Winchester Photographic Society’s 83rd Annual Print Exhibition 2016
Terms and Conditions for the WPS 2016 Print Exhibition
1 | | Entrants | Entrants must be fully paid up members of Winchester Photographic Society | |
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2 | | Cost of Entry | Cost of entry is £2.00 per image except for Class B which is £2.00 per set. | |
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3 | | Number of entries | 30 images maximum. No more than 4 images per Class except in Class B where only one set may be entered with each set counting as 1 image towards the total number of images. | |
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4 | | Images | An image must not have been accepted in a previous Winchester Photographic Society exhibition. | |
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5 | | Copyright | Entrants must own the copyright of all elements of their images and may be asked to provide suitable evidence – failure to do so may result in disqualification. | |
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6 | | Entry | No entry shall be eligible for more than one Class. | |
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7 | | Monochrome | Monochrome is defined as paper base plus one colour. | |
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8 | | Class Rules | | |
| | Class F Nature | Entries must conform to the FIAP definition given here. Definitions of Nature and Wildlife on the FIAP website | |
| | Class G Street | Entries should be an image of life within a public space captured at a decisive or poignant moment. | |
| | Class H Action | Entries should capture the feeling and notion of movement. | |
| | Class I Straight out of the Camera | - Images may be taken in RAW or jpg formats.
- The use of sliders in RAW converters is permitted.
- No techniques that add, relocate ,replace or remove pictorial element except by cropping are permitted.
- The use of digital filters inside or outside the camera (e.g. NIK filters) or image stitching are not permitted.
- Techniques that remove elements added by the camera such as dust spots and digital noise are permitted.
- All allowed adjustments must retain the integrity of the original scene as seen by the photographer.
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| | Class K Creative | - Images produced through the use of imaginative skill or originality of thought including the altering of reality.
- All the elements of the image must originate from a camera or scanner and be the copyright of the entrant.
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9 | | Print Mounts | - Prints must be mounted on board measuring 40 cm x 50 cm, not exceeding 4mm in overall thickness and clearly marked on the back with the author’s name, the title and the Class.
- Please note: The Exhibition Coordinator reserves the right to reject any prints mounted in such a way that they may cause damage to another print.
- All prints that are accepted into the exhibition will be framed for hanging by the organisers.
- The frames used are unglazed lightweight aluminium, made to take 40 cm x 50 cm mounts with a leeway of a few mm either way.
- The mounts are held in place with clips that will not damage the mountboard.
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10 | | Judging | - All entries accepted for the exhibition will be shown to the judges who will jointly select the winners in each Class.
- Certificates of Merit may also be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
- The judges have the right to withhold any award in any Class. Their decision is final.
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