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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
Photo and slide competition rules 2007-2009
1. Under normal circumstances, the PASA’s monthly photo and digital picture competitions shall be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month, between 1-3 p.m., in room 305 of the New World Centre. The annual competition shall be held on the 3rd Sunday of Janruay of next year and at the same time and same venue.
2. The contents of competition shall include large prints, large print most popular awards, digital pictures and small prints (4x6). Each member may enter 3 large prints, 3 digital pictures and 3 small prints for each category of competition.
3. The size of large print is from 11”x 14” to 16”x20”. No mat is allowed. Participants should stick their photo to a 16”x20” (or same size as the picture) mount with a thickness of not exceeding ¼ inch. Title of photo and author’s name should appear on the back of the mount’s top right corner.
4. Digital picture shall be of resolution 1280 wide. The file format shall be jpeg. All digital pictures shall be submitted through email no later than one week before the scheduled competition. The email address for submission is pasa.ed@gmail.com.
5. Large prints and digital pictures are judged by 3 judges. Most popular awards and small prints are judged by votes, one vote each from all members present. Each member may select one to three large prints and one to three small prints they like most.
6. The size of small prints is 4”X 6”. They have to be commercially produced with machine printed figures and or letters on the back of prints. Small prints produced privately must be submitted with the relevant negative to prove no cropping done. Prints with no title and maker’s name on the back are not qualified for competition.
7. Judges from our own members for monthly and annual competitions may be invited by the president or the vice-president in consultation with the monthly competition director. In special circumstances, invitation of appropriate judges from outside our organisation is acceptable.
8. Member who take part in that day’s competition is eligible to serve as judge in that day’s competition but they shall not give scores to his/her own pictures. The average scores from the two other judges shall be used as the participating judge’s picture scores.
9. Scores are given based on overall impression from l to 10 points. 50% of the photos or digital pictures with the highest scores (no more than 10 photos or digital pictures) may be selected for a 2nd round competition. The points to be given are also from 1 to 10.
10. In giving scores, particular emphasis shall be given to composition, impact, subject and techniques. These four aspects are equally important. No scores shall be given for mounting.
11. There are prizes for best large prints and best digital pictures of the year. The top 3 large prints and top three digital pictures shall be awarded trophies.
12. The top 3 large prints, the top 3 most popular awards and digital pictures in each monthly competition may participate in our best prints of the year or best digital pictures of the year competitions.
13. In calculating the annual total points, only 2 photos or digital pictures with the highest scores are taken from each participant each month. That is to say a maximum total of 24 prints or digital pictures are taken into account in determining a participant’s annual total scores.
14. A member who enters 3 large prints or 3 digital pictures in each monthly competition in a given year is eligible for a diligent award.
15. The top 3 large prints and digital pictures with points given by our appointed judges at a monthly competition shall not participate in any subsequent competition. Large prints and digital pictures below the rank of top 3 at a monthly competition shall not enter another monthly competition until a period of 12 months has lapsed.
16. If the images of a print and a digital picture are identical or very similar, that print or digital picture can enter only one category of competition (large print or digital picture).
17. The judge’s or the Monthly Competition Director’s decision shall be final.
18. Your Executive Committee may amend the above rules from time to time subject to prior notice in our Journal.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
Photo and slide competition rules 2003-2004
1. Under normal circumstances, the PASA’s monthly photo and slide competitions are held on the 3rd Sunday of each month, between 1-3 p.m., in room 305 of the New World Centre. The annual competition is held on the 3rd Sunday of December of the same year and at the same time and same venue.
2. The contents of competition include large prints, large print most popular awards, slides (subject pre-selected) and small prints (4x6). Each member may enter 3 large prints, 3 slides and 3 small prints for each category of competition.
3. The size of large print is from 11”x 14” to 16”x20”. No mat is allowed. Participants should stick their photo to a 16”x20” mount with a thickness of not exceeding ¼ inch. Title of photo and author’s name should appear on the back of the mount’s top right corner.
4. Slide must be framed in 2”X2” standard cardboard mount. Glass mounted slides are also acceptable, but glass over cardboard or slides too thick for standard projector will not be judged. Slides must have a ¼” dot in the lower left corner and the slide title and author’s name in the upper right corner while viewing in an upright front position.
5. Large prints and slides are judged by 3 judges. Most popular awards and small prints are judged by votes, one vote each from all members present. Each member may select one to three large prints and one to three small prints they like most.
6. The size of small prints is 4”X6”. They have to be commercially produced with machine printed figures and or letters on the back of prints. Small prints produced privately must be submitted with the relevant negative to prove no cropping done. Prints with no title and maker’s name on the back are not qualified for competition.
7. Judges from our own members for monthly and annual competitions may be invited by the president or the vice-president in consultation with the monthly competition director. In special circumstances, invitation of appropriate judges from outside our organisation is acceptable.
8. Members who take part in that day’s competition are not eligible to serve as judges in that day’s competition.
9. Points are given basing on overall impression from l to 10 points. 50%of the photos or slides with higher scores (no more than 10 photos or slides) may be selected for a 2nd round competition. The points to be given are also from 1 to 10.
10. In giving points, particular emphasis is given to composition, impact and techniques. These 3 aspects are equally important. No points are given for mounting.
11. There are prizes for best large prints and slides of the year. The top 3 large prints and slides will be awarded trophies.
12. The top 3 large prints, the top 3 most popular awards and slides in each monthly competition may participate in our best prints of the year or best slides of the year competitions.
13. In calculating the annual total points, only 2 photos or slides with higher scores are taken from each participant each month. That is to say a maximum total of 24 prints or slides are taken into account in determining a participant’s annual total points.
14. A member who enters 3 large prints or 3 slides in each monthly competition in a given year is eligible for a diligent award.
15. The top 3 large prints and slides with points given by our appointed judges at a monthly competition shall not participate in any subsequent competition. Large prints and slides below the rank of top 3 at a monthly competition shall not enter another monthly competition until a period of 12 months has lapsed.
16. If the images of a print and a slide are identical, that print or slide can enter only one category of competition (large print or slide).
17. The judge’s or the Monthly Competition Director’s decision shall be final.
18. Your Executive Committee may amend the above rules from time to time subject to prior notice in our Journal.