Photo Society - Competitions
COMPETITION RULES, RESULTS AND ENTRY GUIDELINES
PURPOSE:
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.
See results of the latest competition below.
Upcoming Competition:
December 12, 2024 at 7PM on Zoom.
Our December CCPS Competition judge is Theresa Jackson.
She is based in Southern California, has judged for us before, and is an Adobe Community Expert and Educator, as well as a photographer. https://orchardviewcolor.com/about/
October 2024 CCPS Competition Results:
Judge: Ed Powell
High Scores Video ->
Results & High Score Listings below.
Guidelines
For SUBMISSION instructions and all GUIDELINES, see the full PDF HERE
You will need a Competition Entry Form (Score Card)
More detailed information on preparing images is available How to Prepare Digital Images.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. There are six competitions in each calendar year.
a. The first five are held on the third Thursday of "even numbered" months (i.e., February,
April, June, August, and October).
b. The sixth and final competition will be held on the second Thursday of December (in
place of the normally scheduled General Meeting) and will consist of photographs
shown in the five preliminary competitions only.
2. Each member will be assigned a "competition/member number," to be used on all
competition entry forms and file names.
3. The following rules apply to all entries at the time of competition:
a. Entries submitted must be by members in good standing.
b. Entries must be the original photo-based work of the competitor, both the original
capture and any post processing.
c. Each competitor may enter up to three (3) images per competition.
d. Submission of an image, or any derivative, that was previously submitted is allowed
ONLY if it has been changed from color to black and white (mono) or vice versa, AND
it is a new competition year (e.g. For any image total times it can be entered is twice).
e. All entries and their signed entry forms must emailed to ccpscompetition@gmail.com in
advance of competition, no later than the Tuesday before competition.
f. Member’s name must be on all submitted CDs and Flash Drives. *(N/A for ZOOM
competitions)
g. Any member caught submitting an image, or portion of an image (e.g. a composite) that
was not taken by member, will be banned from CCPS competitions forever going
forward. Member (found to have plagiarized, or copyright infringed someone else’s
image (or portion of an image), will have all previous entries for the current year
disqualified.
4. Member’s images will be handled with reasonable care; however, CCPS is not responsible
or loss or damage to the member’s entries.