LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION
The Big Day featuring The Novice Cup
We would like to cordially invite you to participate in the 1st Novice Cup Event.
On Sunday 15th October 2017 starting at 10.00am (Door open from 9.30am)
Location: Lowton Church of England High School, Newton Road, Lowton,
Warrington WA3 1DU
This event is designed to promote competitions and distinctions to club members would not generally get
involved in the existing annual club competition or the knockout competition.
It will be open to all clubs, but only club members who currently do not have any qualification or
accreditation can enter, and it would only be open to images that have not already been used in the
knock out or annual clubs competition or received an award in a national or international competition.
The Novice Cup is an un-mounted ‘A4’ print competition, and is in two sections. Open Colour and Open
Monochrome.
Each club can enter 6 images from 6 different authors in each section.
During the closed judging sessions we will provide a number of lectures provided by well known and
established photographers from within the federation.
Tickets will be £ 15.00 and are available through the L&CPU Online Portal
A full catered buffet with Soup will be provided as part of the ticket price along with Tea and Coffee during
the breaks.
Schedule for the Day
10.00 Introduction by the President of the L&CPU
10.15 Programme of the day by the Event Organiser
10.30 Set up of Round 1 – Colour Prints
At the start of the day, clubs will present their colour entry on the provided display boards.
10.45 Opportunity for Audience to view round 1 images
11.00 1st Lectures and Round 1 Judging.
i. Lectures will be provided by established photographers from within the federation
Phil Barber MPAGB, Conor Molloy DPAGB, Rob Hockney DPAGB and Noel Patterson CPAGB.
ii. The three judges will walk around the entries, scoring each image out of 10
Judges are Phil Charnock, Gwen Charnock and one TBC
12.30 Round 1 Images are taken down and replaced with round 2 Monochrome Prints
12.45 Opportunity for Audience to view round 2 images
13.00 Lunch Break (60 mins)
14.00 2nd Lectures and Round 2 Judging
15.30 Results and Presentations
16.00 Closing Statements
16.30 End
Awards
In each section we will award the best club, who has the highest total score in the section.
We will have individuals medals for the highest scoring best image in each section, with a number of ribbons for the
runners up.
We will also have a trophy (The Novice Cup) for the overall winning club with the highest total score of both
sections.
Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union