POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
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1. This competition is open to all Police
Officers including Police Photographers who may use official cameras issued to
them by their departments.
2. Each State/Unit may send not more than two representatives
to take part in this competition. A competitor
taking part in this competition will not be allowed to participate in it for
three occasions on which subsequent meets are held. The Inspector-General of
Police of the respective participating state will have to certify in writing
that these conditions of eligibility have been correctly observed.
3. The subject for the competition in this
group would be indoor or outdoor scenes of crimes. Traffic or other accidents,
or objects having evidentiary value in a criminal case. The scene of crime will
be changed every year and a small clue included so that the competitors could
show their skill in taking close-ups. Photography in U.V. or Infrared light
would be permitted where specified by the judges.
4. Only four photographs of the subject
from any four angles will be allowed. The use of flashlights for photographing
indoor scenes, the use of exposure Meter in outdoor scenes and the use of
tripods and filters will be allowed. No Supplementary Flood lighting will be
permitted. There will not be more than four exposures.
5. Details regarding the subject for the competition would be indicated
by the judges to the competitors before the commencement of the competition.
6. To avoid any doubt as to the authorship of the photograph, each
competitor will be given an identification number card which must be
Photographed in each exposure.
7. Prints shall be in black and white.
8. Only four photographs of size 6 '12"
x 4 112" approximately and each taken from a different angle
can be submitted by a competitor. Prints may be either mounted or un-mounted.
9. The competitor will be required to
process his own film an mark enlarged prints. Dark room facilities would be
provided by the host State. The competitor would bring his own films, papers
and processing chemicals. The judges may, however, make their own arrangements
to get the films processed and printed if they consider it necessary.
10. The prints must be accompanied by a form
mentioning the following particulars:
Name
.....................
State .....................
Make of Camera and
where made...........................
Lens.........................................
Exposure: Lens
stop ………….. Shutter Speed
Film ………………. Filter.
Paper................
11. A viva voice test in general photography
will be held with 10 marks allotted to it. The competitors must know not only
the practical but also the important theoretical aspects of photography. For
example, they must know, how to determine the exposure with the change of film
speed, shutter speed and lighting conditions. Similarly, they must have
adequate knowledge about the type of material and equipment to be used for
different types of photography in the field covered by Police photography.
Close-up photography is absolutely essential in forensic work.
12. Rolling trophies will be awarded to the
individuals securing the first & second places. Medals will be given to the
competitors placed first, second and third.
13. The contest will be judged by a Board of
Judges whose decision in all matters affecting the contest will be final.
ENTRY FORM FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPETITION
1. NAME OF THE STATE:
2. NAME OF THE GAZETTED
OFFICER IN-CHARGE:
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CERTIFIED THAT
1. The two competitors
listed above have served for more than one
year in the Police Department as on (date of competition).
2. None of the above competitors has
participated in this competition during the preceding three meets.
3. The entry fee
of above competitors has been paid to the Org. Secretary_______ All India
Police Duty Meet.
4. "______"
of the above competitors are Non-vegetarians and "________" are Vegetarians.
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