Digital Image of the Month

We have a "Digital Image of the Month” contest every month at the general meetings. Any current member is allowed to enter just 1 photo. Images must be submitted digitally no later than 5:00 PM the Wednesday before the meeting. Monthly themes can be found here. Unless otherwise stated, components used to create an image must be made/photographed by the photographer. Three club members who have been approved as qualified judges, will judge & score photos on a 0-20 pt. scoring system. The club follows the FCCC competition rules and criteria. The criteria used to judge the contest photos are: Impact, Technical Excellence, Creativity, Style, Composition, Presentation, Color Balance, Center of Interest, Lighting, Subject Matter, Technique, and Story Telling. First, second and third place ribbons will be awarded and a fourth place/honorable mention photo will be designated as well.. Judge's comments and critiques will be provided. 

Salon Competition

Our Salon Competition is an opportunity for you to have your photos critiqued by three qualified judges. Our moderator will be one of our Competition Co-Chairs and no one but you will know that your photo is being judged.

In these Salon Events, your photo will be pre-judged and the images that gain a merit score will be projected on a screen long enough for the judges to discuss, in some cases, what they liked about the subject photo or things to change to improve it.

Image requirements will be the same as FCCC rules. 

Color:  Digital enhancement in post-processing is allowed but the resulting image must maintain a realistic and natural appearance. If the image is obviously manipulated or over-processed with excessive sharpening, saturation, contrast, etc. or shows evidence that it is a composite, where at least two images are combined, it is not considered a Color image.

Monochrome/B&W:  Monochromatic means that the image is in black and white, often having shades of grey, or is toned overall in one single color such as sepia, blue, purple, etc. Digital enhancement in post-processing is allowed but the resulting image must maintain a realistic and natural appearance. Monochromatic images that have been creatively altered in post-processing do not belong in the Monochrome/B&W category. Natural looking HDR images are allowed in this category as long as they are monochromatic.

The only exception is Monochromatic infrared image. It is allowed in this category as long as all the other requirements for this category are met.

Photo Critiques

These are feedback sessions and a great opportunity to receive advice from some of our advanced members on how you can improve the pictures you are considering entering into the Salon, FCCC or any competition. This is a learning opportunity you should take advantage of as many of our club ribbon winners are a result of these sessions.

Red Ribbon - Color Division: Serenity by David Ferguson

LWRDPC 2022 Fall Salon Competition