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Competition Rules

The camera club year runs from July through June. All members participating in the regular competitions during the club year accrue points based on how each entry was scored. All accrued points count toward annual awards given at the end of the club year. A member, by notifying the Board, may move up to a higher class or may also request reclassification by the Board to move to a lower class. Members will be notified at the beginning of the club year if the Board recommends they move to a higher class for the next year of competition. The Board will resolve any disputes regarding classification.

Print Divisions:

Monochrome
Color
Nature
Photojournalism

Projected Images Divisions: Slides and Digital

Pictorial (Open & Creative)
Nature
Photojournalism

Classes:

Pictorial Monochrome and Color Prints:
Beginning (Class B) and Advanced (Class A)

Class B Beginning - Beginning photographers, new members and those who compete less often
Class A Advanced - Advanced and professional photographers and PSA Star Exhibitors

Pictorial Projected Images (Slides & Digital files)**

    Open - Beginning (Class B) & Advanced (Class A)
    Creative - Beginning (Class B) & Advanced (Class A)

** Last year's Class A & AA are combined into Beginning Class B

Nature and Photojournalism - Prints and Projected Images (Slides & Digital files)

One Class

Print Sizes:
Class A - Advanced - Monochrome and Color Prints
Maximum of 16 X 20 inches including mount and matting

Class B - Beginning - Monochrome and Color Prints
Maximum of 11 X 14 inches including mount and matting

Nature Prints
Maximum of 16 X 20 inches including mount and matting

Photojournalism
Maximum of 8 1/2 X 12 inches including mount and matting

Prints General:

2 entries in any one Division
Entrant must make the original exposure
Any manipulation or changes to the exposure prior to or during printing must be under the personal direction of the entrant
All prints must be mounted or matted
Prints may be commercially printed and mounted
Backside of the Mount must include:
- Print Title - no longer than 30 characters
- Entrants Name
- Class of Competition
- If print was commercially processed
- Failure to show the above information may be cause for rejection by the print committee

Slides/Digital Images - General:

Two entries in any one Division - Either Slides, Digital files, or one of each

Digital

Digital files - .jpg format - maximum size of 700 kbs
Maximum of 1024 pixels wide (Landscape) and/or Maximum of 768 pixels tall (Portrait)

Name of File: OCC for Oklahoma Camera Club, Then a Dash (-)
First Initial, and then Last Name, Then a Dash (-), (Maximum of 9 Characters Total)
A=Nature, B=PJ, C=Beginning Creative, D=Advanced Creative, E=Beginning Open, and F=Advanced Open and then order you want them shown, a 1 or 2, Then a Dash (-)
and then Title - No longer than 30 Characters
Example of an Open entry: occ-tmccreary-f1-Water Fall

Digital Entries may be E-Mailed to okccdigital@yahoo.com

Club Meeting Night Deadline for Digital Entry

Click here for detailed instructions on sizing your Digital Images

Points:
Each print or projected image entered will be awarded the following points:

1st place - 5 points
2nd place - 4 points
3rd place - 3 points
HM - 2 points
All Other Entries - 1 point
Assigned Competition - one bonus point per Print or Projected Image in addition to the above points
Ties with the same score are given the same number of points
Points earned in one class may not be transferred to another class

Digital:
Digital is defined as any image taken with a digital camera or converted to digital format by scanners or other means. Pictures produced by digital images or by ink jet and laser printers, by image recorders or otherwise derived from a digital image will be considered digital. Digital pictures may be entered without restriction in Color, Monochrome, Nature, or PJ Prints, and Pictorial, (Creative & Open), Nature and PJ Projected Images.

Digital pictures may be entered in Photojournalism and Nature as long as the subject has not been altered. Normal photographic steps such as crop, lighten, darken and color balance are permitted. Computer operations such as adding or removing objects, modifying selected areas or otherwise altering the truthful presentation of the subject are not permitted.

Assigned Competition:

2008-2009 Assigned Competitions
October -
February -

Assigned competition pictures must be taken during the current club year, which begins July 1st
Assigned competition applies to all divisions EXCEPT Nature and Photojournalism
Assigned competition is published at the beginning of the Club year in the Yearbook, on the Web Site and the Hypocheck

Entry Nights:

Divisions	Total Nights	Max. Allowed	Min. Award
Monochrome Prints	10	8	3
Color Prints	10	8	3
Nature Prints	10	8	3
Photojournalism Prints	10	8	3
Pictorial Projected Images Creative & Open	10	8	3
Nature Projected Images	10	8	3
PJ Projected Images	10	8	3
Total Nights: Total number of possible nights of competitions Maximum Allowed: Maximum number of times/nights a member can enter. This include assigned competitions. If 8 competitions are exceeded, the penalty is loss of the highest point scores for a previous competition. Minimum Award: Minimum number of competitions to be eligible for year-end awards.

