Competition Rules and Guidance
This page contains the competition rules for internal competitions at the club, together with guidelines for submitting prints and digital files. Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting your photos. If you need any clarification of these rules, please ask any member of the committee, who will be pleased to help.
WPC organises competitions for its members on a monthly basis, as well as special annual competitions held at the end of the season. Competitions are open to Club Members only.
The main benefit to people submitting their photos is to obtain an independent appraisal of their work and learn how to improve their photography. As such, a ‘competition’ does not need to be entered for competitive reasons: you can enter simply to obtain some useful feedback about your work.
Photos are assessed by an external judge recommended by the Chiltern Association of Camera Clubs (CACC). Judges will be experienced photographers who have received specific training, organised by the CACC, to ensure that common criteria are used.
In monthly competitions, marks are awarded out of 20 for each photograph; for annual competitions the judge simply chooses the ‘best’ photo or portfolio.
Each monthly competition will either be classified as ‘no set subject’ meaning that you can enter any photograph you wish.
Marks awarded at monthly competitions are accumulated during the season and the person with the most marks in each section at the end of the season is awarded a trophy. Individual trophies for the annual competitions are also awarded.
Image allowance, per monthly competition
For the four monthly competitions (NSS1, NSS2, NSS3 and Themed) you can submit one image for each of the three categories:
1 x Monochrome Print, 1 x Colour Print, 1 x Digital Projected Image
Different rules apply to Portfolio / travel / architecture and Annual competitions
Prints
Image Bank - Prints with a score of 18+
After the Competition, any image awarded 18, 19 or 20 marks MUST be sent to the image bank email account wpcimagebank@gmail.com using the following filename format:
Author - Filename - Points awarded - Colour or Mono print - Competition & Date
e.g. Your Name_Photo Title-10-CP-NSS2-Nov2019
These images, together with the DPI's with similar scores, form the pool from which images are chosen for External Competitions with other local clubs.
This page contains the competition rules for internal competitions at the club, together with guidelines for submitting prints and digital files. Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting your photos. If you need any clarification of these rules, please ask any member of the committee, who will be pleased to help.
WPC organises competitions for its members on a monthly basis, as well as special annual competitions held at the end of the season. Competitions are open to Club Members only.
The main benefit to people submitting their photos is to obtain an independent appraisal of their work and learn how to improve their photography. As such, a ‘competition’ does not need to be entered for competitive reasons: you can enter simply to obtain some useful feedback about your work.
Photos are assessed by an external judge recommended by the Chiltern Association of Camera Clubs (CACC). Judges will be experienced photographers who have received specific training, organised by the CACC, to ensure that common criteria are used.
In monthly competitions, marks are awarded out of 20 for each photograph; for annual competitions the judge simply chooses the ‘best’ photo or portfolio.
Each monthly competition will either be classified as ‘no set subject’ meaning that you can enter any photograph you wish.
Marks awarded at monthly competitions are accumulated during the season and the person with the most marks in each section at the end of the season is awarded a trophy. Individual trophies for the annual competitions are also awarded.
Image allowance, per monthly competition
For the four monthly competitions (NSS1, NSS2, NSS3 and Themed) you can submit one image for each of the three categories:
1 x Monochrome Print, 1 x Colour Print, 1 x Digital Projected Image
Different rules apply to Portfolio / travel / architecture and Annual competitions
Prints
- Prints must be mounted onto stiff card with a maximum dimension of 500mm x 400mm.
- You can mount prints by cutting an aperture and attaching the image using Framing Tape. Please refer to the Print Mounting Guide for information on how to do this.
- OR you can fix the image directly to the front of the card using glue or double sided tape.
- Your Name and Title must be shown clearly in the top left-hand corner on the back of the mount.
- Prints must be brought to the club on the Thursday one week prior to the competition night. No late entries will be allowed.
Image Bank - Prints with a score of 18+
After the Competition, any image awarded 18, 19 or 20 marks MUST be sent to the image bank email account wpcimagebank@gmail.com using the following filename format:
Author - Filename - Points awarded - Colour or Mono print - Competition & Date
e.g. Your Name_Photo Title-10-CP-NSS2-Nov2019
These images, together with the DPI's with similar scores, form the pool from which images are chosen for External Competitions with other local clubs.
Digital Projected Image (DPI)
Your DPI image must be emailed to: wpc.competitions@gmail.com only
The image must conform to the following:
You will receive an automated reply to say that your image has been received.
No late entries will be allowed.
Sending in your images
Prints must be handed in the week before the competition, not on the day of the competition.
DPIs should be submitted no later than midnight on the Sunday preceding the competition.
Your DPI image must be emailed to: wpc.competitions@gmail.com only
The image must conform to the following:
- The image must be sized to 1400 horizontal pixels max x 1050 vertical pixels max.
All image must fit into this canvas size. Scale as necessary. No rotation required for portrait format.
See examples on right > - Maximum file size is 2Mb.
- The format file name must be: Your Name_Photo Title.jpg
You will receive an automated reply to say that your image has been received.
No late entries will be allowed.
Sending in your images
Prints must be handed in the week before the competition, not on the day of the competition.
DPIs should be submitted no later than midnight on the Sunday preceding the competition.
2023-2023 Rules
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