We have a few basic rules regarding all entries.

• Amount of Entries
• Image Size
• Image Dimensions
• Image Format
• Digital Manipulation
• Images and AV Names

You can download a Word Document containing all our rules and general information HERE.

1. Amount of Entries

You may submit up to 3 images in total. The entries can be in any amount, in any category. Eg. 2 images in the Nature and 1 in the Open category is acceptable.

If there is a chosen Set Subject for the evening, you may enter an addisional 1 image in the Set Subject category, which means you can enter a total of 4 images.

Only ONE Audio Visual may be submitted per evening.

2. Image Size

The Image Size defines how big the image is in KiloBytes or MegaBytes.

All entries may be NO bigger than 500kb. Please refer to the Tutorial section for more information on Image Sizes.

3. Image Dimensions

The Image Dimension defines the resolution/amount of pixels in the image.

All entries may be NO bigger than 1024 x 768 pixels. This means the maximum pixels Horisontally is 1024, and the maximum pixels Vertically is 768. Please refer to the Tutorial section for more information on Image Dimensions.

4. Image Format

The Image Format defines in which type of file the image have been saved.

All entries may only be submitted if they are saved in the JPEG format. The file extension is .jgp or .jpeg. For more infomation about the Image Format, refer to the Tutorial section.

5. Digital Manipulation

Digital Manipulation can be described as the Post Processing or Editing of an image in a program like Adobe Photoshop.

Manipulation is an accepted part of photography. The original image must have been made by the exhibitor on a recognized camera and all modification of that original must be made by the exhibitor.

The following is NOT seen as Digital Manipulation:

• Resizing
• Cropping
• Removal of Dust or Scratch marks
• Adjustment of Exposure and Contrast
• Adjustment/correction of color balance
• Adjustment of Saturation
• Reduction of Digital noise
• Sharpening

For the purpose of telling a true story, images in Nature, and Photojournalism may NOT be manipulated. Images in these sections will be disqualified if they have undergone Digital Manipulation.

6. Images and AV Names

Digital Images

The Image Name should striclty be in the following format:

[grading][category]-[memberID]-[title].jpg

-grading is your Star rating
-category is the category prefix to be used.
-memberID is your member ID number.
-title is the name of your photo

Eg. If Klaas Geswind's ID is 123, is rated a 2 Star member, and is submitting an Open category photo titled "Sy perd", then the Image Name should be as follows:

2o-123-Sy perd.jpg

For more imformation refer to the Tutorial section.


Audio Visuals

An AV (Audio Visual) should be named the same way as a Digital Image.

[grading][category]-[memberID]-[title].exe
*Please note that all AV's must be a PC executable (.exe)