COMPETITION RULES

What’s for Dinner? by Carolyn Ciarelli

MEDIA

Competition submissions are either prints or digital images.

Prints may be in color or black and white and may be of maximum size of 16 x 20 inches mounted.

Digital Images must be in jpg (or .jpeg) format, they must be in the sRGB color space, have a resolution of exactly 72 pixels per inch (or dots per inch, dpi), must be sized to 1800 pixels on the longest side.

CATAGORIES

1. Category A  is for photographers who have demonstrated photographic skills in a specific category that are superior to Class B members or who have met the requirements of III below.
2. Category B is the  club’s entry level of photography.
3. Category C (creative digital images) consists of color or black and white images in electronic format.
• Creative images are the maker’s artistic interpretations of their original photograph(s).
• Complete abstract images which no longer resemble any portion of the original photographic subject, or incorporate significant graphic designs.
4. Category K consists of black and white images with at most one color included.

ELIGIBILITY AND CLASS ASSIGNMENT

Only those members whose dues are paid for the year may compete in the club’s monthly competitions. New and returning members will be assigned to Class B unless they have previously competed in Class A in this or another club. A new member may request assignment to Class A. Changes in class will only be made at the end of the competition year.

Class Assignment and Contest Records

• The club will maintain a tally of the results for each competition.
• A copy of the monthly results will be published on the club’s website.
• A minimum of eight entries are required to qualify for the Photographer of the Year award.
• A member’s annual score is computed by dividing the sum of the scores by the number of entries; i.e., by computing each member’s average score for the year.
• The member who receives the highest annual score in a category is awarded Photographer of the Year in that category.
• The Class B Photographer of the Year in each category will be moved to Class A.
• In case of a tie, the Executive Board may assign more than one member to Class A based on their year’s average score.
• Members of Class B who have scored 24 or higher three times in a category during the year in PFLI competitions will be assigned to Class A.
• Once assigned to Class A, members must compete in that class in all subsequent competitions.
• Members who have competed for two years in any Class A category, must compete in Class A in all categories.

Butterfly, by Carol Goldstein

SUBMISSIONS

Eligibility

• All submitted work  and all added subject matter must be the member’s original photography.
• Color prints may contain multiple colors, including monochromatic with more than one added color.
• Black and white prints may be either mono-chromatic or have one added color.
• Digital entries may be in color or in black and white.
• Photographs that have been previously entered in any category cannot be resubmitted in another category, i.e., a photograph submitted as a color print cannot be converted to black and white and re-entered.
• Entries receiving a score of 6.5 or less may be reprocessed and resubmitted.

Entries

• A maximum of two entries per member in each category is permitted but no more than three entries per member is permitted per competition.
• One make up in each category is allowed for the season. Prints must be submitted no later than 15 minutes prior to the competition.
• All prints must be mounted on sturdy material capable of standing unaided in a print display box.
• Prints may be horizontal or vertical. The print must be a minimum of 8×10 to a maximum of 16×20. The mounting may be any size as long as it fits in the club’s display box but not more than 16 x 20 inches.
• Maker labels should be applied only to the upper right hand corner to confirm image orientation. Please obtain labels in advance and apply them at home to save time on competition night.

Morning Bird, by Laura Star

Digital Competition

1. Digital entries must be entered via the club’s web site. Go to this page, scroll to the bottom, and use the file upload form you find there.
2. Deadline for submission is midnight on the Sunday preceding the competition date.
3. Use the following filename format: C32-MemberName-Group-Photo Title, where:

• • C32 is the club code (always 32),
  • MemberName is the photographer’s chosen handle (best to include complete last name),
  • Group is either A1 or B1 (the 1 is required),
  • Photo Title can be an arbitrary string of up to 32 characters.

An appropriate filename is as follows:  C32-JohnDoe-B1-My Best Image. No spaces are allowed except in the title.  To see the rules and procedures for uploading competition files, click here.

NOTES
1. The filename must be a continuous string with hyphens separating the fields. Spaces are allowed only in the title portion of the file name.
2. Member name, once selected, cannot be changed without notifying the Digital Competition Coordinator.

JUDGING CRITERIA
A qualified judge, sanctioned by the PFLI, is hired from outside our membership for each competition. Photographs are evaluated on the scale  of 6 though 9 at intervals of 0.5.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION OF LONG ISLAND (PFLI)

1. Photographs selected from the club’s monthly contests are submitted to the monthly PFLI competition; photographs of the month are always included in these submissions.
2. A rotating voluntary committee of three members will select both prints and digital entries each month for the PFLI competitions.
   • Except for the Photo of the Month, the selections are anonymous.
   • Only one entry per member per category will be submitted to the PFLI competition.