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Experimental Workflow

The following topic list indicates the activities and meetings that generally define each month in the program year of September through May.  Other irregular activities are introduced into the monthly schedule from time-to-time as well.

Usually the competition is in-person on the second Thursday and Photo Forum is virtual the following week. Then there will be both projected and print competitions, To mix things up, in some months, we will meet in-person for Photo Forum on the second Thursday, followed by the competition night virtually the following week. In this case, there will be only a projected competition.

Beginning of the Month

  • If you are planning to enter competition, finish working on up to two photographs to submit for the Projected (digital) competition (all competitions)  and/or mat or mount up to two photographs for the Print competition (when the competition takes in-person).
  • Consider providing an article for the Cable Release newsletter (including reviews, workshops, trips, thoughts, or anything of interest!).

First Thursday – Speaker Night – Virtual

  • Attend Speaker Night to gain inspiration and learn how an expert approaches photography.
  • Submit Projected Competition entries by the midnight deadline (usually, or the following week if Photo Forum comes before the Competition night).

Second Thursday – Competition – In-person (usually)

Third Thursday – Photo Forum – Virtual (usually)

  • Based on the topic, whether it be your images for sharing on a specified theme, an education topic, or your questions or thoughts for the interactive open forum, prepare/email any relevant materials indicated in the prior Photo Forum meeting, the Cable Release, eBlast, or Meetup announcement. You may also wish to discuss a book, gear, software, video, or anything else.
  • For our Sharing portion, be prepared to show your own images and offer your own feedback, critique, and questions to others.
  • When we switch around the order of meetings so that Photo Forum is in-person, join us for hands-on demos and workshops.

Fourth Thursday – Board Meeting – Virtual

  • Optionally attend and participate (non-voting) with Board members in discussions and decisions involving the Club’s future!

Field Trip(s)

  • Be sure that you know the meeting time and place, which is announced in the Cable Release, at Thursday meetings, email Blast, and on Meetup announcements.
  • Check out the venue on its website, or via a “Google” or Flickr image search, to see what shooting opportunities might present themselves.
  • Seek out other members who shoot similar equipment to ask questions and get tips on lenses, flash, tripod, filters, etc.

End of the Month

  • Submit your article for the Cable Release to the Cable Release Editor by the 24th.

9TH ANNUAL ALLEGANY NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION – APRIL 2023

9TH ANNUAL ALLEGANY NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION – APRIL 2023

Martin Heavener, a prior SSCC judge, reminded us about this nearby national photography competition and its fabulous prizes: $$$.  The April 1-22 exhibition will be in Cumberland, Maryland.  The entry deadline is February 10, 2023.  For further details, read the announcement:  ANPCE-2023-Call-for-Entries-Announcement.pdf

Year End Competition Guidelines – 2019

This article contains what you need to know about the Year-End
Competition. Remember, this competition is not about selecting the best entries for
a single month, but rather selecting the best entries from the monthly competitions for the entire club year (September 2018 through May 2019).

OPEN AND SAVE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, AS APPROPRIATE, AND THEN FILL THEM OUT:

 

 

SEND AN EMAIL TO SSCC HISTORIAN, NORM BERNACHE, at normbernache@comcast.net  if you would like a list of all of your print and projected images submitted from September 2018 to April 2019.

Requirements:

  • Each member may submit up to 5 projected and 5 print images from
    those that s/he entered in monthly club competitions this 2018-2019 season. Eligible submissions need not have won an award in the monthly competition(s) in which they were submitted. But please remember — images submitted for the year-end competition must be identical to those submitted in the regular season competitions and entries must be submitted in the same categories (print or projected) in which they were originally submitted.

For Projected Images:

  • Please email your Submission Form list of up to 5 selected projected entries to
    COMPETITION@SSCCPHOTOGRAPHY.ORG. Only the titles of your selections are needed:
  • Please do not resend any projected images; the images that you previously have submitted will be used.
  • The selection of projected images must be sent by midnight May 10. 

For Printed Images:

  • Loose prints will not be accepted. They must be packaged in a portfolio, cardboard slip-case, or even a plastic bag with your name clearly marked on it (the “print package”).  Only one member’s submissions may be placed in a single package.
  • The appropriate print submission form and attached labels on the backs of the prints must accompany the print package.
  • Complete print packages will be accepted at the May 2 and May 9 club meetings. If you anticipate including an entry from the May monthly competition (Monochrome), please wait until the end of competition night on May 9 to submit your print package with the May entry included. Competition prints will be available for pick up at the club’s year end celebration on June 13.

As in other competitions, the judge will select first, second, and third place winners, and as many honorable mentions as the number of entries requires. The winners will be announced at the end of year celebration. The judging is “closed”; it is not held at a regular club
meeting. There are no ribbons or points awarded; however, a Best in Show award will be presented, known as the Len Tuchin Award.

REMEMBER:

  • THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING YOUR CHOICE OF PROJECTED IMAGES IS MAY 10.
  • YOUR PRINT SELECTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT EITHER THE MAY 2 OR MAY 9 CLUB
    MEETINGS.
  • If you have any questions, feel free to contact Larry Gold, the Competition Chair, at COMPETITION@SSCCPHOTOGRAPHY.ORG