Disappointingly, we cannot hold the Print Panels Competition this year, but we can hold a Triptych PDI Competition. This will be judged by Judge Jim Pascoe ARPS ABIPP on the 1st April 2021.

We would like you to upload 3 images at the normal size of 1600×1200 and one additional image which has all 3 images laid out as a single ‘panel’ image. The panel image may be a maximum of 1920×1200 all at sRGB jpeg.

The extra width (1900 instead of 1600) gives you a bit more width to lay out your panel/triptych.

Please upload your panel image as the first image and your three component images as images 2 to 4, so this is:

1. Panel/Triptych 1920×1200 with Panel name
2. 1st Image 1600×1200 any suitable name
3. 2nd Image 1600×1200 any suitable name
4. 3rd Image 1600×1200 any suitable name

It is important to realise that the judge will be judging your panel, the individual images are there to support the panel and allow him to look in more detail at the single images.

On the competition night only the panel image will be displayed. The panel image also needs a title (it is not strictly necessary to title the component images if you don’t want to, a simple 1,2,3 will do).

You may lay out the triptych on any way you choose, 3 horizontally, 3 vertically or a as shown on the featured image of this post.

Images to be uploaded to PhotoComp in the normal way.

Here are another couple of examples, note you do not have to use the full 1920×1200 if your panel design does not suit that layout.

The links below show you how to create PDI panels in various bits of software:

Lightroom

Photoshop

Affinity

Since the club is unable to run print competitions this year we thought that a good alternative would be to run a Photobook competition open to all members/classes.

As we are in lock down and don’t want to handle physical books we want you to submit a PDF version of the book, which most book creation software such as Bookwright allows you to produce. The winners will be announced in our club evening of 6th May 2021 and in this meeting we will present the best entries and prizes. Hopefully, when we can meet again in person we will get an opportunity to show the physical books as well.

I’m pleased to say the John Bradshaw, Janey Devine and Pete Bamforth have agreed to judge the competition and to get you started they will be making a special Zoom presentation on Friday 22nd January at 9:30am on all aspects of making a good Photobook.

This will include: concept, presentation, image selection, use of text, using a consistent layout, good use of fonts and sequencing images.

We will want all entries to be in by Sunday April 11th, to give the judges time to properly consider them. The subject of the book is entirely up to yourself and because current restrictions can make shooting new images difficult, there is no age limit on the images. Also, images that have been used in club exhibitions and competitions may be used within your book.

The Multimedia group will be happy to run sessions to help people with the mechanics of book creation and to provide peer advice.

We look forward to seeing your creations.