General:

The following rules apply to all competitions, both open and assigned, with all points counting toward the yearly totals.
Competitors with the highest total points for the year in each class of competition will receive an appropriate award.
No award will be given in which a winner participated in less than three of the available contests in the class listed above.
No member shall be eligible to enter any competition judged by a member of his or her immediate family
Prints and Projected Images exhibited in club competition may be reentered one time if they scored lower than 3rd place.
All entries are eligible for the Print or the Year or Projected Image of the Year competition, unless the print or projected image has been changed to the extent that an entirely different rendition is accomplished.
- Exceptions: Nature and Photojournalism are each considered a separate category; any print or slide that has been entered in the Nature or Photojournalism competition may then be entered in Pictorial competition or vice versa.
All competition entries must be submitted before 7:15 on the night of the competition with the exception of Digital Images, which must be provided to Wally Lee no later than Sunday night prior to the night of judging. They may be E-mailed to:
okccdigital@yahoo.com
All prints and slides must be picked up after each competition unless other arrangements have been made.
The Print and Slide Committees are not responsible for entries not picked up.

Nature:

Two divisions: Prints & Projected Images
Competition on the first meeting of the month is for Prints and second meeting of the month is for Projected Images. In both November and December, in which there is only one meeting, there will be Print competition in November and Projected Images in December.
Prints or Projected Images may be either Color or Monochrome
All entrants compete as a single class
Accumulation of the most points will receive appropriate awards

Definition:

Nature is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history EXCEPT ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, in such a fashion that a well informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify as to its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighted more than the pictorial quality.

Human elements shall not be present, except on the rare occasion where those human elements enhance the nature story. The present of scientific bands on wild animals is acceptable.

Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or domestic animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.

Entries that do not meet the definition of nature may be rejected. In the event the judges reject an entry for not meeting the definition the maker has the option to withdraw the second entry after the judging to avoid a low score for competition.

Normal photographic steps such as crop, lighten, darken, and color balance are permitted.

Computer operations such as adding or removing objects, modifying selected areas or otherwise affecting the truthful presentation of the subject are not permitted.

Descriptive titles are recommended for nature pictures. Cute titles should not be used.

Photojournalism:

Two divisions: Prints & Projected Images
Competition on the first meeting of the month is for Prints and second meeting of the month is for Projected Images. In both November and December, in which there is only one meeting, there will be Print competition in November and Projected Images in December.
All entrants compete as a single class
Accumulation of the most points will receive appropriate awards
Prints and Projected Images may be either Color or Monochrome or mixed

Definition:

Entries shall consist of pictures or sequences with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and spot news. The journalistic value of the photographic shall be considered over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, photographs which misrepresent the truth, such as manipulations to alter the subject matter, or situations which are set up for the purpose of photography, are unacceptable.

Entries that do not meet the definition of Photojournalism may be rejected. In the event the judges reject an entry for not meeting the definition the maker has the option to withdraw the second entry after the judging to avoid a low score for competition.

Montages, derivations or otherwise manipulated projected images and prints are not eligible. Print and/or Projected Image sequences may be entered by placing more than one picture on/in a single mount, or the permitted two Projected Images may be entered as a sequence and judged together. For the latter, both slides will receive the same score.

Normal photographic steps such as crop, lighten, darken, and color balance are permitted.

Computer operations such as adding or removing objects, modifying selected areas or otherwise affecting the truthful presentation of the subject are not permitted.

Judging Guidelines:
Score:
5     You think this is a medal winner.
4       May not be first place, but at least deserves an HM or higher.
3       Take it or leave it. Not bad but not great in your opinion.
2       You think this photo has multiple flaws and/or has no clear theme or subject.
1       You do not know why this was entered. Photo is not appropriate for category or is extremely offensive or obscene.
         (You will likely not use this score during club competition. If the entry is not appropriate for the category,
         bring it to the attention of the competition chairperson and they will likely remove the entry. This will allow the member
         to enter it at another time.)

Judges:

Judges will be selected by the Second Vice President. Each member is expected to judge two or more times and will be responsible for finding a replacement in the event they are unable to judge.

In the event of questions about the interpretation and application of these rules - they may be referred to the Executive Board.

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