Van Staal: Shoot The Cover

The Van Staal 2010 Product Catalog Cover
needs your photo!

The Van Staal "Shoot The Cover" competition is open to everyone with a camera and the ability to capture the essence of Van Staal. Amateurs and professionals alike are invited to submit the shot that conveys the "No Limitations" attitude of the Van Staal brand. The 2010 Product Catalog will be published Spring of 2009.

Each photo submitted will be judged based on the following criteria:
1. Composition
2. Image Quality
3. Van Staal Product Presentation
4. Image "Attitude"

Please be sure to read the Photo Submission Agreement (HERE) prior to submitting your photos.

How the contest works:

Beginning February 1, 2008, photo submissions can be made via the link below. Each month during the year, our judging team will select a Photo of the Month. In January of 2009, our team will select the perfect cover shot from the 11 monthly winners, and the photographer that is chosen will recieve photo credit and their choice of one of the following Van Staal reels as the Grand Prize:
VS Surf Spin: VS100, VS150, VS200, VS250, VS275
VSB Bail Spin: VSB100, VSB150, VSB200, VSB250
C-Vex Fly: C-VEX7/8, C-VEX 9/10

Each Monthly Winner will receive a Van Staal fishing cap and T-shirt, along with a chance at the Grand Prize.

You may submit as many different images as you want, however, each image will be considered only once, so duplicates will be ignored. Photos may be submitted through midnight, December 31, 2008.

More Important Information:

When submitting your photo for intial consideration, please send only a JPEG file, which after compression is no more than 2mb in size. This will be considered a low-resolution preview of the final image.

To be considered for the Monthly Winner as well as the Grand Prize, the final version, when chosen, must be available at full, letter-size (8-1/2" x 11"), at 300 dpi., without exception in order to insure the best possible printing. Any photos that do not meet these criteria will be not be considered for entry into the contest and will be deleted. Each monthly winner will be provided with instructions for transferring their high-resolution image to Van Staal electronically.

If you need more information or help submitting your photo click HERE >>