HI EVERYONE!
I wanted to share some small changes and flesh out some guidelines for our Altered Reality and Open categories.
Right off the bat in an effort to align ourselves a bit better with the 4C’s regional rules and structure our Open category will now be called Traditional.
Our three categories are now Traditional, Altered Reality and Assigned.
So what goes where you may be asking…?
Traditional is well… Traditional. These are images that look like something you would easily recognize as a thing or something you could actually see. Though you might use a longer exposure, or a gently used texture or even composite in a flock of birds these would be recognizable to us all as a more traditional photograph. If you can answer YES to both of the following questions it is Traditional. If NO is the answer even to one of them put it in Altered Reality.
1. Is the content real, or does it appear to be real? In other words, does it look like something a photographer might have captured on film?
2. Is it processed for a realistic look?
Altered Reality is well…..Altered or non traditional. Here you would see images and composites which have heavier use of textures, overlays or maybe skewed perspectives or added elements.
I’ll explain light painting separately as they are a little special and awkward to explain!
Light ‘wand’ painting images which only show the process of captured light would go in Altered Reality. A light ‘wand’ painting image which is set in a park that is well lit or has a well defined person or subject in it would go in Traditional. Images that are light painted, those which use a light source to “paint” another object, would go in Traditional.
As you can see it all depends on the image and honestly it is a bit arbitrary. Some images will straddle the line. Keep in mind that getting your photo in the right category gives you a better chance of competing with similar images which is always advantageous. Just do your best – If two judges agree, they can move an image to a different category if they want to. A reminder too that Dave Church our projectionist doesn’t make these calls – only judges.
Just two other things to share:
1. Monthly Assigned Images can be anything at all…..as long as they fit the assignment. :0)
2. 4C’s has adopted the following rule which we will also adopt concerning textures and brushes.
“The 4C’s allows use of textures and brushes from any source if they “do not have specific objects or shapes in them.”
Reminder – If you are making composites, sky replacements and the like you need to use images taken by you.
Well I’m sure that cleared everything up! Take a little time to think about it, ask questions if you like and get snapping on your STILL LIFE images for March they can take a bit of fussing.
