Judging Criteria

The judging of images is purely subjective and not an exact science. The purpose of the awards is to promote creativity and innovation in image making. In the context of an Awards of Excellence Program:-Images that display Innovation and Creativity, should be acknowledged, AWARDED and rewarded. These are the crucial points of evaluation that judges use as a guide to evaluate images BPOTY Awards.

These are the crucial points of evaluation that judges use as a guideline to evaluate images…

1. Impact
2. Creativity & Style
3. Composition
4. Centre of Interest
5. Lighting
6. Colour Balance
7. Technical excellence
8. Photographic Technique
9. Story Telling & Subject Matter

This is an aggregate of scores and literal interpretation across a number of professional bodies around the world:

>69  Below award standard
70 – 75 Competent in the expectations of professional quality
76 – 77 Well crafted and of ‘Merchantable Quality’
78 – 79 Commended and well crafted image
80 – 84 Images of particular distinction
85 – 89 Images of outstanding quality
90 – 100 An image of exceptional quality