VCC 80th Anniversary - Print Show Criteria

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Stand-Alone Individual Print Criteria

• Content to be family friendly
• "Open" (ie, no theme) As an open theme - animals, birds, insects, landscape, cityscape, nature, people, domestic animals, and wildlife are permitted as well as creative composite images and abstract images.
• Paper prints only, no prints on canvas
• Framed in Opus black metal exhibition frames (or equivalent), securely wired on back for hanging
• Maximum framed sizes: 16"x20", 16"x16" square, 24"x12" panorama
• Mat is optional. If matted, the mat colour should be black or white, no other colours of mat will be accepted
• The back of your entry must indicate your name, image title, NFS (Not For Sale) or the price

Triptych - Three-Print Thematic Grouping Criteria

• Content to be family friendly
• Submissions are groupings of three images that explore a common subject or theme, interesting place, an idea or concept, a story
• The three images must present a cohesive look; they belong together
• Prints may be on paper, canvas, metal, etc. with or without frames
• Print sizes: 16"x20", 16"x16" square, 24"x12" panorama. Individual prints may be smaller than the maximum size and may vary in size from each other.
• A Triptych could also be a grouping of 3 images on ONE print, not to exceed 16" by 20". 
• The back of your entry must indicate your name, image title, NFS (Not For Sale) or the price

Open Editing

All different in-camera and post-processing techniques can be used. No digital frames or mats are permitted. 

Hand of man is permitted. Colour, black & white, monochrome and infrared images are permitted.

Images must be originally captured by a photographic device:  AI directed by written command (or voice) with no photographic origin is prohibited.

Selection Process

A committee of VCC members with experience in competition selection will select the images for show based primarily on the emotional impact, clarity of vision, or creativity of the image, with only secondary emphasis on the technical aspects of the photography. Basic technical competence will be considered, but the overall intention is to include as many members of the Club as possible, without regard to the “competition level” of the member. This is not a competition, but a showcase of the work of the Victoria Camera Club, which is a diverse group of photographers, and the Show is intended to represent all levels.

SAMPLE TRIPTYCH

Specifications

1. Images should be in JPEG format, maximum 1400 pixels on the horizontal x 1050 on the vertical in size.

2. Note: One of the dimensions must be exactly the maximum allowed size (either 1400 or 1050 pixels).

3. For example, a portrait image would have a vertical dimension of 1050 pixels, the maximum allowed for the vertical dimension.  A square image would be 1050 x 1050 pixels so as not to exceed the vertical maximum.

4. sRGB colour space is recommended, with  a maximum file size of 1.8 MB

5. Maximum number of submissions per VCC member is three. For example:

• Three (3) stand-alone prints, or
• A triptych (consisting of 3 separate images), or
• A triptych grouping of 3 images on ONE print, or
• Finally, 2 stand-alone images + 1 triptych (of 3 images)

For triptych entries please use this naming convention for your title please: 1of3(insert title), 2of3(insert title), 3of3(insert title) - thank you!

Note: Members may submit images for BOTH juried shows: stand-alone prints, and triptych.

SAMPLE:  3 in 1 GROUPING - "Old Stuff" by Giuseppe Buccoliero (3 images in one print)