Together, Maine Media and Carl Zeiss USA Partner to Sponsor the Precision Image Competition.

The Precision Image Competition (PiC) is an opportunity for all Maine Media students to experience the unparalleled image quality of Zeiss lenses while challenging themselves to create new still and moving pictures for a dynamic competition.

Every year, Zeiss provides a wide selection of lenses for still and cinema cameras for students to “test-drive” while on campus. Students are invited to submit their work made with these lenses to the competition, in two categories: 1) Still Images (any genre, from fine art to documentary to commercial) or 2) Short Films (documentary and/or narrative).

The grand prize winner in each category wins a Zeiss lens of their choice from the Batis, Loxia, Touit, Milvus, Classics, or ZM line, plus a voucher for a free workshop at Maine Media.

Winners will be announced in December. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

To submit your work to the 2023 Zeiss Precision Image Competition, email [email protected] with the following information:

  • Your name
  • The title, instructor and date of the on-campus workshop you attended 
  • The Zeiss lens that you used 
  • Your work (see guidelines below)

For Photographers: submit up to six (6) still images taken with a Zeiss lens during a 2023 on-campus workshop. 

Please submit jpeg images at 72 dpi, 1200px on the long side, Adobe RGB color space. Note: If you are selected as a winner or finalist, we will ask for your images at 300 dpi to share on our website and with our audience.

For Filmmakers: submit up to three (3) 90-second video clips shot with a Zeiss lens during a 2023 on-campus workshop.

Please submit your short videos as Vimeo links. Note: If you are selected as a winner or finalist, we will ask for the full versions of your videos as .mp4 files to share on our website and with our audience.

Submission Guidelines: 2022

Any work created on-campus in 2022 with a Zeiss lens is eligible for submission.

For Still Images:

  • 300 dpi
  • 8 inches on the long side
  • Adobe RGB color space
  • File name must be as follows: FirstName-LastName_ImageTitle.jpeg
  • Image must be shot with Zeiss glass

You may submit up to 6 images. Please email [email protected] with your submission. Include your name, the Zeiss lens you used, the workshop you attended, and your images as attachments.

For Short Films:

  • Short films or clips must be 90 seconds or less.
  • Please upload your film to your own personal Vimeo account
  • Please make sure that your video is viewable through the link you provide
  • Video must be shot with Zeiss glass

You may submit up to 3 short films or clips. Please email [email protected] with your submission. Include your name, the Zeiss lens you used, the workshop you attended, and a Vimeo link to your film(s). If your film is selected, you will be asked to provide a .mp4 or .mov file for Maine Media to share on our YouTube channel.

Good luck!

Congratulations to our 2022 Winners & Finalists:

 

Filmmaking

 

WINNER, FILMMAKING: ARIANNA DRUMOND

Siren, directed by Arianna Drumond and photographed by Rigel Garcia
Created for the Certificate in Collaborative Filmmaking

 

FINALIST, FILMMAKING: GABRIEL ORTIZ

The Pumpkin, directed by Gabriel Ortiz
Created for Camera & Visual Storytelling with Steven Fierberg, ASC

 

FINALIST, FILMMAKING: Gideon Baeza

See Yourself Differently, directed by Gideon Baeza
Created during Shooting Commercials & Music Videos with Daniel Pearl, ASC

 

 

Photography

 

WINNER, PHOTOGRAPHY: SHAPLEIGH SMITH

What’s Up,taken for Hidden Maine: Everything But Lobster Traps with Henry Horenstein

FINALIST, PHOTOGRAPHY: ADAM DINJIAN

Eclipsed, taken for Scholastic Portfolio Development with Kari Wehrs

FINALIST, PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRISTINA SANDERS

Failing Queen, taken for Seeing Maine: A Photographic Discovery with Stella Johnson

 

 

2021 Winners & Finalists:

 

Filmmaking

Videos will be available to view on YouTube starting at 3pm EST on Friday, January 14th.

WINNER, FILMMAKING: Kurt Sneddon

I Wonder, directed by Kurt Sneddon and photographed by Karen Eggers
Created for the 8-Week Cinematography Intensive with Amy Vincent, ASC

FINALIST, FILMMAKING: BEN ZÄCH

Untitled, directed by Ben Zäch
Created for the 8-Week Cinematography Intensive

FINALIST, FILMMAKING: Gideon Baeza

Sherman’s Point, directed by Gideon Baeza
Created for the 8-Week Directing Intensive

 

 

Photography

WINNER, PHOTOGRAPHY: Tanya Russell

Routine, taken during the Fall semester of the Professional Certificate in Visual Storytelling Program

FINALIST, PHOTOGRAPHY: Skip Klein

Renaissance of Gloria Swanson, taken during The Environmental Portrait with David Hilliard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINALIST, PHOTOGRAPHY: Alaric Beal

Skin, taken during The Intuitive Portrait with Andrea Modica

 

To see past years’ photo submissions, visit precisionimagecomp.photoshelter.com