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2nd Print Competition Closing Date:

3rd December 2024.

How to Enter

Number of Images:

The Print competition is now a single competition with two categories that members can enter images into. These are listed below, with the maximum number of images allowed per member:

  • Colour Print - 2 prints maximum
  • Mono Print - 2 prints maximum

Note:

  • All images are now being awarded a score out of 30, this is being used in order to award the standard member trophies for the 2024-25 season. These scores are also being used to award a "photographer of the year" trophy.
  • With this in mind, although there is still no requirement to enter both Mono and Colour competitions or to put two images into each category in order to compete for the "photographer of the year", it is advantageous to enter two into each category.
  • If you are not sure if you are Advanced or Standard level 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

To email simply attach your Jpg files directly to an email (do not zip them), name your files with the image title, membership number (e.g. The reaper_87.jpeg), and please send Mono & Colour on separate 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.