DPI-SIG Competitions
DPI-SIG photography competitions are held 3 times annually, in January, April and August. The competition will generally include 4 photography categories:
- Color
- Monochrome
- Creative
- A special category which changes for each competition
A maximum of 3 entries per category, and a maximum of 4 entries per competition
Why Have Competitions?
- We get feedback on our work in a consistent way
- We see what other members are up to
- We see how to increase our skills (or, at least, what increased skills look like)
Here’s a video on how to enter
FCCC Competitions
Members in good standing of DPI-SIG are eligible to enter Florida Camera Club Council Competitions.
Click here to visit the FCCC competition page
April 2024 Competition
Competition Opens April 1 – Closes April 30 Judging will be May 4 – May 11
Enter Images Here for April Competition
April Special Category: Street Photography
Why Street Photography?
- Anybody can do it
- It’s underreporesented in our competitions
- It’s a stretch for us
- It’s a stretch for our members
- That what the committee voted for.
Some rules specific to our Street Photography competition:
- Images can be color or monochrome
- Images should be in a documentary or photojournalistic style – minimal post processing: cropping, global adjustments, dust spotting. NO AI (generative fill, crop expansions, content aware anything). No cloning, etc.
- Minimal staging of your subjects: No posing. You can ask permission, of course. Be ethical.
Street Photography Resources
Definitions
“Street photography, a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge. Street photographers do not necessarily have a social purpose in mind, but they prefer to isolate and capture moments which might otherwise go unnoticed.” – Encyclopedia Britannica
Street photography is a photographic practice of shooting people in everyday life in everyday environments. These photographers commonly aim to capture spontaneous moments of people in a candid state. Street photography is typically not directed or staged. Rather, it is unmediated and spontaneous as to capture subjects in their most authentic state. Despite the term, street photography is not limited to busy cities or rural areas. This types of photography can be taken anywhere that sparks your curiosity.
Elements of Street Photography:
- Spontanaeity
- Juxtaposition
- Humor
- Authenticity
- Emotions
- Action
Web Resources:
Competition General Rules
Any member in good standing may enter up to FOUR (4) images.
You may enter 4 images as long as they are not all entered into a single category. That is, up to THREE (3) images in any ne category and ONE (1) image in any other category, or any combination thereof.
You may change any image until the cutoff date has passed.
Any member in good standing of DPI-SIG shall be eligible to enter any DPI-SIG Competition.
No image that has previously received a ribbon in a DPI-IG competition may be re-entered in any future competition.
Entries into the annual Year-End Judging shall be limited to only images that have received an award during the season. They will be automatically entered.
Eligibility of entries will be confirmed by the Competition Director or designate prior to publication on the website and acceptance for judging. This may take a day or two. When confirmed, the image will be published on the Current Competition website. If an image is not confirmed, the photographer will be notified by email, and the image will be deleted from the website. The member may enter another image for consideration.
Only images that are totally the work of the individual photographer may be submitted. Work that is not completely your own is not allowed. Clip art and photographs obtained online or from other sources are not allowed.
Another person’s artwork, such as a painting, sculpture, street art, etc. may be included in an image as long as there is evidence that the maker used the artwork as only a part of their own image in an effort to tell a story or to create an interesting visual.
Images that are sexually suggestive beyond normally acceptable boundaries or sexually explicit are not allowed. Acceptance to the competition will be determined by the DPI-SIG Competition Director and Competition Committee, whose decision is final.