Aggregate (monthly) Competition Rules
Updated for the 2024-25 Season
At EHHPS there are 16 Monthly Aggregate competitions each season, Four Print and 12 Projected (often called ‘Projected Digital Images’ or ‘PDI’)
There are three Categories in each of Print and Projected Competitions:
Set Subject A subject determined by the Internal Competition Secretary in consultation with the Committee and members. A list of Set Subjects is published at the AGM for the coming season, and is also noted for each competition in the ‘Events and Meetings’ section of this website and summarised here.
Portrait This covers any image where the main subject is a person or people who are posing or otherwise acting under the general direction and control of the photographer, whether in a studio or location, lit or otherwise. ‘Street’ Photography and similar observational/candid images of people are not restricted to this category, and can be entered in the ’Open’ category, though this is down to author choice.
Open: This category includes any image (other than those covered by the Portrait category), including ‘Street’ Photography or similar observational/candid images of people where they are not under the direction or control of the photographer.
The decision relating to the appropriate category for ‘People’ pictures is left to the author, based on the guidelines above. However, should a judge feel that an image has been entered into an inappropriate category they may, at their discretion, mark down the image.
Up to 4 images may be entered in a Monthly Aggregate competition - of these a maximum of 3 are allowed in any one section.
An image may be entered in the Monthly Aggregate competitions once in a 'Set Subject' section, plus once in an 'Open' or ‘Portrait’ Section.
An Image may be entered as both a Print and a PDI (Projected Digital Image) in Aggregate competitions, in 'Open' or ‘Portrait’ and 'Set Subject' sections.
The author’s ten highest scoring images in each section, from 16 competitions, Print and PDI will be totalled at the end of the Competition year, towards the three Aggregate section Trophies. Points are awarded by independent judges.
All entries must be titled, bear the name of the author and clearly indicate the section in which they are entered i.e. OPEN, PORTRAIT or SET SUBJECT. For PDI competitions this is achieved using Photoentry. Prints must be clearly labelled.
PRINTS
It is recommended that prints measure a minimum of 20cm (8") along one side, not including the mount. It is also recommended that mounts do not exceed 40cm x 50 cm (this is mandatory for most external competitions).
Prints must be mounted on a medium suitable for placing on the display boards.
Prints must be delivered to the meeting room By 7.45p.m. on the evening of the meeting. Late entries will not be accepted.
PROJECTED DIGITAL IMAGES (PDI)
Entries must be submitted, via the Photoentry system, by the given closing date, normally 23:59 on the Tuesday before the competition unless otherwise announced. Entries will not be accepted on the night of the competition.
Up to 4 images may be entered in any each Monthly competition - with a maximum of 3 in any one section..
Image Format: Detailed instructions and advice on image formatting and naming are given in a following section. However, in summary images should be:
1600 x 1200 pixels (width x height), in sRGB colour space. You no longer need to downsize as the software will do this for you, but you are likely to get better quality if you do this yourself. There is no need to add borders to fill the space, the software will do this for you (but don’t worry if you already have!) Smaller images will need to be enlarged to fit at least one of these dimensions, see the detailed instructions in the PDI rules section.
