Program Guide 2011/2012

Membership

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The objective of the Stratford Camera Club is to encourage members in the photographic endeavors, provide instruction, and opportunities to improve their skills through club competitions, outings and guest speakers. We encourage social interaction within the club and with other camera clubs. And we will make use of affiliation with the Canadian Association of Photographic Arts (CAPA) to broaden our opportunities and objectives.

Yearly Memberships Rates

• Single $40.00
• Family $75.00
• Student $15.00

For further information please email us at inquiries@stratfordcameraclub.ca

Competitions and Shows

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Club Competitions

• There are three rounds of SCC competitions. The first round in November, the second in January and last round in April
• Members may enter up to 10 images in each round. Entry forms will be available online or at the general meetings and must accompany entries
• Prints must be no smaller than 5" X 7" or larger than 16" X 20" and mounted on clean mat board or foam core measuring 16" X 20"

February Print Competition

• Open to all members of the Stratford Camera Club
• Submitted entries produced within the last 2 years
• There are 4 categories - General, Nature, Creative and Theme
• A maximum of 6 prints can be entered into one or all categories
• There is a $2.00 entry fee for each print submitted
• Selected prints will be displayed at the Kaleidoscope in March

Grand Valley Image Battle

• A competition with 10 other camera clubs in Southwestern Ontario
• Work may be prints, slides or digital projections
• Our 20 entries will be selected from images submitted at the October General Meeting. Participating members should bring 10 images to this meeting

Stag and Swan

A friendly competition with the Highland Glen Camera Club. Images will be selected at a general meeting prior to the competition, dates to be announced.

Kaleidoscope

An audio-visual presentation open to the public, consisting of slide shows produced by club members and a photo gallery of member's prints.

Category Definitions

General - An image of reality with minor adjustments to levels, cropping, dodging and burning.

Creative - An image that is heavily manipulated or may not be recognizable as the original image or subject.

Nature - Untamed animals or plants in their natural habitat. Geology and phenomena not produced by man. An accurate record of a subject and natural environment are most important. CAPA definition of nature is used as the criteria for judging this category.

Theme - Emphasis is on the interpretation of the theme subject.

Deadlines and Reminders

2011 and 2012 Deadlines

November 1st - 1st round of SCC competitions. Theme Topic: Things Underfoot

November 1st - Wildwood outing images

November 1st - Scavenger Hunt images

December 31st - Kaleidoscope Essays

January 3rd - 2nd round of SCC competitions. Theme Topic: Black and White or Monochrome

February 7th - Stag and Swan images.

April 3rd - 3rd round of SCC competitions. Theme Topic: Patterns

Please Remember:

• Entry forms must be included with each round of SCC competitions and will be available on the website or at general meetings. Any entries not accompanied by an entry form will not judged.

• Digital images for projection must be correctly sized and oriented. The correct size is 1024 X 768 pixels for a horizontal image and 768 pixels high for a vertical image. Use Constraint proportions to maintain the proportions of an image. Digital files for projection must also have the correct naming convention (category-title-photographer’s initials.jpg) and saved at the highest possible resolution (90% or better).

• Print images must be securely mounted on illustration board or foam core. The preferred method is window matted with a foam core backing images may be fixed to either the matt or backing. Mats may be white or black.