PPCF Image Competition


Image Preparation and
Competition Entry Guidelines

Rules

Eligibility: You must be a member of the PPCF in good standing to submit an entry.

Maximum Entries Allowed: You may submit up to 4 entries (that includes 1 album).

Case Fees: Member Benefit, there is no case fee. Renew or apply for your PPCF membership CLICK HERE.

Competition Rules: Here are the basic rules for Competition:

  • 1. Entrant must have captured and created the original exposure.

  • 2. No entry will be eligible that has been made under the supervision of an instructor, or as a class assignment, or from a workshop where posing and/or lighting have been preset.

  • 3. Any entry which has been reproduced from an existing photograph, graphic, or any other artwork produced by another person, is a violation of the competition rules and will not be judged, accepted or exhibited. The maker must have personally created all photographic elements in their entry. If an entry, in the good-faith opinion of the Competition Committee, violates copyright, trademark or any other applicable law, that entry shall be disqualified.

  • 4. A maximum of four entries may be submitted per entrant, including max 1 Album.

  • 5. All entries must be titled.

  • 6. All entries must be sized and formatted correctly as detailed below.

Any entry not conforming to these rules will be disqualified.

How Images are Judged

The 12 Elements

Images will be judged on these 12 Elements. For more details on the 12 Elements CLICK HERE.

  1. Impact

  2. Technical Excellence

  3. Creativity

  4. Style

  5. Composition

  6. Presentation

  7. Color Balance

  8. Center of Interest

  9. Lighting

  10. Subject Matter

  11. Technique

  12. Story Telling


Photo by Dana Niemeier Photography

Categories

You must specify the category in which each image competes. Awards are presented in the following categories:
Portrait
Senior
Children
Illustrative
Commercial
Reportage
Fine Art
Animals
Landscape/Nature
Wedding/Social Function
Artist (Electronic Image/Art Tech)
Event Album
Non-event album

Image Registration Information: PrintCompetition.com
When you register choose Organization: PPCF Professional Photographers of Central Florida

File Names: The file name should be the Image Title with no spaces or symbols (file name example: maryslittlelamb). However the actual title of the image should be typed out normally (title example: Mary’s Little Lamb)

File Preparation: Competition images should be prepared with presentation. For a great informational video on presentation from PPA CLICK HERE.

  • Uploaded files must be sized so the longest dimension is 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi).

  • Each file must contain an embedded color profile of either sRGB or Adobe RGB1998 and be saved at JPEG quality setting of 10.


ENTRY DEADLINE: All entries MUST be submitted no later than 5:00pm on the Saturday prior to competition. We will not be accepting any entries after that time… no exceptions.

Notes on Scoring Photographer of the Year:
The total score each maker receives for all entries to both Image Competitions will be added to determine the ranking for the Top Ten Photographers. Your best chance on earning a place in the PPCF TOP 10 is to participate and submit 4 images in both competitions. GOOD LUCK!

Thank you for your submission.

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