Photo Finish: Xerox Announces MyShot08 Photo Contest Winners; College Students Across...

Photo Finish: Xerox Announces MyShot08 Photo Contest Winners; College Students Across America Show Their Creative Side

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
A woman backlit by a haunting glow. An old man sitting in a bubble
bath. A road surrounded by sunflowers. A young girl standing in a room
surrounded in pink.

These are just a few of the appealing images that captured the
attention of judges as winners of the MyShot08(TM) photo contest.
Seventeen college students from across the country took home prizes
for their creativity. The winning entries can be viewed at
http://www.myshot08.com. The MyShot08 contest, sponsored by Xerox
Corporation (NYSE: XRX), FUJIFILM, USA, Inc., Adobe(R) Systems Inc.,
and H&H Color Lab, showcased the talents of a new generation of
photographers working in emerging digital printing applications.

The students were challenged to create innovative and
aesthetically striking photo specialty products using Web-based
templates in three categories: photo books, greeting cards and
calendars. Contest judges reviewed more than 200 submissions.

"We were very impressed with the quality and creativity of the
entries, and were fascinated by how the students used the three
template types, fitting their creative visions into each of them,"
said lead contest judge and professional photographer George Kamper.
"The first year of the contest was a great success and students really
took to the idea of marrying digital photography to the exciting
possibilities of these hot specialty photo applications."

Jenee' Jones, a junior photography major at Virginia Commonwealth
University, won "best of show" honors for her greeting card. Jones'
photograph made use of light and shadow to depict a woman in a
standing pose. Kamper said Jones' photograph was the best image of the
show.

As the MyShot08 best of show winner, Jones will have the
opportunity to be mentored and work side-by-side with Kamper at a
photo shoot, receive a Fujifilm Infrared camera valued at $3,000 and a
$500 printing credit at H&H Color Lab.

Jones, 20, of Charles City, Va., said the contest was a learning
experience for her.

"When I entered the contest I looked on the Web site at the
entries and thought there was no way I could win," she said. "I've
never been on a real photo shoot, so it will be interesting to learn
from a pro - to see how they use the lighting and to watch how shoots
are conducted."

MyShot08 winners and honorable mentions for each category are:

Calendar category, 80 entries:

First Place - JC Martins; Northern Virginia Community College,
Alexandria, Va.

Second Place - Joshua Hultquist; Academy of Art University, San
Francisco

Third Place - Jean-Philippe Dobrin; Academy of Art University

Honorable Mention - Katrina Eugenia; Pratt Institute, New York

Honorable Mention - Ian Aleksander Adams; Savannah College of Art
and Design

Greeting Card category, 106 entries:

First Place - Jill Chu; Academy of Art University

Second Place - Jean-Philippe Dobrin, Academy of Art University

Third Place - Ian Aleksander Adams; Savannah College of Art and
Design

Honorable Mention - Jui-Hung Chien; Academy of Art University

Honorable Mention - Anastasia Jantz; Savannah College of Art and
Design

Photo Book category, 46 entries:

First Place - Briana Johnson; Rochester Institute of Technology

Second Place - Tonja Gabryshak; Edmonds Community College,
Lynwood, Wash.

Third Place - Sara D'Eugenio; Virginia Commonwealth University

Honorable Mention - Katrina Eugenia; Pratt Institute

Honorable Mention - Tara Van Der Linden; Pratt Institute

First, second and third place MyShot08 winners will receive
MasterCard gift cards, print credit at H&H Color Lab and Adobe
software. Two honorable mentions were added to each category by the
judges because they felt the quality of submissions warranted more
recognition.

Virginia Commonwealth University will receive an award for having
the most students submit entries and will be rewarded for producing
the best of show winner. The VCU prize package includes a $3,500
donation to their photography program, a FujiFilm S5 camera, a $250
print credit at H&H Color Lab and up to $3,000 in Adobe software.

America also had its chance to be heard by voting online for its
favorite entry. University of Maine at Augusta student Brandi Dyer
received the most votes from Web users, more than 24,000, for her
multi-color greeting card submission and will receive an Apple(R)
iPod(R) Touch valued at $300 and a $250 print credit at H&H Color Lab.

Kamper was joined in the judging by well-known professional
photographers Jamey Stillings, Salem Krieger and Jean Miele and
industry print expert Jim Hamilton, group director, On Demand Printing
& Publishing, InfoTrends, a leading industry research and consulting
firm.

Each student who entered the MyShot08 photo contest received one
copy of their work professionally printed by H&H Color Lab on a Xerox
DocuColor(R) 240 Digital Color Printer/Copier, for their own use.

Customer Contacts:

For more information about Xerox production printing products,
call 800-ASK-XEROX or visit http://www.xerox.com/tr/products.

For more information about contest sponsors and judges visit
http://www.adobe.com, http://www.fujifilmusa.com,
http://www.hhcolorlab.com, http://www.georgekamper.com,
http://www.infotrends.com, http://www.salemkrieger.com,
http://www.jameystillings.com and http://www.jeanmiele.com.

Note: For more information on Xerox, visit http://www.xerox.com or
http://www.xerox.com. For open commentary and industry perspectives,
visit http://www.xerox.com/blogs or http://www.xerox.com/podcasts.

Xerox(R), the Xerox wordmark, MyShot08(TM) and the spherical
connection symbol are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries. DocuColor(R) is used under license.

Media:
Xerox Corporation
Neil Fagenbaum, +1 585-422-4456
neil.fagenbaum@xerox.com
or
Text 100 for Xerox Corporation
David Tyler, +1 585-697-7763
david.tyler@text100.com

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