The feedback I got from Missouri Press Association led me to change my final cover quite a bit. From their critique of everyone's individual covers, I gathered that they really wanted to utilize color while still keeping the covers professional. They had wanted me to make my white box less opaque to show more of Smith, but I decided to switch the white to blue to make her even more visible. I also zoomed in on her and upped the contrast in Photoshop so she stood out more.
I also added an emboss to "Madam Chairman" and put the dek in white bars to mimic the flag and also make the words more legible.
Overall, this cover wasn't what I had envisioned, but I do want to give the judges an option they think could work for their readers. I hope this was a bit more on the mark.
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