Club Abington Photographic
COMPETITION RULES
Agenda
Revised January 2016
1.
Interpretation
These rules apply to all internal competitions organised by Club Abington Photographic and the decision of the
Committee will be final on all matters arising from their interpretation and implementation.
2.
Photographer of the Year Competitions
There are four Photographer of the Year Competitions; these being the Intermediate and Advanced Colour
competitions and the Intermediate and Advanced Monochrome competitions.
Intermediate and Advanced Colour competitions: Members may only enter one of these two Colour
competitions and must select which of the two they wish to enter; however they shall not be eligible to enter
the Intermediate competition if they have previously been successful in any of the following three ways : Having been the Advanced Colour Photographer of the Year (or the equivalent competition under
any other title) in any previous year.
 Having twice been the Intermediate Colour Photographer of the Year (or the equivalent competition
under any other title) in any previous years.
 Having twice entered prints (or projected images) which have been awarded 1st, 2nd or 3rd places in
the heats of the previous year’s Advanced Colour Photographer of the Year competition (or the
equivalent competition under any other title).
Intermediate and Advanced Monochrome competitions: Members may only enter one of these two
Monochrome competitions and must select which of the two they wish to enter. The conditions of entry for
these two Monochrome competitions are identical to the conditions for the two Colour competitions (as
detailed above) except that the word “monochrome” replaces the word “colour” in those conditions.
Each of the four Photographer of the Year Competitions comprises 6 heats. Five of the heats are for prints only
whereas one heat is for projected images only. An entry for these competitions is a single print (in the heats for
prints) or a single projected image (in the heat for projected images).
Members may submit 2 entries in each heat of each competition they enter. (i.e. 2 entries in their selected
Colour competition and 2 entries in their selected Monochrome competition). The heats will be judged by
invited, independent judges who will award 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, plus as many Highly Commended and
Commended as he or she deems worthy. Points will be awarded as follows: 1st - 7 points, 2nd - 6 points, 3rd 5 points, Highly Commended - 4 points, Commended – 3 points. All other entries will receive 1 point.
Following the final heat the points scored by each photographer in each of the four competitions shall be
summated. In each competition the photographer who scored the most points shall be “The ------Photographer of the Year”. In the event of a tie, the photographers whose marks have tied shall all be “The
joint ------- Photographer of the Year”.
3.
Print of the Year Competitions and the Roger Tapp Trophy
There are four Print of the Year Competitions; these being the Intermediate and the Advanced Colour
competitions and the Intermediate and the Advanced Monochrome competitions.
An entry is a single print and is restricted to prints or a print version of a digital projected image awarded 1st,
2nd, 3rd or Highly Commended in one of the four associated Photographer of the Year Competitions in the
current year. In addition a print version of the digital project image awarded 1st in the Peter Ginger Memorial
Rosebowl during the current year is eligible and may be entered into one of the four Print of the Year
Competitions appropriate to the photographer and image.
In each competition a member may submit a maximum of 5 entries, which gained eligibility via the
Photographer of the Year Competitions.
In addition a print version of the digital image which won the Peter Ginger Memorial Rosebowl may be
included in one of the Print of The Year Competitions, in this case the member may submit a maximum of 6
prints.
The competitions will be judged by an invited, independent judge and the print that is awarded 1st place in
each competition shall be “The ------ Print of the Year”
In addition, the print that the judge considers to be the best “Coastal Image” from the four Print of the Year
Competitions shall be awarded the Roger Tapp Trophy.
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The Cooper Cup
An entry for the Cooper Cup is a set of four digitally projected images, one image of each of four set subjects.
Six subjects will be set by the committee shortly after the AGM and members should select four of these for
their entry. All components of the finished images must have been taken in the twelve months preceding the
competition.
Every member may submit 1 entry only for the competition. Judging is by members.
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Peter Ginger Memorial Rosebowl
An entry is a single digital projected image where the main element of the image is a person or a small group
of people. i.e. this is a competition of people pictures.
Every member may submit a maximum of 5 entries, judged separately, judging is by members.
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The Print Portfolio
An entry is a single panel of 3 prints on a theme.
Every member may submit 1 entry only. Judging is by an invited independent judge.
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General rules and definitions
7.1
Entry criteria
Competitions are only open to paid up members, i.e. paid up on the day of the competition. If a competition
comprises several parts held over more than one day then a member can only enter a part if they are fully paid
up on the day of that part.
Any entry gaining 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any of the competitions shall be ineligible for further entry into that
competition in perpetuity. In the heats of the Photographer of the Year competitions Highly Commended
entries may not be re-entered during that same year.
7.2
Entry process
Unless otherwise specified by the Competition Secretary, all competitions (including competitions for prints)
shall be entered by submitting a jpeg of the image via the Club’s electronic entry system. The jpeg files shall be
high quality with a width not exceeding 1920 pixels and a height not exceeding 1080 pixels. Jpeg file names
shall be as detailed by the Competition Secretary (or other nominated person) with entries being made no
later than the Monday immediately preceding the relevant competition. Additionally, for print competitions,
the print itself shall be handed to the Competition Secretary (or other nominated person) no later than the
Monday immediately preceding the relevant competition.
7.3
Image content
All components of an image, including the capture, the assembly and any manipulation of those components
must be the original, exclusive and unaided work of the photographer; the inclusion of copyright free images,
in whole or in part, is not permitted. Note that this paragraph does not prohibit trade processing of original
slides/negatives or the printing of the final print.
All components of an image must originate as photographs, ie created by light falling on a light-sensitive
surface. In practice this will usually mean images captured in a digital or film camera or on a scanner, but it
does not necessarily rule out any other method of capturing images formed by light on a light-sensitive
surface. Note that this paragraph does not apply to the production of the final print which may be produced by
means of ink being laid on non sensitized paper.
Images may be altered or manipulated by the photographer. The use of any artwork or computer generated
graphics created by the photographer may be permitted if the photographic element of the final image
predominates i.e. any such artwork or computer generated graphics shall not be the main subject of the final
image.
In the interpretation of this rule it is intention that the committee will follow any leads given by the Federation
Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP), the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) and the
Midland Counties Photographic Federation (MCPF) wherever appropriate.
7.4
Monochrome / colour
A monochrome image is an image that is “either untoned or fully-toned only”. Partial toning or the
presence of different colours in different parts of an image causes the image to be categorized as
“colour”.
7.5
Prints
All printed images shall be mounted and in these rules the word “print” shall mean a single mount supporting
one or more printed images. Each print shall bear the title of the image and the photographer’s name on the
reverse of the mount. Although there are no size restrictions for either image or mount, the preferred mount
size is 50 x 40 cm as that is the size of the Club’s frames. Mounts larger than 50.8 x 40.64 (20 inches x 16
inches) are discouraged as the prints will then not be eligible for interclub competitions.
7.6
Internal Judging
In internally judged competitions the Competition Secretary will set out the method of scoring. Entrants will
not mark their own work.
7.7
Trophies
All trophies are awarded on a temporary basis and must be returned in time for the next competition
January 2016
Bob Leathersich
Hon Secretary