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The South Devon Salon of International Photography
Organised by Newton Abbot Photographic Club This salon is conducted under the approved rules of The Photographic Society of America (PSA) and with the patronage of FIAP and the UPI. The entry form will be available on this website from 1st March, 2012 Closing date 21st July, 2012
This salon is for digitally projected images only and entries must be submitted on line using the Newton Abbot Photographic Club website and following the link to the Salon tab (www.newtonabbot-photoclub.org.uk) along with the appropriate fee via Paypal. Entries will NOT be accepted on CD or by email. Entrants MUST use only the Western/Latin alphabet when submitting an entry. Correspondence and enquiries to: Exhibition Chairman, Mr Gordon Aspland, 71 Wilton Way, Abbotskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, TQ12 5PG Email gordonaspland@hotmail.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1626 351847 THE SELECTORS Geoff Ashworth…...FRPS, APAGB, MPAGB, EFIAP Open and Creative Bob Pearson ....….FRPS, EFIAP, DPAGB Open, Creative and Nature David Cantrille…... FRPS, MFIAP, MPAGB, EPSA, BPE5*, FIFP, ERISF Nature Sue Brown........….FRPS, EFIAP Open and Creative Mary Cantrille........FRPS, EFIAP, MPAGB Nature IMPORTANT DATES Closing date Saturday,21st July,2012 Judging date Saturday,4th August,2012 Notification emails sent Saturday,15th August,2012 Catalogues and Awards sent by 14th October,2012 Images projected Tuesday,4th September,2012 at The Courtenay Centre, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QA (further dates to be confirmed)
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RULES AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 1) The exhibition is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, worldwide. However an entry may be rejected if the organising club or the Selectors believe that the entry does not conform to the rules and conditions, or is deemed illegal under UK law. 2) The Salon will consist of three Digital projected sections: Open, Creative and Nature. An entrant may submit a maximum of four images in each of the sections and the same image may not be entered into more than one section. 3) All images and a completed entry form must be submitted online via the Newton Abbot Photographic Club website www.newtonabbot-photoclub.org.uk Each image must be in ‘jpeg’ format and not exceed 800kb.Maximum image size (including any borders) is 1400 pixels horizontally and 1050 pixels vertically. If your image is portrait format it should be no higher than 1050 pixels. Smaller images are acceptable but will be projected smaller on the screen. Projection will be in sRGB colour space and your image should be saved in this format. Entries will be judged on a fully calibrated system using a laptop and Canon SX80 projector for the best definition. 4) Entries must originate as photographs (image captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered work free of charge for publication and display in any form related to the exhibition. 5) The Entrants name and image title must NOT be visible on the image. No information about the Entrant or country will be given to the selectors. 6) Files are automatically renamed by upload script, however put your titles on the entry form (with a maximum of 35 characters) as you wish them to appear in the catalogue. 7) Each Entrant will receive a digital report card and a catalogue featuring selected acceptances. 8) It is the Entrant’s responsibility to ensure that entry forms are clearly and CORRECTLY completed. Where the organisers consider that this is not the case, they will not accept any responsibility for safe delivery of report cards and catalogues. 9) Any entries submitted without the correct fee will NOT be judged. The organisers will make an effort to alert the entrant to the fact, but it is the Entrant’s obligation to send the correct fee. 10) Images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the maker and artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated only if the photographic content predominates. Clip Art and Copyright Free materials are NOT acceptable. This does not apply to the Nature Section (see Nature definitions below). 11) Images entered in the Nature section must comply with both the PSA and FIAP definitions as listed below. 12) Entry status: The list of entries received will be published on the website and the status will be updated weekly. Please check the status of your entries on the website, www.newtonabbot-photoclub.org.uk under Salon. 13) An Entrants images (in each section) will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging. 14) All Entrants will be sent a colour printed catalogue. Overseas addresses will be sent by surface mail. Awards will be sent with the catalogue. 15) AWARDS A number of PSA, FIAP and UPI Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded together with PSA and FIAP Ribbons. A number of “Honourable Mention” certificates will be awarded in each section. 16) ENTRY FEES
UK entries are defined as England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Fees should preferably be made through Paypal using either your own Paypal account or by utilising any current credit or debit card. In situations where an entry fee can only be sent by post, it should be sent either as cash (£ Sterling, US$ or € only) or Sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank only and made payable to NAPC. The postage address is NAPC Treasurer, 16 Caunters Close, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, TQ12 5TL. The organisers regret that we cannot be responsible for cash or cheques lost or delayed in the postal system. Entries for which no fee is received, or where the entry fee is paid with foreign cheques or money orders, will not be judged or returned. The organisers will attempt to contact by email any Entrants who omit to pay the correct fee, but accept no responsibility if unable to and the entry is not judged. DEFINITIONS PSA Definitions:- General: The original image must be made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired with a digital camera. All images must be the original and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the Exhibition. The Exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright by the entrant. Any modification of the original image must be made by the exhibitor, subject to divisional restrictions. Creative photography may be defined as "altered reality". Nature: Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify as to its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except on the rare occasion where those human elements enhance the nature story. The presence of scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals is permissible. Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements, are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques that add to, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content are permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Authentic wildlife is defined as one or more organisms living free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Therefore, landscapes, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or any living subject taken under controlled conditions are not eligible for Wildlife competitions. FIAP Definitions:- Nature: Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and un-cultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena, from insects to icebergs. Photographs of animals which are domesticated, caged or under any form of restraint, as well as photographs of cultivated plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans is acceptable for natural subjects, such as barn owls or storks, adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. The original image must have been taken by the photographer, whatever photographic medium is used. Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to use the highest level of artistic skill in all nature photographs.
SUBMISSION OF AN ENTRY SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONDITIONS
THANKS Our thanks to the members of the Salon committee, to Gordon Aspland, Trevor Ashford, Paula Graham, Alan Boothman, Chris Marsham, Tony Mayes and Chris Brown plus our gallant band of helpers including Chris Tickle and Philip Gill. Very special thanks go to Pete Howell and Carol from the Bristol Salon of Photography who have helped us in huge ways and are our mentors for this Salon.
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