2015-2016 Assigned Subjects
A small group of members gathered to recommend the assigned subjects for the next season. The Stamford Photography Club is pleased to announce the assigned subjects for next season.
Assigned Subjects for 2015/2016 Season
Sept – Movement
Oct – Urban Angles
Nov – Things in a Row
Dec – A Room with a View
Jan – Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Feb – Passage
Mar – Another Time
Apr – Abstracts in Nature
Rules of Competition
One thing that makes SPC unique is that Assigned Subjects must be taken after the subjects are announced. This encourages members to think creatively and to shoot new material and not to rely on past images. So anything you shoot after 2/18/2015 will be eligible for competition in the Assigned Subject Category.
A big thanks to all members who submitted ideas and to the Selection Team:
Jean-Marc Bara
Douglas Beardsley
Bill Gordon
Steve Kaplan
Dona Menton
Van Ruttley
About the Process.
The Team solicited input from club members and received close to 100 new ideas submitted by 10 members. After adding the 12 best ideas submitted last year that did not make it to the top 8 and eliminating those ideas that were similar to the previous 3 year’s Assigned Subjects the selection team had 100 ideas to narrow down to 8. Each member of the selection team picked their favorites from the list and then met as a team to thin down the consolidated favorites list via various rounds of up and down votes. The voting process was “blind” to the idea originator names.
They carefully considered each idea individually, and as a set, across a variety of factors:
- Accessibility – accessible to all members, at all levels.
- Variety – the subjects span the whole spectrum from concrete to abstract.
- Inspiring and challenging, which is core to what we are as a Club.
Once again, thank you to Jean-Marc, Douglas, Bill, Steve, Dona and Van for vetting these ideas and coming up with a great list.
“The time is ticking so start clicking!”
