General Competition Rules
Members entering the annual competitions for the first time should seek guidance from the respective leader as to which classification they should be in, the options being 'Development' or 'Advanced'.
Members who come first in the Development class in one of the annual print or PDI finals will be promoted next season to the Advanced class. A request not to move to the higher classification will be considered. Their classification will be the same for print and PDI annual competitions.
Members of all classifications may enter open competitions.
To promote new work from Members, it is only permitted to enter an image once in competitions where single images are judged, i.e. annual competition rounds, landscape, natural history, special set subject and the monochrome competitions. The same image may not be entered in another single print or single PDI competition.
An image entered in one of the above competitions may however be entered in any of the multiple image competitions i.e. The Themed Panel (Strong Trophy) and PDI Photographer of the Year Portfolio (Southern Cross Trophy). Conversely, any image entered in a multiple image competition may be entered in one single image competition. For example, a landscape entered in the PDI Photographer of the Year competition could be entered in a Landscape competition.
Entries must be submitted at least one week before the date of each competition.
By entering an image in an internal competition, it shall be assumed that the Member agrees for the image to be displayed on the Society website and used by the Society for publicity or marketing purposes.
If a Member does not accept this condition of entry, the Member should inform the Secretary by e-mail or letter and their wish will be respected.
Print Competition Rules
GENERAL
All prints must be mounted with the maximum overall size not exceeding 50cm x 40cm. A Society label stating the print title, name of the photographer, competition name and competition date shall be attached to the back of the print mount.
OPEN PRINT COMPETITIONS
Open competitions are set subject competitions and open to entries from all Members of the Society, irrespective of their classification. The title policy described above applies and print sizing within the maximum sizes stated is open to personal interpretation.
Where there is an open competition on the same evening involving prints and PDI’s (Landscape, Natural History and Set Subject competitions), each Member will limit their entry to two images in total that could comprise two prints or two PDI’s or one of each.
THEMED PANEL - (Strong Trophy)
An entry of six prints is to be displayed and judged as a coherent panel. No more than one panel per entrant.
NATURAL HISTORY - (John Burn Memorial Trophy)
LANDSCAPE - (The Girling Award)
SET SUBJECT - (Special Competition)
(The subject will be decided upon each year)
MONOCHROME COMPETITION - (Stafford Trophy)
No more than three prints per entrant with each print numbered 1, 2 or 3
In the event of there being too many prints entered, the third will be excluded. Prints are to be produced in accordance with the monochrome definition contained under ADVICE.
PRINT OF THE YEAR - (Gay Biddlecombe Trophy)
The six first place winners drawn from all the print competitions (including both the Development and Advanced Class winners) together with one print chosen by the successful winner from the Themed Panel (Strong Trophy) will automatically be entered for this trophy.
ANNUAL PRINT COMPETITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CLASS - Keith Donald Shield
ADVANCED CLASS - Founder’s Cup
In each of the above competitions there will be four rounds during the season with Members entering a maximum of two prints in each of the rounds. From each round a number of prints will be selected by the judge for the final. Each entrant may re-submit one unsuccessful print from the rounds into the final.
The number of prints each entrant may submit and the number of rounds may change from year to year. If in doubt, please check with the Print Leader.
PDI Competition Rules
GENERAL
All digital images submitted for a competition must be titled in the format shown under the ADVICE section below.
OPEN PDI COMPETITIONS
Open competitions are set subject competitions and open to entries from all Members of the Society, irrespective of their classification. The PDI title and image sizing policy described under the ADVICE section below applies.
Where there is an open competition involving prints and PDI’s (Landscape, Natural History and Set Subject competitions), each Member will limit their entry to two images in total that could comprise two prints or two PDI’s or one of each.
PDI PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR PORTFOLIO – (Southern Cross Trophy)
The portfolio shall comprise six images that demonstrate the photographer’s versatility. This may be achieved by providing no more than one image from each of six different subject categories chosen from, for example, abstract, architecture, movement, pattern, landscape, natural history, people, record, still life (tabletop) and transport. Only one portfolio shall be allowed per entrant.
NATURAL HISTORY – (Roger Blackwell Trophy)
LANDSCAPE – (Betty Wells Trophy)
SET SUBJECT – (Special Competition)
(The subject will be decided upon each year)
AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION – (Peggy Ash Memorial Trophy)
No more than two digital audio visual sequences per Member may be entered. Each sequence to be a maximum of 5 minutes long. Joint entries are permitted. If the number of entries exceeds the Colour Show running time, the Sub-committee reserves the right to select from these sequences to form a balanced show. Sequence subject and music must be registered with the Colour Show Producer as early as possible. Competition sequences can be entered through the year but must be received by the Colour Show Producer by the first meeting in January.
AUDIO VISUAL SOUNDTRACK COMPETITION – (Camera Centre Award)
This award is for the best soundtrack accompanying an audio visual sequence in the Peggy Ash Memorial trophy [See paragraph in ADVICE section below as to what is required in this competition].
