General

Competitions are a great way for club members to share their work and get ideas on how to improve their images.  Judges are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions, providing an enhanced learning experience for the photographer.  Anyone is welcome to attend club meetings but only paid members may enter the competitions. 

There are three competitions held one night each month:

Print competition - Open Subject

Projected Image (slide or digital) competition – Open Subject

Projected Image (slide or digital) competitions - Assigned Subject 

Members may choose which group they wish to compete in based on their level of skill.  Once a member determines which group is best, they must enter all competition images within that group.

Class B – Beginners

Class A – Intermediate 

Salon - Advanced

For the Projected Image Assigned Subject competition, the A and B group will compete as one group and the Salon photographers will be judged separately.  Print Competitions will combine members of all three classes.

Seven competitions are held each year with the year end final held in May. 

In addition, December is set aside for the Terry Boyer Award competition and Holiday Party.  Each member may enter up to 4 slides or digital images.

Scoring System

A two round scoring system is used for all print and projected image competitions.

Round One - Images will be scored on a scale of 5-7:

5= Below Average

6 = Average

7 = Qualifies for review in the second round

Round Two - All images scoring 7 will be re-cored on a scale of 7-9:

7 = Original score is retained, does not qualify for an award

8 = Qualifies for Honorable Mention or higher

9 = Qualifies for Print/Image of the Month or Top Award

Entry Rules

We encourage members to submit images taken within the last 3 years of the date of competition, and prints that have been printed within the previous 3 years.

Prints: Color prints may be by the maker or trade processed.  Up to three (3) Color prints may be entered. All subjects will be accepted.

All prints must be mounted on a flat stiffening medium. Framed photos or those with hangers on the back will not be accepted. All entries must bear the name of the photographer, title of entry, and have a 3" x 5" card properly filled out with the same information, that must be submitted with each entry.  Prints may be no larger than 16 X 20, including mounting board.  Click here for the Print Competition Card.

 

Color prints may be by the maker or trade processed.Up to three (3) Color prints may be entered. All subjects will be accepted.

Color prints may be by the maker or trade processed.Up to three (3) Color prints may be entered. All subjects will be accepted.

Projected Images: Up to three (3) slides or digital images may be entered in the Open category and up to three (3) in an Assigned category.

Any slide or print that has a final score of 8 or 9 points in previous competitions during the year may not be re-entered again in a scored competition. They may be used in the Terry Boyer Award and year end competition.

We encourage members to submit images taken within the last 3 years of the date of competition, and prints that have been printed within the previous 3 years.

Digital Submissions:  Go to the Digital Images instructions for tips on preparing and submitting digital images.  Go to www.photocontestpro.com/ to upload your entries.

Slide Submissions:  All slide submissions must include a Slide Competition Ticket.

Year End Competition Awards: Digital Images or Slides and prints that have scored 8 or 9 points during the year are eligible for the year end competition. There is no limit on the number of entries for the final competition.

 

New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs Competitions

Club members have an opportunity to participate in NJFCC Pictorial and Nature competitions throughout the year.  More information about these competitions can be found on the NJFCC web site.  
Club members can see the competition results by clicking on the links below:

2009 Fall Pictorial