BSoUP's
Annual Best of British Portfolio Competition
Sponsored by Sport Diver Magazine
First prize: the Best of British Diver Trophy and a cheque for £100
The Annual Best of British Portfolio Competition takes place in October and is open to BSoUP members only.
'Best of British' is a new approach to our annual portfolio competition which showcases the beauty of the underwater world in British waters. Three separate images should be submitted, taken in British waters, and will be projected full screen one after the other and then, as an aide-mémoire during voting, as a group of three.
The competition is designed to replicate and help BSoUP members prepare for important international portfolio competitions, such as those at the Antibes Festival and Epson Red Sea competitions. At these events portfolios are judged and scored as sequences and photographers are rewarded for having a variety of excellent images in their entry.
Each image must be no taller than 1050 pixels and no wider than 1400 pixels at 72 dpi. Larger images will be rejected. See "Re-sizing Images For Competitions" for more details.
As we anticipate many more sets of images will be submitted for this competition than can be projected and judged readily on the night, entries will be pre-judged by a panel of experts (to be announced) and the best 12 sets shown at the meeting.
The pre-selected best 12 sets will then be judged by the audience present at the meeting, to choose an overall winner.
The sponsor, Sport Diver Magazine, reserves the right to publish the winning portfolio.
Winner 2011 - Trevor Rees
RULES
General
Members of the British Society of Underwater Photographers and those who participate in the Society’s competitions are expected to observe the Underwater Photographers Code of Conduct
1. All entries must have been taken underwater.
2. The entrant must be the photographer.
3. Swimming pool and aquarium shots are not eligible, unless specifically allowed in a special competition.
4. Images entered must not have come first, second or third in a national or international competition, such as BSoUP's Open Portfolio or Beginners' Portfolio Competitions, the BSoUP or St Abbs Splash-Ins, BSoUP/ Diver Print Competition, Image, U/W Photographer of the Year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Marine Conservation Society, Antibes festival of underwater images, Dive Magazine’s British Underwater Image Festival, etc.
5. All entries are judged by the audience present at the relevant BSoUP meeting or event.
6. Image manipulation is allowed, but bear in mind that these are underwater photography competitions, not Photoshop creativity competitions
Competition Image Requirements
1. Entries must be digital and in JPG format. No PowerPoint or other formats will be accepted.
2. As the image will be projected, it is advisable to convert it to sRGB, which is a better profile for projections.
3. File names should include your name (e.g. john_smith01.jpg).
Competition Entries
1. All entries for competitions at the monthly BSoUP meetings must be received by 10pm on the Wednesday a week before the event. Details and any changes are available on the website
3. Monthly competitions are open for entry following the previous month’s BSoUP meeting.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright of all images submitted remains with the photographer. BSoUP reserves the right to use the winning images on its website, in its magazine 'in focus' and in press releases in connection with the 'Focus on'' competition. Any such images will be credited to the photographer.