ANNUAL PDI COMPETITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CLASS – (Sussex Shield)
ADVANCED CLASS – (Albert Hillman Cup)
In each of the above competitions there will be four rounds during the season with Members entering a maximum of two digital images in each of the rounds. From each round a number of images will be selected by the judge for the final. Each entrant may re-submit one unsuccessful image from the rounds into the final.
The number of projected images each entrant may submit and the number of rounds may change from year to year. If in doubt, please check with the Projected Images Leader.
Advice
NATURAL HISTORY
The judge has the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity. Garden flowers, domestic pets and farm animals are not accepted. Zoo animals are permitted if cages, wires and people are not visible. The subject should be shown in its natural habitat wherever possible and can include wildlife, birds, bees and butterflies photographed in the garden. Trees, leaves and fungi fall within the compass of these competitions. As this is a record class, judges do require your image to have an applicable title that may include a Latin name wherever possible. The title of digital images is limited to thirty characters.
LANDSCAPE
Seascapes and cityscapes are acceptable.
GAY BIDDLECOMBE TROPHY
The seven entrants will be taken as the winners of the following print only competitions: Development Class (Keith Donald Shield), Advanced Class (Founder’s Cup), Natural History (John Burn Memorial Trophy), Landscape (Girling Award), Set Subject, Monochrome (Peter Stafford Trophy), and one print chosen by the winner from the Themed Panel Competition (Strong Trophy).
CAMERA CENTRE AWARD
The following guideline is given to the judge. “The Camera Centre Audio Visual Soundtrack Award should be presented to the Member who has had a creative input into the soundtrack to generate a unique audio track that compliments the images on display and is not merely a direct copy of a commercially available piece of music”.
MONOCHROME
A black and white image containing shades of grey from black to white is considered to be monochrome. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand, a black and white work modified by partial toning or the addition of one colour will become a colour work and be ineligible in the competition.
Projected Digital Images
TITLE AND IMAGE SIZING POLICY
All digital files are to be submitted in the following format
PDI files shall be titled in the following manner:
Number_Title_Name
e.g. 01_Canyon_John Smith
The number shall be 01 or 02 depending on the number of images submitted for each competition. The title of digital images is limited to thirty characters.
The image characteristics shall be:
Mode – RGB colour or greyscale, 8 bits per channel;
Colour Space – sRGB;
File type – JPEG or TIFF;
Image size – 1600 pixels (maximum width) x 1200 pixels (maximum height); The title or name must not appear on the image.
The image files shall be provided to the Projected Images Leader on a USB drive (memory stick) or CD or sent as email attachments to [email protected]
Members entering the annual competitions for the first time should seek guidance from the respective leader as to which classification they should be in, the options being 'Development' or 'Advanced'.
Members who come first in the Development class in one of the annual print or PDI finals will be promoted next season to the Advanced class. A request not to move to the higher classification will be considered. Their classification will be the same for print and PDI annual competitions.
Members of all classifications may enter open competitions.
To promote new work from Members, it is only permitted to enter an image once in competitions where single images are judged, i.e. annual competition rounds, landscape, natural history, special set subject and the monochrome competitions. The same image may not be entered in another single print or single PDI competition.
An image entered in one of the above competitions may however be entered in any of the multiple image competitions i.e. The Themed Panel (Strong Trophy) and PDI Photographer of the Year Portfolio (Southern Cross Trophy). Conversely, any image entered in a multiple image competition may be entered in one single image competition. For example, a landscape entered in the PDI Photographer of the Year competition could be entered in a Landscape competition.
Entries must be submitted at least one week before the date of each competition.
By entering an image in an internal competition, it shall be assumed that the Member agrees for the image to be displayed on the Society website and used by the Society for publicity or marketing purposes.
If a Member does not accept this condition of entry, the Member should inform the Secretary by e-mail or letter and their wish will be respected.
Print Competition Rules
GENERAL
All prints must be mounted with the maximum overall size not exceeding 50cm x 40cm. A Society label stating the print title, name of the photographer, competition name and competition date shall be attached to the back of the print mount.
OPEN PRINT COMPETITIONS
Open competitions are set subject competitions and open to entries from all Members of the Society, irrespective of their classification. The title policy described above applies and print sizing within the maximum sizes stated is open to personal interpretation.
Where there is an open competition on the same evening involving prints and PDI’s (Landscape, Natural History and Set Subject competitions), each Member will limit their entry to two images in total that could comprise two prints or two PDI’s or one of each.
THEMED PANEL - (Strong Trophy)
An entry of six prints is to be displayed and judged as a coherent panel. No more than one panel per entrant.
NATURAL HISTORY - (John Burn Memorial Trophy)
LANDSCAPE - (The Girling Award)
SET SUBJECT - (Special Competition)
(The subject will be decided upon each year)
MONOCHROME COMPETITION - (Stafford Trophy)
No more than three prints per entrant with each print numbered 1, 2 or 3
In the event of there being too many prints entered, the third will be excluded. Prints are to be produced in accordance with the monochrome definition contained under ADVICE.
