Introduction
At the monthly NPC meetings members have an opportunity to show their images, or have an image evaluated, by submitting them for presentation in one of the following categories:
- Theme Photos
- Outing Photos
- Photographer's Choice Photos
- Photo Evaluation
Submitted images will be consolidated by the appropriate co-ordinator and assembled into a "slide show" that will be presented at the monthly meetings.
Photo Evaluation images will be presented anonymously without any indication of who captured the image. A panel of two members will constructively give their impressions of the image for the benefit of everyone present.
The process for submitting images is described below.
1. Image Selection
The first step is to select which images to submit. Members are allowed a maximum of two images in each of the Theme, Outings and Photographer's Choice categories. Please note: when there are two or more outings between meetings, you are allowed to submit two images for each outing.
Members are allowed one photo in the Photo Evaluation category.
2. Resizing and Renaming The Images
Once the images have been selected they must be resized to a maximum image size of 1920 by 1080 pixels.
Allow the width of the image to be adjusted automatically; this will normally be less than 1920 pixels. The resized image should be saved as a jpg file using the naming convention appropriate for the image category as shown below.
The resized image should be saved as a jpg file using the naming convention appropriate for the image category as shown below.
- Theme Photos
PhotographersName_ ThemeName_ImageName.jpg
For example:
PhotographersName – is your first and last name i.e. AndreasGada
Theme_Name - is the name of the monthly theme challenge i.e. Hanging Loose; NatureInMotion;
ImageName – is the name you assigned to the image to describe it (this can be anything) i.e. NightSearch, HangingLoose1, etc.
The resulting file name would look like this
AndreasGada_NatureInMotion_NightSearch.jpg
- Outing Photos File name:
PhotographerName_OutingName_ImageName.jpg
For example:
PhotogrphersName – is your first and last name i.e. AndreasGada
Outing_Name - is the name of the outing i.e. GlassBlowing; CobourgFireHall
ImageName – is the name you assigned to the image to describe it (this can be anything) i.e. WorkingTheGlass, FireTruck1.
The resulting file names might look like this
AndreasGada_GlassBlowing_WorkingTheGlass.jpg
AndreasGada_CobourgFirehall_FireTruck1.jpg
- Photographer’s Choice Photos File Name:
PhotographerName_PC_ImageName.jpg
For example:
PhotographersName – is your first and last name i.e. AndreasGada
ImageName – is the name you assigned to the image to describe it (this can be anything) i.e. NightSearch
The resulting file name might look like this
AndreasGada_PC_NightSearch.jpg
- Photo Evaluation File Name:
PhotographerName_Evaluation_ImageName.jpg
For example:
PhotographersName – is your first and last name i.e. AndreasGada
ImageName – is the name you assigned to the image to describe it (this can be anything) i.e. QuietConversation
The resulting file name might look like this
AndreasGada_Evaluation_QuietConversation.jpg
3. Emailing The Images
Email the resized, renamed images as an attachment to the email address corresponding to the category of your image.
If you are submitting images in more than one category, send them separately to the appropriate email address indicated below.
Please note: do not embed (paste) the image into the body of the email or allow the email software to resize the images.
These are to be submitted before midnight on the Friday before the monthly meetings.
ThemePhotos@northumberlandphoto.ca
OutingPhotos@northumberlandphoto.ca
PhotographersChoice@northumberlandphoto.ca
PhotoEvaluation@northumberlandphoto.ca
The subject line of the email address should contain your name and theme/outing for which the images are being submitted i.e. Andreas Gada Nature In Motion, Andreas Gada Glass Blowing, Andreas Gada Photographer’s Choice.
Here is an example:
Slide Shows and Photo Essays
Once a year, members have the opportunity to present a short 5-minute "slide" presentation and a six-image photo essay on topics of their choice. Details for these submissions will be announced at the time.
For guidelines on how to do that, download this document - by Andreas Gada (New Feb 2012)