The 49th Dunedin Festival of Photography is now open for entries!

The 49th Dunedin Festival of Photography is now open for entries!

Image City Life by Ita Daniels

Important dates to note:
Closing Date: 11:59pm Tuesday 31 August
Prints to be received in Dunedin by: Monday 6 September
Selection Day: Saturday 18 September
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 9 October, at the Dunedin Community Gallery, Princes St
Exhibition: Sunday 10 – Friday 15 October

The Festival is open to all New Zealand residents and financial members of PSNZ affiliated camera clubs.

More information and entry details are available at:https://dps.org.nz/festival/

Best of luck from the Festival team!

-Nicola

NIKON / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2018

 

Simone Jackson
Delicate hatching time for Royal Albatross and DOC by Simone Jackson (Silver Award)

The Nikon/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2018 were judged a few weekends ago in Wellington. The judging of each category has been recorded and uploaded to YouTube at the link below. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from professional work and judging.  All categories require a physical print submission, there are no projected image categories.

Congratulations to DPS member Simone Jackson who was a finalist in the Nature category and received awards in others sections, including the image above from the Documentary category.

YouTube Recordings

Note: The judging may not start until some time into the recording so fast forward to find the beginning.

Print Scoring Table:

Score Award Merit
Points
Description
95 – 100 Gold with Distinction 3 ● Exceptional vision, creativity & innovation
● Exceptional visual communication & interpretation of
subject
● High level of originality of thought/concept
● Invokes a superior emotional response
● Has an enduring quality
● Exceptional mastery in all areas of creative &
technical execution
90 – 94 Gold 3 ● Outstanding level of imagination & creativity
● Outstanding visual communication, interpretation of
subject &/or emotion
● Originality of thought/concept
● Outstanding mastery across all areas of technique, craft,
production & print quality
85 – 89 Silver with Distinction 2 ● Excellent level of imagination & creativity
● Excellent visual communication, interpretation of subject
&/or emotion
● Excellent level of technique, craft, production &
print quality
80 – 84 Silver 2 ● High level of imagination &/or creativity
● High level of visual communication, interpretation of
subject &/or emotion
● Very high level of craft, skill and technique
70 – 79 Bronze 1 ● Very high standard of professional practice, craft, skill &
technique
● Exceeds the normal level expected of professional
practice
60 – 69 Professional Standard 0 ● Approaching award level
● Well executed, appropriate professional level of craft
& technique
● Good standard of professional practice – what a
professional is expected to produce day to day
50 – 59 Below Professional
Standard
0 ● Does not yet exhibit the standards required of
professional practice
● May show proficiency in some areas