Scale Model Photography Contest III

Contest rules & regulations (as published)

1. Entrants had to be the sole creator and rights-holder of their photographs; legal responsibility for publication rested with the entrant, not BMCC/Scale Arts In.
2. Nominees could be asked for ID, age or residence proof, to be provided within three days or risk disqualification.
3. Entrants retained copyright, but granted BMCC and Scale Arts In free rights to publish for editorial/promotional use with credit.
4. A five-member BMCC judging panel determined nominees and winners from a final shortlist.
5. Judging criteria: originality, realism, creativity, technique and aesthetics, via an automated points system across elimination rounds.
6. All official communication was via BMCC's Instagram account (beantownmcc).
7. The contest ran 3rd–18th July (2000 hrs); winners were announced 20th July.
8. Judges' decisions were final; no correspondence entered into.
9. Held on Instagram — entrants had to follow both BMCC and Scale Arts In (scaleartsindia), and tag both on their entry.
10. Subject: any model of any scale; creative use of props and human figures allowed.
11. No limit on entries per participant.
12. Captions had to mention Model Name, Year, Brand and Scale.
13. Entries had to be new images, not previously posted; accounts had to be public.
14. First place: ₹7,500 voucher; second: ₹5,000; third: ₹2,500 — redeemable at scaleartsin.com, shipped directly by Scale Arts In.
15. Non-compliance meant immediate elimination or disqualification.

Prizes courtesy Scale Arts In. Winners were announced by 2200 hrs on 20th July on BMCC's Instagram page.