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The Garden Club of Madison
Member of The Garden Club of America
Presents
Sowing Seeds
of Hope
A Garden Club of Madison Photography Show
“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up
where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed.
Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am
prepared to expect wonders.”
Henry David ThoreauSowing Seeds of Hope
A Garden Club of Madison Photography Show
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The purpose of The Garden Club of America is:
to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening; to share the
advantage of association by means of educational meetings,
conferences, correspondence and publications; and to restore,
improve and protect the quality of the environment through
educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and
civic improvement.
Cover photo by Peg Codey, Garden Club of Madison
1TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timetable for Exhibitors……………………………………….....3
Meeting and Show Committee…………………………………....4
General Information……………………………………………...5
Photography Guidelines………………………………………....6-7
Photography Classes…………………………………………….8-9
Awards…………………………………………………………..10
Photography Registration Form ...........................................................11
Photography Entry Form ......................................................................12
2TIMETABLE FOR EXHIBITORS
January 11, 2021 Photography registration opens for all
Garden Club of Madison Members.
March 19, 2021 Photography registration closes for all
Garden Club of Madison Mem-bers.
April 12, 2021 Deadline for Photography entries to
be received by Photography Chair-
women
3SHOW COMMITTEE
Show Chairwomen:
Peg Codey 973-476-0074 pegcodey@gmail.com
Patti Harris 973-214-3408 pat.harris8494@gmail.com
4GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Entries are open to all GCM club members including provi-
sionals and professionals in their disciplines.
2. Registration is required. Forms are included at the end of this
Schedule. Classes will be filled in the order the registration forms
are received according to the postmark/email date and time.
3. Any clarification or change in the rules, as originally stated in this
Schedule, shall be communicated promptly in writing by the
Show Chairs to all exhibitors in the Class and, at the Show, to the
judges and to the passing committee.
4. Only participating judges and clerks will be allowed on the show
floor during judging. Show Chairs should remain nearby but off
the show floor until needed.
5. A novice is an individual exhibitor who has not won a first place
ribbon or a GCA Special Award in the division entered at a GCA
Flower Show, GCA Major Flower Show or Sanctioned Non-
GCA Major Flower Show.
6. All exhibits must remain in place and in show condition until 15
minutes following the closing time of the show.
5.
PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES
1. Please carefully read and follow the GCA Rules, Gen-
eral Information and the Timetable for Exhibitors.
2. An exhibitor may make only one entry in a Class. An exhibitor may
enter a second photo in another class if the class has openings as of
March 1, 2021.
3. Registration opens on January 11, 2021 and closes on March 19,
2021. Send registration forms to:
Patti Harris
29 Cross Gates Road, Madison, NJ 07940
pat.harris8494@gmail.com
Exhibitors will be notified by email if accepted or not at the time of registration.
4. If forced to withdraw, an exhibitor must notify the Division
Chairs and/or Class Consultant and also find a substitute unless
there is a waiting list for the Class.
5. Each photograph must be the work of the Exhibitor under whose
name it is registered.
6. A photograph previously entered in any GCA, GCA Major
and GCA Sanctioned Non-Major Show or GCA Focus online
contest may not be entered again even with slight alterations and
reprinting. The same photograph may only be entered in one Show
at a time.
7. Any manipulation at any stage must be the work of the Exhibitor.
This includes enhancement for color or clarity, removal of a part of
the image, combining images, or distorting the original subject.
8. Photography entries are limited to subjects consistent with Garden
Club of America interests such as horticulture, floral design,
gardens/landscapes, conservation and the environment, historic
preservation, civic improvement and the natural world. Plant ma-
terial is not required in photographs.
9. Photographs must be mounted on black foam core with no mat or
border. Finish is the choice of the exhibitor although matte finish is
suggested.
10. Overall dimensions of entry must be a minimum of 36” and not
exceed 50” in total perimeter measurement. Glass and framing are
not permitted. Portrait or landscape orientation is the choice of the
exhibitor.
11. An optional title or statement6 of intent may be included on theentry form and on the entry card itself not to exceed 25 words.
12. Each entry must have the entry form affixed to the back of the
photograph mounting, with the Exhibitor’s name, address, email
address, phone number and Class entered. The top of the
photograph must be indicated and when possible identifiable plant
material listed.
13. The Show Chairs will complete an Entry Card to be staged with
each photograph.
