The Johnson County Camera Club is a non-profit organization based in Prairie Village, Kansas. Members shoot both digitally and slides.

Meetings are the second Monday of each month, September through June.

Come share your photographic interests with other photographers. Learn through club programs and informative sessions. Take part in our intra-club competitions. Show and discuss your photography. Grow through helpful critiques and evaluations. Make new acquaintances who share the same interest and pleasure in photography.

Membership is open to all levels of experience. Whether you are a novice, advanced amateur, or professional photographer, your interest and talents are always welcome.

The Johnson County Camera Club extends to you an invitation to attend one of our monthly meetings!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

2012-13 Year-End Competition


As a result of a motion, voted on and passed, at the May 2012 club meeting, a committee was appointed by President Steven Wall to present a proposal regarding the club's 2012-13 year-end competition.  The committee is Erin Schuerman, Dick O'Kell and Bruce Hogle (chairperson).

These are the details the for the year-end competition for the 2012-13 club year:

Johnson County Camera Club
2012-13 Year-End Competition

Purpose:
·      Have fun and encourage the development of photographic excellence.
Timeframe:
·      May 14, 2012 - May 12, 2013.
Categories:
·      Nine; determined by the 2011-12 Program Committee.
Awards:
·      Cash awards will be: Honorable Mention, $5; 3rd, $10; 2nd, $15; 1st, $20, for each category.
·      Best of Show, $20, which will be chosen from the nine 1st place winners. 
·      Photographer of the Year, $30, as determined by the person awarded the most money.
·      A Club officer will obtain the awards.
Creativity:
·      No restrictions or guidelines shall be placed on computer-based image editing applications.   [Excerpt from By-laws, dated September 14, 2009]
·      All work must be that of the submitting member and captured during the specified timeframe.
Eligibility:
·      Those who have paid their Club dues.  
Submissions:
·      Digital format; on a flash drive.
·      Any of one to six of the categories; one or two entries per category.
·      At the May meeting.  If the member is unable to attend, they may contact the persons preparing the images to make other arrangements as stipulated by those persons.
·      JPEGs; 1024 pixels on the long side.  Create a folder for each category, in which you have an entry.  Within the folder, label each image:
_.  
·      Verify images are readable. 
·      If you have questions, contact the Club Vice President.
·      Category Codes are: Architecture = Ar; Cloudscapes = Cl; Critters = Cr; Happiness Is ... = HI; Pattern Interrupted = PI; People = Pe; Saturated = Sa; Square = Sq; Vintage = Vi.
Judging:
·      The judge will be chosen and contacted by the Program Committee and/or the Officers.  Suggestions are welcome. 
·      The judge will be presented an honorarium of $150, plus gas money if they are from outside the KC Metro area.
·      Preparation of images for judging will be handled solely by a separate Committee, who will also prepare the year-end slideshow.


2012-13 Year-End Competition

Categories for the 2012-13 Contest were announced at the May 12, 2012 Meeting, and have been delivered via email as well.  Here are the categories along with some examples of possible interpretations: 

1)    Architecture  - Architectural elements or structures, i.e., barns, schools, churches, buildings, bridges, etc.
2)    Cloudscapes  - Landscapes/Cityscapes with clouds
3)    Critters  - Wildlife, dogs, birds, zoo animals, farm animals, squirrels, insects, bugs, critters large/small, etc.
4)    Happiness Is…  - How you define happiness or what makes you happy
5)    Pattern Interrupted  - Patterns broken
6)    People  - Single person or group, self-portrait, environmental portrait, babies, kids, etc.
7)    Saturated  - Saturated colors, something wet, water, fog, mist, etc.
8)    Square  - Image in a square format or image with “squares” in it
9)    Vintage  - Something 50 – 100 years old, something that with age looks better or gains value, an enduring style, or pertaining to wine – the year or place it was produced

Carol Barlau printed and laminated small reference cards showing the categories.  They were distributed at the May Meeting and will also be available at the June Meeting.


At the September meeting, the chair of this committee will make the motion below to add to the Standing Rules, which are attached to the Club By-Laws, regarding the 2013-14 and future competitions:
  
"The Club Program Committee for the current club year will publish, not later than the May meeting of that year, specifics regarding the Club's Year-End Competition for the next year to include, but not be limited to:
-       Purpose
-       Timeframe
-       Categories
-       Awards
-       Creativity
-       Eligibility
-       Submissions
-       Judging."


If you have any questions, please contact Erin Schuerman at (913) 645-9898.

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