To enter digital images, access the competition upload page by clicking the link below. When you click this link you will be prompted to enter the required user id and password. For security purposes, we change the competition upload page user id and password each year.
If you do not know the current user id and password, or you have questions about the upload, please email: nvps-competition-support@googlegroups.com well in advance of the entry window cutoff window.
NOTE: To avoid problems during the upload please review the following rules.
Image Upload Dates and Times: The competition upload page is available from two weeks prior to the competition until 6:00 PM the Saturday night prior to each competition. After 6:00 PM, no further digital images will be accepted.
Image Size and Resolution: Images must not be greater than 1400 pixels in the horizontal direction, OR greater than 1050 pixels in the vertical direction. Images outside these ranges will be automatically rejected from the competition upload software. Be sure to size your images correctly and check its dimensions before attempting to upload your image(s). We recommend your jpeg image resolution to be 127 pixels per inch (PPI sometimes called dots per inch or DPI) or less (e.g. 96 or 72 PPI) for best results with the competition projection program. This parameter is typically set in your image processing software, and in Lightroom’s Export module.
Entering Your Name and Image Title: Do not use any special characters in either your Name or Image Title. These fields are used to create a new image filename. Illegal filename characters may cause your image(s) to be rejected. When in doubt, stick to letters and numbers. Note: the dash “-” and underscore “_”symbols are acceptable. However, skip the apostrophe in certain Irish or Scottish last names like O’Brian. Enter OBrian instead. Using spaces between first and last names, or between words in the title is perfectly fine.
Do not use any of the following common illegal characters or symbols when entering your name or image title:
# pound, % percent, & ampersand, { left curly bracket, } right curly bracket, \ back slash,
< left angle bracket, > right angle bracket, * asterisk, ? question mark, / forward slash,
$ dollar sign, ! exclamation point, ‘ single quotes, ” double quotes, : colon, @ at sign,
+ plus sign, ` backtick, | pipe, = equal sign
Entering Image “Date Taken”: Enter 2 digits for month, 2 digits for the day, and 4 digits for the year, separated with forward slashes. (Forward slash, “/”, is necessary in the date taken field.) For example, August 6, 2022 would be entered as: 08/06/2022 as the date your image was taken.
Enter Correct Class and Category: Images entered in the wrong class or category will be removed from the competition.
Choose Photo: Click on “Choose Filename”, Navigate to the folder on your computer where the file is located. Click on the filename you want to enter. It will appear in the box next to “Choose File”. Note – Drag-And-Drop is not supported.
Click this link to access the competition upload: https://nvps.org/home/dc/