File Size 

Digital Photograph files must not exceed 1920 by 1200 pixels, with a maximum file size of 2Mb.  Files should be saved as jpeg (.jpg) and be in the sRGB colour space. Entrants may enter up to four images per section.

APS CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 

By submitting digital photographs to this exhibition in I agree to accept without exception or objection the following terms: 

  • To ensure that digital photographs comply with the Conditions of Entry, including all relevant definitions, the exhibition organisers may ask me to provide originally captured digital photographs, with EXIF data intact, by a specified deadline. 
  • If I do not supply the requested image(s) in the specified time those digital photographs will be deemed to be in breach of the Conditions of Entry. 
  • Digital photographs that are submitted as requested may be investigated by any means determined appropriate by the exhibition organisers to establish if the image(s) comply with the conditions of entry. 
  • Digital photographs that are deemed by the exhibition organisers to breach the Conditions of Entry will be removed from the exhibition. Any acceptances or awards allocated to those digital photographs will become void. 
  • The exhibition organizers will provide APS with details of all breaches of the Conditions of Entry. APS retains the right to impose sanctions on entrants deemed to have repeatedly breached the Conditions of Entry of any APS Approved exhibition. 

By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own (aliases are not permitted). 

The entrant 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. Note: Entrants who indicate that their digital photographs may not be reproduced or used may not be eligible for awards or inclusion in audiovisuals of the exhibition and could be subject to disqualification by the exhibition sponsor. 

By submitting an entry the entrant certifies that in the process of capturing the image the entrant did not violate any of the standards of ethical practice of FIAP, PSA, GPU or APS. 

Authenticity: With the sole act of submitting his/her digital photographs the entrant accepts without exception and with no objection that the submitted digital photographs can be investigated by APS. It is recommended to leave the EXIF data in the submitted files intact in order to ease any possible eventual investigations. 

Copyright: The copyright of each image entered always remains with the author of the image. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright by the author. 

Note: The salon committee reserves the right to check all accepted digital photographs for copyright violation. 

Image alteration and computer generation: Except for the restrictions on Nature digital photographs described in the Nature definition, digital photographs may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the entrant.  Digital photographs may not be constructed entirely with a computer and all photographic components must have been photographed by the entrant who holds copyright of the complete works submitted. 

Titles must use the English alphabet and can contain no more than 35 characters (including spaces). Image titles may be in a foreign language, but the English alphabet must be used. 

The titles of digital photographs should be exactly as you want them to appear in the catalogue. 

No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image. 

Titles will not be announced at judging.