SELECTION COMMITTEE.

A Selection Committee consisting of a Chairperson and three members.

It will be responsible for accepting entries for Exhibitions and Competitions (other than the Monthly Competitions) and ensuring that they are in accordance with the rules laid down.

This responsibility will include the selection of entries on behalf of the Society for use in competitions outside the Society.

The committee will be selected each year by the Society's Committee.

RECEPTION OF ENTRIES FOR EXHIBITION AND COMPETITIONS.

Except for the Monthly Competitions, the reception of entries will be in the hands of the Exhibition Secretary, who will be assisted by the members of the Selection Committee.

The reception of entries for the Monthly Competitions will be in the hands of the Monthly Competition Secretary.

All entries must be in the hands of the relevant Secretary by the published date and no later.

CLASSES FOR THE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION AND COMPETITIONS

(a)       ANNUAL EXHIBITION:

A  Advanced Monochrome Prints

B  Nature & Record Monochrome & Colour Prints

C  Advanced Colour Prints

D  General Monochrome and Colour Prints

E  Digital Projected Images

F  Digital Projected Nature and Record Images

(b)       MONTHLY COMPETITIONS

G  Monochrome & Colour Prints

H  Digital Projected Images

CLASSIFICATION OF NEW MEMBERS & ADVANCEMENT FROM CLASS TO CLASS.

New members will first enter in the General Classes (Class D) of the Annual Exhibition unless they have won an award in another Society of equal standing to the Warrington Photographic Society.  If they have won such an award, they will enter in the advanced classes. 

Advancement of members in the Society's competitions will be by recommendation of the Selection Committee, and will normally be based on the standard of work being currently produced by the member.

AWARDS.

Each Section in the Annual Exhibition has its own Trophy, and commendations are also awarded at he judge's discretion.  The W.P.S. Challenge Cup is awarded to the exhibitor gaining the highest total points (see General Rules).  A plaque will be awarded to the worker winning the W.P.S. Challenge Cup of the first time only.  Plaques will also be awarded to the Trophy winners of the General Prints (Monochrome & Colour) and General Slides.  Winners of all other Trophies in the Annual Exhibition will be awarded Certificates.  Certificates will also be awarded for Commendations.

Trophies will be awarded to the overall winners of the sections of the Monthly Competitions.

GENERAL RULES.

(A)   ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

(i),   Prints may be any size, mounted on any colour mounts, maximum size of mount to be 500mm (50cm) x 400mm (40cm) and the minimum length of any side to be 3 80mm (38cm).  The backing mount if used must be the same size as the largest mount in the assembled print.  The maximum thickness of the assembled print to be 4mm. 

    On the back of the prints, in the top LEFT hand comer PRINT your name, print title and the class you wish to enter.

 (ii)   All the work of the exhibitor must be unaided, with the exception of the processing of the slides, colour negatives and trade processed prints.  An image can only be used in one section per year.  An image from any previous ANNUAL EXHIBITION can not be used again in the same section.

(ii)   Each entry must bear the name of the member, the title, and the class in which it is entered Each print or slide must be entered in only one class, any print or slide which has previously been entered in any Annual Exhibition of the Society, will thereby become ineligible for subsequent entry in any Annual Exhibition of the Society.

(V) Digital Images must be prepared in accordance with the separate digital images rules.

 (vi)   Entry fees,

    For prints is a minimum of £3.00p for up to 10 prints + 30p per subsequent print.

    For slides is a minimum of £3.00p for up to 10 slides + 30p each for remaining 2 slides.  The entry fee must be paid with the entry form.

For Digital Images is £3.00 for up to 5 images. The entry fee must be paid with the entry form.

 (vii)   Unless a worker indicates otherwise, it is understood that all entries may be used by W.P.S. For any external competitions or events which the Society enters,

      Note:   a Worker may enter work for only one Club or Society, to comply with the rules of the L.& C.P.U.

