Four internal club competions take place each year. These invite prints (Black & White, and Colour) and Projected Images. Two entries per member are allowed in each section.  Prints should be mounted. (A standard size of mount is 40 x 50 cms, but members may sumbit smaller mounts)

 

NOTE THAT IN THE 2008/9 YEAR PROJECTED IMAGES MAY BE EITHER DIGITAL FILES OR 35mm TRAMSPARENCIES.

 

If submitting digital entries then each member should submit a CD containing only the competition entries and no other files. If more than two files are contained on a CD, then the competition secretary may select two files at random to go forward.

 

File names should include the membership number followed by the image title (e.g. 26EarlyMorningLight.jpg) These files should submitted as jpegs in accordance with the guidance given elsewhere in this web site. (See digital projection)

 

 

The STURROCK CHALLENGE takes place near the start of each season and is for a set of photographs on a specific theme. For 2008/9 the theme is:

 

"An event you have attended this year or a special occasion"

 

A set of three photographs is invited. These may be as colour prints, mono prints or as projected images (either slides or colour). The Committee's preference is for digital entries if possible.

 

All submitted photographs should be in the same format (e.g. three digital files is acceptable, but two digital files and one transparency is not). See notes above for digital submissions.

 

 

The KODAK CUP is open to pupils from local schools as well as St Andrews Photographic Society members. Entrants must submit three prints on a unifying theme. They may be in colour or monochrome, traditional or digital. The printing must be the entrant's own work.

 

 

 

The Society participates in a number  of competitions each season with other clubs in the local area and in SPF competitions. As these are competitions between clubs and not between individuals, the External Competition Secretary,assisted by a selection panel, decides on the Society's entry. Members are encouraged tomake their prints and slides available for selection.

 

These external competitons include:

 

FOUR-WAY COMPETITION between Dundee, Perth, Kinross and St Andrews (8 colour prints, 8 monochrome prints, 8 slides per club).

 

INTER-FIFE COMPETITION between Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and St Andrews (8 colour prints, 8 monochrome prints, 8 slides per club).

 

THREE-WAY SLIDE COMPETITION between Cupar, Kinross and St Andrews (15 slides per club with a maximum of three from any member)

 

SPF PROJECTED IMAGE CHAMPIONSHIP - an annual slide and projected image competition between Scottish clubs (two rounds, each with 8 slides per club). For details click here.

 

SPF PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP - open to all individuals entering through an affiliated club. Club results are based on the best 10 prints (at least 4 monochrome, at least 4 colour). You can see details by clicking here.

 

CAMBO SNOWDROP PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION - The next competition will be held in 2009. Photographers are invited to enter images for the art exhibition in 2008.

 

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON

This is a prestigious annual exhibition organised by Edinburgh Photographic Soiciety. Details are given on their web site: