Rules

Effective from 1st January 2012

DPS reserves the right to reject any entry which does not meet the following requirements

Conditions of Entry

All images must be entirely the work of the photographer. This includes all camera work and image editing either in a darkroom or on computer. Printing of images may, however, be carried out by a third party which may be either an individual or a commercial organisation. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as their own. The Competition Secretaries have the right to withdraw from a competition any image considered for any reason to be unsuitable.

DPS accepts no responsibility for loss of, or damage to, any photograph entered. DPS reserves the right to copy prints and retain digital images submitted to society competitions, for society purposes e.g. projection on competition nights, and for publication on the DPS website. Credit will be given accordingly. Authors will retain copyright of work.

The society may also seek the author’s consent to retain prints and digital images from club competitions as possible entries to SPF and PAGB competitions and local exhibitions.

Monochrome Prints

Entrants should note that in all competitions, entries in monochrome print sections may not include an additional colour. Toning entirely in a single colour is allowed. A print containing partial toning, or an additional colour, should be entered in the colour print sections. Members requiring further clarification should speak to the appropriate competition secretary.

How to submit your entry

(applies to all internal and external competitions other than the Digital Audio Visual Competition)

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Print entries – Monochrome and Colour

  1. All prints should be mounted suitably on card. The overall size, including mount,must not exceed 500mm x 400mm. There is no minimum size. Brief technical details may be given on the back of prints and a title should be given for ease of identification.
  2. Entrants must not indicate their names, but their DPS Membership Number, as shown on the member’s syllabus, (e.g. DPS No. 123), and a title must be marked clearly on the back of the print mount. Failure to give the DPS Number will result in exclusion from the competition. Labels relating to awards from previous external competitions/salons should be removed or covered up.
  3. Print entries must be accompanied by the submission by email of the corresponding digital files to facilitate the projection of images on the competition night. The digital files must meet the requirements (4-11 below) for projected digital image entries. (N.B. This rule does not apply to the Viking Studios Competition)

Projected Digital Images

  1. All entries for the Projected digital image categories must be submitted by email.
  2. The file format must be jpeg.
  3. Images which are in AdobeRGB (1998) colour space should be converted to sRGB colour space before submission. This can be done in your editing software.
  4. The image size must not exceed 1400 pixels on the horizontal edge or 1050 pixels on the vertical edge.
  5. Images must not contain layers; they must be ‘flattened’ prior to submission.
  6. Neither the title nor the photographer’s name or DPS number must be visible when the image is projected.
  7. Each image file must be renamed with the photographer’s DPS membership number as shown on the member’s syllabus, followed by one of the following letters to indicate the category – C for colour print, M for monochrome print or P for projected image, followed by the title and the letter N (for Novice) if applicable. For example dps123_C_title.jpg or dps08_P_title_N.jpg. Failure to correctly name a file will result in it’s exclusion from the competition.
  8. Email submissions should be made to internal@dps-online.co.uk for internal club competitions and to external@dps-online.co.uk for all other competitions.

Internal Club Competitions

There will be six internal club competitions (four general and two novice) plus a final during the session. Entries can be on any subject. Each competition will be organised into three categories, namely, Monochrome Prints, Colour Prints and Projected Images.

General Section

  1. Each member can enter a maximum of two images per category.
  2. Entrants must be fully paid up members of the Society.
  3. Images may be submitted only once.
  4. Entries should be submitted by the close of the Society meeting indicated as “a hand in night” in the syllabus. Submissions after this time may be accepted by the Competition Secretary at his/her discretion, and his/her decision will be final.
  5. All prints and images submitted will be shown and commented upon by the judge on the night of the competition.
  6. Any judge who is a member of Dundee Photographic Society will not be eligible to enter any category of the competition that he/she is judging.
  7. Marks out of 20 will be awarded by the judge for each entry and he/she will choose 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placings for each category.
  8. A trophy will be awarded to the entrant with the most points in total from monochrome prints, colour prints and projected digital images over the four general club competitions.
  9. All 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed prints/images from the session’s four general club competitions will be eligible to be entered in the final competition.
  10. In the final competition trophies will be awarded for best monochrome print, colour print and projected image.
  11. The trophies will be held by the respective winners for twelve months. The trophies remain the property of DPS and must be returned at the end of the twelve-month period to any DPS Council member, unless the return of the trophy is requested earlier by the Council.

Additional Rules for Novice Section

This section is designed to encourage novices to take part in competitions with others of a similar standard. New members of Dundee Photographic Society with previous photographic experience may wish to enter the General Section. The following additional rules apply and where appropriate supercede the above general section rules.

