MyPhotoClub is a network – a platform for photography clubs and competitions. Each member of the network has its own website and address. MyPhotoClub services can be:
Complete website for your Photography club
Competition entry portal alongside your existing web site
Photography exhibition – International and Nationally accredited competitions are hosted (PSA, FIAP APS etc.)
InterClub competitions between regional or sister clubs. Can be club or individual entries. Not all participants need to be using MyPhotoClub.
Email colin@myphotoclub.com.au or phone 0419 624 347 if you have an inquiry regarding MyPhotoClub.
There is no limit to the number of images and competitons that can be hosted for your members.
Typically there are monthly pointscore, field day, workshop activities and image challenge upload activities.
All competition data and images are retained.
At the conclusion of each competition a zip file containing all images and data is available for download so each club can maintain its own archive.
Posts and images within posts also have no limit (within reason).
The six monthly subscription fee is the only charge for a photography club site.
This covers hosting, image storage, support & updates.
MyPhotoClub is constantly being improved.
The subscription fee is charged in April & October.
Charge is made to the club and not to members.
Developed and operated by Colin Woods from Lake Macquarie NSW Australia. MyPhotoClub came about by first developing a site for his photography club, Belmont 16s Photography Club.
Word spread and a solution was provided to the Maitland International Salon and other clubs in the area. MyPhotoClub is now a network based solution where many clubs and compeititions can operate and have
a full suite of functionality for a modest fee.
Using a WordPress multisite framework with cloud storage, each club and competition has its own identity while sharing of the network's feature set.
Can the theme be changed or can I use MyPhotoClub as a plugin? No - there is an overal look and feel to MyPhotoClub and it is not available as a plugin.
FAQ - Accounts
If you are logged in logout.
Click on the red Login/Register button.
Use the Forgot your Password link and enter your email address.
A password reset message will be sent to you.
Note the system suggest a complex password but you can overtype this to something simpler.
Always register with your personal email address.
Always login to MyPhotoClub with the one address so all of your entries are associated with this address.
There is an alternate email address option that allows you to enter a generic address that will be displayed instead of your personal email address.
This is done on the Membership page in the Management area.
It's a good idea for clubs and competition hosts to use a series of generic email adddresses for roles such as president.club@gmail.com, competitions.club@gmail.com as alternate email addresses.
For a Club sites this collection is often the monthly competition round.
For Competition sites this is the complete competition.
Each collection has many settings to obtain the desired outcome
New collections are established by duplicating an existing collection
Yes - there are two methods:
Extend the closing date by closing date in Manage Collections > Maintenance
Send an entrant a special link to enable late entry (Sent from Manage Collections->Result Entry)
This can happen for a variety of reasons that end up with a failed upload that is mid-sequence. To resolve this:
Log off the MyPhotoClub website
Quit your browser
Log back on
Attempt the upload again
If that does not work then clear the cache of the browser. If you do not know how to do this then search for “clear browser cache” plus the name of your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari etc)
If you still have a problem use a different browser.
Very rarely a house network issue can cause problems. Shut down the computer and restart the house modem.
If you still have the problem please contact MyPhotoClub.
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Camera club sites
For clubs, the cost is AUD$5.00 per member every six months. (USD$3.50 per member)
Generally, there is no setup fee.
Fees are charged to the club – not the member
Charged in April and October using membership list numbers.
Fees include hosting, support, and no limit to the number of entries/images that can be uploaded through club competitions.
No limit or charge for competitions
All images are retained in the club library.
An evaluation period with full use is always six months. e.g start using in February – no charge until October.
Competition sites
This is for a dedicated website for a competition where the public or inter-club members can enter.
Cost depends on the complexity of the event.
For most competitions, the cost is AUD$5 per entrant, or equivalent in your currency.
Generally, there is no setup fee.
Please email or phone to discuss your needs
Organisations
Regional, state or national bodies can benefit from an integrated web platform that accommodates:
Interclub and Individual member competition hosting
Find a club using a map, calendar or search by name.
Contact form and information for each member club
Membership management.
Posting/email to specific officers of each member club
Please email or phone to discuss your needs
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Competition messages
Entrants are kept informed throughout the competition timeline.
Results, including comments from the judge, are sent to each entrant.
A post containing the highest award.
Members can access all competition entries to view results and comment on entries.
A message is sent to the entrant whenever a comment is made against one of their entries.
Please login and subscribe to this site for full access to resources.
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About MyPhotoClub
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MyPhotoClub is the creation of Colin Woods. I live in Nords Wharf, Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia.
To further my re-emerging interest in photography I joined the local photography club, Belmont 16s Photography Club.
As I am an IT professional I offered to help out with the club website and saw how involved and time-consuming managing monthly club competitions were. After putting some improvements into the existing website, a first version of MyPhotoClub emerged. This gained interest from surrounding clubs and the Maitland International Salon.
Development then began on a network-style solution where one account and feature set can be used by multiple clubs and competitions. The MyPhotoclub network started up in 2016.
MyPhotoClub now provides services to:
more than 30 clubs with over a thousand members
all competition services for the Australian Photographic Society.
several international competitions with PSA & FIAP recognition
interclub & individual competitions for several regional and state bodies.
