Club Competitions
The club holds eight "stand alone" photographic competitions per year.
Members compete in novice, intermediate or advanced categories. The club invites experienced photographers, from outside the club, to judge the prints.
The running order of this season's competitions is as follows:
| 16th Sep. 2009 | 1st Open |
|---|---|
| 14th Oct. 2009 | Landscape |
| 20th Jan. 2010 | Frank Young Three-of-a-Kind |
| 10th Feb. 2010 | 2nd Open |
| 17th Mar. 2010 | Leo Boehmer Monochrome Competition |
| 7th Apr. 2010 | 3rd Open |
| 21st Apr. 2010 | Natural History Competition |
Competition Rules:
- Prints, which may be any size but typically A4 or A3, to be mounted on suitable card, with a maximum size of 20" x 16".
- Each piece of work may be used a maximum of three times over two consecutive years.
- A piece of work entered in a named competition (currently Landscape, Natural History, Frank Young and Glen Beach) cannot be entered again in the same named competition.
Inter-Club Competition
TPC has historically competed in the following annual competitions against local clubs:
- Aston & Erdington Inter Club — for novices and intermediates.
- Three-way battle with Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.
- Staffordshire eight-way projected digital image competition (previously slides).
- Staffordshire eight-way printed image competition.
- PAGB small clubs cup
The club also enters the following competitions and exhibitions, which are well known, and are widely entered:
- MCPF print & digital projected image championships.
- MidPhot.
- Photofolio.
- Fosse challenge trophy — print and digital projected image competitions.
Forthcoming competitions will be announced at the club and members will be invited to submit images for selection.
External Competition
TPC is keen to encourage its members to take part in external competitions. Forthcoming competitions are regularly announced at the club, and where multiple members are entering, the club often co-ordinates delivery and organisation of the entry.
NOTE: These competitions are entered by the individual and not the club. The club will not be notified of results.