RPS Digital Imaging Newsletter February 2023

CHAIRMANSCHAT

ThisDINewsreachesyoujustasweareon ourfinalcountdownfortheDIAGMand SpeakersDayfor2023on26thFebruary.

Thethreespeakers,whilstallfeaturingmono work,areeachinspirationalandverydifferent. ItisexcitingtohaveLenMetcalflivefrom Australiaasouropeningpresenter.Youmay recallLenfromtheRPSAGMin2021whenhe spokepassionatelyabouthistree photography.Butforushewillcoverdifferent genres,whichwillquietlydemonstratethe breadthofthistalentedphotographerswork. AdrianBeasleymanyofyoumayalready know.Heisagreattutorandwillmakeusall wanttotrydynamicarchitecturalwork.Finally PaulMitchellisgoingtoshowussomething moreunusualwithhispinholeFellowshippanel.Iforonecannotbelievethe astonishingresultsheachieves.

Moreinformationandthelinktobookcanbefoundon https://bit.ly/ RPSDIAGM2023

TheactualAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)partoftheagendaisyour opportunitytoengagewiththatwhichyourcommitteehavedeliveredforyouin 2022,aswellastakingapeekintothefuture.Pleasedownloadandreadthe reportsandifyouhaveanyquestionstheseneedtobeemailedtoourDI Secretarybynolaterthan21stFebruary.TheAGMpageandlinkstothereports areHERE

https://rps.org/groups/digital-imaging/new-di-contact-us/di-main-agm

FinallywearealsodelightedthatthenewRPSCEODanJoneswilljoinusforthe AGMtospeaktoyouall,givingyoutheopportunitytoaskhimafewquestions viathewebinarQ&Afeature.

Idohopethatyouwillbeabletojoinusasitisgoingtobeagreatmeeting.If youhaven’talreadydoneso BOOKNOW.

JanetHaines

MONTHLYONLINECOMPETITION

ThewinnerofourJanuarymonthlyonlinecompetitionwas‘Shadows’bySteve Smith,whichisfeaturedonthecover.(Formoreinformationaboutthisfriendly monthlycompetition,includinghowtoenter,visit https://rps.org/di/monthlycomp/. Keepaneyeoutforvideoslideshowsofmonthlycompetitionentrieson our YouTubechannel.)Stevewasdelightedtohearofhissuccessthismonth,it wasallveryclosewiththevotesthismonth.

“Likemanyphotographers,duringlockdownI watchednumerouszoompresentationsfrom variousphotographicoutlets.These presentations,atthetimeofthepandemic,were asaviour.Iwasabletologonandkeepintouch withtheoutsidephotographicworld,whilst learningnewskills.Onepresentation,which intriguedme,encompassedatechniqueof creatingshadowsbycontrollinglightingthrougha cardboardshape.

AsIenjoybothabstractandblack&white photography,Idecidedtoventurefurtherintothis technique.UsingthisstyleIexperimentedwithbasicresources,suchasapiece ofwhitecardboard,togetherwithasimplelightingsource.Thesetuprequireda darkspacetoensurethecontrolofshadows.Iusedadarkclothbackdrop, tripodandalight,whichinmycasewasfromastudiosoft-box.Ialsofound usingadiffuser(bakingparchmentpaperorsimilar)overatorchworkedwell. Thecamerawassetto‘liveview’andeventuallyasettingof2secondswithf11 gavemethecaptureIwashopingfor.Therewasagreatdealoftrialanderrors.

IusedLightroom,mainlytocroptheimage,monochromeconversionandmost importantlytoenhancetheshadows.The‘textureslider’wasslightlyadjustedto bringouttheshapeofthecardboardstructureagainstthedarkbackground.

Steve

ShadowsbySteveSmithLRPS

FirstPlace‘Shadows’bySteveSmithLRPS

JointSecondPlacewas‘VeniceinPastels’byMoragForbesLRPS

INTENTIONALCAMERAMOVEMENT

InthisarticleMarkReevesFRPSdiscussesthechallengesofproducinggood imagesusingintentionalcameramovementandofferssuggestionsforimproving results.

IntentionalCameraMovement;isitreallyworthit?

Beingagluttonforpunishment,Ifrequentlygivetalkstolocalphotographic societiesaboutcreativeapproachestolandscapephotography.AndwhenIgive thesetalks,somebodyalwayssaystome,“Hmmm…ICM…Ihadagoatthat butmyresultswererubbish,soIgaveup.”Tocheerthemup,Itellthemthatin ordertoget21imagesformysuccessfulRPSFellowshippanel,Imadeover 1,500exposures,98%ofwhichwentinthebin!

Giventhat,isitworthit?Idefinitelybelieveso.Forme,ICMphotography opensupaworldofcreativityandameanstoproduceimagesthatcould otherwiseonlybecreatedwithapaintbrush.Oneofthemostenduringlypopular artformsisimpressionistpaintingandICMgivesusthetooltocreate impressionistphotography. Dinghysailing.Singleexposure,0.25sec.ProcessedinPhotoshop.

Knowwhatgoodlookslike!

Itisthenatureofthebeastthatintentionalcameramovement(ICM) photographycanbeveryhit-and-miss.Thereasonissimple.Thetechnique reliesonmovingthecamerawhiletheshutterisopenanditisinevitablethat eachtimewemakeanewimage,wewillmovethecameraslightlydifferently. Somemovements,withadegreeofluckandnotalittlepractice,willleadto pleasingresultswhereasmanyotherswillnot.Whichmovementsworkwell dependsonthescenebeingphotographedandourownpersonaltastesas regardstheresults.

