From January 2021 all competition images will be uploaded via the club website private members competition pages. Visit the page for instructions and access to the upload process
For all the Competition Rules
Print Images: Maximum Size 40cm x 50cm, (16″x20″) including mount, All print Images must also have a digital version uploaded via the website
EDPI:
Maximum size: W: 3840, H 2160, File size 5MB
File Naming: Please name your image file prior to your upload according to the following protocol: ImageTitle.jpg
For example: TheGoldenHour.jpeg DO NOT include any other information such as date, member number, camera data, etc. The upload software adds in the necessary data to your file name
Competition Dates
(please note these dates may be altered due to changing circumstances)
| Comp Date | Upload Commences | Upload closes | Set Subject Topic | |
| 2 April | 7 February | 5 March | Monochrome | |
| 4 June | 4 April | 7 May | Product Photography | |
| 6 August | 4 June | 2 July | Portraits | |
| 1 October | 1 August | 3 September | Negative Space | |
| 7 Dec EOY | 5 September | 5 November |
Competition Definitions
Competition 1 – Monochrome
Any photograph containing shades of only one colour. If toning is carried out, it must be over the total photograph – partial toning and/or the addition of one extra colour is not acceptable as a monochrome. A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. 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. (For example, by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)
Competition 2 –Product Photography
Product photography is a form of commercial photography that has the goal of presenting a product in the best possible photographic representation, and involves photographing products with the intention of displaying, promoting, and highlighting certain features of a product. Great product photography takes into careful consideration the tools of proper lighting, background materials, sharp camera focus with proper depth of field, advantageous camera angles and careful editing.with the aim of creating images at a decisive or poignant moment”
Competition 3 – Portrait
A photograph of a person or persons that may range from a head study to full body length. This includes candid photographs and formal portraits. (APS)
Competition 4 – Negative Space
Negative space photography is related to minimalist photography. It emphasizes not just the subject but also the empty space around the subject. The viewer’s eyes may focus on a key subject but the large section of emptiness that surrounds the subject helps defines and empahise that figure. The space is essential to the overall story of the image.
End Of Year Images
For our end of year competition we would love to see the best you have produced throughout 2023. Please select two of your best EDPI and two best Prints that have been submitted to any competition or activity in the club during the year. You can make adjustments/enhancements to these images from when they were first submitted based on any suggestions from our judges, or feedback from club members such as in the Cluster image groups.