The Trillium Photographic Club holds Clinics for image evaluation and education. This page gives an overview; for more details on submissions, see the Clinic Entry Instructions page
Members who wish to participate in the clinics should email [email protected] to be assigned a member level (if you are new to the club), or to ask any questions. By default, new members are assigned to the Bronze level.
Documents you might like to review:
Trillium Categories in one page
Recognizing subjects for Nature and Reviewing Clinic Images
David Evans did a presentation on the master’s evenings that covers some good tips for clinics:
The Categories are Pictorial, Nature and Creative. The details start at p. 7 in the current version of our Members Handbook.
Clinics are your chance to share and learn from more experienced photographers to enhance your photographic skills. See Our Detailed Program Guide for Clinic Dates.
Only paying members and the immediate past president may enter clinics.
You can enter an image only once.
Member Levels: New members normally begin at the Bronze Member Level.
Clinic Awards: Top 15% in each Member Level receive Clinic Awards: top 5% receive Tops of Clinic (TC), remainder receive Honourable Mention (HM).
General Rules:
- All submissions must be your work, including digital manipulation.
- Copying and/or inclusion of elements from other artists’ images, in whole or in part, is not acceptable in any category, except where these are objects in the environment being photographed.
- Images created, in whole or in part, on the computer do not qualify in any category.
- Eligibility will be determined by the Club.
- New members are encouraged to submit their entries early to allow for review prior to clinic closing.
Rules listed in points 1-3 above cover the use of generative AI. Just like with CAPA, AI is okay as long as it’s not generative AI. Generative AI includes “elements from other artists’ images” or even images “created, in whole or in part, on the computer.”
Submissions: Clinic images are uploaded under Clinics, Clinic Uploads.
- Members can submit up to 5 JPEG files per clinic.
- They should be in the sRGB colour space.
- Images will look better on the web, like in our galleries, if they are in the sRGB colour space.
Scoring: Trillium Photographic Club uses a half-point system allowing scores like 7.5. Three judges assess the images, so the final scores are out of 30.
Titles: The Image Title should be simple, and introduce or set the mood or perspective for your image. Nature has specific rules.
Size: Maximum horizontal size is 1400 pixels. Maximum vertical size is 1050 pixels. This does not mean every image has to be exactly 1400×1050. However, it is best to have at least one of the sides at the maximum. General Notes on Exporting from Lightroom for Clinics
Please refer to the Members’ Handbook for further information.