2023/2024 Competition

 

All competitions held this year will be digital-only. 

 

Competition Guidelines

 

Please take time to read through and familiarize yourself with the Competition Handbook before entering an LCC competition. 

The Handbook contains rules and guidelines for our competitions as well as tips for submitting winning photographs.

Also included are details and definitions of this year’s Theme Competitions. 

Competition Handbook

2023-2024 Competition Handbook: Click here to download.

Our goal is to have fun and improve our photography while competing and learning with others.  

 

 

London Camera Club - Judging Model    3/3/3/1 (up to 10 points)

Scoring (for each criterion):

  • 1.5 less than standard
  • 2.0 standard
  • 2.5 impressive
  • 3.0 outstanding

 
IMPACT (up to 3 points)

  • Mood
  • Imagination
  • Story
  • Subject Matter

 
COMPOSITION (up to 3 points)

  • Distractions
  • Space
  • Leading Lines
  • Placement
  • Depth
  • Visual & Abstract Elements

 
TECHNICAL EXECUTION (up to 3 points)

  • Colour
  • Light
  • Exposure
  • Sharpness
  • Technique

Discretionary (1 point)

  • Add up to 1.0 extra point for remarkable achievement 
 

 

Key Dates

Below is a list of the key competition dates for the year. These dates are also in the Event Calendar.


Full descriptions of each Competition’s Theme, and Topic are in the Competitions Handbook above

1st Competition (Open, Nature, Theme - Ontario Landscape, Topic – Black & White)

  • Opens - Sept 21, 2023
  • Closes - Nov 2, 2023
  • Judging – Nov 4-12, 2023
  • Results - November 16, 2023


2nd Competition (Open, Nature, Theme – Reflections, Topic – Artistic/Altered Reality)

  • Opens - November 3, 2023
  • Closes - January 4, 2024
  • Judging – January 6-15, 2024
  • Results - January 18, 2024

3rd Competition (Open, Nature, Theme - Macro/Close-Up, Topic - Canada My Country)

  • Opens - January 5, 2024
  • Closes - February 29, 2024
  • Judging – March 2-12, 2024
  • Results - March 14, 2024

4th Competition (Open, Nature, Theme – Curves & Lines, Topic – People)

  • Opens – March 1, 2024 
  • Closes - April 4, 2024
  • Judging – April 6-14, 2024
  • Results - Thursday, April 18, 2024

 

I look forward to seeing your entries this year.

Robert Zakrison
Competitions Chair




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