November 14, 2023 -- Annual Photographic Competition and 2024 board elections, 6:30 pm.

Please join us at 6:30. We'll review our nominations for the incoming INPPA board of directors. Any member who wishes to nominate him or herself or another member should be prepared to submit their nomination at this meeting before we vote. Discussion and voting will take place 6:30-7 PM.  

The competition judging starts at 7pm! Entries must be submitted through PrintCompetition.com no later than midnight, 11/13.  A $10 registration fee is required for the website (charged yearly).  The entry fee for each image is $10.  

Club 79 will be held at our usual meeting location. 8990 S Sheridan Rd, Suite B.  You can view the print competition from home via the Print Competition website on their Game Day app.  Information to hear the judging via Zoom will be emailed out (soon).  No registration will be required.

Entries will be judged by a panel of qualified photographic experts. Submissions are judged against a standard of excellence using PPA’s 12 elements of a merit image. The 12 elements are Impact, Creativity, Technical Excellence, Style, Composition, Presentation, Color Balance, Center of Interest, Lighting, Subject Matter, Technique, and Storytelling. (For more info https://www.ppa.com/.../the-12-elements-of-a-merit-image-mem)

The point system is used with scores ranging from 100 to 0 as follows: Exceptional 100-95, superior 94-90, Excellent 89-85, Deserving of Merit 84-80, Above Average 79-76, Average 75-74, Acceptable 73-70, and Unacceptable 69-0. The final score shall be the official score on these and on any challenged Image. 

Entries will be disqualified if the photographer’s name, studio name, or title appears on the image entry. No two images shall be of the same subject (i.e., same model, models, subject, etc.) Each entry must be distinctly different. This includes the same model in different clothing or in separate sittings. All entries must be titled to be eligible. 

General and Masters Exhibitions will be judged at the same time, but will be separated for awards and trophies. Work done under the supervision of an instructor or mentor is not eligible. Entries previously entered in an INPPA Exhibition are not eligible.  Judges may discuss any Image entered; however there will be a two (2) minute time limit placed on each print. If a score is challenged, the print will be given an additional two (2) minutes. If for any reason a judge disqualifies himself, an alternate judge will sit in for the judging of that image only. The print chairman will have final ruling on the interpretation of the competition rules.