General Rules of Competition
Divisions
Categories
Print Competition Divisions
Projected Image Competition Divisions
Assigned Competition
Nature Definition
Photojournalism Definition
Judges
Resolution of Disputes
General Rules
Following are the rules that govern all competitions of the Oklahoma Camera Club and can be downloaded HERE.
Each entrant may enter two prints or two projected images in each Division.
Original exposures must be made by the entrant. Any manipulation or changes to the exposure prior to or during printing must be under the personal direction of the entrant.
No member shall be eligible to enter any competition judged by a member of his/her immediate family.
All members participating in competitions during the club year will accrue points based on how each entry was scored.
The Club Year runs from July through June and competition is open to all members of the Oklahoma Camera Club.
The first meeting of each month is Print Competition.
The second meeting of each month is Projected Image Competition
with the following exceptions:
The only meeting in
November is Print Competition.
The only meeting in December is Projected Image Competition.
Divisions
Color Open, Monochrome, Photojournalism and Nature
Categories
Prints and Projected Images
Levels - Class (A), Class (B), or All Levels
Class A is for advanced photographers, professional photographers and PSA Star Exhibitors.
Class B is for the beginning photographer, new members and those who compete less frequently.
All Levels - no classes
A member, by notifying the Board, may move up to a higher class. A member 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 a member move to a higher class for next year's competition. The Board will resolve any disputes regarding classifications.
Points earned in one class may not be transferred to another class.
Print Competition Divisions
Color Open A
Color Open B
Monochrome A
Monochrome
B
Nature - All Levels
Photojournalism - All Levels
Color Open A
Color Open B
Monochrome - All Levels
Photojournalism - All Levels
Nature - All Levels
Creative - All Levels
Nature Photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history EXCEPT ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAELOGY, 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 while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except on the rare occasion where those human elements enhance the nature story. The presence of specific bands, scientific tags, or radio collars on wild animals is permissible. Photographs of artifically produced hybrid plants or domestic animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements are ineligle, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques that add to, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photography without changing the nature story or the pictorial content are permtted. All adjustments must appear natural.
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 the competition.
Normal photographic steps such as cropping, some sharpening, dodging and burning, and color correction 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 entries shall consist of images or sequences of images with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and spot news. The journalistic value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth and model or staged set-ups are not permitted. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the image, without changing the photojournalism content, are permitted. All adjustments must appear natural.
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 the competition.
Normal photographic steps such as cropping, some sharpening, dodging and burning and color correction 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.
Print and/or projected image sequences may be entered by placing more than one picture on a single mount, or the permited two digital images may be entered as a sequence and judged together. For the latter, both digital images will receive the same score. Print and digital images may be color, monochrome or mixed.
JudgesJudges will be selected by the Second Vice President. Each member is expected to judge two or more times and is encouraged to find a replacement if unable to judge.
All questions about the interpretation and application of these rules maybe referred to the Executive Board by the Competition Committee or by an individual member.