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Mini Competition Guidelines
These are intended to encourage people to go out and take pictures in the current season and as such are strictly limited to NEW WORK.
Many of them are based around our summer meetings and winter studio sessions. When this is the case ONLY photos taken on those evenings are eligible. In the case of Named Subjects, ONLY photos that adhere to the subject will be accepted.
Entries are limited to 1 digital entry per member which may be brought in on the night.
Size to be 1400 (landscape) x 1050 (or in proportion) saved as a 72ppi jpg.
With your membership number plus picture title as the file name. Remember to write your name on your Memory Stick so it can be returned..
Everyone is strongly encouraged to enter these competitions, novice or experienced photographer alike. The whole object is to spend an
enjoyable evening looking at other member’s photos on a linked theme.
All members present will judge the photos on the same evening.
number of images the results will be announced the following week).
Entrants can only submit work that has not been placed in previous Tenby CC competitions.
There will be SEVEN (7) competitions:
THREE (3) being ‘Open’ (with up to two prints and/or projected images per entry).
ONE (1) being ‘Natural History’ (with up to two prints and/or projected images per entry).
ONE (1) being ‘Creative’ (with up to two prints and/or projected images per entry).
ONE (1) being a ‘Panels’ competition consisting of Five (5) prints on a linked Theme or 5 digital images also on a linked theme ( a 6th image to be supplied which containes all the other 5 arranged as the intended panel)..
ONE (1) being ‘AV’ which will be run as a mini-comp and judged 'in house' by all members present.
Latest in-club competition results
Latest inter-club competition results
Stage 1 - COMPETITIONS (in house)
Entries from fully paid-up members of the Tenby Camera Club only.
mini comp - any member may enter, judged in house by the members present on the night. One digital file size 1400 x 1050 @72ppi to be brought in on the night on CD
Set Subject & Open competitions - any member may enter, judged by an outside judge. Up to 2 prints/and or Dig files. SEE COMP RULES. Entries to be handed in to Comp Sec in advance (see programme)
Stage 2 - INTER-CLUB comps. All images for these are selected from the club's image pool by the External Comp Sec. They are NOT entered by individuals, only through the club. Smaller Inter-club comps: between a few clubs. One judge. Larger Inter-club comps: between a larger number of clubs from all over South Wales & some from over the border.One judge.
Memorial Trophy: important inter-club as the 2 winning clubs go on to represent the WPF in the PAGB print championships. Entries from all over Wales. One judge.
Ace of Clubs: important inter-club digital competition. Two winning clubs go on to represent the WPF at Warwick, the PAGB digital championships. Entries from all over Wales. Three judges
Stage 3 - WELSH SALON
Entries only from members of a club affliated to the WPF. Entered by individuals on payment of an entry fee per class. Three print classes & two digital classes. Members must submit their entries & fees only through the club, which then sends them on to the Welsh Salon Entries only from Wales Three judges.
Stage 4 - BRITISH OPEN CIRCUIT
Entered by individuals on payment of an entry fee per class. Large number of Salons in UK (see link here for details). Classes available vary with each Salon as do fees. Points gained from acceptances at these Salons count towards BPE crown awards (see details here). High standard of photography. Entries only from the UK Three judges.
Stage 5 - INTERNATIONALS
Entered by individuals on payment of an entry fee per class. Enormous number of Salons throughout the world (see list of competitions here). Class available vary with each Salon as do fees. Many Salons accept entries on-line and payment by PayPal. Points gained from acceptances gained at these Salons count towards FIAP distinctions and PSA distinctions. High standard of photography.
Entries from all over the world. Three Judges. (some Salons run as a Circuit; with more judges)
PRINT & DIGITAL IMAGE SIZES
Mount size to be 50cm x 40cm; you may put any size photo in this mount. Mark the back of the mount with your members number & the name of the photo (do not put you own name on the back).
Digital images to be 1400 landscape format (height in proportion, maximum of 1050px) or 1050 portrait format (length in proportion for square images) saved as a jpg file.
Each digital image must be identified by Members No. & Title of the image saved as the file name.
e.g.(No. - file name of image) 23 Sunset.jpg
Competitions are held for paid up Members only, who hold copyright of the work and display their membership number. There are severial annual Trophies which can be won, for a full list see link here.