PRINT OF THE YEAR - (Gay Biddlecombe Trophy)
The six first place winners drawn from all the print competitions (including both the Development and Advanced Class winners) together with one print chosen by the successful winner from the Themed Panel (Strong Trophy) will automatically be entered for this trophy.
ANNUAL PRINT COMPETITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CLASS - Keith Donald Shield
ADVANCED CLASS - Founder’s Cup
In each of the above competitions there will be four rounds during the season with Members entering a maximum of two prints in each of the rounds. From each round a number of prints will be selected by the judge for the final. Each entrant may re-submit one unsuccessful print from the rounds into the final.
The number of prints each entrant may submit and the number of rounds may change from year to year. If in doubt, please check with the Print Leader.
PDI Competition Rules
GENERAL
All digital images submitted for a competition must be titled in the format shown under the ADVICE section below.
OPEN PDI COMPETITIONS
Open competitions are set subject competitions and open to entries from all Members of the Society, irrespective of their classification. The PDI title and image sizing policy described under the ADVICE section below applies.
Where there is an open competition involving prints and PDI’s (Landscape, Natural History and Set Subject competitions), each Member will limit their entry to two images in total that could comprise two prints or two PDI’s or one of each.
PDI PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR PORTFOLIO – (Southern Cross Trophy)
The portfolio shall comprise six images that demonstrate the photographer’s versatility. This may be achieved by providing no more than one image from each of six different subject categories chosen from, for example, abstract, architecture, movement, pattern, landscape, natural history, people, record, still life (tabletop) and transport. Only one portfolio shall be allowed per entrant.
NATURAL HISTORY – (Roger Blackwell Trophy)
LANDSCAPE – (Betty Wells Trophy)
SET SUBJECT – (Special Competition)
(The subject will be decided upon each year)
AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION – (Peggy Ash Memorial Trophy)
No more than two digital audio visual sequences per Member may be entered. Each sequence to be a maximum of 5 minutes long. Joint entries are permitted. If the number of entries exceeds the Colour Show running time, the Sub-committee reserves the right to select from these sequences to form a balanced show. Sequence subject and music must be registered with the Colour Show Producer as early as possible. Competition sequences can be entered through the year but must be received by the Colour Show Producer by the first meeting in January.
AUDIO VISUAL SOUNDTRACK COMPETITION – (Camera Centre Award)
This award is for the best soundtrack accompanying an audio visual sequence in the Peggy Ash Memorial trophy [See paragraph in ADVICE section below as to what is required in this competition].
ANNUAL PDI COMPETITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CLASS – (Sussex Shield)
ADVANCED CLASS – (Albert Hillman Cup)
In each of the above competitions there will be four rounds during the season with Members entering a maximum of two digital images in each of the rounds. From each round a number of images will be selected by the judge for the final. Each entrant may re-submit one unsuccessful image from the rounds into the final.
The number of projected images each entrant may submit and the number of rounds may change from year to year. If in doubt, please check with the Projected Images Leader.
Advice
NATURAL HISTORY
The judge has the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity. Garden flowers, domestic pets and farm animals are not accepted. Zoo animals are permitted if cages, wires and people are not visible. The subject should be shown in its natural habitat wherever possible and can include wildlife, birds, bees and butterflies photographed in the garden. Trees, leaves and fungi fall within the compass of these competitions. As this is a record class, judges do require your image to have an applicable title that may include a Latin name wherever possible. The title of digital images is limited to thirty characters.
LANDSCAPE
Seascapes and cityscapes are acceptable.
GAY BIDDLECOMBE TROPHY
The seven entrants will be taken as the winners of the following print only competitions: Development Class (Keith Donald Shield), Advanced Class (Founder’s Cup), Natural History (John Burn Memorial Trophy), Landscape (Girling Award), Set Subject, Monochrome (Peter Stafford Trophy), and one print chosen by the winner from the Themed Panel Competition (Strong Trophy).
CAMERA CENTRE AWARD
The following guideline is given to the judge. “The Camera Centre Audio Visual Soundtrack Award should be presented to the Member who has had a creative input into the soundtrack to generate a unique audio track that compliments the images on display and is not merely a direct copy of a commercially available piece of music”.
MONOCHROME
A black and white image containing shades of grey from black to white is considered to be monochrome. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand, a black and white work modified by partial toning or the addition of one colour will become a colour work and be ineligible in the competition.
Projected Digital Images
TITLE AND IMAGE SIZING POLICY
All digital files are to be submitted in the following format
PDI files shall be titled in the following manner:
Number_Title_Name
e.g. 01_Canyon_John Smith
The number shall be 01 or 02 depending on the number of images submitted for each competition. The title of digital images is limited to thirty characters.
The image characteristics shall be:
Mode – RGB colour or greyscale, 8 bits per channel;
Colour Space – sRGB;
File type – JPEG or TIFF;
Image size – 1600 pixels (maximum width) x 1200 pixels (maximum height); The title or name must not appear on the image.
The image files shall be provided to the Projected Images Leader on a USB drive (memory stick) or CD or sent as email attachments to [email protected]