DONCASTER CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION RULES

IMPORTANT NOTICE
By entering any of Doncaster Camera Club’s competitions you are giving permission for the submitted image(s) to be used in any other competition in which Doncaster Camera Club participates.
At all times, the copyright of the image(s) remains with the photographer.
Because of the amount of work involved in organising competitions, these rules must be strictly adhered to.
If you have any doubts or uncertainties please ask a committee member for advice before entering the competition. We are here to help.

Status of Members for Club Competitions
Advanced Members
An Advanced member is one who fulfils any one of the following conditions:

1. A Beginner who has gained the status of ‘Doncaster Camera Club Beginner of the Year’.
2. A Beginner who has had an award or had 3 or more entries accepted in any open exhibition (including the Yorkshire Photographic Union.)
3. A member who holds any recognised photographic distinction (e.g. RPS, PAGB, BPE, PSA etc.) or is professionally engaged in photography.

1. A member’s Status in any other Camera Club will be taken into account in deciding their competition status in the Doncaster Camera Club.
2. Any Beginner who, in the opinion of the committee, has reached a satisfactory standard in a particular Section can be promoted to the Advanced Section.
3. All promotions to take effect from 1st September each year.
4. A Beginner, with the Council’s agreement, may defer their promotion. However, if this option is taken the Beginner must requalify in future competitions to gain the Advanced Classification.

1. Entries will only be accepted from fully paid up members.
2. Entries must be in the possession of the Competition Secretary no later than the date shown in the Programme. Failure to do so may result in the entries not being accepted.
3. All entries must be the original photographic work of the author, including all elements of a composite image. Prints of the images may be home or commercially printed.
4. For the purposes of DCC competitions, an IMAGE is considered to include any version of that image made from the original file (or negative) produced by the camera at the time of taking the photograph.
5. The Committee, whose decision will be final, have the right to reject an entry which in their opinion does not conform to the rules, or if the subject matter is considered unsuitable or inappropriate.
6. For all DCC Print competitions Prints must be mounted. Whilst the print size may be any size to a maximum of 50cm x 40cm (Flush Mounted) the  mount size must be exactly 50cm x 40cm.
7. Each print that is entered must be accompanied by a digital copy.
8. PhotoEntry is an on-line application, allowing photographers to submit their digital images from their computers, directly to the Competition Secretaries. This will be the only method available for submitting digital images.
9. PhotoEntry will be used to enter DPIs (Digitally Projected Images) and also the digital copies of prints.
10. DPIs must be no larger than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, with one dimension (width or height) at it’s maximum. The Pixels Per Inch setting of the images is not relevant.

1. Images for the Rounds competition must not have been entered into any previous DCC competition.
2. Entries for the Mobile Phone Image competition must not have been entered into any previous DCC competition.
3. Images for the Annual Competition may have been used in other Doncaster Camera Club Competitions except any previous Doncaster Camera Club Annual Competitions. An image may only be entered for one Class of the Annual Competition.
4. Only one of the three images making up a panel for the Panel Competition may have been entered in a previous Doncaster Camera Club competition.
5. A print and a DPI of the same image will not be accepted in the Annual Competition.

1. The competitions are divided into six sections which are:

2. The final image files for Prints and DPIs must be the work of the member, including all elements of a composite image. However, the resulting Prints may be home or commercially printed.
3. The Club adheres to the FIAP definition of colour and monochrome for prints and DPIs. The Club adheres to the YPU ruling on what constitutes a computer-processed print (ie. The entry must originate from a photograph – digital or conventional – and be of the author’s own work.)
4. For each Round Competition a member may enter up to 2 monochrome prints, 2 colour prints and 2 DPIs (colour and/or monochrome).
5. Prints must be mounted. Whilst the print size may be any size to a maximum of 50cm x 40cm (Flush Mounted) the  mount size must be exactly 50cm x 40cm.
6. DPIs must be no larger than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, with one dimension (width or height) at it’s maximumThe ppi setting of the images is not relevant.
7. The DPI images must be JPEG format and in RGB mode (even for monochrome images), and in the sRGB colour space.
8. Prints should be titled and must be clearly marked on the back with only the print title, membership number and Member’s Status (eg.Title, Member No., Advanced). Members’ names and addresses or other stickers must not be included. Only the print title may be repeated on the front of the mount.
9. Images for the Rounds competition must not have been entered into any previous DCC competition.

