Our Competitions

Carlisle Camera Club hosts Monthly Competitions comprising two Classes, throughout the season as well as Inter Club Battles between local clubs and an Annual end of season competition.

Monthly COmpetition
  • Colour Prints
  • Mono Prints
  • Projected Digital Images
  • Open Competition – any genre
  • Open to all members
  • 2 entries per category
Inter club competitions
  • Inter Club
  • Curated entry
  • Curated from Club and Advanced
  • Host rotates between clubs

Submissions

Members can enter both Prints and Digital Images to the Monthly Competition.

Prints

Prints can be submitted in the Colour Print and Mono Print categories within both the Cub and Advanced Class Competitions

Prints must be

  • Mounted (max 50cm x 40cm)
  • Labelled with Title
  • Labelled with Competition Class
  • Labelled with Competition Category
  • Accompanied with PDI version
Projected Digital images

Projected Digital Images can be submitted as entries in both the Club and Advanced Class

Digital Images must be

  • 1600 x 1200 pixels
  • sRGB Colour Space
  • Uploaded through Member portal
  • No larger than 4MB

Competition Night Format

The Club invites an independent judge to officiate at the Monthly competitions. The judge receives the prints and PDIs before the night in order to assess them under the same lighting conditions. The judge prepares his notes and decides on the placed images.

The Print categories in both of the Club and Advanced Classes will be reviewed first, followed by the PDIs

PLacings

The judge will determine which images are worthy of receiving a placement. Points are awarded by the judge, with the maximum being 20 points.