Competition Rules

Competition Format

Competition dates are shown on the Club programme. Entry deadline is usually the meeting prior to the competition which is normally 2 weeks before.
Each competition will comprise of 2 categories:
1. Special category – This will change for each separate competition and will be shown on the programme.
2. Open category – Entries can be of any subject matter.
A member may enter a maximum of 3 images in both categories. These may be either Prints or DPI’s or a combination of the 2, the only stipulation is a maximum of 3 images per category.
All images will be scored by the judge, however, ONLY the highest scoring image in each category and each format(Print or DPI) will go towards the end of year competition.

Only fully paid up members are eligible to enter competitions.
Copies – It is an infringement of Copyright to take copies of photographs other than the photographer’s own work. Such prints cannot be entered for Club Competitions.
There is only one competition class for all Club Members.
Each Print & Digital Image must be endorsed with the owner’s membership number and the Competition for which it is being entered, i.e. Special Subject or Open, together with the image title.
All images submitted must have been taken within five years of the competition.
The Competition Secretary may use their discretion to refuse an entry.

Print sizes are maximum 50cm x 40cm and there is no minimum size. If a print is 50cm x 40cm it must be flush mounted. Prints are usually fixed to a backing board(same size as the mount) and the mount is fixed over the backing board. It is very important that whatever is used to fix both the print and the backing board it is applied in such a way that there is no danger of them sticking to other mounted prints when being transported. So please do not use sellotape or parcel tape. Fixing options are:
- - Using low tack tape (photographic tape), doubled over.
  - Spray print glue.
  - Prit Stick
  - Double sided tape
Mount Sizes for all competitions are to be 50cm x 40cm.
Prints may be commercially processed.
Prints must be labelled on the back, top left hand corner, using the pre-prepared labels that can be downloaded from the Download section of this website. See this Link.
A DPI copy of your Print entry must be submitted to the competitions Secretary at the same time in the same format as DPI competition entries – See below.

All digital projected images for Selected Monthly competition must be Jpegs, no larger than 1600 pixels width, x 1200 pixels (height) in landscape and no taller than 1200 pixels in portrait.
All work submitted into a competition must be Titled, in order for it to be identified by the Competition Secretary.
The author shall ensure that prints are titled differently when the same subject is presented.
Each Digital Image shall be titled with: Members Number_Competition title_Image name.jpg
1. For example: 035_Landscape_A Forrest Path.jpg OR 035_Open_Shut that door.jpg (Please note UNDERSCORE !)
Images are to be sent to competitions@chardcameraclub.org.uk and will be accepted up to midnight on the entry date given for that months competition.

Scoring for Club Competitions is decided by the judge of the competition and will be marked using a scale of 1 – 20 points, at the judge’s discretion.
Judges will be invited to judge all Selected monthly competitions and will mark the prints and digital images accordingly.
Prints and Digital Images gaining 1st, 2nd and 3rd MAY NOT be entered again in the Selected Monthly Competitions. Unplaced prints and DPI’s may be entered again at 12 monthly intervals.
All Winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd placed), Prints & Digital Images can be entered into the End of Year Competitions.
Judges will be invited to judge the End of Year Awards.

Other internal competitions will be judged by the Originator of the Competition.
There are three other competitions during the Club’s Season:-
1. Roving Hunt – 10 images.
2. Walking Hunt – 10 images.
Images must be Jpegs, no larger than 1600 pixels (width) x 1200 pixels (height) in landscape and no taller than 1200 pixels in portrait. Images can be colour or monochrome. No digital manipulation allowed, although the images may be ‘cropped’.