Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4C’s) Competition Guidlines
**Updated August 2024
The Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4C’s) has a quarterly Electronic Image, (QEID), Competition for individuals. You must enter the competition yourself. It’s an opportunity to compete against a larger group which includes nearly 30 member clubs. This is different than the Inter Club 4C’s monthly competition, (MEID), which is handled by our club 4C’s representative.
It’s free to enter and a wonderful perk of being a club member if you enjoy competition.
Entries must be submitted via email to eidquarterly@columbiacameraclubs.org
Note: the portal website address is no longer active
Information about the Quarterly Electronic Imaging Division Competition?
Award ribbons for the QEID Competitions are typically mailed to the respective 4C’s Club Rep for presentation of the award to the winning photographers. The competition relies upon electronic images presented by digital means, e.g., displayed on a computer or digitally projected onto a viewing surface. Images are not limited to those created and/or modified digitally: images may also be acquired on film and then scanned, modified if desired, and entered into competition by judges designated by the 4C’s management team.
Deadlines for the QEID Competitions
Entries for the QEID Competitions can be made 30 days before the deadline. The entries are made via email and The QEID Entry Deadline is midnight on the following dates:
Winter – January 31st
Spring – April 30th
Summer – July 31st
Fall – October 31st
Number and Type of Files Allowed
Members of 4C’s Clubs are allowed to enter a maximum of 3 image files in the QEID Competition. The required file format is JPG. If more than 3 entries are submitted, only the first three will be accepted for judging in the QEID Competition. It is important to follow the instructions.
NO watermarks (identifying information such as name, title, or copyright symbol) may be added to the image. Note that the 4C’s will add copyright/name watermarks to images before displaying them on the 4C’s website.
Image File Size Requirements For Entry
As stated above, 3 JPG image files are allowed to be entered in the QEID Competition, and the file sizes are restricted to:
1080 pixels is the maximum vertical (top to bottom) dimension allowed.
1920 pixels is the maximum horizontal (left to right) dimension allowed.
Competition Categories
Three entries are allowed in the QEID Competition, and they can all be in the same category or a mixture of the categories. The categories are described as follows:
Altered Reality – Depicts photographic subjects in a substantial departure from realism. This may be accomplished through control of content, the photographic process, or post processing. The code for this category is A.
Monochrome – Monochrome images are defined to consist of only white and black, as well as all shades of gray in between. Toning is allowed, but must cover the entire image and be of a single color; e.g. sepia toning. Images with spot color, selective color or that are colored with two or more colors must be entered in the Traditional or Altered Reality Categories. The code for this category is M.
Traditional – This category typically includes photographs that depict realism. Basically, this category includes any image that doesn’t fall in the Altered Reality or Monochrome Categories. The code for this category is T.
File Naming
The following file requirements apply in addition to the “General Entry Requirements”
The images must be in jpg (jpeg) format.
The maximum horizontal dimension is 1920 pixels, and the maximum vertical dimension is 1080 pixels.
All image files must be clearly identified with the following file naming format:
Traditional category file names:
##FirstnameLastname_ClubInitials_Title_T
(example: 01JohnDoe_BMPC_PrettyFlower_T)
Altered Reality category file names:
##FirstnameLastname_ClubInitials_Title_A
(example: 01JohnDoe_BMPC_PrettyFlower_A)
Monochrome category file names:
##FirstnameLastname_ClubInitials_Title_M
(example: 01JohnDoe_BMPC_PrettyFlower_M)
Regarding the 4Cs Club Initials, they can be found on the 4Cs Web Site at this link for the 4Cs Clubs