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DMCC COMPETITIONS
CLICK
HERE to download a printable .pdf version of the DMCC guidelines.
What are the categories?
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Black & White
Prints (Regular & Novice Class)
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Color Prints
(Regular & Novice Class)
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Digital
Slides (Regular & Novice Class)
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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 2:00 pm the Saturday before the competition.
Print images can be dropped off at Traviss Audio/Video, 4931 Douglas Avenue, Des
Moines, IA 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 download a printable .pdf version of the N4C guidelines.
CLICK HERE for detailed
information about a new N4C "trial" contest for digital images.
Did you know?
The North Central Camera Club Council (N4C) sponsors inter-club contests in 15
different categories, 12 of them are monthly. Each N4C camera club
can submit 8 entries in each of the 15 different categories every time that
contest is held.
Why Participate?
There are many reasons to participate:
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it gives you an opportunity to
share your photographic work
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to receive feedback and
critique
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to earn points towards DMCC
photographer of the year
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to help DMCC earn points for
photographic club of the year in N4C
What are the categories?
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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
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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
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Black & White Pictorial
Prints (Class A & B)
These can be any subject. Class A
the photographer must both take the photograph and print the photograph.
Class B the photographer must have taken the picture, but a commercial
finisher was used to print it. Maximum size 16” x 20”
-submissions accepted monthly
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Nature Prints (Class A
& B)
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. Class A the photographer also printed
the photo, Class B a commercial photo finisher was used. Maximum size 16”
x 20”
-submissions accepted monthly
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2 –1/4 Slides
These can be any subject.
-submissions accepted monthly
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Color Prints (Class A &
B)
These can be any subject. Class A
the photographer printed the photo, Class B a commercial finisher was used.
Maximum size 16” x 20”
-submissions accepted monthly
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Contemporary / Creative
Prints & Slides
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
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Photojournalism Prints
& 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. Can be mounted with
no borders - size either 8” x 10” or 8” x 12”
-submissions accepted monthly
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Photo Travel Slides
Photo-travel photography suggests the
photographic depiction of a new environment. Try to emphasize the
character that makes the place unique. Maximum size 16” x 20”
-submissions accepted monthly
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Stereo Slides
These can be any subject.
-submissions accepted in Sep, Nov, Feb, Apr
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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 Larry Milroy and your digital entries into
Rick McCubbin.
Larry’s phone number is
255-6860 and email address is
larrymilroy@yahoo.com. Rick's phone number is 224-1831 and email
address is rmccubb@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.
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