llie Fie

Ollie Fife Theme Projected Exhibition Rules

PSA Recognition PSA-2018-217

General Conditions of Entry
The theme for this exhibition is "Humor" and there is one section: Digital Images.

The exhibition will be conducted according to standards and recommended procedures of the Photographic Society of America.

The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.

An entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively.  An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section.  Distribution of images shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant.

Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own (aliases are not permitted).  The entrant permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website.  Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used “will not be eligible for awards” or inclusion in audio-visuals of the exhibition “and could be subject to disqualification” by the exhibition sponsors.

The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.  Images may be edited, subject to Photojournalism divisional restrictions.

No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image, print mat or mount entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition.

Each image must have a unique title. Once an image has been accepted in a PSA Recognized exhibition, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image:

·         May not be entered or re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.

·         May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition, including translation into another language.

Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.

An image may be entered in only one section where acceptances of that image in multiple sections would be eligible for the same star path.

Breach of Conditions of Entry

If at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.

In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:
a)         the images are the original work of the entrant and
b)         the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry.

These steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that one or more submitted images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to provide counter evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set deadline. Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.

PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.

Competition Rules

Competition is open to entries of any subject matter within the constraints of the photojournalism instructions below. Subject matter is restricted to the Theme “Humor".

ONLINE Entry: The entry method is online which can be found by clicking the http://psa-programs.org/ollie-fife/projected/   link. This is the ONLY option for submitting digital images and the ONLY method that accepts online payment.

Entrants are limited to a maximum of four (4) images

All digital images MUST be in sRGB color space, in jpg format and are limited to a maximum size of 1Mb and 1400 x1050 pixels. Name, identifying marks or words in any language may not be added to any image.

Images will be displayed to the judges using Epson Home Cinema Projector with 1920 x 1080 native pixel dimensions

Images by the same maker that were accepted in previous Ollie Fife Exhibitions, or images that are nearly identical, may not be entered. Entrants should not submit projected images that virtually duplicate each other or differ only slightly. Only one of such images will be judged.

Acceptances will be reported to the Photographic Society of America for credits towards PJD  Star Ratings, Who's Who in Photography, and ROPA distinctions

An electronic catalog will be available for free downloading and printing from the website.

Photojournalism Special Instructions

Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities specifically arranged for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable modifications are removal of dust, scratches or digital noise, restoration of the existing appearance of the original scene, sharpening that is not obvious, and conversion to greyscale monochrome. Derivations, including infrared, are not eligible.

Jury

Susan Peter
Dee Langevin, MPSA
Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA

Awards

Photographic Society (PJ Division) of America Medals
The following PSA medals will be awarded:

Target Acceptance Rate:        25 – 30%

Entry Fees

General Fees               $5
All entries must include the appropriate forms and fees. Fees are payable in US Dollars by PayPal Any entry received without the required fees will not be processed, but will await payment until the closing date. If no fee is received, the entry will not be judged.

Schedule

Entry closing   June 4, 2018
Entry judging   June 9, 2018
Report card   June 23, 2018
Catalog   August 25, 2018
Awards   August 25, 2018
Public Showings   PSA Conference in Salt Lake City 10/3/18
    Delaware County Camera Club 12/3/18
        

 

Contact Information
Ollie Fife Exhibition Chairman:
Valentina Sokolskaya, PPSA
700 Commodore Ct Unit 2710
Philadelphia, PA 19146 
pjd-ollie-fife-proj@psa-photo.org

Web URL:             http://psa-programs.org/ollie-fife/projected/