PhotoEntry - Uploading Images for A Club Competition

In this post, I will walk through the process of submitting entries to Club Competitions
using the new PhotoEntry system.

Begin by browsing to the following address using your preferred browser (Chrome,
Edge, Firefox, Safari etc)

https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/

This will take you to the system login page (see screenshot below) where you will be
prompted for your userID which is assigned to you by the Club Admin and password
which you received in the welcome email. You will then be prompted to choose your
own personal password (If you are not sure what it is, there is a Forgotten Password
link that will send you a new password by email).

Next click the Login button.

This will take you to the User’s main menu page (see screenshot below). Here you see
the list competition groups. This is usually sorted by Season.
Click on the Competition Group, currently there is only a group titled 2023 Competitions.
This will take you to the available competitions for this season (see screenshot below).

Here you will see all the available competitions for the season in one place.

Here you can see the details of the competition, including the Status (Open, Closed,
Judged or Future) The closing date, Your Class (Beginners, Intermediate or Advanced)
How many entries are allowed and the desired dimensions for the images.

Competitions will be given one of the following four options: -

Future – This shows that the competition is planned but at present no images can be
uploaded.
Closed – This shows that the competition has passed its closing date and no further
images can be uploaded.
Open – This shows that the competition is open for images can be uploaded and will
remain so until the competition closing date.
Judged – This shows that the competition has passed its closing date, no further images
can be uploaded, and the competition has been judged if sent to an external judge.
From the list select the Competition that you are wanting to enter. This will then take to
the selected competition upload page (see screenshot below).

Click the Add New Entry button. This will take you to the page below.
On this page you are prompted for the Entry Title

Just enter the title of your image

Note: This doesn’t have to be the image filename - It is just how you want the image to be
titled.

Then click the Add This Entry button. Again, this will take you to the page shown below.
Here click on the Choose JPEG button,

A File Open dialog box will appear, and from here you can browse your folders to find
the image you wish to enter.

Select the image and click the Open button. You will now be taken to the Upload Page
(See Screenshot below).

Now click on the Upload Image button. Your selected image will now appear on the
bottom of the screen in the selection box (see screenshot below).
Review your entry by clicking on the image and if applicable you can repeat the process
by clicking the Add New Entry button for every image you wish to enter into the
competition up to the maximum set by the Admin.

From here you can delete the entry (with the Trash Can icon) or edit the title (with the
Pen icon)

You can also Re-Order the entries with the up/down arrows

Note: It is important to get your preferred image first because if we need to cull, then
the last entry will not be used.

Once you are happy with your entry for this competition, click the link to the
Competition Group at the top to return to the competitions and now if you wish you can
upload images to other competitions which are also open.

Once finished, you can then either click the Main Menu link to return to the list of
Competition Groups or log out of the system with the Logout link in the top right.