Monthly Judging Rules

1. 5” x 7” to 11” x 14” only. Panoramic or unusual proportions are OK, smallest dimension 5”/largest dimension 14”. Must be matted or mounted. NO FRAMES. We are now accepting photos via flash drives. 3-5 each meeting.
2. There will be a monthly photo winner with a prize being awarded at the end of the meeting after points are tallied.
3. “B” Classification photos get an easy critique. “AA” Classification photos get a harder technical critique. “A” Classification is not used at this time...
4. Currently, members can chose which Classification to enter, B or AA.
5. Any type of photo or photo-based art can be entered in the Open category. No photo showing the male or female genitals are permitted. No full nudes are permitted.
6. Runs January through November, with a Yearly Judging in December.
7. Open, Monochrome, and Portraits/People categories are open every month.
8. Computer altered images or phone photos using unusual techniques (such as infrared) should be entered in the Open category.
9. Travel/Landscape, Nature/Floral, and Photo Journalism are open on designated months, every three months each.
10. All categories are open in October.
11. Only photos which have been entered in previous months and received a score of 11 or 12 are eligible for the Yearly Judging.
12. Scoring will be done for “B” first, Categories in order, then “AA”.
13. All members at the monthly meeting will be given score sheets. A photo’s score will be the average of all member’s scores. If there is a guest judge, his score will be awarded separately. The higher of the members’ scores or the guest judge’s score will be the official score for the photo.
14. All photos awarded a guest judge score of 12 (≥11.25 or higher members’ average) will be given a 1st place blue ribbon. All photos awarded a score of 11 (≥10.25 members’ average) will be given a 2nd place red ribbon.
15. The highest scoring photo each month or the photo picked as “Best” by the guest judge will get a “Best of Monthly Judging” designation.