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 entries.

This year, for the first time, the club will be holding projected digital image competitions.

The running order of this season's competitions is as follows:

12th Oct 2011 1st Open (PDI)
9th Nov 2011 Landscape (Print)
14th Dec 2011 2nd Open (Print)
8th Feb 2012 Natural History Competition (Print)
14th Mar 2012 3rd Open (Print)
25th Apr 2012 Three of a Kind Panel Competition (Print)
9th May 2012 Glen Beach (Print)
23rd May 2012 4th Open (PDI)

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" (500mm x 400mm).
  • PDI entries should be sized to a maximum of 1400 x 1050 pixels, portrait format images must be no more than 1050 pixels high. Images must be saved as high quality JPEG, in the sRGB colour space.
  • 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.
  • Titles for inclusion in competitions must be with the competition secretary by the Monday evening preceding the competition night with the exception of the "Three-of-a-Kind" competition where entries are required two weeks in advance.
  • All work must be copyright of the entrant.

Inter-Club Competition

This season, TPC will be competing in the following competitions against local clubs:

  • Staffordshire eight-way projected digital image competition
  • Three-way battle with Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.
  • Burton PS Inter Club — for novices and intermediates.
  • Staffordshire eight-way printed image competition.

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.