PSP Photography Challenge
Note: These pages are retained for
archival purposes only for uptodate details on current Challenges go to
http://ghealy.smugmug.com/gallery/10000636_pHZV7
The Challenge is open to anyone
who uses PSP and has access to the corel.PaintShopPro_Photography user
group.
The objective of the challenge is to encourage the taking of
photographs and to promote the use of PSP within the digital
darkroom.
The challenge takes the form of submissions against a set
theme and runs for 14 days. Only photographs taken within the 14 day
timeframe may be entered. At the end of the 14 day timeframe the judge
chooses one entry that, in their opinion, most effectively
reflects the theme. The owner of that entry sets the next theme and
becomes the judge for that theme.
Rules
1. Theme
Any theme permitted under the rules of
corel.PaintShopPro_Photography is allowed.
Seasonal themes should
be chosen with care to ensure everyone can participate.
{Snow and Ice,
whilst appearing topical in January in the Northern Hemisphere has little
relevance to those in the Southern Hemisphere}
2. PSP
PSP must form some part of the workflow used to
create the submission.
A short description of the use of PSP in
the workflow (including the version) is expected but not mandatory.
[It
is in everyones interest that the information is given as it encourages
the development of PSP skills]
3. Format
Photos should be submitted, as jpeg attachments, to
corel.PaintShopPro_Photography and entitled "CHALLENGE - theme name:
submitters name - n" (where n is a number between 1&5).
Photos can
be landscape or portrait orientation.
Photos can be black and white,
antique coloration - eg sepia, or full color.
Normal rules for posting
to corel.PaintShopPro_Photography apply.
[Recommendation is to keep
your photo size to 1024 pixels max on the longest side and file size under
200 KB]
Each entry must include the EXIF information.
[It is
in everyones interest that the information is given as it encourages the
development of photographic skills].
Entries should not be
framed, although a small (1 or 2 pixel) black or white border is
acceptable.
4 Adjustments
Each challenge entry must be based
on a single photograph taken during the 14 day period of the challenge.
Basic "digital darkroom" editing, such as cropping, cloning, masking,
adjustment layers, noise reduction and sharpening is acceptable however
extensive manipulation, e.g. merging multiple photos, is not allowed
except for the exception defined below.
A judge may set aside this
rule for a particular challenge.
Exception to Rule 4
Within every challenge ONE entry may make use of
the complete set of tools provided by a normal PSP release (full or
upgrade). Scripts, either own programmed or externally source, are
allowed. Plugins are
NOT allowed.
When submitting an entry under this exception the following conditions
must be met:
Start point for the submission MUST be a photograph which meets the
criteria of the challenge [taken within the challenge timeframe, includes
full EXIF].
This starting photograph must be submitted as an addition to the
challenge entry.
Full details of the PSP processes, scripts used etc to get from the
start photograph to the challenge entry must be included with the
entry.
Note: If an entrant wishes to continue submitting five challenge
entries which meet the requirements of Rule 4 this exception may be
ignored.
5 Judging
The sole vote belongs to the theme
'owner'.
No discussion or explanation of the judging process and/or
choice is expected.
6 Submissions
Challenge photographs must be taken during
the two week period following the publication of the challenge theme. The
challenge start time is the time the challenge notice appears in the
newsgroup.
Do not submit archival images (images taken before the start
of the current theme).
A maximum of FIVE entries per challenge is
allowed,ONE of which may obey the exception to Rule 4.
Each
entry may be changed ONCE whilst the challenge is open.
Changes may be
made at any time during the challenge.
Changes must be clearly marked
as such and must identify the entry being changed. Individual entries may
change status under Rule 4 providing only ONE exception to Rule 4 entry is
live at any time.
7. Start & Deadline
(By common practice) the
start of the challenge shall be the Tuesday following the
announcement of the winner of the last challenge.
The deadline is
set to be exactly 14 days from the time the challenge appears in
Corel.PaintShopPro_Photography.
The complete set of submissions will be
displayed on a web page at www.kenhoyle.co.uk/Challenge
[see list on the left]
8. Legal:
Do not submit images for which you do not own
the copyright.
Do not submit images that you yourself or a member
of your immediate family did not take.
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