Spring 2009 Photo Show & Competition
COMPETITION RULES
- All entries will be subject to the Woodlands Photography Club Rules. The board reserves the right to remove any photograph thought to be in question for any reason. Digital files may be required for authentication.
- Entry fees
- 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.
- Nonmembers must join the club ($25/person or $35 per family annual fee) to be eligible to enter this competition.
- Maximum of twelve photographs per person, two photos per category.
- Presentation: Pictures must be mounted, matted and framed (maximum OUTER FRAME TOTAL DIMENSION 17X21), WIRED to hang on a hook. NO EXCEPTIONS! All photos submitted are subject to measuring. If these rules are not met, the photo will not be allowed to be submitted.
- Color or Black-and-White photos from slides, negatives or digital cameras are acceptable.
- Image manipulation is restricted to ordinary techniques generally applied to the printing of photographs; the only exception is OPEN/DIGITALLY ALTERED CATEGORY. Ordinary techniques include processes such as the adjusting of contrast, brightness, sharpness, and color when applied to the entire image. Burning and dodging, along with the spotting of dust and scratches are considered ordinary techniques.
- Photographs must have been shot within the last two years by the person entering it into the contest.
- Prior contest winning pictures will not be eligible. Mini and assignment contests winning photos are excluded from this rule.
- 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.
- If there are more entries than the display boards will accommodate, we will hold some aside, but they will still be judged and critiqued.
- All entries must be dropped off at the library during the time specified below, no mail-in entries.
- 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
Judging will be held on Monday, March 9, 2009, just prior to our normal meeting. Our judge(s), Ted Washington, will stay during the meeting and share comments and criticisms on the photographs. First, Second, Third, and Honorable Mention will be awarded in each category plus a “Best of Show” award.
DATES AND TIMES
SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES -- Saturday, March 7, 2009, from 9-11 AM at the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. Limit 2 pictures per category, per member. Late entries cannot be accepted.
ATTEND THE JUDGING -- Monday, March 9, 2009 at 6:30 PM for critique/awards presentation.
PICK UP YOUR ENTRIES -- Only the 1st prize, Best of Show, and Members Choice will be displayed in the library for the month of March. All other submissions will be removed from the library on March 9, 2009, after the critique and awards. Tuesday, March 27, 2009, the 1st prize, Best of Show, and Members Choice must be removed from the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. If you cannot be there, please make arrangements with somebody to pick up your entries.
CATEGORIES
- WESTERN
- FOOD
- BLACK & WHITE [Daily Life]
- WATER
- PAINTING WITH LIGHT
- OPEN/DIGITALLY ALTERED
Please keep in mind this show will be public, and accessible to children. No nude photography is permitted.
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