How to Submit a Photo for the Monthly Challenge

Revised: May 5, 2024

Photo Challenge Submission Process:

The Monthly Photographic Challenge is open to all current YDAPC members in good standing.

• Members who cannot attend our meetings may submit photos and vote for the challenge photos.
• All photos are submitted as digital images.

• Current YDAPC members will be sent a link to the on-line photo submission form each month.
  • Before submitting the image, resize and save your image:

• • Photos must be a “JPG” file, sized to at least 1920 px on the long side and can be any size larger than that. Resizing instructions are on this website under the How to…resize your image tab.

All participants are on their honor to follow the rules for the Photo Challenge established by the YDAPC.  

1. Do not put your name or copyright on the image.
2. One entry per month is permitted, unless otherwise stated for a specific month.
3. Images must be original artwork, conceived, exposed, and edited by the participant.
4. An image incorporating any use of a word prompt to create all or part of the image may not be submitted for the monthly Challenge but is perfect for the AI Photo Gallery. See AI Gallery tab HERE
5. AI Assisted corrections are allowed. Skies may be replaced and should be noted during the critique at the monthly meeting. Artistic filters are allowed (such as motion blurs, liquefying, watercolor effects, and the like) and textures and background manipulations are permitted as well. Generative Fill and Generative Expand are also acceptable but should be noted by the photographer during the critique at the monthly meeting.
6. Multiple exposures are permitted for artistic or aesthetic reasons or for the purposes of HDR (High Dynamic Range), Focus Stacking (increasing depth-of-field), or stitching together for a Panorama.
7. Photos previously submitted to any YDAPC Photo Challenge will not be accepted.
8. A Border or Stroke is acceptable.
9. Complete the form to submit your image for the Monthly Photo Challenge

In general the process is:

• Two weeks before the YDAPC meeting: all members in good standing will receive a Call for Images email with the link to the submission form.
  • Make certain that you wait to receive the online confirmation that your submission was successful. Depending on your service provider and the size of your image, your upload time may vary.
• One week by 6 PM before the meeting: the images must be submitted.
• On the Friday before the meeting, all members in good standing will receive an email with a link to the voting form.
• On the Sunday before the meeting by 6 PM, all votes must be submitted.
• Winners will be announced at the meeting

After you submit your image, wait for the confirmation screen to ensure the photo was transmitted successfully. Your device and your connection to the internet determine how long the submission will take.

Voting Process:

Current members will be emailed the link to the on-line voting form. All votes must be received no later than 6 PM on the Sunday before the monthly meeting. You should receive an acknowledgement that you voted.

Keep in mind that this is a family-friendly club. Nudity is acceptable as long as it is presented in a tasteful manner. Photography may not contain depictions of sex or material that would be considered “sexually pornographic’ by a reasonable viewer.