Judging the Images
- All contest submissions will be judged based on three groups of criteria defined below.
- A judge will be a professional or highly skilled photographer chosen by the officers of the club, ideally with previous experience in judging. Several will be presenters at the monthly meetings at which time they will provide live comments on submitted contest images reviewed that month. They will always be individuals not participating in the competition.
- The judge will not know the name or Skill Level or the photographer.
- Submitted images will receive a score and comment sheet from the judge.
Judging Criteria
The scoring criteria used by the judges are noted and explained below. These are consistent with photography judging criteria in many venues. Judges will be asked to score images utilizing a broad range of points across each criteria category to delineate outstanding (8-10), good (5-7), or needs improvement (1-4) for each criterion noted below for the images submitted. They will also be asked to provide comments on what they liked or felt could be improved. Judges will not know a photographer’s Skill Level or name.
Criteria Maximum points allowed
Total Possible in each competition: 30
(*) If the judge deems a photo is not on topic, the judge will deduct 3 points in this group and will explain why they deem it so on the comment section of the scoring sheet.
(**) Images solely of other pictures or works of art will receive 0 points in this category unless they are part of a broader composition or presented in a unique manner that brings additional compositional elements to the fore (such as a silhouette, unusual angle or lighting, etc.).
Placing for each competition (Overall and by Skill Level) will be based on the highest scores out of the 30 possible points for the criteria noted above and announced when the photos are displayed at the meeting after each monthly competition. No additional points will be awarded for placing.
The scoring criteria used by the judges are noted and explained below. These are consistent with photography judging criteria in many venues. Judges will be asked to score images utilizing a broad range of points across each criteria category to delineate outstanding (8-10), good (5-7), or needs improvement (1-4) for each criterion noted below for the images submitted. They will also be asked to provide comments on what they liked or felt could be improved. Judges will not know a photographer’s Skill Level or name.
Criteria Maximum points allowed
- Impact, Creativity, Storytelling 10
- Technical Excellence, Focus, Color Balance, Lighting 10
- Composition, Center of interest, Subject Matter (*) (**) 10
Total Possible in each competition: 30
(*) If the judge deems a photo is not on topic, the judge will deduct 3 points in this group and will explain why they deem it so on the comment section of the scoring sheet.
(**) Images solely of other pictures or works of art will receive 0 points in this category unless they are part of a broader composition or presented in a unique manner that brings additional compositional elements to the fore (such as a silhouette, unusual angle or lighting, etc.).
Placing for each competition (Overall and by Skill Level) will be based on the highest scores out of the 30 possible points for the criteria noted above and announced when the photos are displayed at the meeting after each monthly competition. No additional points will be awarded for placing.
Scoring Criteria Explained
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Group 1: Impact, Storytelling, Creativity
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Group 2: Technical Excellence, Focus, Color Balance, Lighting
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Group 3: Composition, Center of interest, Subject Matter
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