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Who? What? When?
- Contests are held
every fourth Monday of the month.
- All HPS members are eligible to enter the
monthly contests. All entries that place during the year are then eligible
for competing in the end-of-year competition held on the second Monday
of the December.
Rules of Competition
Basic Rules
- Only current,
dues-paying, members in good standing may enter competition.
- A total of six
entries per competition are allowed but only four in any one
category are allowed.
- Entries must be
submitted no later than five minutes after the time the meeting is
scheduled to begin. (e.g. Entries must be "in the hands" of
the competition secretary by 7:05PM)
- Any entry that
previously placed in HPS
competition is not eligible for resubmission.
- The author of an
entry is to remain anonymous as far as possible until judging is
completed.
- There should be no
comments during initial viewing.
Categories
Slides
- Slides must be in
2x2 mounts. No glass mounts please!
- Slide mount must
have your name, not initials, printed on it.
- Slide must be marked
to project correctly. As you would view it, put a blue or
red dot at the lower left corner of the mount.
Color Prints
- Minimum print size
is 5x7 inches.
- Print must be
mounted and may be matted. Color matts are welcome. Absolutely no
frames!
- Print your name on
the back.
- Indicate the top
of your print on the back.
Black & White Prints
- Follow the same
rules as for color prints.
- Black & White
prints must be monochromatic. (e.g. Sepia toned prints are considered
Black & White. Hand tinted, colorized, prints are considered color
prints.)
Monthly Awards
- First place:
5
points
- Second place:
4
points
- Third place:
3
points
- 1st
Honorable mention:
1 point
- 2nd
Honorable mention:
1 point
* The judge is not required to award all places.
* The judge is usually from outside the HPS.
Annual Competition
- Entries which
"placed" during the year are eligible for the year-end judging.
- Entries for annual
judging must be resubmitted no later than the 4th Monday in
November.
Annual Awards
In December of each year, an
annual banquet is held in lieu of regular meetings. At that time, new
officers are installed and year-end competition is held. All entries that
have placed in the monthly competitions for that year are re-judged and
exhibited.
- Best of Year:
presented to the best photograph in each category.
- Best of Year
Black & White Print
- Best of Year
Color Print
- Best of Year Slide
- Presidents Award:
presented to the HPS member who
has accumulated the most competition points during the year.
Awards Program
The following motion was passed
unanimously by the HPS Board at its
regular session on August 10, 1987 and accepted by vote of the membership the
same date.
- Fellow of HPS : An HPS member who has had twenty (20)
entries that have placed during monthly competition shall attain the
status of Fellow of HPS
and receive a certificate so attesting.
- Fellow - Stars
: Once a member is a Fellow of HPS,
additional earned competition points shall result in the following
merit star awards:
- 20 points - Bronze
Star
- 40 pints - Silver
Star
- 60 points - Gold
Star
- Master of
Photography : This is awarded after a Fellow of HPS has won one hundred (100)
additional competition points and has had at least one public
exhibition of his or her work.
Annual Awards Program
In December of each year, an
annual banquet is held in lieu of regular meetings. At that time, new
officers are installed and year-end competition is held. All entries that
have placed in the monthly competitions for that year are re-judged and
exhibited. Plaques are awarded for the Outstanding Black & White Print,
Outstanding Color Print, and Outstanding Slide. In addition,
the individual who has earned the most points in competition for that year is
given a President's Award in the form of a plaque and her or his name
is inscribed on a plaque held by HPS.
- Make sure your entry communicates the
monthly word or words.
- Utilize strong composition elements
such as s-curves, diagonals, triangles, thirds, x-y points, and near-far
perspective.
- Exposure needs to be good. Under or
overexposure shows up worse when put beside a properly exposed image.
- The image usually needs to be sharp.
Movement or poor focus can ruin a good image.
- Dramatic or moody light qualities are
almost always good.
- Try not to submit images that are too
similar in subject or technique if the technique is unusual. Don't take
away your own thunder. You want your image to stand out from the rest.
You don't want to compete with yourself.
- Presentation is very important. Your
mat or mounting should not take away from the image. Some judges like
white mats, some judges don't. Simple is usually better. Color mats are
always tricky.
- If you feel you have good images in
all categories, enter two in each. If you have a strength, go for that
category with four entries. A good compromise is one, two, three. Black
and White usually has less entries but often doesn't receive as many
awards. You can win by only entering two categories all year.
- 8 X 10's and 11 X 14's are usually
your best choice for print size. I haven't been able to determine that
11 X 14's have an advantage over 8 X 10's. 5 X 7's will place but they
have to work a little harder. 16 X 20's don't seem to have much of an
advantage.
- Make sure your slides are clean. Learn
to use cropping tape. Look at your slide projected.
- Work your archives.
- Don't get discouraged. If you don't
place, or don't place often enough, or don't place high enough, you can
improve. Ask some of the other members to help.
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