May 292013
 

 

In order to participate in our competitions, you must first register in our forums (if you have not already registered):
F3C Forum Registration

Once your registration has been approved, you may use the following instructions to participate.

For print competition submissions, you will need to submit your prints physically as well as digitally. For the forms and labels you will need, see this post for information.

 

Step 1
Pay the $2.00 submission fee to purchase entry into the competition(s)
Digital Submissions:
Purchase Digital Submission
Print Submissions:
Purchase Print submission

Links to the entry fees are also in the sidebar on every page of the F3C site:

F3C Shop Widget

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If you plan on submitting to both Print and Digital, be sure you add one of each to your cart before checking out.
ONE 2 dollar fee covers all entries to a particular competition type (print or digital). Your final checkout amount should only be either:
$2 (covers either print or digital) or
$4 (covers print AND digital)
Please confirm these quantities before final checkout.

During checkout, you will be prompted to log in:

Checkout Screenshot 1

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Log in with the same username and password that you use to log in to the forums:

Checkout Login Screenshot

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If you’ve purchased entry in past competitions, your information will be filled in for you:

Checkout Screenshot 2

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After clicking checkout, you will be taken to paypal to complete the transaction. NOTE: You do NOT need a PayPal account to checkout. You may enter any valid credit card information:

PayPal Screenshot

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After placing your order, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. Please note: There is a known issue with the e-commerce software where a “download link” may be included with the order confirmation e-mail. This is being looked into by the developers. DISREGARD the “download” link, it has nothing to do with the image submission process.

Once we receive and process your order, we will add you to the “Paid” group, and you will be able to upload your images to the appropriate competition gallery. This process should take no longer than 12 – 24 hours.

Step 2
Upload your images to the appropriate gallery or galleries.

Before uploading please try to make sure that your images have been re-sized appropriately for uploading to the web.

1280 pixels on the longest side
72 pixels per inch
.jpg format
With these settings, your image file sizes should not be more than a couple of megabytes each (at most).

The competition gallery links can be found in several prominent places throughout the F3C web site:
On the home page (this post – see below): http://www.f3c.org
On the Forum main page: http://forums.f3c.org
On the gallery main page: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/index.php

Choose the appropriate contest gallery.

Digital Competition Submissions

2nd Triannual DIGITAL Competition Galleries are here
Click on the class you would like to enter

Print Competition Submissions

2nd Triannual PRINT Competition Galleries are here
Click on the class you would like to enter

When you click on a contest gallery link, if you are not logged into the forums, you will be prompted to log in.

Image submission login screenshot

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After logging in, you will be redirected to the contest gallery link that you clicked on.

Click on the “New image” button, and follow the instructions to upload your images.

 

 

Jan 012011
 

Florida Camera Club member sites

If you are a photographer: Beginner, amateur, advanced amateur or professional join one of our fifty-six clubs throughout Florida and meet like minded people in your community. (see map below for a location in your neighborhood)


View Florida Camera Club Council in a larger map

 

Jun 072013
 

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The PQA difference can be summarized in one word: ACCESS  
Access to photographic education by professional photographers with intimate groups of 14max.
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Access to cultural experiences and adventures such as camping in the Sahara desert, hiking in Bhutan, private festivals in Sri Lanka and model shoots in Venice.
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May 252013
 

The date for the next FCCC print competition will be  Monday, June 24th at the Sarasota Camera Club at 6:30PM. in the Dickens Center, in the Meadows Country Club. The prints must be sent to Sue Karski by June 18th. Remember each club must have all their prints in one box and be sure to put a return label in the box.

 Mail to:

Swanson Services Corp
Attn. Sue Karski

2113 63 rd Ave. E
Bradenton, FL 34203

The Print Competition entry form has been updated to include the new Creative category.

FCCC Print Entry Form PDF icon

If you have Adobe Reader, you may fill out the form before printing it out.

Mac users: You can open the pdf with Preview, and fill it out before printing.

Click to download labels to affix to the backs of your prints:
Print Competition Labels (6-up) PDF icon
Please note: You can print on plain paper or print on Avery labels:
48464, 48864, 5164, 5264, 55164, 5524, 55264, 55364, 55464, 5664, 58164, 58264, 8164, 8254, 8464, 8564

 

New Submission Instructions for 2013 Competitions

Please review the updated instructions at the top of the F3C home Page

  • The $2.00 entry fee allows you to submit up to 4 images per competition. If you are entering both Print and Digital the cost is $4.00.
  • Be sure to select the correct gallery when uploading images either Digital or Print.  If you have paid for print and attempt to upload to digital your entry will be rejected.
  • Please allow 12 to 24 hours between the time you make your payment and when you attempt to upload your images.
  • After placing your order, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. Please note: There is a known issue where a “download link” may be included with the order confirmation e-mail. This is being looked into. DISREGARD the “download” link. The actual image submission upload links are below. They are also prominently displayed on the Gallery homepage: http://forums.f3c.org/gallery/index.php
  • You are allowed to enter 4 images but only 3 in any one category.

Print Competition:

To purchase entry into the 2nd Triannual PRINT competition click on this link.

Print Submission

The Print Competition Director will receive a listing of all qualified images to be judged.

Images are due June 18, 2013

Have your club rep send your prints to this address:

Swanson Services Corp
Attn. Sue Karski

2113 63 rd Ave. E
Bradenton, FL 34203

 

May 222013
 

M&M Photo Tours, Inc., is offering to all F3C clubs and members as well as their extended families the following discounts:

* individual traveler $350 off either tour
* 2 people on same trip $375/person off either tour
* 3 people on same trip $400/person off either tour
* 4 people on same trip $450/person off either tour
* 5 or more people on same trip $500/person off either tour

on either of the following two (2) fall tours:
China's Best Treasures Tour

China’s Best Treasures Tour

and/or
Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam

Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam Tour

Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam Tour

We hope to have some our friends from Florida join us this fall – these are 2 of our most popular and highly rated tours.

May 082013
 

2nd Triannual Competition – Submissions will be accepted June 1st thru June 30, 2013 – Judging will be July 1st thru July 10, 2013

3rd Triannual competition – Submissions will be accepted Oct 1st thru Oct 31, 2013 – Judging will be Nov 1st thru Nov 10, 2013

2013 Year end judging will be Feb 1st thru Feb 10, 2014

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