At our Members Evening on 27 March, we invited members to talk about their work-in-progress ideas and projects.
We were delighted to learn that, just the previous day, another of our members had achieved a Royal Photographic Society (RPS) distinction.
Last December Tricia Meers submitted a panel of ten printed images seeking to gain a Licentiate (LRPS) distinction. Unfortunately, her submission failed – because of some technical issues with three images, rather than any photographic failing.
However, the submission was judged to be good enough to be resubmitted once the issues had been resolved.
So Tricia took advantage of the support available from the RPS and, through a “one-to-one” with one of the assessors and then a pre-assessment day in London, considered her options to address the previous issues. She then re-submitted her improved print panel.
The panel was assessed on 26 March and Tricia had to read out a description of the process she had been through to fix the issues identified at the previous assessment.
And of course Tricia’s resubmission was successful (with no negative comments at all).
Many congratulations to Tricia!
For LRPS, applicants must submit a panel consisting of ten individual images (as from 1 April 2024, only digital format is allowed) reflecting their ability as a photographer. They also need to provide a “presentation layout”. The images need to show some variety in approach and techniques, but not necessarily in subject matter.
Licentiate is regarded as demanding but achievable for most dedicated photographers.
Full details of the RPS distinctions – LRPS, ARPS, and FRPS – can be found on the RPS website at https://rps.org/qualifications/#DI along with plenty of other helpful material.
RPS Website – https://rps.org/
