We have a set format for all digital image competitions which must be followed.
It’s relatively simple but we still get errors, typically;
not re-named at all
not using spaces or capitals
not following the naming convention
It is important that the naming convention is followed as the software we use ‘looks’ at the underscores and from them determines the author and image title.
Digital Image Specifications
The resolution of our projector is 1920 pixels (horizontal) by 1080 pixels (vertical). Anything submitted in excess of these dimensions will be downsized. An image too small will display small on the screen
File Format: jpg
Digital Image Filename:
The filename must be of the format “XX_Your Name_Image Title”
XX is the number of your image in order of preference, eg 01, 02, 03, 04
Your Name is of course your name, eg. Matt Russell(spaces are allowed between names)
Image Title is the name of the image, eg. From the Top Deck of the Bus (spaces are allowed between words)
Please use an underscore in between the number, your name, and the title. An underscore is “_“
An example would be 03_Matt Russell_From the Top Deck of the Bus
All images must be named correctly or they may not be shown
A small number of images may be accepted on USB drive on the evening. If there is not sufficient time to load these to the PC then they will not be shown in the competition.
For external camera club competitions different dimensions may apply.
Chris makes a very welcome return to the Society after his very successful talk – Looking Local.
In Chris’s own words;
Composition & Catastrophe
Two separate half evening technical talks, making for an evening where beginners and experts alike can learn (or be reminded) of something:
Considering Composition – we often hear talk of “The rules of composition”, but what are those rules and should we ignore them ? In this talk we explore the compositional tools we have available to us to make our pictures just a bit more interesting.
If you do one thing today – its a new digital world and yet not many of us stop to think how easily we could lose all our information.
In this talk we scare ourselves with tales of what could happen to our computers, photographs and information then look at ways to mitigate those risks.
You can see the quality of Chris’s work on his website – CLICK HERE
I hope all members of the Society had a great Christmas and New Year and that Santa Claus brought you what you wanted.
Kicking off 2017 we have an informal competition between members. This is ‘just for fun’ and the only trophy is kudos of having won.
It will be a knockout competition whereby images will be pitted against each other in pairs and member voting by show of hands which is their favourite.
The winner will be the one with most votes in the final knockout round.
We ran this system for a black and white competition last year and it worked well and importantly was fun.
The theme of the competition is Autumn / Winter to be interpreted in the widest sense. Remember though that too far off on a tangent and members may ‘not get it’!
All we ask is that the images have been taken since autumn started in 2016. The whole concept of the competition is to get members out there taking photos and not re-hashing past photos.
It is thought that we will present up to 3 photos per member, but if there is a dearth of entries we may bump this up to 4.
Standard naming protocol;
eg. 02_Philip Atkinson_A Winter Scene in Newcastle
(spaces and capital letters are allowed in the naming protocol – just make sure those underscores are in the correct place – that is what the computer looks for)
As is the norm with digital competitions please upload images to;
I am looking into an alternative upload method as there are at times issues with a confirmation message appearing (although to date all images have been received).
Please be aware there may be changes which may need to be made during the year so check out the Monday Night section on the homepage and for more comprehensive information about the speakers, competitions, or member’s evenings.
An informal competition with the theme of ‘Autumn / Winter’
This will be a member voted knockout competition.
16th Chris Shepherd
Composition & Catastrophe
Two separate half evening technical talks, making for an evening where beginners and experts alike can learn (or be reminded) of something;
Considering Composition – we often hear talk of “The rules of composition”, but what are those rules and should we ignore them ?
In this talk we explore the compositional tools we have available to us to make our pictures just a bit more interesting.
If you do one thing today – its a new digital world and yet not many of us stop to think how easily we could lose all our information.
In this talk we scare ourselves with tales of what could happen to our computers, photographs and information then look at ways to mitigate those risks. 23rd Peter Warne
Copped Hall – Photos of the restoration process and the surrounding countryside
30th Walker Projected
Round one (of three) of the Walker Projected Competition.
Members may submit up to four digital images.
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6th Member’s Evening
Night time photography
13th Projected image competition at Chingford Photography Society
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