APRIL 2014 – CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Silver Spring

ELIGIBILITY

All SSCC members in good standing, including novices and advanced members.

EXHIBIT PARAMETERS

• Thirty-two images will be in the exhibit.
• An outside judge will select the images.
• Selection of winners will be announced at the end of February.
• Requirements for preparing images for exhibition will be provided.
• Framing will be at the expense of each member juried in to the exhibit.
• Christ Congregational Church hosts the exhibit and will hold an artists’ reception.
• Publicity will be sent to local media.
• Christ Congregational Church does not take a percentage on images sold; however, gifts to the church are welcome.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES

Members may submit up to three (3) images to be considered for the exhibit.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Entries must originate as photographs (See Competition Rules for more comprehensive definition).
• All photographic techniques are permissible with the exception of photo collages or mixed media.
• Work from any year may be entered.
• Images must be the original work of the member.
• Images may be manipulated either in camera or in post-processing.

HOW TO ENTER

• Entries follow the same sizing conventions used for SSCC competitions: jpgs of a maximum of 1024 pixels on the longest side (See the Cable Release or the Members’ Handbook for details on sizing.)
• No border, watermark, copyright, or other embedded information.
• Naming conventions as follows: Abstracts ~ Your Name ~ Image Title
• Submit images by email to: SSCCcompetitions@aol.com

DEADLINE

All images for consideration must be emailed no later than Thursday, February 5, 2015.

ENTRY FEE

To cover the costs of the exhibit, entrants are required to pay a fee of $10 to submit up to three (3) images. The fee must be paid by check, made out to Silver Spring Camera Club. The fee may be paid in person at an SSCC meeting or mailed to:
SSCC Abstracts Competition
c/o Doug Wolters
9218 Manchester Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901

The $10 fee must be received no later than the deadline for submitting entries: February 5, 2015. Payment in advance of this deadline is strongly encouraged!

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please contact the SSCC curator of the exhibit, Coco Simon, by email: SSCCcompetitions@aol.com