Themes
Our monthly meetings are a time to gather and learn from fellow club members or presenters. In addition to the presenter of the night, we hold our monthly themed contests. The purpose of these contests is to have a friendly competition and to get out and about taking pictures. We pick a theme for each month with the hopes everyone will go out and try something new.
Judging Elements
We suggest the following criteria to the judges. If you need a little extra help in picking that winning shot, have a friend look over your pictures looking for these items:
- Subject Matter appropriate to theme
- Impact
- Creativity
- Composition
- Center of Interest
- Lighting
- Print Quality
- Overall Presentation
Contest Rules
We know some of you like to see the fine print for the contests, so before you ask the rules for our monthly competitions and the entry form:
Monthly Competition Rules
Contest Entry Form
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or later to view our contest rules. You can download the latest version from the Adobe website free of charge.
2011 Themes
| Month | Theme |
| January | Forgotten Things |
| February | The Road Ahead |
| March | Open |
| April | Diamonds |
| May | Emotions |
| June | Open |
| July | Shadows |
| August | Motion |
| September | Open |
| October | In Between |
| November | Best Photo of the Year |
| December | Best Photo of the Year |
2012 Themes
| Month | Theme |
| January | Wild |
| February | Purple |
| March | Open |
| April | Eyes |
| May | Standing out from the Crowd |
| June | Open |
| July | Connections |
| August | Messy |
| September | Open |
| October | New Beginnings |
| November | Best Photo of the Year |
| December | Best Photo of the Year |
2013 Themes
| Month | Theme |
| January | Togetherness |
| February | Lipstick |
| March | Open |
| April | Simplicity |
| May | Scary |
| June | Open |
| July | Showers |
| August | Black & White |
| September | Open |
| October | Swirls / Curls |
| November | Best Photo of the Year |
| December | Best Photo of the Year |