Conditions of Entry and Guidelines

LANGLEY CAMERA CLUB

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND GUIDELINES: LCC 17TH ANNUAL FRASER VALLEY INVITATIONAL

Saturday May 13, 2017 ~ FVI Theme for 2017

Music

Embrace it, Imagine it, Visualize it, Express it.

“Music gives a Soul to the Universe, Wings to the Mind, Flight to the Imagination,

And Life to Everything.” ~Plato

All Photographic Clubs in the Metro Vancouver Area are invited to Participate

RULES of Entry – A Digital Competition

1. Each club may enter a Minimum of 4 images up to a Maximum of 10 digital images, one per member, no exceptions. While small clubs who enter the minimum may not have a chance to Place in the top club aggregate, this will allow for those members who’ve submitted images to have a chance to place in the top image categories. If someone belongs to more than one camera club, he or she may participate in only one club’s entry. Failure to comply will result in that person’s images being disqualified from both clubs’ competition entries.

2. Final preparation of images submitted is the responsibility of the participating club. Images that have previously been in an FVI will not be accepted. Your images may include composites and all aspects of artistic merit in post process to achieve and enhance the aspects of the subject overall. However, the resulting image must be comprised of a photograph(s) created by the image maker.

3. SIZE RULES - Digital images must be in JPEG format, and sized as max height 1050 pixels, by max width 1400 pixels, regardless of orientation. Images must use SRGB color space. Langley Camera Club will ask that you re-submit entries that do not comply so that the integrity of the image’s aspect ratio is preserved for best viewing. Please keep titles to five words or less.

4. Each image’s digital file must be named as follows: Take note to place Spaces in between names and hyphens.

Club assigned number, Club Initials, Image Entry Number, Maker Name, and Image Title, in that order.

5LCC1 - John Doe - Pretty Picture.jpeg

5LCC2 - Jane Doe - Cool Picture.jpeg

5LCC10 - Cool Dude - Awesome Picture.jpeg

Once confirmed, each club will be given an entry number to be incorporated into the file name of the images.

Please Note: “Images will be reviewed for compliance when received.”

Club Entry FEE:

1. Your Club entry may be submitted by email to , and the subject line should read ‘FVI Entry’.

An Entry Fee of $25.00, payable to the Langley Camera Club, must accompany a completed entry by the entry deadline of Friday, April 14th, 2017. To

PayPal is accepted for Club Entry Fees in the drop down menu on LCC’s Website.

2. Should you need to mail the entry fee please contact Joy at

3. Please ENSURE that a representative from your Club attends the evening in the event of a win.

Image Criteria: Further to the Rules of Entry

1. All images must adhere to the realm of music. Man has made music an integral part of his or her life, incorporating it in many forms ~ dancing, singing, and playing of instruments. In other words, no birds on a stick singing. Sorry, had to say it. =0)

2. Your challenge is to create an image that represents the musical connection between man and his world.

3. You may incorporate any, Musical Instrument, Sheet Music, Musical Objects, Dancing, Playing, Singing, or Performing thereof in order to convey the story.

4. Composites, post processing and enhancements are encouraged as long as the integrity of the photograph(s) is present and has originated with the photographer.

5. Photographs may be in Colour or Monochromatic or a combination thereof.

6. 1st 2nd and 3rd Place Highest Scoring Images will receive CAPA Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals respectively as well as the new CAPA Honourable Mention Ribbon for 4th Place.

Questions about Club Participation and Entries: Joy Gerow at

We look forward to your participation and wish you the best of luck.

Most of all … HAVE FUN while you

“Orchestrate Your Entry”

We’ll see you on Saturday May 13, 2017

NEW NEW NEW Venue - Clayton Heights Secondary School - Venue NEW NEW NEW

7003 188th Street, Surrey, BC – Free Ample Parking

Langley Camera Club – Fraser Valley Invitational 2017 – Theme: MUSIC

Please submit your club’s entry by Midnight – Friday April 14, 2017 to:

- Subject Line should read ‘FVI ENTRY’

Any inquiry please contact us by email at

‘Music’ ~ Embrace it, Imagine it, Visualize it, Express it.

“Music gives a Soul to the Universe, Wings to the Mind, Flight to the Imagination

And Life to Everything.” ~Plato

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FVI ENTRY FORM 2017

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