Competition Entry Rules

Assigned Category Competitions are one class.

Open divisions are divided into 3 classes.

• Open B is for beginners or individuals who feel they are not advanced enough to compete at the higher classes. 
• The next division is Open A for the more advanced shooters. 
• The highest class is the Open Salon. 

Once a member chooses to enter a class with their first competition, they must remain in that class for the remainder of the year or if they choose, only move up a class.  A member may not go down in class during the course of the year.  Examples are; a member enters the Salon Class with their first competition.  That member may not move down to the A Class during the course of the year. Same goes for a A Class worker.  They may not move down to the B class after they have entered a competition in  the A class. All members are allowed to move up in class during the course of the competition year, but once they do, they can no longer move back down in class for the remainder of the competition year. At the end of the year, all members should re-evaluate their class choice and if they so choose, move down at the beginning of the next competition season.

The competition chair and president may, at any time, ask a member to move up in class if they are dominating a particular class to allow for fair competitions.

A member may enter up to 3 images into Assigned Subject Category and up to 3 images for the Open Class of his/her choosing for a total of 6 images maximum per competition night.