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.
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. This year's themes were "People" and "Close-ups".
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.
2009-2010 Monthly Topics:
Month to be submitted |
Categories |
|---|---|
| September | Nature & “Abstract” |
| October | Open & “Botany” |
| November | Nature & “*Three of a Kind” |
| December | Open & “Doors & Windows” |
| January | Nature & “Emotions” |
| February | Open & “Still Life” |
| March | Nature & “Travel Treasures” |
| April | Open & “Sculptures, Statues & Monuments” |
| May | Annual Trophy Submissions |
| June | Nature & “Sunrise, Sunset” |
The November them of "Three of a Kind" is also a 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” |
| Photographic ClubPaisley | 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 1024 horizontal pixels or 768 vertical pixels. Files to be named as follows: Category Full Name of Artist Title
For example: Nature Pierre Houle Fishing