All individual members of PSSA and all photographers resident in South Africa are invited to participate in the 1st Midrand Camera Club National
Monochrome Digital Salon of Photography.
The salon will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and practices of the PSSA.
This is a monochrome only salon and no colour images will be accepted. Remember, a monochrome is a black and white images. A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
There are six categories available for entry. A photographer can enter up to four images per category.
Nature
Images may be of animals, birds, insects, reptiles, marine or plant life and the natural environment, such that a well informed person could testify to its true representation. Images depicting cultivated plants, domestic animals, still life studies, mounted specimens or museum exhibits are not allowed. Only images that do not alter the truth of the photographic statement will be eligible and digital manipulation is not allowed in this section.
Photo Travel
Photo Travel photography is a subcategory of photography involving the documentation of an area's landscape, people, cultures, customs and history. Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, and portray a land, its distinctive features or culture in its natural state. There are no geographical limitations. Close-up images of people and objects must include distinguishable environment.
Pictorial Open
The subject is free and open. Any general type of image which does not fit into any of the other categories may be entered into this category. This would include, but not limited to, table top, photojournalism and street scenes, altered reality, sport, manipulated nature where human influence plays a large roll and landscapes with human elements.
Low Key Photography Open
The subject is fee and open. Low key photography often uses only one key light that accentuates the contours of an object by throwing areas into shade while a fill light or reflector may illuminate the shadow areas to control contrast. Low key refers to a style of photography that utilises predominantly dark tones to create a dramatic looking image.
Where high key lighting seeks to over light the subject to the point of reduced contrast, low key lighting intensifies the contrast in an image through intensely reduced lighting.
High Key Photography Open
The subject is free and open. High key photography aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene and is used to suggest an upbeat mood. High key photography is usually quite homogeneous and free from dark shadows.
Nature Landscape
A genre intended to show different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. A 'natural' landscape comprises the visible features of an area, including physical elements, such as landforms, the sea, living elements of fauna and flora, abstract element, like lighting and weather conditions, but no visible human elements.
The closing date for entries is 23 February 2013.
Please support our salon and good luck.
