Spring 2006
Photo Show & Competition
COMPETITION RULES
1. All entries
will be subject to the Woodlands Photography Club Rules.
2. Entry fees:
a. Members pay $3.00 per picture submitted. Please pay your entry
fees with a check if possible. The treasurer will have only a limited
amount of money available for making change.
b. Nonmembers are welcome to join the club ($20/person or $30 per
family annual fee) to be able to enter this competition.
3. Maximum of twelve photographs per person, two photos per category.
4. Presentation: Pictures must be mounted, matted and framed (maximum
16X20 size outer dimensions), wired to hang on a hook. Exemption:
panoramic entries in the Creative category
can be framed using a maximum frame size of 36X13.
5. Color or Black-and-White photos from slides, negatives or digital
cameras are acceptable. No more manipulation will be allowed than
what could be done within a traditional darkroom. All entries in the
Creative/Open category are exempt
from this rule.
6. Photographs must have been shot within the last two years by the
person entering it into the contest. 7. Prior contest winning pictures
will not be eligible. Mini contests winning photos are excluded from
this rule.
8. Entry forms will be available at our website, at our monthly meetings,
and at check in. You should put your name in the lower right corner
on the back of your entry to identify each entry and help prevent
its loss. No names from the photographer should be shown on the front
of the picture.
9. If there are more entries than the display boards will accommodate,
we will hold some aside, but they will still be judged and critiqued.
10. All entries must be dropped off at the library during the time
specified below, no mail-in entries.
11. All entries must be picked up at the time specified below. If
you cannot pick up the entry yourself, please arrange for another
person to pick it up for you. Entries not picked up at specified time
will be considered abandoned and dealt with at the board's discretion.
JUDGING
Judges:
Joe Baraban and Gerard Vacca, will be judging our exhibit.
Judging
will be on Monday, April 10 just prior our normal meeting. Our judges
will stay during the meeting and share comments and criticisms on
the submittals. "Best of the Show" and 1st., 2nd., 3rd.,
and Honorable Mention will be awarded in each category.
DATES AND TIMES
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES --
Saturday, April 1st.,
2006 from1 PM until 3 PM. at the South Branch
Library in The Woodlands. Late entries cannot be accepted.
ATTEND THE JUDGING -- Monday, April 10,
2006 at 7:00 PM for critique/awards presentation.
PICK UP YOUR ENTRIES -- Saturday,
April 29, 2006 from 9 AM to 11 AM at the South Branch Library in The
Woodlands. If you cannot be there, please make arrangements with somebody
to pick up your entries.
CATEGORIES
· NATURE LANDSCAPE
· NATURE WILDLIFE
· PEOPLE:
PORTRAITS
· TRANSPORTATION
· OPEN/CREATIVE
· B&W
