Group Competitions
This is a suggestion that it is hoped willa). Address the problem surrounding the lack of enthusiasm concerning the merits competitions;
b). Increase the numbers of club members who take photographs;
c). Assist those members who are anxious about submitting work as an individual.
THE FORMATION OF COMPETITIVE GROUPS
There will be no restriction upon the type or number of groups formed. e.g. Portrait, landscape, digital, record, natural history etc.
It is suggested that digital skills can be utilised in all groups, but the digital group would be used for the composition of pictures that are demonstrably digital in creation.
Members can join as many classes of group as they wish, but can join only one group within each class. Groups must consist of between two and five people.
Competitions between GROUPS will take place instead of the merit competitions between INDIVIDUALS.
Club members will have to decide:-
a) How many entries in total will be permitted in the competition.
b) The maximum number of individual entries permitted.
For instance: - Lets say members decide to allow 30 print and 30 slide entries per competition and that the maximum number of entries per individual will be 3 per discipline, (e.g. prints and slides.)
IF there are five groups formed, each group will therefore be permitted to enter six entries per discipline (i.e 6 prints & 6 slides). However, no individual will be permitted to enter more than three entries per discipline. EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO INCLUDE ENTRIES FROM ALL MEMBERS OF EACH GROUP.
Should a member be part of more then one group, his/her individual permitted entries will, of course, be multiplied by the number of groups to which they belong.
All entries must be handed to the competition secretary one week prior to the competition. (S)he will number the entries. Each member present on the night of the competition will be given a sheet of paper upon which will be the names and numbers of all entries. The prints and slides will be shown in the normal manner. Each member will be asked to nominate his or her favourite print and slide by placing a tick against its name. The papers will be handed to the competition secretary whose task it will be to count the votes registered.
AFTER the results are announced, the group members will collect their work and one or more of the group members will be asked to give SHORT descriptions of the works voted 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the night.
THESE COMPETITIONS WILL BE GROUP COMPETITIONS, NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBER COMPETITIONS. It follows, therefore, that points scored by INDIVIDUAL entries will be added to the GROUP overall score.
posted by Bill Roberts @ 8:15 PM
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