DMCC COMPETITIONS
CLICK HERE to view and download a printable .pdf version of the DMCC Handbook with competition guidelines.
WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES?
Black & White Prints (Novice, Advanced & Master Class)
Color Prints (Novice, Advanced & Master Class)
Digital Slides (Novice, Advanced & Master Class)
Photo Essay (Submissions accepted in April)
What are the judging criteria?
(1) TECHNIQUE
(2) COMPOSITION
(3) INTEREST
How do you enter?
For digital competition, turn your entries in to the DMCC Digital Contest Coordinator. For print competition, turn your entries in to the DMCC Print Contest Coordinator. Club competitions are held monthly. The digital competition is held the second Tuesday of the month. The print competition is held the third Tuesday of the month. It is preferred that you turn your entries in to the Contest Coordinator the Tuesday prior to the contest date. The deadline for digital image submittal to the DMCC Digital Contest Coordinator is no later than 8:00 pm the Friday before the competition. Arrangements can be made with the DMCC Print Contest Coordinator to drop off prints by 2:00 pm the Saturday before the competition.
Video Tutorial on how to prepare your images for club and N4C competition
N4C INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS
CLICK HERE to view and download a printable .pdf version of the N4C competition guidelines.
Why Participate?
There are many reasons to participate:
it gives you an opportunity to share your photographic work
to receive feedback and critique
to earn points towards DMCC photographer of the year
to help DMCC earn points for photographic club of the year in N4C
What are the categories?
2 x 2 Pictorial Slides
These can be any subject. Pictorialism may be accomplished by meticulous photographic technique, proper presentation, and careful composition.
-submissions accepted monthly
2 x 2 Nature Slides
Nature photography is intended to convey the sense of the natural world, be that fauna, flora, or geology. No hand of man can be present.
-submissions accepted monthly
2 x 2 Photo-Travel Slides
-submissions accepted monthly
Photo-Travel Prints
Maximum size 16” x 20”
Black & White Pictorial Prints
These can be any subject. Maximum size 16” x 20”
Nature Prints
Nature photography is intended to convey the sense of the natural world, be that fauna, flora, or geology. No hand of man can be present. Maximum size 16” x 20”
Nature Digitals
Nature photography is intended to convey the sense of the natural world, be that fauna, flora, or geology. No hand of man can be present.
2 –1/4 Slides
These can be any subject.
-submissions accepted bi-monthly
Color Prints
These can be any subject. Maximum size 16” x 20”
-submissions accepted monthly
Creative Prints
These can be any subject where an experimental and creative forms of photographic expression is used. These will include derived images, ultra-high contrast, black light, bas-relief, solarization, multi-images, trick lenses and filters, and other ways to alter the image to produce an abstract affect. Anything goes. Prints maximum size 16” x 20”
-submissions accepted monthly
Creative Projected Images (digital and 2-1/4)
These can be any subject where an experimental and creative forms of photographic expression is used. These will include derived images, ultra-high contrast, black light, bas-relief, solarization, multi-images, trick lenses and filters, and other ways to alter the image to produce an abstract affect. Anything goes.
-submissions accepted monthly
Photojournalism Prints
PJ means telling a story by the use of a picture. An element of human interest is important. Captions are important in this category. No mats on PJ prints.
-submissions accepted monthly
Photojournalism Digital and 2-1/4 slides
PJ means telling a story by the use of a picture. An element of human interest is important. Captions are important in this category. No mats on PJ prints.
-submissions accepted monthly
Panorama Print Annual Contest
-Springbrook mini-convention only
Slide Essay
The slide essay can be any subject.
- CLICK HERE for the 2008 photoessay announcement
- CLICK HERE for photoessay Mac and PC software resources.
- CLICK HERE for the photoessay entry form
-submissions accepted in April
What are the judging criteria?
(1) TECHNIQUE
(2) COMPOSITION
(3) INTEREST
How do you enter?
Turn your N4C print entries into Terry Kruse and your digital entries into Diane Darnielle. Terry can be contacted through email at terry.kruse@mchsi.com. Diane's email address is dldarnie@aol.com. Please call to make drop off arrangements. It is preferable that you turn in your N4C Contest entries at the DMCC 1st meeting of the month, but other arrangements can be made.