INDIAN PHOTO ART INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

FIP/86-87-88/2013

FIAP 2014 / 220 - 222

Special recognition

INDIAN PHOTO ART INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT www.photoartcircuit.com

Salon Calendar

Closing (Ultimo dia deaceitacao)

10th July 2014

Judging (Classificacao)

20th – 31st July 2014

Result (Envio de resultados)

10th August 2014

Exhibition( Exposicao) 19th - 23rd August 2014 Catalogue &Award (Correspondencia Postal despachada) 10th October 2014

PANEL OF SELECTORS

EMPA ( Contai )

PAK ( Kanchrapara ) FISHEYE ( Bangalore )

Mr. Anil Rishal Singh (MFIAP) Dr. Debdas Bhunia (EFIAP) Mr. Amal Krishna Das (EFIAP)

Mr. K. Shivu (EFIAP) Mr. Amitabha Sil (EFIAP) Dr. Ashok K.Ghosh (EFIAP)

Mr. Subrata Das (EFIAP) Mr. Abhijit Dey (EFIAP) Mr. Suman De (EFIAP)

Mr. Santosh Kumar Jana (EFIAP) – Alternate Judge ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

CIRCUIT CHAIRMAN : MAILING ADDRSS ( for all correspondences ).

Mr. Santosh Kr. Jana. EFIAP

Santosh Kr. Jana VIDEO VISION. Heria Bazar ( Boga Road ), P.O. – Heria DIST. – East Midnapur, PIN. – 721430, West Bengal, INDIA

SALON CO-ORDINATORS

Mr. T.K. Mahapatra. Mr. Prabir Chakraborty

Mr. Saleem Balabhatti

Online submission of photographs : www.photoartcircuit.com

RULES

1. The Circuit consists of 3 salons and entry is open to photo friends spread all over the world. It will be organized

under the approved rules of PSA as well as FIAP. All acceptances will count for FIAP, PSA, and for inclusion in

PSA Star Rating and "Who’s Who". ALL Images must be the original work of the entrant. If two or more similar

images are entered by the same author, the first one getting the acceptance score will be considered for

acceptance or award, the other images will not be considered.

2. The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization,

or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and

conditions.

3. An entrant's four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging 4. Sections: (A) Open Monochrome (B) Open Color (C) Nature and (D) Photo Travel. All are digital Sections. An

author may submit a maximum of 4 images in each section i.e 16 total images for 4 sections. Images for each

section should be uploaded via www.photoartcircuit.com website.

5. Report Cards will be sent by E-Mail as well as displayed on www.goldencircuit.org website.

6. Permission to reproduce images in the catalogue or for publicity is assumed unless otherwise denied by the

author. Each entrant will receive free of charge a best quality digital CD catalogue of all awarded and few

accepted works.

7. All Acceptances are eligible for statistics applicable to FIAP, PSA and FIP.

8. The decision of the Panel of selectors is final and binding, no further appeal will be entertained.

9. Entry Fee: Foreign Entrants: 1st Section: 30 $(USD), Each Additional section: 10 $(USD).

For Indian Entrants: 1st Section : Rs. 300, Each additional Section Rs 100

10. Submission of Entries to the Circuit implies acceptance of the above rules & regulations.

9. All Foreign participants must submit their entries through online submission procedure in http://www.photoartcircuit.com. Entry fees have to be sent online through the PAYPAL : (empa49@yahoo.in) the link of which has been also given in our website (www.photoartcircuit.com). However Indian entrants should send their Entry Fees by bank transfer, Cheque or DD in favour of: East Midnapur Photographic Welfare Association,

The bank details are given below for online transfer. Name of the Bank: STATE BANK OF INDIA Branch: Heria Bazar Account Holder Name: East Midnapur Photographic Welfare Association Account No: 32954810480 IFSC Code: SBIN0014103

Please be noted that the relevant documents of online transfer must be mailed to us for the Database updation on an urgent basis.

11. Participants are requested to send their entries, Entry Fee etc. well in advance. Late entries will not be

entertained and the Entry Fee will be retained. If the entry fee is not received within the closing date, Entries

may not be considered for selection.

12. Please read the above regulations carefully and try to avoid unnecessary correspondences. Still for further

queries, if, any, contact us at photoartcircuit@yahoo.com

13. Please read the above regulations carefully and try to avoid unnecessary correspondences

14. Approximately 25 to 40 % entries will be accepted .However judges’ decision will be final.

15. All the images will be displayed with multimedia projector. Media type JPEG, Resolution is 1024 / 768 pixel &

color space is SRGB.

16. WE THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR JOINING AND WISH YOU SUCCESS.

Salon Entries

The digital/digitized photographs can be uploaded – www.photoartcircuit.com

A. Open Monochrome B. Open Color C. Nature D. Photo Travel

Notes for Salon Entries

1. An author may submit a maximum of 4 images in each section.

2. Specifications to be maintained for all Image:

Image file must be in JPEG format. Submit images with 72 dpi resolution and size 1024 Pixels on Larger side (Horizontal or Vertical). Image File Size must not exceed more than 1 MB. Please verify image specification to match with mentioned specification. That will help you upload images smoothly.

PSA Definitions General: Entries must originate as photographs (image-capture of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and / or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by

the maker and artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates. Creative is defined as “altered reality”. Nature: Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations

from all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well-

informed person will be able to identify the subject material and to certify as to its honest presentation. The

story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high

technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements enhance the

nature story. The presence of scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals is permissible.

Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals, mounted specimens, or obviously set

arrangements, are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic

statement. No techniques that add to, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are

permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or

the pictorial content are permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to

grayscale monochrome. Infrared images are not allowed.

Photo Travel: "A Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, and portray a land, its distinctive features or culture in its natural state. There are no geographical limitations. Close-up pictures of people or objects must include distinguishable environment. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Conversion to full monochrome is acceptable. Derivations, including infrared, are unacceptable."

Monochrome:

Monochrome image is defined as having varying shades of no more than one color (various shades of that color from very light to very dark) but it may be any single color. Multi-toned images (various shades of two or more colors) and greyscale images with added an accent color are not acceptable in Monochrome Class sections and must be entered in Color Class sections.

FIAP Definitions Nature Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena, from insects to icebergs. Photographs of animals which are domesticated, caged or under any form of restraint, as well as photographs of cultivated plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans Is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. The original image must have been taken by the photographer, whatever photographic medium is used. Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to use the highest level of artistic skill in all nature photographs.

AWARDS

03 FIAP BLUE BADGE FOR THE “ BEST AUTHOR”

12 PSA GOLD MEDAL

4 FIAP GOLD MEDAL

4 FIAP SILVER MEDAL

4 FIAP BRONZE MEDAL

12 IPA GOLD MEDAL

12 IPA SILVER MEDAL

12 IPA BRONZE MEDAL

24 CIRCUIT CHAIRMAN CHOICE AWARD (MEDAL)

36 JUDGES CHOICE AWARD (MEDAL)

18 FIAP RIBONS

60 IPA HONORABLE MENTION MEDAL