Club Competition Rules
Rules for entering images in a club competition
Introduction
Club competitions are generally held on the first Wednesday of most months from February to November.
Top Shot is held on the first Wednesday of December.
The Program and In Focus provide the competition subject and its definition. Any image may be entered for “Open” competitions but entries for “Set Subject” competitions must address the subject.
See ‘Competition Definitions’ for definitions of photographic categories.
How to enter
There are 2 sections:
EDI (Electronic Digital Images)
Prints - Colour and Monochrome
For the monthly competition each member may submit a maximum of 2 entries. You may put them both in any one section or spread them just so long as the total is not more than two.
Both EDI and print entries must be uploaded to the website before 8pm on the Sunday prior to the competition. This will automatically register your entries. To do this go to the Competition Entries page in the Member Menu.
Monthly Competitions
For the monthly competition each member may submit a maximum of 3 entries with up to 2 entries per section. An image or substantially the same image must not be entered in a monthly competition more than twice regardless of section. If an image receives a Merit or Special Merit it is NOT eligible for further monthly competitions but may be entered in the annual Top Shot in December. Images that do not receive an award in a monthly competition may still be entered in the Top Shot competition.
Eligible work
Computer manipulated images are permitted in all categories as long as they comply with the appropriate rules for each section and are based on your own original photographic image.
PRINT ENTRIES
Category - Prints - Colour and Monochrome
Prints are to be mounted on mat board, and are to be placed on the boards in the hall before 7.30 pm on the night of the competition. Your name and the image title should be written on the back of the mount.
- There are no size limits (maximum or minimum) for the print or mount;
- Any number of images on the same mount is acceptable and;
- Freestyle/creative/experimental prints are acceptable.
Each entry (including an EDI copy of the print entries) must be uploaded via the >Competition Entries page before the competition deadline.
Mounting of Prints
All prints must be mounted and most members prefer to use a window mount on matt board. A matt cutter may be borrowed from the club. Large prints use velcro holders to attach the mount to the display board. If the mount is too thick or heavy to use this attachment then it is the responsibility of the member to provide a suitable means of display.
For safety reasons glass must not be used in the mount.
Your name and print title must appear clearly on the back of your print. The title must be identical to that on your entry form. Display of the title and your name on the front is permitted but most members prefer to present their images “anonymously”.
Projected Images or Electronic Digital Images (EDI)
- Images must be provided in JPEG format;
- The image maximum horizontal dimension is 1920 pixels and the maximum vertical dimension is 1200 pixels;
- Images should use the sRGB colour space (preferred) or no colour space;
- The file size must not exceed 2MB;
- The file name (eg Harbour_Bridge.jpg) must include the title as registered on the entry form (e.g. Harbour_Bridge).
- Entries not compliant with the above may not be accepted in the competition;
- Entries must be uploaded to the website (see above) by 8.00 p.m. the Sunday before the competition. Late entries will not be accepted.;
- See the Resize Images page which describes how to prepare an image for entry.
Rules of Entry
In the interests of speeding up the process of recording and display of entries the following applies:
- The reverse side of prints must record the author’s name and print title.
- Each entry (including an EDI copy of the print entries) must be uploaded via the Competition Entriespage before the competition deadline.
Annual Awards
The following points are awarded for monthly competitions.
| Entry | 1 point |
| Merit Award | 3 points |
| Special Merit | 5 points |
Annual Awards are made based on the cumulative results throughout the year.
Awards will be made to the highest point scores in each section and the aggregate of all sections.
Top Shot
This competition is held on the first meeting in December.
The rules may vary from year to year, and are usually published in the November and December issues of In Focus.
Photo Gallery
The Competitions album in the Photo Gallery will be automatically created from the entries submitted to the competition. Entries awarded Merits and Special Merits will be mentioned.
