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1st place = $750 - 2nd place = $500 - 3rd place = $300
Plus 5 Honorable Mentions = $50 each

Enter your ceiling into our 2005 Best American Tin Ceiling Contest. Entries must be received by December 31, 2005. Winners will be announced in Febuary of 2006 with a $750 grand prize awarded to 1st place.

Send us 3 - 5 high resolution digital Jpeg files of your American Tin Ceiling, along with your personal comments regarding the ceiling. Our team of designers will review your submissions, and if your photos are selected, they will be displayed on our website with your quoted comments. Final entries will be judged by our best designers and the cash prizes will be awarded to the deserving winners.

To be eligible to for the contest, your submission must meet these qualifications:

* The ceiling depicted in your photos must have been purchased from The American Tin Ceiling Co.
* A minimum of 3 photos per submission, maximum of 10 photos.
* Customer comments must accompany the submission.
* Photos must be a first time submission (resubmissions are not eligible).
* Photos must be of a good visual clarity.
* Photos must be delivered in high resolution format (300dpi, camera quality setting 'High').
* Photos must be of a traditional ceiling installation (backsplash or wall applications do not qualify).
* The submission must satisfy the terms and conditions listed here.
* One entry per ceiling.
Enter your name, state, comments and upload 3-5 digital images of your American Tin Ceiling.
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The American Tin Ceiling Co. makes no guarantees as to inclusion for final judging.
The Photograph

Throughout previous contests, the images we receive are the makers and breakers of the decision of who wins. All of the contestants prove to have a wonderful ceiling, but fail to show it. When photographing your tin ceiling, there are a few points that need to be addressed.

1. Consider that without the rest of the room, the ceiling would not be there! Take considerable attention to the whole room, not just the ceiling. Straight on shots are not very pleasing.

2. Lighting is a key issue. If you have to use a flash, make sure it does not cause hot spots on the panels. It can be difficult shooting reflective material, so be sure not to direct the flash on the panels themselves.

3. Composition is a major role in any photograph. When thinking about #1, remember to frame the shot with a clear understanding of what you want the photo to look like in the end.

4. Quality of the final picture is of most importance when posting on our website. If the photo is a digital file, make sure to send a 300dpi file, high resolution (camera setting quality - high).

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Entry PRIZES

Every qualified entry will receive their choice of consolation prizes. We are offering gift certificates to;

1. Amazon.com, 2. The Home Depot, or 3. Outback Steakhouse.

Only qualified entries will be eligible for gift certificates.

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Why are Tin Ceilings so popular today?

Tin Ceilings remind us of a different time in our country's history. Tin Ceilings stir memories of gentler days when elegance and beauty reigned. A slower paced era where style and grace were the watchwords in home decor. Old time victorian homes, formal parlors, farmhouses with wood burning stoves and other historic architecture we've seen in literature and film or remember from our childhood.

It is said that "Everything Old Becomes New Again". It reinvents itself and becomes fashionable again, perhaps because it was so fashionable in the first place. Fashion goes in and out of style as modern ideas are introduced to the market. But the popular styling's of the past always cycle back into modern contemporary culture. The Tin Ceiling exemplifies this concept.