Image Preparation & Requirements
The Print and Slide/Digital Committees will interpret and apply these rules at each club competition and have the right to reject any entry not properly presented or labeled.
File Type
- Images must be submitted as JPEGs. Mac users must add .jpg or .jpeg extension.
Image Quality
- Use maximum of 100 image quality when saving image using the Save for Web method, or use Maximum of 12 when using the Image Save method. Use no more than 72-96 dots/inch resolution.
Color Space
- Convert files to sRGB color space if required. Images saved in other color spaces such as Adobe RGB will be accepted but may not display with the colors you expect.
Dimensions
- The maximum image size is 1024 x 768, (width x height). Vertical images have a maximum height of 768 pixels tall. Images must be in the proper orientation for viewing when projected. Images do not have to have a 4:3 aspect ratio.
File Size
- File size should not exceed 1.2Mb per file.
** See below for information on using an Action script to prepare your image ***
The Print and Slide/Digital Committees will interpret and apply these rules at each club competition and have the right to reject any entry not properly presented or labeled.
File Type
- Images must be submitted as JPEGs. Mac users must add .jpg or .jpeg extension.
Image Quality
- Use maximum of 100 image quality when saving image using the Save for Web method, or use Maximum of 12 when using the Image Save method. Use no more than 72-96 dots/inch resolution.
Color Space
- Convert files to sRGB color space if required. Images saved in other color spaces such as Adobe RGB will be accepted but may not display with the colors you expect.
Dimensions
- The maximum image size is 1024 x 768, (width x height). Vertical images have a maximum height of 768 pixels tall. Images must be in the proper orientation for viewing when projected. Images do not have to have a 4:3 aspect ratio.
File Size
- File size should not exceed 1.2Mb per file.
** See below for information on using an Action script to prepare your image ***
File Names
- File name must include category, last name, first initial and name of image.
File name must be in the following
format: Category-Title_of_Image LastnameFirstinitial.jpg
Example: CO-Pelican_In_Flight-DoeJ.jpg
Category: CO (Color), BW (B&W / Monochrome), CR (Creative)
- File name must include category, last name, first initial and name of image.
File name must be in the following
format: Category-Title_of_Image LastnameFirstinitial.jpg
Example: CO-Pelican_In_Flight-DoeJ.jpg
Category: CO (Color), BW (B&W / Monochrome), CR (Creative)
Method of Submission
- Submit digital images for competition on a CD or USB storage device ready for transfer to the digital projection laptop computer.
- Images can be submitted in person at a club competition meeting no later than 9 PM the night of the meeting.
- Images can be emailed no later than 10pm on the submission deadline date.
- Email subject line should be the name of the clinic.
E-mail submissions can be sent to
General Clinics:
generalsubmission@saskatooncameraclub.com
Nature Clinics:
naturesubmission@saskatooncameraclub.com
If you entered in the Creative category, your email must also give brief description of technique(s) used to make the entry “Creative"
Remember that only club members can submit to any club competitions.
- Submit digital images for competition on a CD or USB storage device ready for transfer to the digital projection laptop computer.
- Images can be submitted in person at a club competition meeting no later than 9 PM the night of the meeting.
- Images can be emailed no later than 10pm on the submission deadline date.
- Email subject line should be the name of the clinic.
E-mail submissions can be sent to
General Clinics:
generalsubmission@saskatooncameraclub.com
Nature Clinics:
naturesubmission@saskatooncameraclub.com
If you entered in the Creative category, your email must also give brief description of technique(s) used to make the entry “Creative"
Remember that only club members can submit to any club competitions.
Rules
- Images may be captured either using a digital camera or scanned from slides or negatives.
- All images must be the work of the maker.
- Entries must be NEW images, not previously entered in any format in any competition.
- The digital projector will be calibrated to maintain consistent conditions for projection and judging.
- No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. No manipulation or modification is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene. No special effect filters can be applied. Any sharpening must appear natural.
- Images may be captured either using a digital camera or scanned from slides or negatives.
- All images must be the work of the maker.
- Entries must be NEW images, not previously entered in any format in any competition.
- The digital projector will be calibrated to maintain consistent conditions for projection and judging.
- No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. No manipulation or modification is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene. No special effect filters can be applied. Any sharpening must appear natural.
PhotoShop Action Script
Need an easy way to format your image for submission purposes?
Scott Prokop created an Action script that will take your currently open image in Photoshop and resize it, set it to SRGB and then all you have to do is save it.
Download the Action script here.
For a guide on using Actions, click here.
Need an easy way to format your image for submission purposes?
Scott Prokop created an Action script that will take your currently open image in Photoshop and resize it, set it to SRGB and then all you have to do is save it.
Download the Action script here.
For a guide on using Actions, click here.
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