By way of constructive critique, photographs will be studied and scored with possible suggestions for improvement given. The goal is to improve the photographic skills of the Central Coast Photographic Society (CCPS) members and expand their opportunities into the digital realm, all done in an atmosphere of friendly competition.
UPCOMING COMPETITION: OCTOBER 20 - Mark Nakamura will be our October 20, 2022 Competition judge. He is a local nature and event photographer, has judged for us once before, gives thoughtful critiques, and we are glad to have him return to judge for us. https://www.nakamuraphoto.com/about
1. Judges will be selected by the Competition Chairperson and announced (where possible) at a
general meeting, and posted on the CCPS website, prior to competition. Judge may be a single
individual from outside of the Photo Society membership or a panel of three Photo Society
members.
2. A preliminary “run-through” of all images will be presented prior to judging.
3. The image’s title will be announced to the Judge(s) as each are presented.
4. Judges will be asked to award from three (3) to nine (9) points for each entry, with allowances
for half points when deemed necessary.
5. When a panel of three CCPS members is used as Judges, each Judge will score (without
knowing the other Judges scores) and then the three scores will be totaled and averaged for a
single score within the 3 – 9 point range.
6. Criteria for judging will be based on Technique, Composition and Impact:
a. Technique – the technical aspects such as focus, exposure, depth of field, quality of
print/presentation (1-3 points)
b. Composition – the arrangement of objects within the format (1-3 points)
c. Impact – the “wow” factor or how it affects the viewer (1-3 points)
See the Judge’s Guide for more information
7. Criticism of the judge is never appropriate during the competition, or after the competition.
IF there is a problem or issue with a judge, the issue MUST be addressed with the
Competition chairs, NOT the judge.
8. At the Final Competition, the Judge(s) will select the following:
a. Image of the Year
b. Runner-up Image of the Year
At the second General Meeting of the new calendar year the following will be awarded:
1. Image of the Year
• Image of the Year
• Runner-up Image of the Year
2. Highest Total Scores
• First Place
• Second Place
• Third Place
a. Each competitor may enter up to 3 entries in each of the 5 bi-monthly competitions in Feb,
Apr, Jun, Aug, and Oct.
b. To be eligible for entry in the Highest Score calculations the competitor must enter 3 images
in the end of year competition in December. The 3 images entered in the end of year
competition must be chosen from images already entered in the 5 bi-monthly competitions
by the competitor.
c. To determine Highest Total Score for the Year, the 15 highest scores for the competitor’s
images for the whole year including the end of year competition will be summed.
i. If the competitor has entered more than the 15 images out of the possible 18 entries
the 3 lowest scores will be dropped.
ii. If the competitor has entered 15 or less images for the year then no image scores will
be dropped, and all scores will be summed.
*Any competitor who does not meet the requirements to be eligible for any of the Highest Total
Score of the Year awards is still eligible to win the highest total score award in those individual
competitions they do enter, as well as the Image of the Year as awarded by the judge at the final
competition of the year.
3. Members' Choice Award
• First Place
• Second Place
• Third Place
A Members’ Choice web page will be posted after the year-end competition where members
are asked to assess all images and submit votes via email for their top three (3) choices. Votes
will be tallied and the winners will be announced at the same time as the other year-end
awards
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