Competitions for 2008:

February - Old Buildings

April -  Racing

June -  Love 

August -  Transportation 

October -  Jewelery

November - B&W Photojournalism)

December - Print of the Year

Capital City Camera Club

Section I.   General

1.  During the year the CCCC will sponsor six regular competitions.  Those competitions will be on the regular meeting nights in February, April, June, August, October, and November.  Each competition night will include a Themed Category and an Open Category and each category will include an Advanced class and a Novice class. 

2.  Only dues paying members in good standing can enter club photo contests. 

3.  Competitions will be prints only unless otherwise specified.  All entries must have been photographed by the entrant and must satisfy the definition of photograph (See Definitions below).  Only those photographs taken by the member themselves within the 24 month period prior to the competition will be eligible.  

4.  All entries must be submitted prior to the start of the competition for the Class in which it is being entered and must not, in the opinion of the Competition Committee, interfere with the process of preparing a competition class for judging.  Entrants should strive to submit their entries prior to the start of the meeting.   

5.  Each entrant may submit up to 2 images for each category.

6.   The minimum print size is 5x7 or any equivalent combination. Maximum print size will be 16x20.  

7.  Prints must be mounted and/or matted for ease of handling. Mounts or mattes may not exceed 16x20. The mounting need not be permanent but must be on some firm surface such as foam core board, matte board, or presentation board.

8.  Prints should not be framed or under glass or Plexiglas or inside plastic bags or wrappers as these take away from the print itself and make judging more difficult.

9.  Titles must be included with each image along with the name of the photographer. This information will be affixed to the back of the mounting board at the top so that a person reading it from behind will be holding the image in the correct orientation. Club provided “Post-it” style labels are preferred but not required as long as the information is on the print.

10.  Any image not meeting these basic requirements will not be eligible for judging in the contest

11. During the judging, audience members must not make comments to the judge concerning the images being displayed.   Any questions may be brought to the attention of the Competition Committee who, at their discretion, may bring the question to the attention of the judge.  The decisions of the judge and Competition Committee shall be final.

12. In each Class the following awards will be made:

(1) Three or less entries; first place only.
(2) Four entries; first and second place only.
(3) Five entries; first, second, and third place.

(4) Six entries; first, second, and third place and one honorable mention.

(5) Seven or more entries; first, second, and third place and two honorable mentions.
(6) No awards will be shared.
(7) Judges must make all awards specified by these rules.

13.  All prints winning 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place ribbons will be eligible to enter the Print of the Year competition.

14.  Prints winning 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place may not be entered in any future competition (not including Print of the Year). No print may be entered in a competition more than one time during a calendar year.

Section II. Definitions  

1. Photograph
Photographs shall include images obtained using a light capturing process.  The capture may be done by a film or digital camera; or by scanners and similar light-capturing devices.  

2.  Enhanced Prints
The club makes no distinction between images that have been enhanced using computer software and those that have not been enhanced. 

4. Novice/Advanced Classes

(1) Novice class is for entrants who are inexperienced in photography and/or new to competing in photography competitions.
(2) Advanced class is for the more experienced exhibitors.  Any member may elect to exhibit in the Advanced Class.  Upon doing so the member shall be permanently ineligible to compete in the Novice Class.
(3) Automatic promotion from Novice to Advanced class will be based on a point system.  Points will be given to winners of each competition and those who get enough points to be in the top 15% each year will be promoted to Advanced class the next year.  The points will be awarded as follows:

(3-4 entries in a competition)      1^st place- ½ point

(5-8 entries in a competition)      1^st place- 1 point

                                                           2^nd place- ½ point

(9-12 entries in a competition)    1^st place- 2 points

                                                           2^nd place- 1 point

                                                           3^rd place- ½ point

 (13-17 entries in a competition) 1^st place- 3 points

                                                            2^nd place- 2 points

                                                            3^rd place- 1 point

                                                            Honorable Mention - ½ point

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Section III. Print of the Year

All entries from the competitions receiving first, second or third place awards in each of our regular competitions are eligible to be judged for the Print of the Year.  There will be an award for Advanced Print of the Year, and one for Novice Print of the Year.  From those a  single best “Print of the Year” will be chosen.  Rules for monthly competitions apply.

Section IV. Questions of Eligibility and Disqualification  

It shall be the responsibility of the entrant to bring all doubtful or questionable entries to the attention of the Competition Committee before a competition begins.  Failure to provide such advance notice of a questionable entry before a meeting may, at the option of the Committee, result in disqualification.  The decision of the Committee on a specific entry shall be final unless he/she chooses to present the issue to the membership prior to the start of the competition, in which case a voice vote of members present shall be used to decide the issue.  A decision by the Committee will be final for the meeting date on which it is rendered but the decision may be appealed, with prior notice, at any subsequent board or general membership meeting.