Instructions for Digital Competition
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(To print out a hard copy of these instructions, please follow this link for a pdf version.) Part 1: GeneralThe deadline for entering images into a competition will always be the Wednesday immediately preceeding the competition, at midnight. The deadline is strictly enforced by the software. Once this date has passed, the competition will no longer be available for entries. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. |
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ImagesThe entries will be uploaded to the PhotoContest Pro website www.photocontestpro.com When you log onto this website, you will see all the competitions for the current season, and you may enter your images for any listed competition in advance. If there are problems logging on, or your name is misspelled, please contact Ford to correct it. Please do not attempt to change your name, or attach images under your name until it is corrected. This is the way your name will appear in competition. Please direct your questions to Bunny or Ford. In response to evolving technologies, a Digital Images category has been added to the existing Slide & Print competitions. Images should be your own work (no bits of clip art, web-images or stock images) and can not be entered into one of our other categories in the same year.
Here is a link to the pdf document containing the instructions for
using photocontest-pro.
General InformationCCCW is currently using a digital projector with a native XGA resolution (1024 pixels x 768 pixels) and 1500 lumen brightness. The projector displays in 4:3 image format. We will use a brightness level (EV) of 9.0 with an upper limit of 11.0 and a lower limit of 8.5 as determined by a reading a pure white image with a hand held light meter. A value of 9 EV corresponds to a setting of f4 at 1/30 sec at 100 ISO. Our digital projector is calibrated to properly project these reference images:
Part 2: Preparing your imagesSTEP 1: "Duplicate Image"
Make a duplicate of your image (image/duplicate).
STEP 2:"Image-Image Size"
STEP 3: "Unsharp Mask"
STEP 4:"Convert to Profile"
STEP 5: "JPG Options"
Part 3: Photocontest ProImage Upload Service Image Upload Service for Photographers The first thing you will need to do is go to the PhotoContest Pro website at http://www.PhotoContestPro.com. Log in by clicking on Login on the upper right corner of the screen. You will be asked for you email and password. If you don't know your password (this is your first time or you forgot it), click on the appropriate link to get it. Once you have your password, you should reset it to something that you'll remember. Click on Set Password on the upper right corner of the screen to set your password. Once you are logged in, click on 'upload images' and you will be presented with a screen listing all the open contests for your club.
Click 'SELECT' next to the competition you wish to enter, making sure you have chosen the appropriate group, Salon or Class B. (All new members are in Class B.) Click Browse on the Right-hand side of the screen to open your Image Explorer and locate your image. Note that images must be jpeg format and should be sized as per the instructions given by your contest coordinator.See above in part 2. Fill in the Title of your image. Your name and Organization will be automatically filled in. If you are entering images for another person, you can change the name and/or organization. Be careful to get this information correct as it will be displayed along with your image during the contest. Click the Upload button and wait for the upload to complete. This may take a few minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection. Once you've uploaded one or more images, you will see that they are listed on the screen. You can get a small preview of the image by clicking on the Show link. Delete an image by clicking the Delete link. To change the Photographer or Title, delete the image and upload it again.
Note that only images that you have uploaded will be displayed here. You will not see images that others have uploaded, even if they are yours. |
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