PETERBOROUGH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
ANNUAL EXHIBITION RULES
2011 – 2012 Season
The exhibition will consist of mounted prints and digital projected images (PDI). A number of competitions are integral to the exhibition and trophies and awards apply to each category. The categories are; Open, Portraiture, Natural History, Action, Record, Panel and New Exhibitor. The exhibition will be held in a suitable gallery in the City for a minimum period of 2 weeks.
THE AWARDS ARE:
The Bettles Cup for the best open print
The Conn Cup for the best portrait print
The Sewell Cup for the best natural history print
The Swift Cup for the best action print
The Jacey Cup for the best record print
The Proby Rose Bowl for the best print panel
The New Exhibitor Cup for the best print by a new exhibitor
The Evans trophy for the best open DPI
The Crussell Cup for the best portrait DPI
The Strickson Trophy for the best natural history DPI
The Peter Harvey Shield for the best action DPI
The Harry Lewis Trophy for the best record DPI
The Greenwood Cup for the best DPI panel
The New Exhibitor Cup for the best DPI by a new exhibitor
In addition to these awards three highly commended and two commended awards may be awarded by the judge in each category.
With respect to the panels, the outright winner will be awarded the trophy together with one highly commended and one commended.
Additionally there will be an award for the best print, the best monochrome print, the best colour print and the best projected image in the exhibition.
THE AWARDS ARE:
The Farrar Trophy for the best print in exhibition
The Presidents Shield for the best colour print
The Barbara Young’s Memorial Salver for the best monochrome print
The Joan Evans Memorial Shield for the best PDI
These awards are chosen from the winners from all the categories after the initial judging of the work. The judge will then promote the images in each category, such that no more than one award is given to each image.
For example if a Natural History print is awarded the best print in exhibition then the judge will promote one of the highly commended images to take the Sewell cup for the best Natural History image.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
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All fully paid up members are eligible to enter the exhibition.
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The number of print entries submitted by any member is restricted for this year to 25 with the addition of a maximum of 2 print panels (see new panel guidelines below).
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The number of PDI entries submitted by any member is restricted for this year to 25 with the addition of a maximum of 2 PDI panels (see new panel guidelines below).
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Entries may be prints or projected images. Prints and projected images of the same image may be entered simultaneously in the same exhibition. However, any image, projected or otherwise, may not be submitted in a future exhibition, irrespective of the format.
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The Committee reserves the right not to accept any entry in the event of it not being fit for public display. Any such entry will be disqualified.
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All entries will be judged. It is unlikely that there will be space to hang all the prints entered this year. All prints which have won an award will be hung together with a minimum of 4 prints from each individual member.
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All entries must be submitted to the exhibition secretary by the date displayed on the club notice board. Entries must be accompanied by an entry form and the appropriate fee.
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Should a member wish to submit any part of a panel in an additional category, then a duplicate image should be provided. (Print or DPI)
DISPLAY
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It is preferred for display purposes, that all prints be mounted in Antique White board. Supplies of this board can be obtained through the club at a reduced cost.
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Digital images will be projected according to the available conditions in the gallery.
FORMAT & IDENTIFICATION
PRINTS
Each entry must bear the author’s name, a title and the class entered.
It is preferred that all prints be mounted using the standard size of 40cm x 50cm, however panoramic or larger mounts will be hung, together with any larger prints which have won awards. Excluding the mount, a print should have a side measuring at least 25cm.
PROJECTED DIGITAL IMAGES
Digital images may be captured by a digital camera, digital scanning (by author or lab) of negatives, slides or prints.
The images for judging will be projected by a Data Projector in landscape format at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. Images must therefore, be no more than 1024 pixels wide and no more than 768 pixels high, including any border or frame around the image. If the image is less than the maximum in any direction, the canvas size should be enlarged to 1024 x 768 pixels and the unused area filled with black. It will then be seen to its best advantage when projected.
Images should be saved on a CD as ‘jpg’ or ‘jpeg’ with sRGB colour space. Each CD must be clearly labelled with the authors name, contact telephone number and email address (if applicable), by using a permanent marker pen on the top surface. The filename of each must be the title as saved on the CD and be preceded by the image number as follows:
Image 01 (title) (class) (author initials)
GUIDELINES FOR CLASSES
These notes are intended to help members choose the classes most appropriate for their entries. Responsibility for selecting the appropriate class rests entirely with the entrant. The exhibition judge will assess work in the class of entry only. Committee members will be pleased to help on deciding the appropriate class.
PORTRAITURE – people should be the dominant feature and the person(s) portrayed should be the major element of the image. In addition to traditional studio portraiture, candid figure studies and people in leisure pursuits, etc are welcome.
NATURAL HISTORY – photographs of all flora and fauna (other than human) may be entered. All Prints and DPI should be marked C or W to indicate whether the subject is captive or true wildlife. Accurate, descriptive titles are recommended. Pictures of domestic pets and cultivated (garden) plants should not be included.
RECORD – photographs that are a straightforward representation of the subject, (i.e. Architecture, places, objects of interest), fit into this class.
ACTION – Images depicting movement, such as car racing, bird in flight, sports action etc.
OPEN – All images not defined in any of the above may be entered in this category.
PANEL – a panel consists of three, four or five images with a linked theme, e.g. subject matter, technique, story line. The panel can be all portrait format, all landscape format or a mixture of both. Each image should be labelled and contain author’s name, title and number according to the sequence / layout of display desired by the author. This applies to both prints and DPI. With respect to DPI an additional image is desirable showing the sequence / layout.
NEW EXHIBITOR – The aim of this class is to encourage beginners who have not previously entered the exhibition.
ENTRY FEES
£5.00 / 10 entries or part thereof for both prints and PDI.
A panel is considered as one entry.
CONTACT DETAILS
Email - The Exhibition Secretary
