southeast and Texas. Bishopp began her career in Washington, D.C., where she worked for Hanley-Wood, writing and coordinating custom publishing for Builder and Remodeling magazines. In 1994, she moved to Atlanta-based publishing and event company Shore-Varrone Inc., as managing editor of Truck Accessory News and eventually senior editor of Display & Design Ideas. Therese Aleman Therese Aleman has over 20 years of experience formulating strategies, developing content and driving marketing initiatives for a variety of organizations, from high-growth start-up businesses to global market leaders. Aleman began her career in marketing with Apple Computer and spent 10 years working for global technology companies before developing a specialty in marketing and communications strategies for early-stage software companies. Prior to joining Professional Photographers of America as director of marketing and communications, she served as a marketing and communications consultant for a variety of small businesses in high-growth phases, helping them achieve maximum ROI from their marketing investments. Debbie Todd Debbie Todd, Art Director of Professional Photographers of America. Judging Criteria for City Finalists Winners are selected based on the theme "North America's Cutest family." Judging is based on cute families, and the love among the family members that can be felt in the images. The judges also look at the composition and posing (professional but not forced, and balanced within the frame), lighting, as well as eye contact with the viewer. The judges will select the Grand Prize winning image from the 52 finalists, and will select 2nd and 3rd place finishers also. The decision of the judges is final. The 53 City Finalists will be selected based solely on votes received. The voting gallery will be open from January 4, 2010 12:01 am – April 8, 2010 at 11:59 am. All times given are Mountain Time zone. Votes can be purchased for $1 per vote with no limit to the number of votes that can be cast at one time. Votes can be cast for multiple families and are not limited to voting for only 1 family. The family in each city with the most votes when voting closes on April 8, 2010 11:59 pm, will move on to the final judging round. All families moving into the finals MUST have votes cast for them. Any city with no entry or families without votes will not be represented in the finals. Only one family from each city will move on to the final round. If two families are tied for the most votes, both will move on to the final judging round. |
