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So, what are these ‘Circles’ and how do they work?
Each Circle is a semi-autonomous unit, with its individual activities organised democratically for the benefit of its members whilst abiding by the Rules and Constitution of the UPP as a whole.
A Secretary administers each Circle, despatching a Portfolio (box or envelope of photographs, more commonly known as a Folio) at regular monthly intervals and announcing the results of each round. The Secretary also provides a postal rota of the order in which the Folio is circulated around the members.
As each member receives a Folio they enter a new print or projected image, comment on all other entries and remove any of their work from previously completed rounds. There is a voting system in most Circles, whereby marks are allotted to entries and the winning print or slide from each round is awarded a coveted "Gold Label".
Circles are run using different formats. You will find that some Circles like to accept just monochrome prints, whilst others will accept mono, colour and digital as well. This gives a great variety to this Camera Club. The size of prints accepted varies amongst the Print Circles. Some only accept small prints - usually 7" x 5", whilst others accept large prints - up to 16" x 12".
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