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Southern Oregon Photographic Association
Introduction to SOPA
Founding member, Dick
Simonson, was presented
a President's briefcase and
official gavel at a SOPA meeting
in 1966. Almost 50 years later,
Photo by Dick is still a member of SOPA.
Jack Harmon
Southern Oregon
Photographic AssociationSouthern Oregon Photographic Association
Introduction to SOPA
Over 50 Year's as a Photo Club!
SOPA History SOPA Website
The Southern Oregon Photographic Associa- www.sopacameraclub.com
tion (SOPA) was formed in 1962 and has
continued to be the leading organization for
the expression of photography in Southern
Oregon. SOPA's website is:
SOPA Newsletter
www.sopacameraclub.com To sign up for the monthly SOPA newsletter,
contact Newsletter Editor Barbara Tricarico:
As a member of the Columbia Council of btricarico@gmail.com Back issues are always
Camera Clubs (4C's), SOPA exhibits and available at the SOPA website:
competes with over thirty other clubs from www.sopacameraclub.com
Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho.
Competition is viewed as a learning tool, al-
lowing amateur photographers to gauge how
they are progressing. It provides a forum SOPA Meetings
for viewing a wide range of images which
are critical to the learning process. The 4C's SOPA meets the first and second Tuesdays
website is: of the month, from September to May. The
www.columbiacameraclubs.org meetings start at 7 PM. The first meeting
is devoted to the exhibition, judging, and
SOPA is also a member of the Photographic critique of prints and projected images. At
Society of America. Members are given the the second meeting of the month, a guest
opportunity to exhibit, learn and compete speaker is invited to present an educational
with other amateur groups throughout the or informative topic. Local photographers
world. The PSA's website is: are often invited to show their recent work.
http://psa-photo.org/
An end-of- year banquet is held each June.
A dramatic change in photography occurred
with the digital capture and manipulation of
images. The learning curve to new technolo-
gies is steep, and SOPA encourages members
SOPA Community
to avail themselves of provided opportunities There are many skill levels represented in
to form a basic foundation in image capture, the membership of SOPA, from the begin-
processing, and exhibition. ning photographer to the professional.
SOPA encourages participation by inquisi-
tive and eager-to-learn photographers.
SOPA Dues It is an organization that works because
members are willing to volunteer their
$45/year for single membership time and skills. If you have ideas, or are
interested in volunteering, contact one of
$60/year for family membership the Board members (list on page 4).Southern Oregon Photographic Association
EID Competition
Electronic images (EIDs) are submitted via e-mail to the digital administrator prior to
the meeting, with a submission deadline of Sunday midnight before the first Tuesday
meeting. (See next page for submission instructions.)
The "projected" or Electronic (EID) image division has two categories: Manipulated and
Traditional. Members are allowed to enter a total of four entries in the EID competition.
Each month there is an Assigned Subject (a list of subjects is in the SOPA Newsletter)
and an Open category. A maximum of two Assigned and two Open are allowed per mem-
ber, within the Manipulated or Traditional categories.
The Manipulated Category allows for extensive image modification (layering, com-
positing, additions and subtractions of objects, the use of filters, HDR, stitching, infrared,
etc.).
The Traditional Category allows for minimal editing:
The Traditional Category allows:
Lens filters: polarizers, neutral density, soft focus etc.
In-camera adjustments to vibrance, white balance, sharpness, etc.
Cropping and straightening
Exposure modification
Sharpening and clarity modifications
Saturation changes
Vibrancy changes
White Balance changes
Removal of minor distractions
Dodging and burning
Vignetting
The Traditional Category does not allow:
Focus stacking
Composited Images (images created from combining layers)
Addition of elements to the image
Substantial changes to portions of the image
HDR (including in-camera settings)
Panoramic Stitching of multiple images (including in-camera settings)
Infrared sensors, filters, or software (including converted cameras)
Post processing software (e.g. NIK, Topaz, Silver Effects Pro, purchased presets, Light
room presets, artistic or painting filters)Southern Oregon Photographic Association
EID Submissions
1. When submitting an EID, your e-mail is your entry form.
2. Your images must only be in .jpg format (not .jpeg format!).
3. Send your images to: sopadigitalsubmissions@gmail.com along with a copy (cc)
to EID Chair, Al Ingersoll: alanw46@q.com
4. Only two images per category (Assigned and Open) are allowed. Within those
categories, members may choose Manipulated or Traditional.
