ABOUT THE CLUB
When was the Washington Park Camera Club Founded?
The Washington Park Camera Club was founded in 1955.
Who can join Washington Park Camera Club?
Any person who is interested in the art of Photography regardless of education and experience. The individual must possess a desire to learn and share information with fellow photographers and a greater awareness of the art form. If you are interested in visiting or joining the club, connect with us using the form below:
COMPETITION
What are the procedures for submitting a Digitally Projected Image (DPI) for Competition?
Quantity
DPI competition entrants may submit four (4) images each month: two (2) images in the Color DPI competition AND/OR two (2) images in the Monochrome DPI competition.
File Size & Format
Each image must have the following maximum size: Horizontal side will be no more than 1,400 pixels. Vertical side will be no more than 1,050 pixels.
Unless your image proportions are in the exact ratio of 4 to 3, one of these dimensions will be less than the maximum. The preferred (but not required) color space is sRGB.
Filenames
Use the following file naming syntax name your file: “image-name ~ makers-name.jpg” (using a tilde ~)
For example: If John Doe would like to submit a photo of a basket of flowers: “A Basket of Flowers ~ John Doe.jpg“.
Submitting Photos
Please submit your images (as JPEG attachment) to the DPI Committee via the wpccdpi@comcast.net email address by the Saturday before the competition’s date.
What are the Judging Guidelines/Rules for Judging During Washington Park Camera Club?
Coming soon!
What are the Judging Guidelines/Rules for Judging at the Chicago Area Camera Club Association (CACCA)?
For more information about photography judging at CACCA, click HERE.
Where can I get the labels needed for Print Competition?
You may download any of the label templates below. Note that the .AVERY file requires you to have an application that can open and use that format.
GALLERIES
How can I contribute my photos to the “Galleries > Member Activities”?
All current members can contribute their photos to the “Galleries > Members in Actions” gallery. Please reach out to the IT committee chair at it@washingtonparkcameraclub.org.
IMPORTANT: You will need an email address that can already access Google Drive. Keep in mind that in most, but not all, cases this will be a @gmail.com address.
The WPCC IT Chair will use this email address to establish a relationship with that email address and the WPCC Google Drive’s “Contribution” folder.
