1. You may enter a maximum of 3 entries.

 

  2. At its Executive Committee Meeting on 15th May 1999, the EAF approved the following definition:

 

Photography may be defined as imagery produced via the action of light on a sensor (be it light-sensitive film etc. or a digital sensor) and that for EAF competition/exhibition purposes the original image or images must have been initiated and produced by the submitting author.

If manipulation is undertaken, this also should be the work of the submitting author.

It matters not whether the final image is printed on light-sensitive material or via a printer connected to a computer, or otherwise.

The copyright of all elements of a picture must be at the disposal of the submitting author.

 

So please, all your own work

 

  3. Only images less than 36 months old on the date of the competition are eligible. This also means we can’t accept images just because you’ve reworked the manipulation within the past three years.

 

  4. They can’t have been entered into any of our previous club competitions.

This rule is relaxed for our trophy competitions, so if you have a great shot in the Sam Tuck competition and think it will work well in another competition, this would be allowed.

 

  5. Images must be Black and White.

 

  6. There are no restrictions on the amount of digital manipulation you may carry out

 

  7. Your name (not just initials) plus the title on the back of the print/mount please. Someone has to read the title out for the judge so make it big & bright enough please.

 

  8. Of course, all these rules might be changed at the whim of the committee, we’ll let you know when we set the competition.

 

  9. Mount sizes no bigger than 500mm X 400mm (50cm X 40cm or 20 inches by 16 inches)(There used to a bloke in Chelmsford market who has a variety of card on sale around that size and you’ll not be penalised if you go slightly under or over these sizes, though smaller ones might fall through our display rack) We’re not that prissy about meeting the sizes exactly, however other clubs/organisations might frown, and mark you down accordingly.

The colour of the mount is your choice. Again, other clubs/organisations may have other ideas.

Your image just has to be in that area, it’s up to you how much or little of that space you use, & whether it’s in the middle or not is your artistic licence.

Most people print at A4.

You have a 20 X 16 showcase area to use as you wish.

At present, the best deal on printing is the ARU print shop on the Rivermead Campus. It’s entrance is on Rectory Lane.

 

 10. Please send a title of your intended print to the competition email address so we can make up a score sheet. Please ensure the title you send is the same title as on the mount. (If you change the title please let the competition secretary know, otherwise it may not be found or marked during the competition)

There’s nowt more frustrating than trying to find an image title, in the dark, whilst the judge waxes lyrical about the image, only to find that the title has been changed to ‘Pancake Day’ and somewhere down my list is ‘Mrs. Miggings does a backflip’

 

Post just the titles to

competition.scc@gmail.com

Though having said that, a PDI version might be nice so we can put the winning shots up on the club site.

 

Please remember, ALL these rules can be adjusted to suit the competition.

We’ll let you know in advance of any quirks to apply.

 

Oh Yeah, you have to be a fully paid up member to have your work trashed …

sorry, enter our competition.