British Wool Launch new Wool Photographic Competition with NFYFC

The British Wool Marketing Board has joined forces with the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (NFYFC) to launch a photographic competition to represent the origin of wool.

The winning entry will be displayed within a special Wool Exhibition Wool Modern to be held in central London during September as part of the Campaign for Wools 2011 Wool Week promotions.

We feel this is a great opportunity for Young Farmers to show their own part of the wool story wool originates on-farm and there is so much that can be captured in a single photograph that says so much about British Wool and its origin.  Gareth Jones, producer relations manager at the British Wool Marketing Board said.

The Campaign for Wool is an initiative inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales and has the major support of the BWMB and other wool organisations in Australia and New Zealand.  It has built a platform for retail promotion and this year will expand in to global markets.  The aim is to increase the return on wool to the producer and build the understanding of wool and its natural sustainable attributes to maintain price in the future.

The competition will be launched at the NFYFC Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee forum during the Annual Convention on Saturday 7 May 2011. (The closing date is Sunday 7 August 2011).  The overall winner of the competition will be invited to attend the opening of the Wool Exhibition with four club members to the value of 500.

Gareth explained, By working with the Young Farmers Clubs we are hoping to discover some creative talent that offers a great picture for the CfW and captivates the wool story.  The prize will position the winning photograph in an exhibition that will see thousands of visitors over the course of a month, so it is quite a significant accolade and we hope it inspires people to join in and promote their club and British Wool.

Competition Rules

1. This competition is open to current YFC members aged 10 to 26 on the 1st September 2010.
2. One entry per club.
3. The competitor will be required to produce 1 photographic image to the theme The Best of British Wool.  The photos should capture your interpretation of the origin of British wool.
4. The photographic image will be captured using digital photography.
5. The image can be turned into black & white, sepia or colour and can be digitally enhanced for example, cropping, brightness/contrast, colour restoration.
6. The image should be given a title (10 words maximum) and be accompanied by a script (30 words maximum). Text should be separate and NOT within a photograph and should carry the title of the photograph.
7. Image pixels size should be a minimum of 1020 by 764 pixels in either horizontal or vertical dimension and should not exceed 5mb in file size.  All digital photos to be saved as a .jpg file (please do not send RAW or PSD files).   Images should be saved so that they can be printable 6x 4 size.
8. Please save the photograph with the file name being the title of the photograph.  For example dayoldlamb.jpg and save the script as dayoldlamb.doc
9. When entering the competition either email the photo and the script with the title YFC Best of British Wool to photography@nfyfc.org.uk or save on a disk or memory stick and post to NFYFC.
10. Please record the following in your email or accompanying letter:
    1. Name
    2. Club and County Federation

About British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) 

• Represents 50,000 wool producers in the UK
• The BWMB is fully owned by the UK sheep farmers and runs on co-operative principles.
• Responsible for collecting, grading, marketing via auction and promoting British Wool to the international textile industry.
• 29 million kilos of British Wool was sold in the 2009/10 season
• Over 70% of British Wool is used in the production of quality carpets and rugs.