CALENDAR
Closing date: 15.05.2023.
Judging: 20.05. - 05.06.2023.
Notification: 15.06.2023. www.photoclubemerald.com
Sending of awards: 04.08.2023.
EDAS submitted by: 05.07.2023.
On-Line Gallery posted on the website www.photoclubemerald.com after 15.06.2023.
On-line PDF Exhibition Catalogue: 04.08.2023.
CATALOGUE
On-line
PDF Exhibition Catalogue.
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATION
All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website www.photoclubemerald.com
EMAILS SPAM BLOCKING:
Confirmations of entry submittals and Report Cards will be sent to entrants Please be sure that this email address gets included in your “safe” email addresses to assure receipt of these emails instead of having them blocked by your security system. Also check your Junk E-Mail or Spam folder to see if your email software placed any messages from the exhibition there.
JURY MEMBERS for all 6 sections:
Colin
HARRISON, MPSA, GPSA, EFIAP/d3, MFIAP,
FRPS, England
Ian
ENGLISH, EFIAP/p, GMAPS, MPSA, BPSA, Australia
Tianyi
XIONG, China
AWARDS
DPA Badge for the best Author
PSA Gold medals in each section (6
altogether)
SALON Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each
section (18 altogether)
+
6 SALON honourable mention in each section (36 altogether)
- Each author can receive only one award in each section.
CATALOGUE
On-line PDF Exhibition Catalogue.
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATION
All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website www.photoclubemerald.com
CB - Details of Exhibition requirements
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
IMAGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This exhibition is
open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the
Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does
not conform to exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in
any photographic organization is not required.
Penalties:
Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who has put on the PSA
Penalties List for Ethics Violation. Entry fees are not refundable in these
circumstances
PSA Star
Ratings
To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA,
entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same way in each
exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of name
changes or relocating to another country. Using one’s name differently in
different exhibition exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their
acceptances may not be recognized by PSA Star Ratings.
Image
Creation
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light
sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired
digitally.
Certification:
By
virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as his or her
own. Images may not incorporate elements
produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, images or art by others
downloaded from the Internet). Aliases are not allowed.
Reproduction
The entrant 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. This may include low
resolution posting on a website. The Photographic Society of America (PSA) may request
specific permission from entrants to reproduce entered images in its
educational materials. The terms of that permission will be mutually agreed
between the entrant and PSA except in the circumstances where the entered
image is found to breach the PSA Ethics Policy. In those circumstances the
image may be reproduced by PSA, without the entrant’s further permission, for
educational purposes to illustrate serious exhibition rule violations. For
those reproductions, the entrant’s name will be withheld.
Entries will not be accepted from entrants who indicate that
their images may not be reproduced in materials related to the exhibition.”
The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright
Alteration and Computer Generation Subject to Divisional
restrictions (particularly Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism) images
may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the entrant; adjustments to enhance images or
creatively modify images are allowed providing the underlying photograph is
retained in a way that is obvious to the viewer. Images may not be constructed entirely with a
computer, and must be the sole work of the entrant
Re-use
of accepted images: Any image that has been accepted in this exhibition,
past or present, may not be entered again in the same Division Star Ratings
Class in any future instances of this exhibition. It may, of course, be entered in any other
PSA recognised exhibitions but must
always have the same title.
Re-titling in another language is not allowed.
Entry: An
Entry consists of, up to and including, four (4) images entered by a single
entrant into the same Section. An entrant may only enter a specific Section
once. Entrants
may not enter identical or similar images into the same section or different
sections of the same exhibition.
Titles:
Each image
must have a unique title that is a description of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image or of an
identical Image into any and all PSA-Recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35
characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, and nothing in the
image may identify the entrant. Titles may
not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture
filenames such as IMG 471). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers
possibly augmented by a number; or include words such as “untitled” or “no
title”. Titles may not consist solely of numbers unless those numbers are
prominently contained within the image, such as a contestant number in a race.
Colour and Monochrome:
Colour and Monochrome images from the same
capture that share substantial pictorial content in common will be considered
the same image and must be given the same title.
PHOTOGRAPHS
AUTHORS MUST FILL OUT
ENTRY FORM AND SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE
- Photos must be in JPG file format,
Max. image width (horizontal) is 1920 pix. Max. image height (vertical) is 1080
pix. in 300 dpi. compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
The Exhibition will be conducted in
accordance with the rules of the PSA
An entrant’s images will not be
presented to the judges consecutively.
