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Detailed Print Competition Rules
The full set of
GDCCC (council) rules regarding the print competitions are available on line
at www.GDCCC.org. The following
are excerpts from those requirements:
AS OF 01/01/2005 THE PRINT "DIVISIONS" ARE:
Color (do-it-yourself) Print
A "Color Print" shall be any color image printed by the photographer using any available process.
Monochrome (do-it-yourself) Print
A "Monochrome Print" shall be any image printed by the photographer using any available process.
THE PRINT "CLASSES" ARE:
· There shall be five classes for competition in each print division:
- "BEGINNER" is defined as a member who has not attained five (5) points in GDCCC competition.
- "ADVANCED" is defined as one who has attained five (5) points in the GDCCC beginner class.
- "SALON" is defined as one who has attained seven (7) points in the GDCCC advanced class.
- "STAR" is defined as one who has attained seven (7) points in the GDCCC salon class.
- "GALAXY" is defined as one who has attained fourteen (14) points in the GDCCC star class.
· Exhibitors new to council competitions will, as a general rule, start in the Beginner Class, but, if they enter a home club as an accomplished photographer, the club may ask the division’s director for permission to start them in another class. Once they have competed in council competition, they must then abide by the rules for moving up in class.
· An exhibitor cannot compete in classes lower than the highest class in which he or she has previously submitted.
· For newly created divisions, at least three (3) makers must be eligible for a new class beyond Beginners before that class shall be created, and, for a new class to be created in the middle of a fiscal year, at least three (3) makers must be willing to advance to that next class immediately.
· The Exhibition Directors may create a new class by declaring at least three (3) makers “eligible”, even though those makers have not attained the minimum points defined for that class.
GENERAL RULES:
· The original exposure must be the work of the exhibitor.
· There must not be any identification on the front of the print.
· There must not be anything on the print and its mounting that will damage other prints when stacked during a competition or packed for storage and travel between competitions, such as, but not limited to, sticky spots, ribbons, staples and medals.
· For Color Print and Monochrome Print Divisions, the final print must be the work of the exhibitor.
· For the Commercial Print Division, the final print must be prepared by someone other than the exibitor and can be made by any available process.
· All prints shall be mounted on a 16" x 20" matboard (no foam core mount except 1/8" foamcore). No wood, rough material or frames are allowed.
· For all Print Divisions, any size prints up to 16"x20" are eligible for entering.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
· Six (6) scheduled interclub print competitions will be held yearly for each division.
· Each affiliated club may submit up to nine (9) prints per division per competition for five (5) out of the six (6) scheduled interclub print competitions. The prints may come from any one of the division's classes or be divided among the division's classes as desired by the home club.
· No individual may have more than one (1) print per division per competition.
· An image that is successful as a Monochrome Print, including Honorable Mention (HM), becomes ineligible for future Council competition in the Monochrome Print Division. Monochrome Prints that are so similar to a successful Monochrome Print by the same maker that a casual observer would think they are the same print are not allowed and will be disqualified.
· An image that is successful as a Color Print or a Commercial Print, including Honorable Mention (HM), becomes ineligible for future Council competition in the Color Print Division and the Commercial Print Division. Color Prints or Commercial Prints that are so similar to a successful Color Print or Commercial Print by the same maker that a casual observer would think they are the same print are not allowed and will be disqualified.
· The title of an image that is successful as a Monochrome Print, including Honorable Mention (HM), becomes ineligible for future Council competition in the Monochrome Print Division. Any Monochrome Print entered using the same title as a previously successful Monochrome Print by that maker will be disqualified.
· The title of an image that is successful as a Color Print or a Commercial Print, including Honorable Mention (HM), becomes ineligible for future Council competition in the Color Print Division and the Commercial Print Division. Any Color Print or Commercial Print entered using the same title as a previously successful Color Print or Commercial Print by that maker will be disqualified.
· Any unsuccessful print may be entered again at any time.
· All entries must contain the following completed information on the back:
- Local club’s label in upper left corner when facing the back:
- Label provided by the GDCCC Council in upper right corner when facing the back:
· Each home club’s Print Director must submit a completed form (color-coded, provided by the Council) for each division entered.
- Division (pre-printed on form) -- Camera Club
- Date of Competition -- Print Director’s Name
- Competition Number -- Print Director’s Phone Number
- Class -- Print Director’s E-mail Address (when available)
- Maker’s Name
- Entire Title of Print
· All entries must be submitted for judging at the place of competition no later than 7:45 PM.
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