Competitions Rules & Guidance
Competition Rules - Please speak to Competition Secretary, Trevor Smith if you need any help!
All Competitions - you can enter a maximum of FOUR prints and FOUR digital images in each competition.
Keeping Things Manageable
If a lot of images were submitted for any competition we might take all night to finish proceedings so you need to be aware that some images might be removed before the competition to enable things to finish at a reasonable time.
Depending on what was submitted, both prints and digital images might be removed, starting with the lowest ranked digital image (the one you marked 4th). Depending on how many of each category were submitted more digital than print entries might be removed, or vice versa.
Club Use Of Your Images
We need good quality images to use in external and inter-club competitions and on the club website. For the sake of simplicity, the club adopts an OPT IN policy which assumes that you give your permission for this to happen.
If you don't want your images to be used in this way please let us know.
Digital Entries
Guidance on preparing and saving images for PDI competitions (including YouTube videos for Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements and Lightroom by Simon Cotter) are is available on our DOWNLOADS page.
1. File type must be 8 bit JPEG only not 16 bit, GIF, TIFF or RAW
2. File Size is not critical
3. Colour Space must be sRGB or sRGB IEC61966-2.1 (same thing). Any other colour space (Adobe 1998, ProPhoto, etc) may not project accurately
4. Maximum Width 1600 pixels (landscape) Maximum Height 1200 pixels (portrait)
Files which have smaller pixel sizes on either or both axes will need a suitable border (black or grey is suggested) to completely fill the screen when projected.
5. Naming Convention [Image Number]-[Member Number]-[Title]
e.g. 1-025-Puffin means Image One - Member No: 025 - "Puffin", where 1 is your strongest image and 4 is your weakest.
The Member Number part of the title has had to be changed because EasyComp brings images up in the wrong order if there are member numbers over 100, which there are, so we have to add a ZERO before our member number IF IT IS SMALLER THAN 100.
PDI competition entries can be emailed to our Competition Secretary Trevor Smith at [email protected]
Print Comp Entries (There are some guides to Mounting Prints on our DOWNLOADS page and links to suppliers of mounting equipment and supplies on our LINKS page)
1. Please use a mount board or card stiff enough to hold the image flat and upright when on the viewing easel. Any colour mount board and any type of image paper can be used. Certain types of plastic mount may be suitable if they do not pose a cut or shatter risk and are not unduly heavy but please check with the Competition Secretary beforehand.
2. Please ensure prints are mounted securely to their mount board and will not cause damage to other prints. Sticky tape or spray glue must be used carefully so that it cannot adhere to another image. Peelable or reusable types of sticky labels on the back of mount boards are best avoided to prevent them rubbing off in transit and causing damage.
3. Maximum Image or Mount Size is 50 x 40cm
Images or mounts larger than 50 x 40cm cannot be accepted for entry. There is no limit to how small your mount board or image can be but anything very small cannot be seen by viewers at the back of the room. It is suggested that A4 or thereabouts is a reasonable compromise.
4. Print Details
Print the following information on the reverse of the image (Please print your details fairly large and clearly in something that contrasts well with the back of the mount board, so I don't ruin my eyesight trying to read tiny, faint scrawls in the dark!):
All Competitions - you can enter a maximum of FOUR prints and FOUR digital images in each competition.
Keeping Things Manageable
If a lot of images were submitted for any competition we might take all night to finish proceedings so you need to be aware that some images might be removed before the competition to enable things to finish at a reasonable time.
Depending on what was submitted, both prints and digital images might be removed, starting with the lowest ranked digital image (the one you marked 4th). Depending on how many of each category were submitted more digital than print entries might be removed, or vice versa.
Club Use Of Your Images
We need good quality images to use in external and inter-club competitions and on the club website. For the sake of simplicity, the club adopts an OPT IN policy which assumes that you give your permission for this to happen.
If you don't want your images to be used in this way please let us know.
Digital Entries
Guidance on preparing and saving images for PDI competitions (including YouTube videos for Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements and Lightroom by Simon Cotter) are is available on our DOWNLOADS page.
1. File type must be 8 bit JPEG only not 16 bit, GIF, TIFF or RAW
2. File Size is not critical
3. Colour Space must be sRGB or sRGB IEC61966-2.1 (same thing). Any other colour space (Adobe 1998, ProPhoto, etc) may not project accurately
4. Maximum Width 1600 pixels (landscape) Maximum Height 1200 pixels (portrait)
Files which have smaller pixel sizes on either or both axes will need a suitable border (black or grey is suggested) to completely fill the screen when projected.
5. Naming Convention [Image Number]-[Member Number]-[Title]
e.g. 1-025-Puffin means Image One - Member No: 025 - "Puffin", where 1 is your strongest image and 4 is your weakest.
The Member Number part of the title has had to be changed because EasyComp brings images up in the wrong order if there are member numbers over 100, which there are, so we have to add a ZERO before our member number IF IT IS SMALLER THAN 100.
PDI competition entries can be emailed to our Competition Secretary Trevor Smith at [email protected]
Print Comp Entries (There are some guides to Mounting Prints on our DOWNLOADS page and links to suppliers of mounting equipment and supplies on our LINKS page)
1. Please use a mount board or card stiff enough to hold the image flat and upright when on the viewing easel. Any colour mount board and any type of image paper can be used. Certain types of plastic mount may be suitable if they do not pose a cut or shatter risk and are not unduly heavy but please check with the Competition Secretary beforehand.
2. Please ensure prints are mounted securely to their mount board and will not cause damage to other prints. Sticky tape or spray glue must be used carefully so that it cannot adhere to another image. Peelable or reusable types of sticky labels on the back of mount boards are best avoided to prevent them rubbing off in transit and causing damage.
3. Maximum Image or Mount Size is 50 x 40cm
Images or mounts larger than 50 x 40cm cannot be accepted for entry. There is no limit to how small your mount board or image can be but anything very small cannot be seen by viewers at the back of the room. It is suggested that A4 or thereabouts is a reasonable compromise.
4. Print Details
Print the following information on the reverse of the image (Please print your details fairly large and clearly in something that contrasts well with the back of the mount board, so I don't ruin my eyesight trying to read tiny, faint scrawls in the dark!):
- A Title
- The author’s Membership Number
- Numbered 1 to 4 in descending order of priority