An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of
judging in that section. Distribution of
images will be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant. At no stage
will a judge be able to view all the entrant’s images together.
JUDGING METHOD
Remote judging of images will be with calibrated
computer monitors (minimum 19 inches) or high definition TV screens at 100% of
the submitted pixel size (1920x1080 pix).
Equipment will be capable of
displaying images at 100% of the image resolution, it will not resize any submitted images or change the aspect ratio of the
original image to “Fit to screen” or to “Fill screen” by monitors or HDTV
equipment.
Oversized images will be rejected
and the entrant required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.
All information, including image file names, provided
to the judges for remote judging must retain complete anonymity of the entrants
and not provide the judges with any means of determining any entrant’s personal
details, such as name, email address, or country.
The target acceptance rate will be between 29% and
35% in each section.
DATA PROTECTION
By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal
details you have supplied, including physical addresses, email addresses, being
held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated
with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being
sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or
accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge, agree and accept that by
entering this exhibition, your participation status which includes your first
and last name, name of the country used during registration at the exhibition,
number of sections entered and number of photos entered in those sections will
be made public in a published status list and that the results of your entry
shall be made public in exhibition gallery, exhibition catalog. You also agree
and accept the policy regarding Breaches of Rules of the PSA.
CC - Subject matter and definitions
Statement on Subject Matter -
applicable to all sections
The fundamental rule that must
be observed at all times and applies
to all sections offered in
exhibitions with PSA recognition is that the
welfare of living creatures is more important than any photograph. This
means that practices such as baiting of subjects with a living creature and
removal of birds from nests, for the purpose of obtaining a photograph, are
highly unethical, and such photographs are not allowed in any exhibition with
PSA recognition. Under no circumstances may a living creature be placed
in a situation where it will be killed, injured or stressed for the purpose of
obtaining a photograph. This rule applies regardless of whether or not the
creature being killed, injured or stressed is visible in the captured image.
There are also concerns about
the use of aerial photography, drones, helicopters, low flying aircraft. These
should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which
causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any individuals
or animals interact with their environment.
Entrants in PSA recognized exhibitions should comply with all
relevant laws and regulations, associated with aerial photography, in the
country in which the image was taken.
Entry
into PSA recognized exhibitions is conditional on accepting these
policies. The content of images must comply with the General Conditions
and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions.
Images that - in the sole opinion of the judges or the Exhibition Organizers -
do not comply, will be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem
when considering entry into other exhibitions with PSA recognition.
Definition of Woman in PID-C
The closest
definition of Woman section, photography where the only condition is that the
subject is female. Monochrome images may not be entered in PID Color
Sections.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which
applies to all sections
Landscape Definition in PID-C
This category
is typically a color photograph that captures the presence of nature and may
include sea/oceans/water/underwater.
It can have
man-made features (e.g. city skylines) or disturbances of landscapes, with or
without people on photography.
Representational
landscapes (more natural and realistic), an impressionistic landscape or
abstract landscape photographs are allowed. Monochrome images may not be
entered in PID Color Sections.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which
applies to all sections
PSA Monochrome Definition
An image is considered to be Monochrome
only if it gives the impression of having no colour (i.e. contains only shades
of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression
of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one colour across the entire
image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)
A greyscale or multi-coloured image modified or giving the impression of
having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of
spot colouring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified
as a Colour Work.
Monochrome
images may not be entered PID Color Sections.
Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature but toned images are not permitted for these sections.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which
applies to all sections
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on
Subject Matter which applies to all sections
Portrait Definition in PID-M
Our
definition of the Portrait section; a photograph of a person or group of
people who are aware they are being photographed.
An
image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having
no colour (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and
pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been
toned in one colour across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold,
etc.) A greyscale or multi-coloured image
modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning,
multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot colouring does not meet the definition
of monochrome and shall be classified as a Colour Work.
Attention is drawn to the PSA
Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections
Editing Guidelines for Nature and
Photo travel
These sections require images to be
truthful records, so there are limits on the amount of manipulation allowed.
Editing Guidelines
Processing or editing
must be limited to making the image look as close to the original scene as
possible, except that conversion to grayscale monochrome is allowed.
Allowed editing techniques:
· Cropping, straightening and perspective correction.
· Removal or correction of elements added by the camera or lens, such as dust spots, noise, chromatic aberration and lens distortion.
· Global and selective adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast to restore the appearance of the original scene.
· Complete conversion of colour images to grayscale monochrome.
