TRISTATE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (TSPS) PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAW UPDATES FOR 2010
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE BEING PROPOSED.
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UPDATING THE VARIOUS CHAIR POSITIONS TO REFLECT CURRENT
CHAIRS NEED TO SUPPORT THE CLUB. PAGE 7
ARTICLE VI CHAIRS
THE VARIOUS CLUB ACTIVITIES SHALL BE IN THE HANDS OF THE
STANDING OR SPECIAL CHAIRS. THE STANDING CHAIRS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
1. MEMBERSHIP
9. NEWSLETTER
2. PROGRAMS
10. EQUIPMENT
3. PICTORIAL SLIDES/PDI
4. NATURE SLIDES/PDI
5. PDI TECH (LAPTOP &
PROJECTOR)
6. PICTORIAL PRINTS
11. LOCATION & SET-UP
12. EXHIBITS AND PUBLICITY
13. REFRESHMENTS & BANQUET
14. NEWS GROUP & E-MAIL
LIST(LIST SERVE)
7. NATURE PRINTS
8. FIELD TRIPS
15. WEBSITE
16. POINTS AND AWARDS
17. PSA
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UPDATE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF POINTS EARNED IN TYRO
COMPETITION IN A YEAR TO REQUIRE A MOVE FROM TYRO TO
ACCOMPLISHED COMPETITION. (NEED THIS CHANGE NOW THAT WE ALLOW
ONLY ONE IMAGE TO BE ENTERED PER COMPETITION. RECALL IN 2007 WE
ALLOWED TWO IMAGES PER COMPETITION)
SECTION 3: COMPETITIONS SHALL HAVE TWO CLASSES, TYRO AND
ACCOMPLISHED.
A.
MEMBERS MAY CHOOSE THE CLASS IN WHICH THEY START.
HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER IN THE TYRO CLASS WHO EARNS SEVENTY-FIVE
SIXTY POINTS IN ONE YEAR, IN EITHER THE PICTORIAL
ORNATURE DIVISION, SHALL BE MOVED TO ACCOMPLISHED CLASS.
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CHANGING THE FIRST PLATEAU REQUIREMENT TO 50 DUE TO THE ONE
ENTRY PER COMPETITION GUIDELINE.
SECTION 7: CUMULATIVE PLATEAU AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS
WHO HAVE EARNED POINTS IN EITHER PICTORIAL OR NATURE AT THE 50, 75, 150,
300, 500, 750 AND 1000 POINT LEVELS, AND IN 500 POINT INCREMENTS
THEREAFTER.
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ALLOWING A MOUNT BOARD ON INFORMAL PRINTS
INFORMAL PRINT COMPETITIONS
A.
PRINTS MUST NOT BE MATTED OR FRAMED, BUT THEY MAY HAVE
BORDERS. MAXIMUM SIZE FOR INFORMAL PRINTS IS EIGHT AND
ONE-HALF BY TWELVE INCHES. PRINTS CAN BE MOUNTED ON A
BACKING NOT GREATER THAN 1/8 INCH THICKNESS.
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CLARIFY THE WORDING BUT NOT CHANGE THE NUMBER OF WINNING
PLACES IN COMPETITIONS
A.
THE NUMBER OF WINNING PLACES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF SIX PLACES. WHEN THERE
ARE FEWER THAN 12 EXHIBITORS, THE NUMBER OF PLACES WILL EQUAL
ONE-HALF THE NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS. IF THERE IS AN ODD NUMBER OF
EXHIBITORS, THE NUMBER WILL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT EVEN
NUMBER, THEN DIVIDED IN HALF. THE NUMBER OF PLACES WILL EQUAL
ONE-HALF (ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER) OF THE
EXHIBITORS TO A MAXIMUM OF SIX PLACES (AN ODD NUMBER OF
EXHIBITORS WILL BE ROUNDED TO THE NEXT NUMBER). AFTER THE SIX
PLACES, HONORABLE MENTIONS SHALL BE AWARDED TO MAKE THE TOTAL
AWARDS EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE EXHIBITORS FOR THE COMPETITION.
