British hairdressing awards: avant garde hairdresser of the year

Who Can Enter?

• All qualified hairdressers who works in the UK in a commercial environment and have done so for a minimum of three years excluding training may enter this category.
• Entrants must have a regular client column. (A regular client column is working in a salon for a minimum of one day per week.) This may be checked.

How to Enter

• Submit four photographs created by you during the past 12 months. From 30th June 2007 – 27th June 2008.
• Entries should be supplied with Polaroids or RAW files of each shot.
The organisers and judges reserve the right to question any photographs, which appear to be computer enhanced, therefore supplying Polaroids or RAW files is essential to the entry. If these are not supplied it could result in disqualification.
• The overall size of the photograph must be 10” deep x 8” wide (portrait) un-mounted. The size includes borders.
• Should you go through to the second round, you will need to supply a further four photographs, with Polaroids or RAW files. These will create a collection of eight photographs.
• Photographs can be supplied on photographic paper purchased through a photographer or photographic outlet.

The Photographic Shoot

• The use of wigs, extensions, hairpieces or strands is permitted.
• No more than two faces may appear in any one photograph.
• Photographs should demonstrate progressive styling with the emphasis on trend setting and innovation.
• Photographs may be black and white or colour.
• Professional photographers, make-up artists and stylists may be used.
• Images do not have to be head and shoulders, but they do need to focus on the hair, especially in terms of lighting and pose.

Before Submission of Photographs

• Label the back of each photograph with the entrants name, salon name and salon address and the category entered.