· Blending of multiple images of the same subject and combining them in camera or with software (exposure blending or focus stacking);
· Image stitching – combining multiple images with overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively (panoramas);
Editing techniques that are not allowed:
· Removing, adding to, moving or changing any part of an image,
except for cropping and straightening.
· Adding a vignette during processing.
· Blurring parts of the image during processing to hide elements in
the original scene.
· Darkening parts of the image during processing to hide elements in
the original scene.
· All conversions other than to complete grayscale monochrome.
· Conversion of parts of an image to monochrome, or partial toning,
desaturation or over-saturation of colour
Borders
· For
the purpose of this exhibition any border added to a digital file must be a
single border of white or grey, no greater than 3-5 pixels in width.
PSA/FIAP Nature Definition
Content Guidelines
· Nature
photography records all branches of natural history except anthropology and
archaeology. This includes all aspects of the physical world, both animate and
inanimate, that have not been made or modified by humans.
· Nature
images must convey the truth of the scene that was photographed. A well-informed
person should be able to identify the subject of the image and be satisfied
that it has been presented honestly and that no unethical practices have been
used to control the subject or capture the image. Images that directly or
indirectly show any human activity that threatens the life or welfare of a
living organism are not allowed.
·The
most important part of a Nature image is the nature story it tells. High
technical standards are expected and the image must look natural.
· Objects
created by humans, and evidence of human activity, are allowed in Nature images
only when they are a necessary part of the Nature story.
· Photographs
of human-created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domesticated
animals, human-created hybrid animals and mounted or preserved zoological
specimens are not allowed.
· Images
taken with subjects under controlled conditions, such as zoos, are allowed.
· Controlling
live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic or any other method of restricting
natural movement for the purpose of a photograph is not allowed.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections and to the Editing Guidelines for Nature and Photo travel
PSA
Photo Travel Definition
A
Photo Travel image is a portrayal of the
real world we live in, as it is found naturally. There are no geographic
limitations.
Content guidance:
1.
If the image is predominantly or exclusively
a land-, sea- or cityscape, these “scapes” must include characteristic, distinctive and recognizable physical features,
although it is not necessary that the image identify the exact location;
2.
Images that predominantly or exclusively
depict people and their activities must illustrate a distinctive culture of a
country, region, or continent;
3.
Images that predominately or exclusively
depict animal populations are allowed, if the animals are in their native
environment and are characteristic of that country, region, or continent;
4.
Portraits or other close-ups of people or
objects, in addition to meeting the above paragraphs as applicable, must
include elements depicting some of the surrounding environment to make it
obvious that the image was not taken in a studio setting;
5.
Images from events or activities arranged for
photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are NOT allowed.
6.
Time exposures are allowed, if they do not
dominate the image as a special effect (star trails, for example, are a
dominating effect).
7.
Highly distorted images such as those
produced by fish eye lenses are NOT
allowed.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections and to the Editing Guidelines for Nature
and Photo Travel
CD - General Rules
Breaches of Rules
Entrants
are strongly advised to look at the PSA Ethics Policy which can be found at https://psa-photo.org/page/ethical-practices.
If, at any
time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer
or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an
entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with
these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, exhibitions, on
behalf of the judges, are allowed to request unedited or raw files of the
submitted image
In order
to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the
exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:
a) the
images are the original work of the entrant and
b) the
images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of
Entry
These
steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the
submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original
capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that
one or more submitted images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also
known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to
provide counter evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set
deadline. Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the
entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions
of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further
investigation of possible ethics violations
PSA, on
receiving reports from exhibitions of possible breaches, retains the right to
investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry
conditions, impose penalties if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any
image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of
sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP.
Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the
Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.
If another
party is submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be
held responsible for adhering to these Conditions of Entry (Entry Rules) and will be subject to penalties for any
violations to these Conditions of Entry and PSA’s Statement of Ethics that
may result.
NOTICE: When entrants fills
in the Entry Form to submit an entry they will see the following feature to
affirm they have read these Conditions of Entry
“I hereby confirm that I have read,
understood and agree to the Conditions of Entry of this
exhibition. I have read the PSA document to be found at
https://psa-photo.org/resource/resmgr/pdf/exhibitions_/exhibition-entrants-agreemen.pdf.
I am aware that PSA may apply penalties for breaches of these Conditions of
Entry”
Failure to agree will mean that the application will not proceed.
Licence
agreement:
By submitting an entry, the entrant
certifies legal Age, and own all rights to these images, including copyright or
parents or guardians gives permission on his/her behalf if he/she is not of
Legal Age.
