Listed below are a number of links to documents that you can download. They include information sheets on photography as well as important information relating to Club competitions

Club Competition Rules and Techniques

Sizing, Colour Profile and Naming of Competition images – This is essential information for submitting image to all Club competitions.

Mount and Aperture sizes – a few suggestions for presenting your images

Competition Print Labels – These should be attached to the back of each print in the top lefthand corner for all prints submitted in a Club competition.

Pre-Set for Lightroom  – Instructions to set up Lightroom pre-set to export images in the correct format for Club competions.

Entries should be sent to competitions@chardcameraclub.org.uk stating the name of the competition in the email header.

Downloadable Club Programme

programme 2025-26   – Download a copy of the Chard Camera Cub programme 2024/25 by clicking this link

External Competitions

WCPF Members’ Exhibition – An explanation of this annual competition

Annual Club Competitions

There are two ‘Hunt‘ competitions open to members each year which are the Roving and the Walking hunts. These competitions require entrants to submit 10 digital images based on the requirements set out by the hunt organisers who will also be the competitions judges.

This a fun competition and final scores will not affect the ‘Stars of the Year‘ competition, however, placed entries will receive a certificate! The deadline for submitting all entries is shown on the Club programme

All the usual requirements for submitting digital images apply and entries should be sent to competitions@chardcameraclub.org.uk stating the name of the competition in the email header.

To make these competitions  completely inclusive NO post processing is allowed except for cropping

Roving Hunt. 

The Roving hunt requires entrants to follow a route, by car, and take 10 photographs of specific subjects as detailed in the hunt directions. A link for the 2025 Hunt will be posted here when ready. 

Walking Hunt.

The Walking hunt will be based on a location that can easily be walked and will also require entrants to submit 10 images.  A link for the 2025 Hunt will be posted here when ready.