Each month, the Riviera Camera Club holds an in-house competition, judged by a photographer from outside of the club. Photos are submitted as prints, on 16"x20" matboard.
Judges will be instructed to critique images and grant awards based on the following standards. There will be no place rankings; instead, each image will be evaluated on its own merit. Multiple awards of any of the following may be granted.
Artistic treatment includes creativity, mood, and impact. Technical treatment refers to focus, exposure, and lighting appropriate to the subject.
Merit Image: Good artistic and technical treatment, but with flaws. Deserving of recognition.
Special Merit Image: Exemplary but not perfect artistic and technical treatment; only very minor flaws. Stands out as one of the best images in a group.
Honor Image: Flawless technical and artistic treatment. Outstanding among the best images in a group.
Memorable Image: Extraordinary impact. Among the best images the judge has seen in any setting or competition — an image one keeps coming back to. This judgment is reserved for the very few creations of something different. The Memorable award will not be granted if the judge believes that no entry meets the description provided.
Entry Rules for RCC Competition
The following rules apply to RCC internal competition. Entries in Outreach competition are determined by the sponsoring organization. However, rule #1 applies to both internal and Outreach competition.
All entries are due at the meeting prior to the date when the judging report is presented.
- All entries must be created by the member. Copies of the work of other photographers are violations of copyright and not acceptable.
- A member may submit a maximum of three prints into each RCC competition. Entries may be placed as the member chooses — all in Open, all in Category, or any combination of Open and Category.
- All entries must be titled.
- A photograph may be entered only once regardless of whether or not it receives an award. This does not apply to a year end program if a Salon competition is held.
- Print entries must be securely mounted on 16"x20" matboards. There is no minimum print size. On the back upper left of the matboard, print the category, title, and member name. No information is allowed on the front of the matboard.
- Digitally altered prints are welcome in RCC competition, but all elements of a digital image must come from original work by the member entering the image. Clip art is not acceptable.
- Monochrome conversions from color digital file or color film are treated as separate images. Thus, each can be entered as a color image and as a monochrome image.
- Pictures entered in past slide competitions may be entered as prints.
- Print entries may be commercially printed or printed by the member.
- There is no time limit on when the original image was captured.