Print Competition Guidelines
All dues paid members of the HSVCC are eligible to participate in our annual print contest. Each member is encouraged to submit up to three (3) photographs (note – only the top 2 will count towards the photographer of the year competition).
Prints MUST be delivered to the Woodlands Center for displaying the photographs, if you are not delivering your own photos you must insure they have been properly labeled ready for display at the time of delivery to be accepted.
Although the entrant selects the category for each entered photograph, the final decision will be the Print Coordinator if it appears a more appropriate category should be selected, and the entrant will be notified of any change. Judging will be done by an outside judge (non-member, expert/professional) with no club member present after the photographs have been displayed.
Voting by the public for the People’s Choice Awards will be held during the designated period to be decided by the HSVCC. Winning photographs from the judge and People’s Choice Awards will be identified and acknowledged at the designated time and place decided by HSVCC.
All reasonable care will be taken in the handling of the submitted photographs, however the HSVCC takes no responsibility for any damage or loss of the prints (we have had no issues in past).
Entry Categories:
NOTE: The Club slide show will recognize top scorers in digital contest slide presentations according to the skill levels and number of entries:
First, second, and third place – six or more entries
First and second place – four or five entries
First place – three or less entries
Rules for Entry:
All dues paid members of the HSVCC are eligible to participate in our annual print contest. Each member is encouraged to submit up to three (3) photographs (note – only the top 2 will count towards the photographer of the year competition).
Prints MUST be delivered to the Woodlands Center for displaying the photographs, if you are not delivering your own photos you must insure they have been properly labeled ready for display at the time of delivery to be accepted.
Although the entrant selects the category for each entered photograph, the final decision will be the Print Coordinator if it appears a more appropriate category should be selected, and the entrant will be notified of any change. Judging will be done by an outside judge (non-member, expert/professional) with no club member present after the photographs have been displayed.
Voting by the public for the People’s Choice Awards will be held during the designated period to be decided by the HSVCC. Winning photographs from the judge and People’s Choice Awards will be identified and acknowledged at the designated time and place decided by HSVCC.
All reasonable care will be taken in the handling of the submitted photographs, however the HSVCC takes no responsibility for any damage or loss of the prints (we have had no issues in past).
Entry Categories:
- Animals, Birds or Insects
- People, Portraits of Pets
- Flowers, Gardens or Still Life
- Landscapes, Seascapes or Scenic
- Buildings, Doorways or Architectural Details
- Miscellaneous
NOTE: The Club slide show will recognize top scorers in digital contest slide presentations according to the skill levels and number of entries:
First, second, and third place – six or more entries
First and second place – four or five entries
First place – three or less entries
Rules for Entry:
- A maximum of three (3) photographs in any combination of categories can be entered. All submissions must be brought to the Woodlands Center for display for the full exhibition period.
- Entries must be the original work of the entrant, and must not have been awarded prizes or honorable mentions in previous annual print contests. Prints of current year digital competition entries will be disqualified.
- The same point criteria will be used relative to the Photographer of the Year competition judging.
- Prints may be framed with or without matt and/or glass. Maximum glassed area (whether glass is used or not) cannot exceed 480 square inches (length x width) AND the longest side cannot exceed 36 inches. The area of the oval is calculated by: length x width x 0.8.
- Entries must be ready to hang from taught wire across the back of the frame. Notched metal hangers are unacceptable.
- Each entry must have your name and the title of the entry on the back of the print.
- Your name/watermark cannot appear on the front of the picture.
- The companion jpeg digital image that you include with your submittal entry will be used for contest publicity(Village Voice article of the winners, etc.) and subsequent display at the HSVCC meeting and /or Christmas party.
Submittal of Entry
Instructions: Go to COMPETITION>PRINT CONTEST GUIDELINES>PRINT ENTRY FORM
2. People, Portraits of Pets
3. Flowers, Gardens or Still Life
4. Landscapes, Seascapes or Scenic
5. Buildings, Doorways or Architectural Details
6. Miscellaneous
8. Upload your digital image for each entry - click on browse and follow the instructions to load each file from your computer. Do this once for each photo you want to enter
Instructions: Go to COMPETITION>PRINT CONTEST GUIDELINES>PRINT ENTRY FORM
- Complete each line:
- Name: Your name
- Email: Your email
- Phone Number: Best daytime phone number
- Title: Should be short and creative-enter title for each print entry
- Location: Fill in a location if applicable for each print entry
- Price: Fill in selling price or NFS (not for sale) for each print entry
- Category: Select a category from the drop down list for each print entry
2. People, Portraits of Pets
3. Flowers, Gardens or Still Life
4. Landscapes, Seascapes or Scenic
5. Buildings, Doorways or Architectural Details
6. Miscellaneous
8. Upload your digital image for each entry - click on browse and follow the instructions to load each file from your computer. Do this once for each photo you want to enter