14. Photographs will be hung against a light background and will be
affixed with tape or mount that may leave a mark on the foam
core.
15. Photographs must be received no later than April 12, 2021. Send
photographs to:
Peg Codey
29 Kensington Road, Madison, NJ 07940
pegcodey@gmail.com
Receipt of your photograph will be acknowledged by email.
16. All photographs will be passed by the Photography Committee to
verify that Class specifications have been met. If a photo-graph is
not passed, the Exhibitor will be notified and allowed, if time
permits, to send a replacement photograph.
17. Only the Division Chairs may reclassify an entry, but only with the
permission of the Exhibitor. The Show Chairs and the Judges may
subdivide a Class.
18. If a photograph is to be returned, the Exhibitor must provide a self-
addressed return label, envelope, postage, and packing mate-rial. If
return envelope is not included, it will be assumed that the image
will not be returned to the Exhibitor.
19. The scale of points by which the Classes are judged:
Creativity .........................25
Composition ...................25
Technical Skill ..................20
Conformance and
Interpretation ...........20
Distinction .................... .10
7PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES
Class 1: Seeing Seeds 4 Entries
A close-up color photograph
“Seeds are the Time Capsules of Life”
Rob Kessler and Wolfgang Stuppy
Close-up: a photo taken close to the subject or with a long focal-
length lens to permit a close and detailed view of the object. The
object fills most of the frame. (GCA FS&JG 2019 Edition)
Class 2: Leafing Out 4 Entries
A color photograph
“To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its
own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every
hour, a picture which was never seen before and which
shall never be seen again”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Class 3: Blooming 4 Entries
A color photograph
“Happiness held is the seed.
Happiness shared is the flower”
John Harrigan
8Class 4: Patterns: (Novice only Class) 4 Entries
A black and white photograph
“The universe...is written in mathematical language,
and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures,
without which means it is humanly
impossible to comprehend a single word.”
Gallileo
Class Consultant: Classes 1 and 2
Patti Harris
973-214-3408
pat.harris8494@gmail.com
Class Consultant: Class 3
Lauren Hagerstrom
973-214-8641
laurengreeley@aol.com
Class Consultant: Class 4
Peg Codey
973-410-0677
pegcodey@gmail.com
9AWARDS
The Ellen Judd Award - Will be awarded in recognition of creative
and technical excellence in response to the theme of the Schedule.
The photo does not need to be a first, second or third place winner.
Best in Show – Will be awarded for an outstanding entry
receiving a first place award.
Judges Commendation – May be awarded to a class or classes
Novice Award - Will be awarded for an outstanding exhibit by an
individual novice exhibitor placing first, second, or third place.
10Sowing Seeds of Hope
A Garden State Vision
Photography Registration Form
Please complete one Registration Form per entry.
Registration opens on Jan. 11, 2021 and closes on March 19, 2021.
Forms must be postmarked not later than March 15.
Send to: Patti Harris 973-214-3408
29 Cross Gates
Madison, NJ 07940 pat.harris8494@gmail.com
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
1st Choice: Class#:____ Class Title:_____________________
2nd Choice:_Class #: _ Class Title:______________________
Novice? Yes No
A novice is an individual exhibitor who has not won a first place ribbon or a GCA Special
Award in Photography in a GCA Flower Show, GCA Major Flower Show or Sanctioned Non-
GCA Major Flower Show. If your novice status changes before the date of this show, please notify
the Show Chair or Class Consultant.
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A Garden State Vision
Photography Entry Form
Please complete one Entry Form per photograph.
Affix this form to the back of the mounting.
Photograph must be received by April 12, 2021.
Send to: Peg Codey 973-476-0074
29 Kensington Road
Madison, NJ 07940 pegcodey@gmail.com
Name: __________________________
Telephone:______________ Email: ____________________
Class #: Class Title:___________________
Return postage and packing have been provided: Yes ___No___
Identifiable Plant Material (optional): _____________________
Title of brief Statement of Intent not to exceed 25 words
(optional): Please attach.
Novice: Yes ____ No ____
A novice is an individual exhibitor who has not won a first place ribbon or a GCA Special
Award in Photography in a GCA Flower Show, GCA Major Flower Show or Sanctioned
Non-GCA Major Flower Show. If your novice status changes before the date of this show,
please notify the Show Chair or Class Consultant.
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