Spring 2008 Photo Show
& 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 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.
5. Color or Black-and-White photos from slides, negatives or digital cameras are acceptable.
6. Image manipulation is restricted to ordinary techniques (H) generally applied to the printing of photographs; only exception at OPEN/DIGITALLY ALTERED CATEGORY
7. Photographs must have been shot within the last two years by the person entering it into the contest.
8. Prior contest winning pictures will not be eligible. Mini contests winning photos are excluded from this rule.
9. 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.
10. If there are more entries than the display boards will accommodate, we will hold some aside, but they will still be judged and critiqued.
11. All entries must be dropped off at the library during the time specified below, no mail-in entries.
12. 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.
H. 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.
JUDGING
Judging will be on Monday, May 12, 2008 just prior our normal meeting. Our judges Wendy Watriss, FotoFest Curator and Co-founder, and, Marty Carden, HCP's Exhibitions Committee Chair and well known photographer, 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, May 10, 2008 from 1-3 PM. at the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. Late entries cannot be accepted.
ATTEND THE JUDGING -- Monday, May 12, 2008 at 6:30 PM for critique/awards presentation.
PICK UP YOUR ENTRIES -- Monday, June 9, 2008 during our regular meeting, at the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. If you cannot be there, please make arrangements with somebody to pick up your entries.
CATEGORIES
- SEASONS
- BUGS & BUTTERFLIES
- BLACK & WHITE General
- GLASS
- NATURAL LIGHT/NO FLASH
- OPEN/DIGITALLY ALTERED
Please keep in mind this show will be public, and accessible to children. No nude photography is permitted.
