Member Competition and Exhibition - Guidance and Rules
Print and Projected Image Competitions
Members are invited to enter our print and projected image competitions, which run from November to March. There are four rounds of each, held on alternating months. All subjects are welcome, including pictorial, record, nature or scientific photography.
Each month you may submit up to two prints and/or two projected images. Entries are scored out of 20 and the judge will give comments on competition night. Any image scoring 12 or below may be resubmitted once to a later round with a different judge.
Print and projected image competitions are run separately and each has two leagues. At each competition, the judge will also select the best overall image of the evening.
By entering, you agree that your prints or projected images may be used by EPS for inter-club, national or promotional purposes unless you state otherwise in writing. Copyright remains with the photographer and all work will be credited.
Image eligibility
Images entered for EPS competitions and exhibitions must be entirely the work of the photographer and originate from captures made with light. Composite images are allowed as long as every element comes from the photographer’s own camera-captured material.
The following rules apply:
Images that are wholly or partly generated by software are not eligible.
Software with image-generation features (for example Photoshop) may be used, but no generated elements may appear in the final image unless the competition specifically allows it.
Composite images are permitted only when all elements are the photographer’s own captures. Material from any external source, including royalty-free libraries, textures, stock skies or clip art, is not allowed.
Enhancements made at the pixel level using tools such as Topaz AI are permitted (for example sharpening or resolution improvement).
Any information, including EXIF data, that conflicts with the photographer’s ownership of an image will result in disqualification.
A small committee consisting of the President, the relevant Competition Secretary and the judge may refuse any entry that breaches the rules or is considered inappropriate.
Ethical standards
EPS follows the PSA guidelines on animal welfare. The welfare of living creatures takes priority over any photograph. Practices such as baiting with live animals, disturbing nests or placing wildlife in harmful or stressful situations are prohibited. Images showing live animals being used as food for captive creatures are not permitted in any EPS competition or exhibition.
Further Guidance
The following links provide further details on external competitions and important rules for those holding Membership of other clubs;