1. Prints must be mounted. Whilst the print size may be any size to a maximum of 50cm x 40cm (Flush Mounted) the  mount size must be exactly 50cm x 40cm. to accommodate the framing of selected prints for exhibition.
2. Prints should be titled and must be clearly marked on the back with only the print title, membership number and the Class into which the print is entered from the list above.. (eg.Title, Member No., Pictorial). Members’ names and addresses or other stickers must not be included. Only the print title may be repeated on the front of the mount.
3. DPIs must be no larger than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, with one dimension (width or height) at it’s maximum. The ppi setting of the images is not relevant.
4. The DPI images must be JPEG format and in RGB mode (even for monochrome images), and in the sRGB colour space.
5. The ‘Print of the Year’ and the ‘DPI of the Year’ will be selected from the whole of the exhibition.
6. Images for the Annual Competition may have been used in other Doncaster Camera Club Competitions except any previous Doncaster Camera Club Annual Competitions. An image may only be entered for one Class of the Annual Competition.
7. Up to 10 Prints and 10 DPIs may be entered per member.
8. In order to assist with the organisation of the Annual Competition each contributing member must complete an Entry Form for both prints and DPIs as appropriate.
9. The Committee, whose decision will be final, have the right to reject an entry which in their opinion does not conform to the rules, or if the subject matter is considered unsuitable.

1. This competition is only for Prints that must be mounted. Whilst the print size may be any size to a maximum of 50cm x 40cm (Flush Mounted) the  mount size must be exactly 50cm x 40cm.
2. The panel will consist of three prints.
3. Each print should ‘relate’ to the other two in some way so as to create a cohesive panel.
4. The subject matter is open.
5. The three prints may be Colour, Monochrome or a mixture of both
6. Each of the three prints should be individually mounted. Each mount must be 40cm. x 50cm. An indication of the hanging arrangement should be supplied.
7. The prints / panel should be titled and must be clearly marked on the back with only the title, membership number and ‘Panel Competition’. Members names and addresses or other stickers must not be included. Only the print title(s) may be repeated on the front of the mount.

1. Each print may have an individual title or a single title for the panel may be used.
2. If a single panel title is used when the three prints have been mounted individually, each print should be titled in the form: “My Panel Title – 1”, “My Panel Title – 2” and “My Panel Title – 3”.

8. A maximum of two Panels may be entered in this competition.
9. For each panel of 3 prints, only one of the three prints may have been entered into a previous Doncaster Camera Club competition.
10. For the judging of the panels each of the three prints will be assessed for it’s own photographic and technical qualities. Also, the overall integrity of the panel will be taken into account.

1. This competition is only for DPIs.
2. DPIs must be no larger than 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, with one dimension (width or height) at it’s maximum. Irregular shaped images must fit within these dimensions. The ppi setting of the images is not relevant.
3. The DPI images must be in JPEG format and in RGB mode (even for monochrome images), and in the sRGB colour space.
4. Up to two images may be entered by any one member but they should not have been entered into any previous DCC competitions.
5. EXIF Data (Metedata) must be retained within the JPEG file.
6. Basic post editing may be used to enhance the image and adjust the image size. E.g. Cropping, Colour correction, Dodging/burning, Curves/Levels and spot removal.
7. Only the original single image should be presented. Composite imagers will not be accepted.
8. Images will be entered by the usual method using Photo Entry and will not be accepted after the closing date for submission.

1. Entries may be in the form of DPI’s or Prints.
2. An entrance fee (per print/DPI) is charged by the YPU and is payable by the entrant.
3. DPIs must be no larger than1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, with one dimension (width or height) at it’s maximum
4. The DPI images must be JPEG format and in RGB mode (even for monochrome images), and in the sRGB colour space.
5. Prints must be mounted. Whilst the print size may be any size to a maximum of 50cm x 40cm (Flush Mounted) the  mount size must be exactly 50cm x 40cm. to accommodate the framing of selected prints for exhibition.