Number of Images:

The Print competition is open to both Standard and Advanced members. There are two Print competitions per season with colour and mono sections.

In each competition

Colour section – 2 images maximum
Mono section  – 2 images maximum

 

Note:

  • All prints are awarded a score out of 30, the sum of which over the season is used to award the Standard member trophies. These scores are also used to award a "Photographer of the Year" trophy.
  • The top 5 and ‘Highly Commended’ prints in each section of the two competitions are awarded an image ranking score. The sum of which is used to award the Advanced member trophies
  • There is no requirement to enter both the Mono and Colour sections of each competition or to put two prints into each section
  • To compete for the "Photographer of the Year", and the Standard and Advanced Class cups it is advantageous to enter two into each section of both competitions.
  • If you are not sure if you are Advanced or Standard class for each category, the competition's secretary will be able to confirm for you.
  • An image that has been previously entered into a Print or PDI Competition cannot be subsequently entered into another Print or PDI competition, and vice versa.
  • Images that have been previously entered into the Brannigan Knockout Trophy can be entered.

Print sizing:

  • All prints can be Home or Trade processed, either by traditional or digital means.
  • The size of the print and the colour of the mount is determined by the entrant.
  • All Prints shall be mounted securely on mount boards, which shall not exceed 500mm x 400 mm in size.
  • There should be no other identifying marks of any kind on the print or the mount.

Naming your print:

  • The title of the image must not exceed 25 characters in length.
  • The entrant shall record the 'Title' of their image, their membership number, and their allocated A or S category as well as M (mono) or C (Colour) on the back of the mount.

Where to submit your prints:

  • In the run-up meetings to the closing date, the competition's secretary will have a print box that you can drop your prints into, please ensure your prints have been suitably labelled with your membership number and image title.
  • If possible, so images can also be projected onto the large screen for display on the night, please also send a Jpeg of your print(s) via email ideally they should be:
    • Sized to 3840 pixels by 2160 pixels - This means for a landscape orientation image the maximum dimension is 3840 pixels whereas for portrait orientation and square images, the maximum dimension is 2160 pixels.
    • sRGB or Greyscale format

Naming and emailing a PDI of your print:

  • The last two digits of the file name must be your member number, to mitigate duplicate titles & misallocations' 
  • Image naming must follow the following convention: 'Image Title yy.jpg' where:
    1. 'Image Title' is your title for the image
    2. ‘yy’ is your membership number.
    3. Just use spaces between words and membership number, there is no requirement to use dashes etc.  
  • For Example:  The reaper 87.jpg

To email, simply attach your Mono & Colour Jpg files directly to separate emails (do not zip them) emails:-

Once submitted, you should get an automated receipt (this can take an hour or two) confirming that your image(s) have been received.

The above is a summary of the key points required to enter, full details are outlined in the competition rules, which can be found here.