CORNWALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE
ANNUAL COMPETITION RULES
1. The Competition shall be open to affiliated clubs and societies. Each club or society shall submit a portfolio comprising fifteen digital images and fifteen prints. There shall not be more than three digital images and/or three prints entered by any individual club member in the club's portfolio. Members of more than one club may only enter once in each section, but may enter the digital image section with one club and the print section with another club.
2. A The image must be made by the entrant and must be original. It may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else. The photographer must own the copyright of the picture. The Cornwall Photographic Alliance assumes no liability for any breach of copyright by the entrant.
B The Cornwall Photographic Alliance reserves the right to reproduce the images for publicity. Reproduction will be without payment and copyright remains with the photographer.
C Every possible care will be taken with entries but the organisers cannot accept liability for loss or damage to work submitted.
D All digital image files must be titled as described in the annual competition digital image entry rules
E All prints must be labelled as described in the annual competition print entry rules
3. Members may not enter a print and/or a digital image of the same or substantially similar content to any image previously entered by them into the CPA Annual Competition.
4. Trophies and prizes shall be awarded based on the judging of three independent judges
5. The elected Officers shall deal with any disputes. A representative from protesting and defending clubs should be present to witness any enquiry.
6. Digital image entry rules are supplied on a separate sheet. Entries to be listed on the entry form.
7. Print entry rules are supplied on a separate sheet. Entries to be listed on the entry form.
8. Entries not conforming to these rules may be disqualified.
AWARDS
The Geoff Marshall Cup will be awarded for the best digital colour image.
The Abid Shah Cup will be awarded for the best colour print.
The Silver Salver will be awarded for the best digital monochrome image.
The Alliance Cup will be awarded for the best monochrome print.
The Presidents Cup will be awarded for the best creative digital image or print.
The Len Collings Trophy will be awarded for the best overall image – digital or print.
The Ray Holland Cup will be awarded to the club with the highest total of marks in the digital image section.
The Ken Farnell Memorial Cup will be awarded to the club with the highest total marks in the print section.
The Colab Trophy will be awarded to the club with the most total points scored.
There will be certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd awarded to entries in both the print and digital image sections.
Certificates will be presented for all highly commended digital images and prints.
CPA Annual Competition Digital Image Entry Rules
The image must be a maximum of 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high, including any border.
The files must be in jpeg format.
Landscape images should be no larger than
1400 pixels wide x 1050 pixels high
Portrait images should be a maximum
1050 pixels high
File Name
The 15 digital Images with prefix will begin with a sort code followed by the image title, the photographers name and the name of the camera club submitting the images.
Image 1 will have the sort code D01 Image 2 will have the sort code D02
Image 3 will have the sort code D03 Image 4 will have the sort code D04
Image 5 will have the sort code D05 Image 6 will have the sort code D06
Image 7 will have the sort code D07 Image 8 will have the sort code D08
Image 9 will have the sort code D09 Image 10 will have the sort code D10
Image 11 will have the sort code D11 Image 12 will have the sort code D12
Image 13 will have the sort code D13 Image 14 will have the sort code D14
Image 15 will have the sort code D15
e.g. Image 1 D01- Image Title-Photographers Name-Camera Club
Image 2 D02- Image Title-Photographers Name-Camera Club
Etc.
NOTES
· Note upper and lower case as shown and hyphens between title and name and club
· No spaces between words and hyphens. (No underscores)
· The file name as presented will be copied for projection in the competition.
Please check that the title is spelt correctly
All images are projected onto a black background 1400 pixels x 1050 pixels.
Images less than 1400 x 1050 with dark areas could merge with the background.
To define the outline of these images consider using a border.
Digital image Entry Form
The entry form for digital and print entries can be downloaded from the CPA web site.
Entry forms can be copied onto a memory stick with the digital image entries and print digital files.
See separate sheet for annual competition definitions
CPA Annual Competition Print Entry Rules
The size of the mount must be 50cm x 40cm
The entry can be presented in landscape or portrait format
On the reverse of the print in the top right hand corner
Please write on a white label in BLOCK CAPITALS Print code
Print title
Photographer’s name
Club name
The label should be fixed relative to display orientation
Please make sure the title and information is spelt correctly.
A digital file of each print must be provided with the same file name as the print title.
The format of these files to be as those for the digital competition.
Entries not conforming to these rules may be disqualified.
See separate sheet for annual competition definitions.
Print Entry Form
The entry form for digital and print entries can be downloaded from the CPA web site.
Entry forms can be copied onto a memory stick with the print digital files and digital image entries.
Preparing The Prints
Ensure that all labels are correct and in the top right hand corner.
Remove any Velcro etc. that may be on the back of prints.
Remember to pack prints face to face and back to back to prevent damage.
Pack prints in your boxes in numerical order with the lowest print number on the top.
Celtic Challenge Retaining Prints
When all prints have been judged 10 colour and 10 monochrome prints will be selected for the CPA entry into the Celtic Challenge. Any Photographer wishing to withdraw their entries from this selection must inform the organisers in writing when their work is submitted by their club.
The selected prints to be put into a Celtic Challenge box at the end of the presentation evening.
ON THE NIGHT OF THE COMPETITION PRESENTATION
Representatives from each club will be responsible for setting up their club’s prints on the supplied display boards earlier in the evening.
Access will be possible from around 5.30pm and it is probable that the prints will be available for hanging from about 5.45pm.
Please try to leave enough time to get all work exhibited by 6.30pm at the latest.
The felt surface of the display boards will accept Velcro to attach prints or print supports.
Please remember that each club is responsible for erecting their display board, taking it down and packing it away with all attachments and instructions.
During the interval prints can be taken down from the display board.
Those selected for the Celtic Challenge can be placed in the box provided.
All other prints can be taken away by the club.
Clubs can collect an envelope containing all the results and their memory sticks from the front of the hall at the end of the evening. The presentation show will be copied onto the memory stick.
CPA Annual Competition Definitions
Monochrome Image
Any black and white image going from very dark grey (black) to very clear grey (white) and containing only various shades of grey. A black and white image toned entirely in a single colour will remain eligible as a monochrome print.
A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of partial toning or by the addition of one colour to any part of the image is defined as a colour print.
Creative Images – add (C) at the end of the image title
Creative photography is an extension of conventional photography into creative art. Its purpose is to stimulate creative thoughts and encourage experimentation with new ideas going beyond a simple photograph.The final result must be based on and have some resemblance to the maker's original photographic work, modified exclusively by the photographer.
The image may be made completely within the camera if the subject or perspective is unusual, dramatic or intriguing.
Or the image may be modified by the maker to reflect their artistic interpretation of the original scene, creating an altered reality.
Such images may display obvious change in natural colour, form, shape, or any combination of these three.
Creative images are often montages (a blending or of multiple images).
All images must be original and may notincorporate elements produced by anyone else.
D1-Image Title (C)-Ann Other-Cornish CC
Note the (C) is at the end of the image name not the end of the file name
Picture Copyright
The image must be made by the entrant and must be original.
It may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else including commercial border art or textures.
The photographer must own the copyright of the picture.
Please also refer to CPA Annual Competition Rules
Cornwall Photographic Alliance Annual Competition
Club Print Sort Code
Please download this excel page from the CPA website
Revision 05/07/2017