Rules

1. Financial Member. Assessment of images is open to financial members only.
2. Original Work Entries must be the original work of the club member and may be in the form of monochrome or colour prints or digital images. Copies of other people’s works will not be eligible
3. Digital manipulation Images that have been digitally altered are acceptable for the Club Competition but all the material used must be from photographs taken by the member.
4. Re-entry of images No image that has obtained an award in ordinary monthly competitions may be entered again in monthly competitions but may be entered in annual competitions. However, any image may be re-entered in accordance with suggestions of the judge or where in the opinion of the exhibitor such reprinting or remounting  and digital adjustment presents a much improved or different exhibit, provided that a period of six months shall have elapsed between the original showing and re-submission.
5. Ownership and use of Images The author will retain ownership of all images submitted to the club. Permission will be sought to use any images in advertising or interclub events.  Entry into the competition automatically grants the club permission to display low-resolution copies of the work in this website.
6. Maximum number
of entries		 3 images per month with a maximum of 2 of either’set subject’ or ‘open’ images
 

 

 PRINTS
7. Entry via website If you intend to enter prints, you must register them via the web site in the same way as digital images are registered by noon on the day of the assessment evening.
8. Size May be of any size up to 507mm (20in) by 405mm (16in) including mount and mat. Prints need to be mounted at least sufficiently to self support being stood vertically.
9. Frame Prints may be framed but without glass
10. Mount Mount on backing board made of cardboard or 3mm foam core. The surrounding matt improves the presentation
11. Printing Prints may be trade or home printed
12. Labelling The back of the print must be clearly labelled with the member’s name, whether open or set subject and title
 

 

 DIGITAL IMAGES
13. File type Images must be saved in jpeg format (.jpg)
14. Image size for digital entries

Landscape format
Images should be sized to a maximum dimension of 1920 horizontal pixels by 1080 vertical pixels.  Smaller pixel sizes will not be upsampled, but displayed as presented.  Jpeg files of this maximum size may be safely saved at maximum quality.

Portrait format
Images should be a maximum dimension of 1080 vertical pixels.
15.

No entry by email

 Entries must be uploaded via the web site by noon on the day of the assessment evening.
If you have difficulties, email webmaster@wfdphoto.org.nz for assistance.
Failure to comply with the above may result in images not being accepted.
16, Entry via website Entries made via this web site are automatically formatted correctly, and the web site will take care of any downsizing necessary,  Images will not be upsized.
   

AWARDS AND POINTS
17. The images are assessed by the judge and points are awarded as shown
  Set Subject Open
Honours 9 8
Highly Commended 7 6
Merit 5 4
Acceptance 3 2
    Miscellaneous Rules
18. Advertising Members may not advertise private Business Ventures in the  website.
19. Final Authority In all matters, pertaining to the Club’s competitions, the Committee of  the Wellsford Camera Club will be the final authority