Competitions
Competitions are an integral part of the Sarnia Photographic Club each month. Competitions not only give incentive for members to shoot new pictures, but also allow members to learn from one another's photos by discussing the strengths and opportunities for improvement of each entry.
The Annual 2011 Sarnia Photographic Club Photo Contest-
Now under way!
This year's categories (for ages 18 and above):
"Weather" and "People"
Entry deadline: October 15, 2011
New Youth Categories!
Ages 11 and under: "Pets and Animals"
Ages 12 to 17: "Human Impact on the Environment"
Click the link below for more information:
2011 Contest flyer; Rules and entry details
Over $3000 in total prizes!
To see the 2009 winning entries from the Sarnia Photographic Club's Annual Photo Contest, click here. (This is an annual contest open to both members and the public.
Monthly Competitions
Members are encouraged to enter photographs monthly, one for each of the two categories. (Open and Nature categories will alternate each month and there will be a Monthly Theme category). The images are reviewed by a judging committee and shown at the next meeting, with the judges' critiques. The photographer is not identified, except for the top entries. Entries are due the first Friday following the monthly meeting.
2011-2012 Monthly Topics:
Month to be submitted |
Categories |
|---|---|
| September | Open & “Trees” |
| October | Nature & “Black and White” |
| November | Open & “*TBA” (CAPA theme for Jan.) |
| December | Nature & “Altered Reality” |
| January | Open & “Winterscapes” |
| February | Nature & “Life in the Country” |
| March | Open & “Green” |
| April | Nature & “Urban Geometry” |
| May | Open & "Trophy submissions" |
| June | Nature & “Birds” |
The November theme is yet to be announced. It will be the CAPA competition category for January. The top entries received in November will be sent to CAPA to represent our club.
Annual Competitions
At the end of the season the top monthly images
(1st, 2nd, 3rd & Honourable Mentions) are rejudged for eligibility for the Club Competition trophies:
| Sorensen | Best “Open” |
| Pasquan | Best “Nature” |
| Photographic Club | Best “Monthly Theme” |
In addition, Club Members may submit two images to be judged for eligibility for the trophies below:
| Carryer | Subject “Marine” |
| Carman's Foto Source | Subject “Travel” |
| Paisley | Subject “Open” |
| Lyall Smith | Subject “People” |
Submission instructions
The following formats are accepted for both monthly and annual competitions:
Slides - must be fully cleaned, have titles, show the full name of the artist, and be thumb-spotted in the lower left corner with the
slide “right-side-up”.
Prints - must be 5x7 to 8x12, mounted, unframed, with image right side up, label fixed on lower-left corner of back, showing:
Category Full Name of Artist Title
Digital submissions - must be in the form of jpg's formatted with a maximum of 1400 horizontal pixels or 1050 vertical pixels. Files to be named as follows: Category Full Name of Artist Title
For example: Nature John Smith Fishing
Images for Competitions to be e-mailed to: spc.competitions@gmail.com