Ards Camera Club Info ...

Website: www.ardscameraclub.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/cameraclubards Email: secretaryardscameraclub@gmail.com Programme: 2023 - 2024 - (Fri Evenings) Click here

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Monthly Club Competitions

For Genres / Themes see NIPA section below - 'Genres / Themes for NIPA Inter-Club Competitions'

Monthly Competition Rules - click here (pdf file) (Amended Sep 2023)

Size of Entry:

Prints:  For all 5 rounds, prints may be any size on a maximum mount size of 40cm x 30cm

PDIs:  Must be in jpeg format and sRGB colour space.
            Sized to a maximum of 1600 pixels wide and a maximum of 1200 pixels high.

N.B.  Tutorials on resizing images for PDIs are available below


Annual Exhibition 2025

Closing Date for entries: Monday 21st April 2025
(See also email sent to club members for earlier dates and further information)

Exhibition - Rules - 'pdf' file - (amended April 2024)


AV and Triptych / Three Related Images Competitions

Closing Date for all entries: Wednesday 21st April 2021 @ 5.00pm

Rules - click here (pdf file) (Amended April 2021)

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Tutorials

Resizing images for 'Projected Digital Image' Competitions (PDI)
Two tutorials are available below, one as a pdf document the other as a video.

Projected Digital Images (PDI) - Resizing Tutorial - click here (pdf file) (Updated Sep 2021)
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How To Resize An Image In Photoshop - YouTube video
Watch this tutorial to learn how to resize an image in Adobe Photoshop.

NEW Sep 2023
Illustrated Guide to Mount and Print sizes, Pixel sizes for PDIs - click here (pdf file)

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Constitution/Rules and Child Protection Policy

Ards Camera Club Constitution/Rules - click here (pdf file)

Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk
or in Need of Protection Policy- click here (pdf file)
(Ards Camera Club has adopted the NIPA Policy for Safeguarding Children and
Adults at Risk or in Need of Protection)

NIPA (Northern Ireland Photographic Association) Info ... 

	NIPA Website: www.niphoto.co.uk NIPA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niphotoassoc NIPA Email: nipa.secretary@gmail.com NIPA Programme: 2023 - 2024 Click here

Genres / Themes for NIPA Inter-Club Competitions

Note: Rounds 1, 3 and 5 subjects are 'Open'

2023 / 24
Round 2 (Genre): Still Life
Round 4 (Themes): Entertainment / Arts

2024 / 2025
Round 2 (Genre): Architecture
Round 4 (Themes): Flowers

2025 / 26
Round 2 (Genre): Macro
Round 4 (Themes): Intentional Camera Movement

2026 / 27
Round 2 (Genre): Pets
Round 4 (Themes): Minimalism

2027 / 28
Round 2 (Genre): Nature
Round 4 (Themes): Long Exposure

2028 / 29
Round 2 (Genre): Sport
Round 4 (Themes): The colour red

2029 / 30
Round 2 (Genre): Human Portraits
Round 4 (Theme): Film or TV show titles

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Size of Entry:

Prints:  For all 5 rounds, prints may be any size on a maximum mount size of 40cm x 30cm

PDIs:  Must be in jpeg format and sRGB colour space.
            Sized to a maximum of 1600 pixels wide and a maximum of 1200 pixels high.
         

N.B.  Tutorials on resizing images for PDIs are available in the club section above

PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) Info ... 

PAGB Website: www.thepagb.org.uk

PAGB Newsletters

The PAGB produces an e-mail newsletter, e-news. Anyone can subscribe to the newsletter circulation list.

Click here for your free subscription also Current and Back Issues of e-news.

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PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit

The Awards for Photographic Merit (APM) are open to all members of Clubs affiliated to the PAGB through their Federations (i.e. Ards CC) and are at three levels:

• Credit (CPAGB) – Blue badge and certificate
  Standard: Good Club Photography

• Distinction (DPAGB) – Red badge and certificate
  Standard: Open Exhibition Photography

• Master (MPAGB) – Yellow badge and certificate
  Standard: Highest Standard of UK Amateur Photography

The awards are held for life without any annual fee and holders are entitled to use the designated letters after their name.

Media:

Prints or PDIs - Applications in still images may be with prints or projected images, but not a mixture.
For full details and information leaflets click here

Audio-Visual - Application is by digital projection with sound.
For full details and information leaflet click here


Awards for Photographic Merit - further info