  1. Members entering the novice section may enter a maximum of 9 images. These may be in any or all categories, for example, 3 images in each category, 9 images in a single category or any other mix of the photographer’s chosing.
  2. Marks out of 20 will be awarded by the judge for each entry and he/she will choose 1st and 2nd placings for each category.
  3. All 1st and 2nd placed prints/images from the session’s two novice club competitions will be eligible to be entered in the final competition.
  4. Entrants must remain in the novice section for the whole session.
  5. Entrants may remain in the novice section indefinitely except that if an entrant wins a novice section category on the finals night and has competed in the novice section for any two years he or she will not be eligible to enter the novice section in subsequent years.
  6. All novices may opt to join the general section at any time but once a member has competed in the general section, he or she will no longer be eligible to enter the novice section.

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Digital Audio Visual Competition

The Abertay Award – Sponsored by Joan I. Roy

  1. The competition is open to individual members of Dundee Photographic Society. The subject is open. Entries may take any form but must be recognisable as an audio- visual presentation, employing pre-recorded soundtrack and digital photography.
  2. The winner will receive The Abertay Award, which he/she will hold for one year, or until the date of any subsequent competition, whichever is the earlier. It must be returned to DPS.
  3. Entries will be projected using the DPS digital projector and laptop computer using Microsoft Windows. The entry is to be submitted on a CD or DVD containing an .exe programme, that is, a programme that will run on this equipment with a single click and no extra software. The cursor should not be visible. Further technical information will be supplied, on request by the External Competition Secretary.
  4. Sequences should be no longer than eight minutes from sound or visual commencement to conclusion. Up to two sequences may be entered by any one member. Each sequence entered should contain a title, but the author’s name should not be shown. Title, entrant’s DPS number and duration of the sequence should be clearly marked on the CD/DVD. Each sequence entered must be submitted on a separate CD/DVD.
  5. A separate entry form must be submitted for each sequence. All CDs/DVDs and accompanying entry forms should be handed in at the club meeting two weeks prior to the evening of the competition. Late entries will not be accepted.
  6. Every effort will be made to show all sequences on the evening of the competition. However, depending on the number of entries and the timings involved, it may be necessary for the judge to make a pre-selection. Entrants will be informed beforehand should this take place.
  7. All images used must be the original work of the author. Each entrant is responsible for ensuring that his/her sequences do not contravene the laws of copyright.
  8. On the evening of the competition, comments will be made by the judge on all sequences shown. The judge’s decision is final.

Elena Mae Competition

  1. Entries must consist of a set of 6 digital images. There is no restriction on the subject matter depicted in each digital image, nor is it necessary to link the set by theme or approach.
  2. Images are to be submitted by email to external@dps-online.co.uk in the format specified in “How to submit your entry” above.
  3. Entries must be submitted by the close of the Society meeting two weeks prior to the competition night, or as shown in the syllabus. Entries may be accepted after this time at the discretion of the competition secretary.
  4. Images will be marked out of 20 and the winner will be the entrant with the highest aggregate score.

The Viking Studios Ltd. Print Portfolio Competition

  1. The portfolio, which may be in monochrome or colour, must consist of four prints which must be linked by theme or approach. There is no restriction of subject matter.
  2. If the entrant requires the prints to be displayed in a specific order, a hanging plan should be indicated on the back of one of the prints.
  3. It is not necessary to submit digital files for this competition.

Photographer of the Year Competition

Sponsored by Dundee City Council, this annual competition is organised by DPS and is open to DPS members and the public. Entry forms will be available at the club. Entries should be submitted in accordance with the following rules:

Print entries – Monochrome and Colour:

  1. All prints should be mounted suitably on card. The overall size, including mount, must be either 500mm x 400mm or 400mm x 300mm. Brief technical details may be given on the back of prints and a title should be given for ease of identification.
  2. Entrants must not indicate their names, but their DPS Membership Number, as shown on the member’s syllabus, (e.g. DPS No. 123), and a title must be marked clearly on the back of the print mount. Failure to give the DPS Number will result in exclusion from the competition. Labels relating to awards from previous external competitions/salons should be removed or covered up.

Projected Digital Images:

  1. All entries for the Projected digital image categories must be submitted on CD.
  2. The file format must be jpeg.
  3. Images which are in Adobe RGB (1998) colour space should be converted to sRGB colour space before submission. This can be done in your editing software.
  4. The image size must not exceed 1400 pixels on the horizontal edge or 1050 pixels on the vertical edge.
  5. Images must not contain layers; they must be ‘flattened’ prior to submission.
  6. Neither the title nor the photographer’s name or DPS number must be visible when the image is projected.
  7. Each image file must be renamed with the photographer’s DPS membership number as shown on the member’s syllabus, followed by the title.

Trophies are:

    • Dundee Corporation Trophy: The three images that best portray Dundee.
    • Robert Saunders Trophy: Best projected digital image taken in a Dundee Park.
    • Fred Duncan Trophy: The best aggregate score.

Prints for exhibition

The size of prints submitted for DPS exhibitions may at the author’s discretion but they must be mounted on board to fit club frames, which are 500mm x 400mm.

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