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ALLOWING SKYLIGHT AND UV FILTERS ON NATURE IMAGES
SLIDES, OR PRINTS OR PDI’STHAT HAVE BEEN ALTERED IN ANY
MANNER (EXCEPT FOR MOUNTING, REMOUNTING, AND/OR CROPPING)
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATURE COMPETITION. INELIGIBLE
ALTERATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DERIVATION,
SANDWICHES, TEXTURIZATION, RETOUCHING (DUST SPOTS ON
SENSOR ARE OK TO RETOUCH), RETICULATION, SOLARIZATION,
SABOTEUR EFFECTS, MONTAGES, AND ADDITION OF COLORED GELS.
ACCEPTABLE FILTERS ARE POLARIZER, WARMING, AND NEUTRAL
DENSITY, SKYLIGHT AND UV.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WOULD ONLY TAKE AFFECT IF
THE CLUB AGREES TO ADD PDI (PROJECTED DIGITAL IMAGE)
COMPETITIONS. IF PDI’S ARE
INCLUDED WITH SLIDES
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MINOR UPDATES TO CLARIFY WORDING ON AWARD CATEGORIES
ARTICLE X AWARDS
SECTION 1: A YEAR-END SLIDE/PDI AND PRINT COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN
JANUARY. DURING MARCHOF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SEPARATE AWARDS WILL
BE GIVEN FOR EACH CLASS, TYRO AND ACCOMPLISHED.
SECTION 5: AT THE AWARDS PROGRAM, SLIDESIMAGES IN ALL COMPETITIONS
WILL BE PRESENTED IN REVERSE ORDER, THAT IS, THE NON-WINNING
SLIDESIMAGES FIRST, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, THEN THE HONORABLE
MENTION SLIDESIMAGES, AND THEN THE PLACING SLIDESIMAGES. THE SAME
PROCEDURE WILL APPLY TO FORMAL PRINTS (AND INFORMAL PRINTS STARTING
IN MARCH 2008).
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SECTION 6: HONORABLE MENTIONS WILL BE “HONORABLY MENTIONED” AT THE
AWARDS PROGRAM. RIBBONS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS IN
EACH CLASS WINNING FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH PLACE
IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SIX EIGHT CATEGORIES: NATURE SLIDE/PDI,
NATURE FORMAL COLOR PRINT, NATURE FORMAL MONOCHROME PRINT, NATURE
INFORMAL PRINT, PICTORIAL SLIDE/PDI, PICTORIAL FORMAL COLOR PRINT,
PICTORIAL FORMAL MONOCHROME PRINT, PICTORIAL INFORMAL PRINT.
IF PDI’S ARE A SEPARATE CATEGORY FROM SLIDES OR PRINTS
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MINOR UPDATES TO CLARIFY WORDING ON AWARD CATEGORIES.
ARTICLE X AWARDS
SECTION 1: A YEAR-END SLIDE, AND PRINT AND PDI COMPETITIONS WILL BE
HELD IN JANUARY. DURING MARCH OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SEPARATE
AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EACH CLASS, TYRO AND ACCOMPLISHED.
SECTION 5: AT THE AWARDS PROGRAM, SLIDESIMAGES IN ALL COMPETITIONS
WILL BE PRESENTED IN REVERSE ORDER, THAT IS, THE NON-WINNING
SLIDESIMAGES FIRST, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, THEN THE HONORABLE
MENTION SLIDESIMAGES, AND THEN THE PLACING SLIDESIMAGES. THE SAME
PROCEDURE WILL APPLY TO FORMAL PRINTS (AND INFORMAL PRINTS STARTING
IN MARCH 2008).
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SECTION 6: HONORABLE MENTIONS WILL BE “HONORABLY MENTIONED” AT THE
AWARDS PROGRAM. RIBBONS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS IN
EACH CLASS WINNING FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH PLACE
IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SIX TEN
CATEGORIES: NATURE SLIDE, NATURE PDI, NATURE FORMAL COLOR
PRINT, NATURE FORMAL MONOCHROME PRINT, NATURE INFORMAL PRINT,
PICTORIAL SLIDE, PICTORIAL PDI, PICTORIAL FORMAL COLOR PRINT,
PICTORIAL FORMAL MONOCHROME PRINT, PICTORIAL INFORMAL PRINT.