Conditions Of Entry

1. The salon is open to Photo Friends all over the world, irrespective of their sex, age and status. It is organized under the patronage & approval of FIP.
2. All acceptances are eligible for statistics applicable to FIP DISTINCTIONS.
3. Entries are limited to only 4 images (digital files) per section, i.e., 20 number of images in total.
4. There are 5 sections. Images for each section should be uploaded through our website and submission of entries implies acceptance of all conditions of the Salon.
5. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker.
6. Digital files will be projected without any change by the organizer
7. The image title or entrant’s name must not appear on the image. Entrant’s details will not be given to the judges.
8. 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.
9. All the work must be entirely the work of the exhibitor on photographic emulsion or digital file. Images may be altered either digitally or otherwise by the maker and artwork or computer generated graphics by the maker are allowed provided the photographic content is predominant and only in Open.
10. The exhibition is open to digital entries. Digital entries will be projected using a Samsung Full HD 43”TV, 1024 x 768 pixels will be used to display the images to the judges.
11. Judges decision will be final. Salon organizer reserves the right to withdraw any award if it thinks fit and proper by the judges.
12. The decision of the panel of selectors is final and binding, no further appeal will be entertained.
13. Any jury member or salon committee member will not participate in the salon.
14. Organizer reserves the right to reproduce selected entries in the catalogue, press and project publicity.
15. Untitled or Non titled images will not be accepted. Additionally, a title consisting purely of numbers will not be accepted.
16. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE JUDGED WITHOUT ENTRY FEE and entry will be disqualified for judging and the Author must accept the conditions of the salon.
17. 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.
18. An entry may be cancelled, if salon organisers find any misconduct done by the entrant or is banned by FIP from salon participation till the conduct of award ceremony, then the entrant will be disqualified and the award will be given to the next eligible entrant.
19. In such scenario specified in the clause 18, a fresh acceptance and award list will be sent to all the participants.
20. Awards will be mailed by registered post with proper reasonable care, but we will not be held responsible for any damage, loss or theft.
21. Notification of results will be published over the club’s website - https://exhibition-clickerzcommunity.com/
22. An illustrated digital catalogue in PDF format will be published over the club’s website https://exhibition-clickerzcommunity.com/
23. All paid entrants will receive online PDF CATALOGUE. 24. The salon data will be present in club website https://exhibition-clickerzcommunity.com/ for 1 year from the date of notification and entrant can download the data any time with-in this period of time.

Judging Method

An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for that section. Each round of judging will not contain more than ONE image from each entrant.
Judging is to take place remotely. Judging of electronic still images will be done by individual monitor size is more that 19” and it will be color-calibrated.
Computer monitors will be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution and that images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution).
Images may not be changed by the exhibition prior to or during judging.
Images may not be changed by the exhibition’s equipment prior to or during judging. This includes resizing of images either smaller or larger or changing the aspect ratio of the original image to “Fit to screen” or to “Fill screen” by HDTV equipment.
Report Card Notification:
All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website.

FIP Definition Of Divisions And Sections

PID Colour

The subject matter is unrestricted for PID images in separate colour and monochrome section. There may be a theme specified for some PID Salons and the exhibition's definition of the theme should be consulted with the organizer.
Use of major computer-generated graphics is totally restricted except in Creative thematic section.
All elements of the image must have been shot by the author. No part of the image should have been taken from Net or other person's image. Use of some filters available on net is permissible. Same images either colour or mono in two different section of the same Salon will result in disqualification for both the images.

Monochrome Definition

An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no colour (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) ORit gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one colour across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)

World In Focus

1. A travel image depicts features of a culture, place or people as found naturally, anywhere in the world.
2. Images of individuals or group must show their environment or location.
3. The image should not be a SETUP image and it should not be a directed image.
4. It should not be from a PHOTO WORKSHOP where a troupe dances for the workshop organizer or HORSES are made to run in dust or water or an individual shows his acrobatics on payment of a fee.
5. Many monasteries have religious festivals with dances etc. and it is perfectly legal to submit such images though you may have paid an entry fee. Same is true for ballet and other stage shows.
6. Images shot at fairs where the subject is obviously posing for you, with or without payment, is only good for pictorial section. On the other hand a candid image is good for PT section. VIEWFINDER FEBRUARY, 2023 27
7. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. Conversion to infrared, either by digital technique or by original technique is not allowed. Stitching of two or more image is not permitted.
8. Complete conversion to grey scale Monochrome is allowed but without partial or complete toning.
9. Sir, perhaps the PSA condition that it will be in order to submit an Image initially got distorted due to use of extreme wide angle after removal of the distortion.
10. It is perfectly legal to remove dust, flares or digital noise. Minor global colour / tone correction is OK as long as it is not selective and the final image looks natural but not dramatic. Dodge and Burn tool is for you only but use it judiciously. Correction of perspective is perfectly legal. Techniques like panning, slow shutter speed or inexposure zooming are part of your creativity. Filters like Polarizers and NDs are ok but star effect or rainbow filters are illegal.
11. Drone photography is OK as long it is legally permissible in that part of the world. In India use of DJI Mavic Mini model of Drone is perfectly legal, except in areas where Drone Photography is prohibited by the authorities like National Parks etc.
12. Finally, be sensitive to the community or people whom you are shooting. Care for your subjects and care for your fellow photographers as well. If someone doesn't wish to be photographed, please respect the person's feelings and greet her or him with a sweet smile before parting ways.

Portrait Or Nude

A portrait is a photograph in which the face and its expression is predominant.
The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position.
A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
In this section a participant can submit a “Portrait” or “Nude Portrait”. It’s an individual choice of a participant for this particular section.
In Portrait Section: Color & Monochrome images can be submitted.

Street

Street photography is photography conducted for art that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places.
Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. Though people usually feature directly, street photography might be absent of people and can be of an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic.
In Street Section : Color & Monochrome images can be submitted.