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SALONS
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More about what you need to know for entering SALONS Introduction For the purposes of competitions, salons, and specialist Honours applications all images entered in any of the two media (Prints and Projected Digital Images) are each divided into three categories: Nature, Open and Photojournalism (PJ). There are two categories for Audio-Visual, Open and Documentary.
• Any event choosing to run with any of the defined categories in this document must abide by these PSSA definitions • Salons and competitions may choose to have other sections as well and for these they may make their own definitions. However, the definitions must be clear and precise. • Disqualifications should only be made when the salon director and/or judges are sure of their facts. • PSSA reserves the right to withhold or disqualify any image which is considered to infringe the common laws of decency and copyright. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. • Members are reminded that they should read the rules of all events very carefully as the rules may differ.
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MANIPULATION Manipulation shall constitute any or all of the following modifications to the original image:
• Adding an element to the image that was not contained in the original capture. • Removing an element from the image that was contained in the original capture. • Moving or repositioning an element of the image that was contained in the original capture. In the categories Nature and Photojournalism, manipulation is not allowed.
In Open there is no restriction whatsoever in the way authors choose to post process an image.
The following actions are allowed and are not seen as manipulation:
• Cropping • Correction of lens distortion, chromatic aberrations, purple fringing, lens vignette and vertical/horizontal perspective adjustments.
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• Removal of dust spots or scratch marks from sensor or scanned images. • The blending of different exposures of the same scene to broaden the dynamic range e.g., High Dynamic Range (HDR); • Photo stacking to overcome the limitations of the digital sensor heat artefacts in long exposures. • Focus stacking to widen the depth of field especially in Macro photography. In the case of Nature and Wildlife, HDR and focus stacking will not be considered as manipulation and may be used provided that the end result is a faithful representation of the original scene.
Please note:
HDR and Focus stacking are not allowed in Photojournalism. Study the rules for each event as they will be unique.
Common Salon Errors
It would appear that in the current digital age where everybody knows everything and works twice as fast as yesterday, the ability to read has deteriorated. We read more and faster but comprehend less.
A typical consequence of this is that competition rules are not followed because they were not read to comprehend and ‘assumed’ to be ‘the usual’.
Does this then explain why so many entries get disqualified because they were entered in the wrong category or were not allowed in terms of the salon category definition? Please take greater care when finalizing your salon entry that you have met all criteria, perhaps draw up a checklist again.
We need your cooperation specifically to comply with the following:
• An image may only be used once in the salon irrespective of the category or of the image being in colour or monochrome. No similar images may be used.
• Each image must have a unique name i.e. the name of an image must not be changed at any time as acceptances are based on the image name.
• No images that were accepted by any of the past (name of salon) salons may be entered again.
Please apply some system to your salon entries and keep track of what was entered where and when. The onus is on you and not on the salon or on the Society.
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An image cannot be entered in colour and in monochrome whether it is for an Honours application or a salon. Please scrutinize your records and if this scenario applies to you, decide which of the two versions of that image will be retired.
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ MORE ABOUT SALON RULES, REGULATIONS AND SANCTIONS
https://pssa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Rules-Regulations-Sanctions-08-2022.pdf
Source: Photographic Society of South Africa
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Congratulations to our Club Night Winners on their stunning images Winning Images for July 2022
Cell Phone
1-3 Star -DewaldNel-Depth of Field is Focus on point Boat
4-5 Star Winner - DouglasKnightEarly Morning Solace
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Digital Open
1 Star Winner: Eric Mathieson - Tag Wrestling Stick
3 Star Winner - Joy Loberg The Hunt 2 Star Winner - Valarie Pieterse Picturesque
4 Star Winner - Arauna Bezuidenhout-Beauty and the Beast
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5 Star Winner MarieBotha-Lioness Walking with her Cub
5 Star Masters Winner LaetitiaKenny-Alice in Wonderland
Set Subject – Ruins
1-3 Star Winner - Zenia McQuirk Houtbay's Long Forgotten East Fort House 1-3 Star 2nd Place - JoyLobergAlone and Overgrown
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4-5 Star Winner - Arauna Bezuidenhout-Ruins in the Free State 4-5 Star 2nd Place - Jackie Cilliers-Take me to Church
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Promotions
Congratulations to the following Members who have been promoted: Thomas Bingle –Promoted to 5 Star Masters
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