Photofolio is a competition between member clubs of MCPF, with individual awards. Acceptances form the basis of the circulating Portfolio of Prints and Slides, which is available to clubs.

Images may be sent to exhibitions and salons in many countries. Gaining an acceptance at one of these is an achievement in itself, as the standards are very high, and it can be a step on the way to attaining awards such as EFIAP.

The GCC annual exhibition has usually been staged towards the end of the season, often being open for two weeks, but the period of opening will generally depend on the available help. The next annual exhibition will be held soon after the start of the next season, that is, in September 2012, so there will not be such an event during the season of 2 [..]

An AV is a set of digital projected images (DPIs) that are shown automatically in a sequence, accompanied by suitable music. The images are often on a theme, and are usually chosen and blended in a suitable way to create a harmonious flow with no jarring effects.

Battles are competitions between clubs. GCC joins in two annual battles, one against Cheltenham Camera Club, and the other against Hereford and Worcester Camera Clubs. The latter is often called The Three Counties Battle, though none of the three clubs represents a whole county. To set up a battle, a total number of images (T) per team is agreed, a [..]

It's not about the camera, but you need to choose a camera carefully with regard to the types of images you wish to create.

Credit award blue badge and certificate, from PAGB. The award will be given for ten prints or ten digital projected images, with a total score of 200 points or more, that is, an average of at least twenty points per image. There are also pre-qualifications.

Distinction award Red badge and certificate, from PAGB. The award will be given for fifteen prints or fifteen digital projected images, with a total score of 300 points or more, that is, an average of at least twenty points per image. There are also pre-qualifications.

Excellence award from the Photographic Society of America, their second level award.

FIAP is the main photographic organization in Europe, to which the national organizations are affiliated. FIAP offers a number of distinctions, as follows. AFIAP-EFIAP; MFIAP; ESFIAP; HonEFIAP. These are explained in the FIAP web-site. FRPS Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society, the third and highest level distinction of the RPS.