PRINTS

1. Except for film processing, all work on the image must be that of the maker.
2. Prints must be mounted and matted.  Mats may be proportional to the size of the prints but  must not exceed 16 x 30. Framed prints are not allowed.
3. Prints must be 5 x 7 or larger.
4. Toning is permissible.
5. Prints will be evaluated on a light box, according to PSA rules.
6. A completed Submission Form should be attached to the upper-left corner of the back of the mat. One additional Submission Form should be given to the Print Director. Submission Forms will be available at meetings or may be downloaded. 
7. The photographer’s name should not appear on the front of a submitted print.  If the print is so marked, the Print Director will mask the name before the print is evaluated.
8. To download and print the Submission Form - Click Here.  
9. A digital copy (in jpeg) of each print being submitted must be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than midnight Saturday night just prior to evaluations.  This is to allow a digital projection of each print to be displayed at evaluation so that all members may see a closer copy of the print while it is being viewed by the evaluator.  The digital image must be submitted with 1920 pixels on the longest side.  When sending the digital copy, please include the word "print" in the subject line and name the image exactly as you will be naming the print. (If you are unable to submit a digital image of a print, the print will not be displayed digitally during evaluation.)

DIGITAL IMAGES

1. All camera work, minor adjustments and "creative" changes must be by the maker.
2. Digital images submitted for evaluation must be received by email or on a CD/DVD by the Digital Director no later than midnight on the Saturday preceding the evaluation.  Late entries will not be accepted.
3. Email images to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  If you have not received emailed confirmation of receipt from the Digital Director by the day before evaluation, you may wish to contact the Digital Director for verification.
4. Digital images must be in jpeg format, sized as close to, without exceeding 1920 pixels on the longest side, and should be named using the format "[Image Title] - [Photographer's Name]" (i.e. Tulip Garden - Jane Doe)
5. To identify a submission as an Assigned Subject image, add "-AS" after your name, i.e., Tulip Garden - Jane Doe - AS

GENERAL RULES

1. Members may enter a maximum of 2 images for each evaluation, plus one additional image when there is an Assigned Subject included in the evaluation.  Images may be submitted as prints or digital projections. 
2. An image may be re-submitted for evaluation if it has never won an award in the Camera Club of Richmond's end of year competition.
3. Except for film processing, the image must be entirely the work of the maker.
4. If a submitting member gives a print entry to another member to deliver due to his or her absence from an evaluation meeting and the entry is not delivered as intended, the submitting member, upon notifying the Print Director prior to the next regular evaluation, may, if approved by the Print Director, enter the undelivered image(s) as a makeup entry at the next regular evaluation.
5. Properly named and sized digital images must be received by the Digital Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than midnight on the Saturday just prior to the evaluation to be considered timely submitted for that evaluation.  No exceptions will be allowed. 
6. For planning purposes, it is strongly recommended that members intending to submit prints for evaluation notify the Print Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than midnight on the Saturday just prior to the evaluation, providing the number of prints to be submitted.
7. Prints being submitted for evaluation should be delivered to the Print Director at the evaluation meeting no later than 6:45 p.m.

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