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09/05/2025 02:39:24 PM · #1 |
| I know this may sound ignorant but to be truthful I have been away from this community for a long time and have forgotten a lot of the challenge rules and I want to ensure that I have the full concept of what is "legal" and what goes against the community rules on challenges. I own and operate a photo studio and have many backdrops and backgrounds that I use. Is it legal to use one of my backdrops while photographing my subjects? Does the backgrounds being used break any rules for challenges? Textures, if the texture has any image or composite I understand now that is a no no. I have been so conditioned to add a little "flair" to my images throughout the years that it has become second nature to me to use them. I hope to come back into this fun and educational community that has been absent from my life for a long time. I have truly missed it. It is good to be back and forgive me until I get back into the groove of things. I hope to get back into this full force. Glad to be back!! |
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09/05/2025 03:05:50 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by neenee1999:
I know this may sound ignorant but to be truthful I have been away from this community for a long time and have forgotten a lot of the challenge rules and I want to ensure that I have the full concept of what is "legal" and what goes against the community rules on challenges. |
Hi Juanice. I looked at your profile and you've entered approximately 100 challenges since the major rule changes took place in 2016. Granted, only a handful of entries the past few years.
Please use the Help / Site Rules / Challenge Rules links to review the various challenge rules specifically.
As for the question of studio backdrops / backgrounds; of course you can use those. Absolutely.
Of course, you can always ask a question to us (SC) directly using the Help / Contact Us page, but I think you've figured that one out already. Hopefully you're reading any responses we've sent.
Have fun, and good luck in the upcoming challenges. |
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09/05/2025 03:06:38 PM · #3 |
the rule for backdrops is very subjective. Here it is...
You may include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification. |
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09/05/2025 05:34:16 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
the rule for backdrops is very subjective. Here it is...
You may include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification. |
so in other words if your backdrop is lets say a depiction of mountains, you are taking a picture of a hand full of rocks as you primary focus point, the mountains in the background woud be a physical object and be grounds for disqualification even though the rocks are the primary element? |
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09/05/2025 06:31:59 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by neenee1999:
Originally posted by posthumous:
the rule for backdrops is very subjective. Here it is...
You may include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification. |
so in other words if your backdrop is lets say a depiction of mountains, you are taking a picture of a hand full of rocks as you primary focus point, the mountains in the background woud be a physical object and be grounds for disqualification even though the rocks are the primary element? |
That is a possible outcome -- it depends on how "photo-realistic" the mountains are. |
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09/05/2025 07:09:58 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by neenee1999:
Originally posted by posthumous:
the rule for backdrops is very subjective. Here it is...
You may include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification. |
so in other words if your backdrop is lets say a depiction of mountains, you are taking a picture of a hand full of rocks as you primary focus point, the mountains in the background woud be a physical object and be grounds for disqualification even though the rocks are the primary element? |
If the backdrop leads us to believe that you are in the mountains collecting rocks, yes, that would be a DQ. |
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09/05/2025 08:55:56 PM · #7 |
| let the background be a slippery slope. |
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09/05/2025 09:06:27 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by tnun:
let the background be a slippery slope. |
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