Wow, where did the few weeks go? Portlaoise Camera Club returns Wednesday 12th of September.
Starting back, we hope to inform all members on the upcoming events and competitions for the following months, also we will advise on the Summer Panel that will be showcased on the 19th of September and also to help any members that may not have participated last year. We have a busy few months ahead with the National Shield and our own Photographer of the Year Awards coming up. Also to anyone interested in joining Portlaoise Camera Club, we meet every Wednesday night 8-10p.m. in Portlaoise Parish Centre. We welcome everyone if you are thinking of joining please come along and see for yourself, we are a friendly bunch. Regretfully we have to make the decision to cancel our Photo shoot planned for Ballintubbert House this coming Sunday. Health and Safety has to be the priority and there are freezing temperatures forecast overnight Sat to Sun. People who had planned to travel should keep an eye on their emails later today for further details. We will be rearranging this for a new date asap.
Images by Club members had qualified from the Regional rounds for today's National Irish Photographic Federations Photographer of the year in Carlow. There were two Scottish and one Dutch judge. The members generally scored very well and well done to all. In particular, in the non advanced section, Jim Duffin received a National bronze medal for 3d place and an honorary mention for 2nd place in a themed category of the competition. In the open projected advanced section Terry Conroy finished with 3 other images on 26 out of 27 points. Unfortunately the image ended outside the top 3 with an honorary mention. Sharon Rankin received her medal having won the overall photographer of the year in the Mid West Regional round. Jim Duffin Bronze medal winner. Jim Duffin Bronze Medal winner Terry Conroy received a HM. Sharon Rankin-image that won the Midlands West Photographer of the Year 2018
Congratulations to Terry Conroy Portlaoise Photographer of the Year 2017 Terry has been a member of Portlaoise Camera Club since 2011, he is a very accomplished photographer receiving his L panel in 2012. Terry appeared on Morning AM in 2013 after winning gold with a stunning image of his parents. Terry has since gone on to win an All Ireland medal. He plays a important part in local events from Portlaoise Musical Society, the Electric Picnic. Terry is also running an exhibition along with artist Erica Pessanka Borges "Heart Dance Photography" until the 26th of January. Terry is a valued member of the club, always willing to help in any aspect of photography. Congratulations Terry Conroy Photographer of the Year 2017 Intermediate Photographer Of The Year 2017Congratulations Intermediate Photographer of the Year Sharon O' Brien Novice Photographer Of The Year 2017Congratulations Novice Photographer of the Year Kim Proctor Congratulations to members Paul Gibney and Terry Conroy who both received Honourable Mentions in the IFP National Shied held today in Limerick. Club member Emmanuelle Galisson modelled in both and I believe her rates have skyrocketed! Thank you to Anna who also appeared. These are the PCC panels and the two images that received the awards. Full results later but well done to all who took part and to the IPF for organising.
On Wednesday, the club returned with an in-house competition named "Our Summer Panel" There was a great turn out of club members with a large amount of entries. The club welcomed back three founding members - Karl Cutland, John Dunne and Fintan Kennedy to judge the panels. Thanks to all three judges for their excellent comments and feedback. The night was a great success. Novice Section and Overall WinnerSharon O' Brien Intermediate SectionEileen Cushen Advanced SectionSharon Rankin
Portlaoise Camera Club Photographer Of The Year POTY 2017
Entries for our annual competition are now open and submission deadline will be midnight on 25th October 2017. Please read the following carefully and if you have any questions or require any clarification please email us as soon as possible. You can also view the information and past results on http://pccpoty.weebly.com/ Who can enter Only members of Portlaoise Camera Club who have an attendance of 25% or greater at club meetings can participate in the PCC Photographer Of The Year Competition which will be held on an annual basis. Minimum attendance for the year 2017 to date is 4 meetings. Categories There are 6 categories in this competition. Each photographer can enter up to 2 images in each category. Therefore the maximum number of images that a photographer can enter in the annual competition is 12. You don't have to enter 12 images but the more images you enter the better chance you have in the competition. The 6 Categories are as follows: A - Open Colour (Colour images only) B - Open Monochrome (Monochrome images only) C - Creative (Colour or Monochrome images) D - Travel/Life (Colour or Monochrome images) E - Nature/Wildlife (Colour or Monochrome images) F - Landscape/Seascape (Colour or Monochrome images) We will not be applying strict definitions (IPF or FIAP) to these categories however photographers should keep to the themes as best they can for each category as the judges might penalise images that do not roughly fit the theme. Images will not be disqualified for not fitting the theme but the judges might show a preference towards images that do comply strictly with the themes. Images This is a digital only competition so prints cannot be accepted. Images entered in previous Portlaoise Camera Club Photographer Of The Year Competitions are not eligible.
Images must be emailed to [email protected] Please state how many images you are submitting to the competition in your email. If you intend to send more than one email with your images please state in your email "email 1 of 3" etc. Image dimensions must be kept between 1000 and 2400 pixels on the long side and must be in JPEG format . Examples of acceptable image dimensions: 1200px x 700px 900px x 1500px Image file sizes must be smaller than 2MBytes each. (Images that are too large or too small within reason might have to be rejected before judging). This is purely for the sake of ensuring that the email address is not "choked" by extremely large file sizes. Images must not have watermarks, logos or borders. This rule is important for the sake of ensuring a uniform look for the catalogue. Each image must be named with the category letter code that it is entered into, followed by photographers name and then the title of the image. (each criteria separated by a hyphen "-" ). Each image must have a title. e.g. F-joebloggs-therockatsunset.jpg Failure to name files correctly might lead to images being rejected. Judges will not be able to see the name of the photographer as this will be changed by the organising committee before judging. By entering images in this competition you are also giving Portlaoise Camera Club the right to possibly select these images for inclusion in any national or international club competition that Portlaoise Camera Club might be entering for as long as that photographer is a member of Portlaoise Camera Club. Judges There will be a panel of 3 judges from outside the club. Each judge will award up to 50 points for each image. There will be no discrimination between advanced, intermediate and beginner level photographers (everyone is competing against each other) except for the photographer of the year awards. Feedback for each image will not be given. Judging panel 2017: To be announced shortly Entry Fee Entry fee for the competition is €10 per photographer. Each photographer who pays the entry fee will receive a CD catalogue of images with a score sheet listing all accepted images . (Nobody will be able to see your scores other than you and the organisers of the competition) All fee paying entrants will also be invited to the Annual Awards Ceremony. Images will not be judged if the photographers entry fee has not been paid and the fee must be paid on or before the deadline date. Fees must only be paid in cash to the organising committee of the competition. Calendar Deadline for sending of images and payment of fee - 25th October 2017 Judging - November 2017 Presentation of awards, distinctions, catalogues and scores - 13th December 2017 |
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