Meetings
WHEN
Held every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
WHERE
Cronulla Arts Lecture room (Upstairs) . 6 Surf Road. Cronulla. NSW
TIME
7.30 - 10PM
PRESENTATION NIGHTS
(2nd Monday of each month)We have a guest speaker who will impart their knowledge and expertise on how to use equipment effectively or tips on using software to obtain the best results in our various photography endeavours.
COMPETITION NIGHTS
(4th Monday of each month)The categories and themes for our monthly competitions can be found under the Club Activities menu.
Please ensure you read our Competition Rules below prior to submitting images to the monthly competitions.
ANNUAL CLUB EXHIBITION
(June)All images that received a merit or credit award during the monthly club competition year, are eligible to exhibit their images at our Annual Exhibition.
A winning trophy is awarded for each section of images entered for display. An image of the year is then chosen from the trophy winners.
OUTINGS
Prior to the beginning of each financial year, suggestions are put forward by Club members for locations for our outings/field days for inclusion in the next financial year syllabus.
Field days are generally on Saturdays from 9am - 3pm.
COMPETITION RULES
and Submission Guidelines
HOW IT WORKS
Our competition year begins at the start of each financial year and concludes at the end of May the following year.
ENTRY CATEGORIES
(1) PRINTS: Monochrome + Colour
(2) DIGITAL: Open + Set Subject
Up to two entries can be submitted for each theme above. So on any given competition night, a maximum of 8 images can be submitted per member.
ENTRY RULES
An image may only be entered in one category and if that image wins an award, the same image (or essentially the same) cannot be entered again in any club competition during that competition year.
Images for the set subject category must be taken within the last 12 months of each competition.
Images for the Open category have no time limit.
POINTS SCORE
Entry 1 point | Credit 3 points | Merit 5 points
Total scores in each category over the competition year determine first, second and third place awards in our annual club exhibition.
JUDGING
A guest judge from outside the club is invited to critique images submitted by members (these are submitted anonymously).
The judge award points for each image based on composition, quality and ‘story’ of the photo and/or interpretation of the set subject definitions.
Each entry submitted is automatically awarded 1 point. Thereafter based on the Judges critique can be awarded a further 3 points (credit) or 5 points (merit). The judge will also provide verbal feedback of the image.
At the end of each category, the judge will select 2 favourites from those awarded a merit and credit where the PHCC members are then able to vote for their overall favourite of the night.
Thanks to our sponsor GJ Private Wealth.
PRINTS
All prints must be mounted and have the photographer's name and image title on the back, lower left corner.
Prints must be brought with you on competition night, accompanied by an entry form and handed in by 7.15 on the night to allow time for the meeting to start at 7.30m sharp.
If you're unable to make the competition night, digital images can still be emailed to the Digital Comp Secretary along with your completed entry form, who will submit it on your behalf. Please make arrangements for a fellow member to bring your prints on competition night.
Printed image specs:
Max mount and print size: 500mm X 400mm (20"x16")
DIGITAL IMAGES
There are 2 themes for the Digital Category, namely Open and Set Subject. Set subject definitions found below
Digital image specs:
max dimensions 1920 pixels wide X 1080 pixels high
sRGB colour space
.jpg file
File size maximum 2MB
Digital Images are to be emailed to the Digital Comp Secretary by midnight on the Monday 2 weeks prior to competition meeting. Members will receive a reminder email one week prior to the due date.
FILE NAMING CONVENTIONS
Digital entries must follow the file naming conventions below:
Open Theme: <entry number><PHCC Member Id> <image title>
e.g: (Entry No 1) 1P149 Mother Earth
e.g: (Entry 2) 2P149 Jump
Digital Theme: As above with <SS> added before each entry number
e.g: (Entry No 1) SS1P149 Sunshine
e.g: (Entry 2) SS2P149 Head North
SET SUBJECT DEFINITIONS
25 September 2023 - Textures
The appearance of a subject giving it a unique character. Created through the use of and variations in subjects, patterns, colours and tones, light and shade, contrast, shape and composition.
23 Oct 2023 - Still Life
Still life photography is a genre of photography used for the depiction of inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects. Similar to still life painting, it is the application of photography to the still life artistic style.
27 Nov 2023 - Monochrome vintage look
Any photograph containing shades of only one colour. If toning is carried out, it must be over the total photograph - partial toning and/or the addition of one extra colour is not acceptable in a monochrome section
The subject and processing are to have a vintage look.
23 Jan 2024 - Minimalism
Minimalist photography, also known as minimalism photography, is a type of image-making that relies on simplistic compositions, heavy use of empty space, and elimination of clutter.
26 Feb 2024 - Portrait
Portrait photography is best defined as a genre of photography that involves capturing the identity, personality, facial expression, soul, emotions, essence, and the overall inherent character of an individual subject within a photograph. Must be a photograph of a human.
25 March 2024 - Australian Landscape / Seascape/ Cityscape
A photograph of Australian natural land or coastal scenery. This encompasses Landscapes, Seascapes, Waterscapes, Skyscapes and/or Cityscapes.
Landscape images entered in this class may be colour or monochrome
The integrity of the subject must be maintained and the making of physical changes to the landscape is not permitted. You may not, for example, remove fences, move trees or place in the sky from another image. Digital adjustments including dodging and burning, changes to tone & contrast and cropping are allowed, as are stitched panoramas and focus stacking.
22 April 2024 - Sport
Sports photography is a type of photography that covers organised sport and sporting events, capturing the action of a game and/or behind the scenes of the players. The emphasis is on an organised sport and not, for example, a child just kicking a ball.
27 May 2024 - Nature
As per the Australian Photographic society definition. www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php/nature-definition. A shortened version is shown below. There is much more to the definition than is shown below, so please see the APS website for full details.
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. 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, anesthetic or any other method of restricting natural movement for the purpose of a photograph is not allowed.
Cropping and basic editing allowed.
22 July 2024 - Night Photography
A photograph taken out of doors at night or low light, providing flash is not used.
26 August 2024 - Creative
This is intended to allow the entrants to apply any artistic creativity or manipulation that they wish to an image. The original image must be a photograph taken by the entrant and the creative work or manipulation must be performed by the entrant. Judging will take into account the creative and artistic ideas displayed in the image and the technical skills employed in the creative process.
23 September 2024 - Music and the arts
A photograph of anything related to the arts or music.