 (viii)   Selection committee reserve the right to reject any entry not considered to be of a suitable standard, and a proportion of all workers entries, if the total number of entries exceeds the hanging space available, after submission to the Exhibition Judge.  Any entry that does not comply with rules will automatically be rejected.

 (ixi)   The W.P.S. Challenge Cup is awarded to the exhibitor who gains the highest aggregate mark from commendations made at the Annual Exhibition on the basis of Trophy = 4. VHC = 3. HC = 2. C = 1. Over the following sections:-

       A  Advanced Monochrome Prints

       C   Advanced Colour Prints

       B   Nature and Record Prints

       D  General monochrome and general prints

       E   Digital Projected Images

       F   Digital Projected Nature and Record Images

In the event of a tie, the award shall go to the worker gaining the highest total marks for both prints and slides in the Monthly Competitions.

(B)      MONTHLY COMPETITIONS

(i)   The rules of the competitions will be in accordance with Rules (I), (ii) and (iii) of the Annual Exhibition, except that the members are limited to an entry of four prints and three digital images in each competition. 

(ii)  Each entry must bear the name, Title, and the class in which it is entered. 

(iii) No entry fee is required in the case of Monthly Competitions. 

(iv)  Entries not complying with the rules will automatically be rejected.

(v)   One section for prints and one section for slides will be put before the judge, but General Workers entries will be separated by the Competition Organiser later.

GENERAL SECTIONS (SECTIONS 1,2,&5,)

Treatment should be essentially aesthetic, pictorial, or graphical.  Any subject matter except true Natural History or Creative may be used in these sections i.e. still life, landscape, portraiture, record, illustrative.

NATURAL HISTORY (SECTIONS 3,6,)

Images must be an accurate representation of the species or subject matter.  Titles must be specific and correct.  Creatures are expected to be alive and free in the wild NOT DOMESTICATED OR IN ZOOS.  If controlled conditions are used this should be declared with the exception of micro or macro detail.  Geology.  Weather, Climatology, and Ecology are permissible but should be accurately titled to show their significance in the natural world.  Derivations or any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement are ineligible.

MONOCHROME PRINT (SECTION 1)

Pictures entered must comprise either wholly a monochromatic image (which may be singly toned in a single tone colour), or include a split-toned area within the black- grey-white image. Monochrome which have one or more colours/dyes must be entered in the Creative section. (sections 4,7)

t is worth stating that the definition has been taken from the FIAP definition for Monochrome. The debatable "Grey" area is where the added colour is superimposed on an already monochromatic (toned) image.  Such images are responsible for a confusion of opposing interpretations by some competition secretaries and judges.  This confusion may also extend to dual toned images especially if the original toning does not alter the blacks in the original image. To avoid possible rejection, authors would be advised to enter such images in the colour section of the competition.

CREATIVE (SECTION 4,7)

The section is stated to be reserved for those pictures where the final image has been treated in a manner which removes it from the reality of a straight interpretation of the subject.

The definition does not include the authors individual subject approach during taking of the picture, (choice of camera angle, lighting, colour filters and exposure for example to produce modest soft focus or image blurring) or during printing with the normal techniques of shading, burning in or retouching, or even in colour printing the choice of overall colour balance.

It should be appreciated that the use of double exposure in camera is a debatable area open to individual interpretation by the viewer, competition organiser, and judge!

The "Creative" definition is aimed at final images which have used techniques which radically change the appearance of the original subject in front of the camera in terms of tone, form, or colour, either during the original exposure or during the production of the post-exposure image.  The definition includes pictures which combine several images.

It is aimed at the techniques of tone-elimination, posterisation, bas-relief, solarisation or the use of added overlay textures etc in monochrome or colour work; blurring due to zooming or the use of streaking or multi-image filters during the initial exposure and similar effects imposed during the production of the final image.  It is also aimed at all uses of montage and similar techniques of combining several images to produce the final desired image.

It must be noted that the stated author must have copyright to all elements of the final picture to ensure that they cannot be accused of plagiarism.

Except for final printing all the techniques employed must be carried out by the stated author.