For 2006, all competitions will be conducted using the
digital images of your digital and slide entries. Photographers
are allowed a maximum of 2 images per category.
Each competition
will have two Theme categories and one Open Subject category.
The Open
Subject
category will alternate between "Artistic" and "Traditional" classifications
each competition. If a competition's Open Subject is "Artistic",
then the two Theme categories will both be "Traditional." If
the competition's Open Subject is "Traditional," then
one Theme will be "Artistic"
and the other "Traditional". In this way, every competition
consists of one "Artistic" and two "Traditional" classifications.
"Artistic" classification submissions
(for both Theme and Open Subject categories), permit
the use of all forms of digital manipulation, including
special effects, adding and deleting elements, collage, artistic
effects, color modifications, etc. Submitting Before and After
images is encouraged
for Artistic classification categories, to allow the viewers to
gauge the depth of the changes.
"Traditional" classification submissions
(for both Theme and Open categorys) permit
only minor manipulations using
techniques which
replicate
traditional darkroom practices such as burning, dodging, color
correction, and contrast control. No adding or deleting of elements
or artistic
effects is permitted. Before and After images are not required.
Theme submissions MUST follow the specified theme.
All images are to be submitted to the competition organizer,
at least 2 days prior to a competition to allow time to oorganize
the competition.
All images are to be delivered in
digital format. If your image is a slide, you have two options:
-
The photographer does his/her own scan, either
on their own equipment, or having a friend or a commercial
company (such as Chrome) do the scanning. Once you have the
image in a digital format, you can provide it to the competition
organizer at least 2 days in advance of the competition.
- If you do not have access to scanning equipment, there are several
GA Camera Club members who may be willing to provide this service.
You will need to provide the slides at least 1 week in advance
of a competition (if you plan to add artistic manipulations to
the digitized image, get your images scanned early.) Contact
the Club Secretary for a list of club members who can scan your
slides
(this list
may change over time.)
Digital images must be submitted in .jpg format. File size to be
1920 pixels max wide for horizontal compositions or 1280
pixels max height for vertical compositions. (Note: images will be displayed
in horizontal format, vertical or odd sized format will not fill the
frame.)
All 2006 competitions will be conducted using
the digital images of your digital and slide entries in accordance
with a
NEW judging scale of 1-10 (in place of the previous 3-9 scale),
as follows:
| SCORE |
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| 10 |
Superior. Technically superior. High impact, perfectly exposed and
tack sharp (unless intentionally soft or out of focus.)
No improvements could be made. Relevant to the Theme
of the competition. |
| 7-9 |
Above Average to Excellent. Technically correct.
High impact, perfectly exposed and tack sharp (unless
intentionally soft or out of focus.) Only minor improvements
could be made. Relevant to the Theme of the competition. |
| 4-6 |
Average. Technically correct. Good impact. Correctly
exposed and sharp (unless intentionally soft or out of
focus.) Improvements could be made to improve impact,
exposure and/or sharpness. Relevant to the Theme of the
competition. |
| 1-3 |
Below Average. Little impact or imagination.
Out of focus, over or underexposed. Entries in Theme
competition which do not conform to the theme shall be
scored "1". |
In each competition category, at least 3 places
will be awarded, when up to 10 total entries occur in that
category, if 11-13 entries then 4 places, if 14-16 entries
then 5 places. At the end of the year, all images which have
placed in each competition will be
judged by an
outside photography
professional. Awards will be presented at our Annual Banquet.
JUDGING CRITERIA
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Impact — What you see first, first impression,
holds you eye.
-
Creativity — Use of imagination, originality,
unusual angle, cropping, lighting, etc.
-
Composition — Good placement
of subject (rule of thirds), symmetry, harmonious proportions,
color, moods, etc.
-
Color Balance — Creative use of color.
-
Center
of Interest — Is there a Theme? Fill the
frame.
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Lighting — Side, back, mood? Very Important!
-
Purpose — Story
telling - achievement of purpose needs to be apparent.
-
Sharpness — Is
the image tack sharp, in focus or out of focus
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