Club competition rules and trophies

Amended by the CCC Committee on 18th May 2011 (Version number: 2011v1)

• General rules
• Classes of author
• Projected digital image (PDI) competitions and trophies
• Print competition rules and trophies
• Audio visual (AV) competition rules and trophies
• Special awards

General rules

1. Images may be of any subject but will be judged as pictorial in nature. They may be naturalistic, creative or experimental and be digitally manipulated in any manner.
2. Images must have significant photographic content ie. from a traditional photographic process, digital camera or scanner. Images created solely in a computer are not acceptable.
3. All entries must be the original copyright of the photographer submitting them. Images taken by someone other than the author are not acceptable.
4. There are separate competitions for prints, AV's and projected digital images.
5. Entries may be colour or monochrome except where specified in a trophy competition.
6. Each entry in a club competition shall be awarded points by a judge up to a maximum of 20.
7. Points for the three highest marked entries for each competitor in each Open or Set Subject competition (“points” competitions) shall accumulate through the season to determine the individual winners of league trophies for each class. An image may be submitted in a second points competition if it has scored 17 points or under on its first outing. This must be done within 12 months of its first competition entry.
8. When the competition is for a specific trophy (eg. Andrews Cup or SB Cup) then a single winning image will be announced. A trophy will only be awarded where there are two or more entrants in the applicable competition.
9. You cannot enter an image into both PDI and Print competitions in the same season.
10. An image which has been significantly altered from the original is classed as a new image for competition purposes.
11. Only 1 image in a run or strip of images may be submitted into competitions.
12. Acceptance of a late entry to club competitions is entirely at the discretion of the Competition Secretary responsible.

Classes of author

Members are split into two classes based on their previous photographic standard within the club. New members are generally classed as Intermediate unless they have previous external recognition for their work eg. PAGB Awards or RPS Distinctions. The Committee will decide which members progress from Intermediate to Advanced class on a yearly basis. This decision will be based on average scores across the season. Members will have different ratings for Print and PDI competitions so it is possible that you may not be in the same class for both disciplines.

Projected digital image competitions

PDI rules

1. Each member can submit up to 4 images for entry into each points competition. Your 4th choice image should be made known to the competition secretary. If the competition is over-subscribed 4th choice
   entries may be removed at the discretion of the competition secretary.
2. All images must be provided in JPEG file format.
3. Images should be 1400 x 1050 pixels maximum (for portrait mode this will be 1050 on the longest side and landscape mode will be 1400 on the longest side). For best results with our projector it is recommended that images should have a colour profile of sRGB. They should also be in RGB
   mode (even for monochrome).
4. All images must be named correctly with the title and the author’s name in this format:
   'Title by Author.jpg' for example: Flowers by David Smith.jpg
5. Images can be provided on either a CD/Memory Stick or be sent via email.
6. All CD’s/memory sticks must be handed to the Competition Secretary by the Thursday preceding the competition date or alternatively, email entries must be sent to croxleycameraclub@yahoo.co.uk by midnight on the Saturday before the competition. If you do not receive an email reply acknowledging your email please contact the competition secretary to ensure they have been received. Incorrectly named or sized images will only be accepted into the competition at the discretion of the Competition
   Secretary.

PDI points trophies

• 66 Cup
  For the I class member gaining most points in Open and Set Subject PDI competitions
• The Presidents Cup
  For the A class member gaining most points in Open and Set Subject PDI competitions

PDI specific trophies

• The Tricket Cup
  Will be awarded to the author with the most accumulated points across two Triptych competitions in
  the season.

Images must be a single image file that is made up of either three different images or an image that has been split to make three different images. They may also contain a fourth background image rather than a plain background. Members may enter up to 4 images per triptych competition. An image may be submitted in a second triptych competition if it has scored 17 points or under on its first outing. This must be done within 12 months of its first competition entry.

• The SB Cup
  Will be awarded to the best digital image taken on a club Studio Evening in the current season.

  Any images taken at a Studio Evening after the SB Cup is awarded can be entered in the next season.
  Members can enter up to 4 images. Images may have already been entered in PDI points competitions in the
  current season.

• The Colour Challenge Cup
  Will be for the best PDI of the year.

  All images that have scored 18 points or above in a PDI points competition in the current season are eligible to enter.

Print competitions

Print rules

1. Each member can submit up to 5 prints for entry into each competition. Each entry should be marked 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in order of preference. If the competition is over-subscribed entries marked 5, 4 or 3 may be removed at the competition secretary's discretion.
2. Entries may be printed by the entrant or trade processed. Each print must have an image size of not less than 7 x 5 inches and be securely mounted on a firm mount. On the back of the mount should be marked the members name, whether A or I, and the title of the picture.
3. Titles of the print entries must be given to the Print Secretary one week prior to the competition and the prints delivered to the hall on the evening of the competition by 7.40pm at the latest.

Print points trophies

• The Woollen Cup
  For the I class member gaining most points in print Open and Set Subject competitions
• Hammond Trophy
  For the A class member gaining most points in print Open and Set Subject competitions

Print specific trophies

• The Corbishley Shield
  For the Best Colour Print of the Year

  All colour images that have scored 18 points or above in a print points competition in the current season are
  eligible to enter.

• The Andrews Challenge Cup
  For the Best Monochrome Print of the Year

  All monochrome images that have scored 18 points or above in a print points competition in the current season are eligible to enter. Monochrome is defined as black and white with or without graduated tones. It
  can be modified by a single tone rendered over the whole image.

Audio Visual competition

AV rules

1. This competition is open to members of both classes and there is only one classification category.
2. Each member may submit up to four AV's. They must be submitted as executable files, be under 6 minutes in length and must consist of the author's own images set to music and/or commentary. AV’s must be submitted two weeks before the competition night. Longer AV's or AV’s in different file formats may be considered for entry at the discretion of the Competition Secretary.

AV trophies

• 2010 Cup
  For winning AV entry in a specified AV competition

Special awards

The Club has a number of special awards that can be awarded to members on a yearly basis.

• Best Newcomer Award
  The Newcomer’s Cup For the most points gained by a member in their first season entering print and PDI points competitions

  The first season a member enters competitions they will be eligible to win the Best Newcomer Award. This will be decided on points across both PDI and Print points competitions. Members must inform the competitions secretaries that this is their first season.

• Members Choice Award
  Members Choice Award The members favourite image of the season.

  Voting for the Members Choice will take place during the Chairman’s Evening each year. Images must have scored 20 points in any PDI competition in the current season to be entered into the members choice vote. A voting form will be produced prior to the vote and eligible images will be displayed on the night of voting. Members can vote for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. 5 points will be awarded for each 1st vote, 3 points for each 2nd vote and 1 point for each 3rd vote. The winner will be the image with the most points.

• Most Improved Photography Award
  Most Improved Photography Award This is a discretionary award given to a member who has shown an outstanding improvement in their photography.

  The committee will decide whether this will be awarded on a yearly basis