5. Resolution should be set at 72 dpi.
6. Images may not be larger than 500 kb.
7. The dimensions permitted are a maximum of 1024 pixels horizontal and a
maximum of 768 pixels vertical. (Example, for a standard 4x6 vertical image,
the maximum dimensions would be 768 pixels vertically, and 512 pixels hori-
zontally.) Slide projectors have a square window and can be flipped vertically or
horizontally. However, electronic projectors have a rectangle window. SOPA's
projector uses 1024 x 728 resolution. The image must fit into this window (1024
x 728). Therefore, the horizontal dimension must not be greater than 1024 pix-
els. The vertical dimension must not be greater than 768 pixels. Smaller images
are acceptable.
EID Naming Guidelines
Traditional images will use the designator A--for Assigned, and B--for General.
Manipulated images will use the designator C--for Assigned, and D--for General.
Using EID Chair, Al Ingersoll, as an example, his Manipulated Assigned entry
would look like this: sop-ingea5590-C2-Sunset over Bandon.jpg
• sop = the name of the club (abbreviated from SOPA), followed by a hyphen (-).
• ingea = the first four letters of Al's LAST name (inge) plus the first letter of Al's
FIRST name (a), plus the last four digits of his phone number (5590), followed
by a hyphen (-).
• C2 = His second entry in the Manipulated Assigned category
• Sunset over Bandon.jpg = the title of Al's image. Note: The words in the title
do not have to run together (e.g. sunsetoverbandon)--there may be spaces and
capitalized words).Southern Oregon Photographic Association
Print Competition Rules
Prints are hand-carried to the first meeting of the month. Please allow a few extra min-
utes before the meeting to register and display them.
The Print competition is in four categories: Large Monochrome, Small Monochrome,
Large Color and Small Color. Members are allowed a maximum of two images in each
category (eight total).
The Small categories are no larger than 96 square inches. The print must be larger than
5 by 7 inches. The Large categories are greater than 96 square inches, but no larger than
20 inches on any side. The largest print would be 16 by 20 inches. The mounting board is
included in size calculations.
Rules for Submission of Prints:
1. All images must be the original work of the entrant
2. There are no distinctions between "digital" and "film" imaging.
3. All images must be clearly identified on the back of the print as to the category
entered. (e.g., small color, large color, small monochrome, large monochrome.)
4. Prints can be self-made or commercially made.
5. Prints may be hand colored.
6. Prints must be mounted on a stiff backing.
7. Anything affixed to the mount's back that might cause damage to another print when
stacked will not be accepted.
8. Any protective packaging such as plastic or transparent bags will be removed for judg-
ing purposes.
9. No writing or marking (titles, signatures, etc.) are allowed on the print/mount/mat's
face or front.
10. All prints must be clearly identified with the following the back of the mount: Title of
Print, Entrants' Full Name, Club (SOPA), Category in which it is entered.
SOPA Contact Info
Neal Thompson President: 541.488.3813 nealaud@mind.net
Judy LaNier Treasurer: 541.512.0510 bensonlanier@charter.net
John Kirk Print Chair: 541.482.8425 johnkirk571@gmail.com
Neal Thompson Columbia Council Rep: 541.622.4448 nealaud@mind.net
Barbara Tricarico Newsletter Editor: 541.708.0808 btricarico@gmail.com
Terry Tuttle Publicity & Field Trips: 541.779.3396 terrytuttle@charter.net
Al Ingersoll Projected Images Chair: 541.772.5590 alanw46@q.com
Howard Hunt Projected Images: 541.414.7224 howardhuntart@gmail.com
Digital Entries Email SopaDigitalSubmissions@gmail.com
Randy Bryan Digital Administrator & Web Master r8bryan@gmail.com
Dick Simonson Historian: 541.772.7693 joanmcds@gmail.com
Sue Stendebach Newcomers' Chair: 541.708.0265 stendebach723@gmail.comYou can also read
