The Photographic Society of Vineland, founded in 1968, is incorporated as a Nonprofit Organization under the the laws of the State of New Jersey.

OBJECTIVE:
"The objective of the Society shall be the encouragement, mastery and the promotion of photography through cooperation and camaraderie of it's members."

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CONTEST RULES:

All internal contests in PSV shall consist of three (3) Divisions:
1. Monochrome/Black & White Prints
2. Color Prints
3. Digitally Projected Images

There will be NO distinction between computer manipulation...all images will be judged together.

Each member is permitted a maximum of four (4) entries in each Division. Each contest will be designated in one of the following categories:Nature, Pictorial (excluding Nature)and Assigned. Each entrant must conform to the category.

All members, new and old, compete together.

DEFINITION OF TERMS:

NATURE: Wild Flowers, Wild Animals, Insects. NO Scenics-NO "Hand of Man"
PICTORIAL: Any subject matter (exclusive of nature).
ASSIGNED: Specific subject matter as ASSIGNED PRIOR TO CONTEST. (Entries must be taken within the present PSV year except for Nature.)

RULES FOR PRINTS:

1. Print size may be 3 1/2 x 5" to 16 x 20" for internal competition.
2. All prints must be mounted.
3. Mounts must be at least 8 x 10" and no larger than 16 x 20".
4. Entries must be registered before 7:00 P.M. on the night of the contest. Entries received later than 6:50P.M. may be rejected from that contest at the discretion of the registrar. To constitute a competition, there must be at least two (2) makers with a minimum of three (3) entries total.

RULES FOR DIGITAL PROJECTED

1. NO "stock photography". All parts of the image, whether it be slides or prints, must be that of the maker.
3. Prints may be printed on an Ink Jet or other printer and mounted.
4. Rules for mounting are the same as above
5. Projected images must be 10-15mg in "FILE" size (Pixel Dimensions)
6. Projected images must be sent to the registrar no later than 12am Monday before the competition.

VOTING:

Entries shall be judged by a panel of Judges selected from the Club's Medal holders on a rotating basis. The voting machine will be used and Judges shall score from one (1) to (9) on each entry . All ties shall be broken.

RECOGNITION:

Awards will be given to the First, Second and Third place winners. Honorable Mention Awards shall number 10% of the total entries in each division

YEAR END COMPETITION:Year End Competition:

All First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention winners throughout the year shall be eligible. There must be at least ten (10) eligible entries in a division to justify a judging in said Division. First, Second and Third Places will be awarded in each Division.

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