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NJFCC Print Competition Guidelines

Print Competition Requirements

The subject matter of these competitions is open, so submit your very best work. This is an opportunity to stack your work up against that of other camera club members in the state. Accepted entries are scored independently by three judges. The reported score is the accumulated total of the three judges. No critique is provided.

There are two categories and two classes in each print competition: Color Prints (Class A and Class B) and Black and White Prints (Class A and Class B). You may submit up to three prints each in Color and B/W categories, all in the same A or B class.

If the NJFCC receives less than 5 entries in any competition class (A or B), the NJFCC will combine the A and B classes and judge them together as one class. Contestents may elect to have their entry automatically withdrawn from competition under these circumstances by so specifying when he or she submits an entry.

Entries must be submitted at the designated CdCC club meeting. The CdCC competition committee will select club entries from the submitted images at the following External Competition Committee meeting which everyone is invited to attend.

The club may enter 18 prints in each category and class. Entries are selected by the Print Committee from the member entries.

Note: The once per year Tops in New Jersey competition allows one print per person in each the Monochrome, and Color categories. You may enter either one or both categories. The print may have won an award at a previous NJFCC competition, but does not have to have done so, nor need it have been entered into any competition.

Rules

  1. Size: Prints must be at least 8" by 10" or 80 square inches. The supporting mat board must be no larger than 16" x 20". Prints may be flush mounted (same size as mat), or mat may be larger than print (up to 16" x 20").
  2. Backing: Print must be mounted on a single weight mat board or a foam board. Single weight mat board is about 1/16" thick.
  3. Overmat: Window over-mats are not permitted.
  4. Text: No name shall appear on the front of a print or mat.
  5. Label: Attach a label to the top, left corner of the back of each print in legible print indicating the Title, Maker, NJFCC Class (see below), Category (B/W or Color) and Auto-Withdrawal (if print is to be withdrawn from competition in the case of invocation of minimum class entry rule). Official NJFCC competition entry labels will be generated and placed in the upper, right corner by the competition committee.
  6. Foreign Matter: No foreign matter is permitted on a print (front or back) that may cause damage to other prints. No frames, glass, wire, staples, masking tape, adhesive, etc.
  7. Class A or B: If this is your first entry of this NJFCC’s competition year, you must elect to compete in either Class A or Class B. Class A is for those who wish a top level of competition. Class B is for beginners, and those who seek a lower level of competition. You cannot move from Class A down to Class B.
  8. Resubmissions: You may not resubmit any image that has already won an award in a NJFCC competition except in the final “Tops In New Jersey” competition.

Schedule

Please check the calendar on this web site for NJFCC competitions.

Competition Results

Results are published in the NJFCC newsletter, Cable Release.

Other Information

The official NJFCC rules are available in PDF form by clicking here. There are a few other rules that should be noted. Be aware that there are only two regular print competitions plus a Tops in New Jersey print competition.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding NJFCC print competitions, please contact Tam Stuart tamstuart@cranburydigitalcameraclub.org

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