SothefirststepinICMphotographyhastobeknowingwhatwemeanby success.Ofcourse,thiswon’tbethesameforeveryonesoweallneedtohavea visioninmindofwhatwearetryingtoachieve.Isuggeststartingwithan internetimagesearchusingtheterm“ICMphotography”.Youwill,nodoubt, comeacrosslotsofimagesofblurredandstreakytreesbutinamongsttheseyou willfindawidevarietyofotherresultssuccessfullyorlesssuccessfullyportraying allmannerofsubjectsusingawiderangeofmovementstylesandshutter speeds.

Studytheresultsanddecidewhichyoulike.Bookmarktheseimagessoyoucan refertothemlaterbut,importantly,trytoworkoutwhatunifiestheimagesthat youlikeandthoseyoudon’t.Isitthesubjectmatter,theprocessingstyle,the natureofthemotionbluretc?Forme,successfulICMimageslookmorelike impressionistpaintingsthanlikephotographs,buttrytoclarifyinyourownmind whatsuccesswithICMmeansforyou.

Chooseyoursubject

ChoiceofyourICMsubjectisimportant.Aswithanyotherphotographicgenre orstyle,youhavetochooseasubjectthatinterestsyou,thatdrawsyouto portrayit.Withoutthis,youwillfeelnodrivetopracticeandlittlesatisfaction fromsuccess.Youalsoneedasubjectthatyoucaneasilyaccessforregular practice;theclosertohomethebetter.

Practiseyourmoves

Youwillquicklylearnthatdifferentsubjectsworkbetterwithsometypesof cameramovementthanothers.Sotrydifferentmoves;horizontal,vertical, diagonal,towardsorawayfromthesubject,circular,smoothorjerkyetc.Formy tastes,Ifindthatmovementinthedirectionofthemainlineswithinthescene oftenworkswell;e.g.verticalmovementwithtreesorhorizontalmovementwith flatlandscapes.

Composition

Aswithallphotography,goodcompositionisessentialtomakingapleasing image.ToachievethiswithICMisabitofachallengebecauseofthelossof compositionalcontrolthatcomeswithmovingthecameraaround.Itistherefore besttouseaviewpointorafocallengththatgiveslotsofspacearoundyour mainsubjecttoallowforcroppingandstraighteninglater.

Beachscene.Singleexposure,0.25sec.ProcessedinLightroom.

Timingiscritical

Notonlywilldifferenttypesofmovementaffectyourresults,sowilldifferent shutterspeeds.Ifyourexposuretimeisshort,youwillneedtomovethecamera veryfastinordertorecordsufficientblur–butmovingthecamerafastmeans thatyouwillfinditdifficulttocomposeyourimagescorrectly.Toolongashutter speed,ontheotherhand,willmakeitmoredifficultforyoutokeepthecamera pointedatyoursubject.Aswithotheraspectsofthiscraft,experimentationwith differentshutterspeedswillpaydividends.Ihavefoundthataround½sec. usuallyworkswellforme.Ofcourse,toachievetheseslowspeedsduringthe dayusuallyrequirestheuseofaneutraldensityfilterbutitispossibletowork withoutoneearlyorlateinthedayorinparticularlygloomylight.

Flakstadcemeteryatdawn.Incameradoubleexposure,0.6sec.ProcessedinLightroom.

Focus

OneofthesurprisingthingsaboutICMisthatcorrectfocusingmatters. Despiteallthemotionblur,anout-of-focusimagestilllookswrong!Conversely, though,Ifindthatdepthoffielddoesn’treallymattermuch(andsoyoucan varytheapertureinordertoachieveyourdesiredshutterspeed,oruseshutterspeedprioritymode).

Firstlight. Takenwithmobilephonewhilststillinbed.0.3sec.Processedinphotoshop.

Equipment

Inmostways,theequipmentforICMworkismuchthesameasisneededforany otherphotography,butwithafewthingstobearinmind.Mostimportantly,you willneedlotsofbatterypowerandmemorycardcapacitybecauseyouwillneed totakelotsofimages!

Formostsubjects,longerlensesworkbetterthanwideronesbecauseofthe distortionassociatedwithwideanglelenses.Forexample,usingvertical movementwithawidelensproducesimagesthatfeelconstrictedinthecentre andsplayedoutwardsatthetopandbottom.Abitlikethispairofbrackets:)(

Andfinally,personally,IneveruseatripodforICMphotography.Iknowsome photographersdo,butIfinditrestrictsfreemovementwhilstprovidinglittle benefit.(DidanybodymentionBrexit?)

Processing

RAWfilesofICMimagesoftenfeeldeadorlifelessandsorequirespecial treatmentinpost-processing.Thereasonforthisisthatwhenwemovethe cameraduringanexposure,highlightsbecomeblendedintolessbrighttones andcoloursgetmushedintoeachother,producinglowcontrast,muddyimages. Addingcontrastandcolourbackintotheimageisthereforeanessentialpartof post-processing.

Intheprocessingofmysailingimages,IhaveusedmaskinginPhotoshopor Lightroomtoenablemetocontroltheexposure,contrastandsaturationofthe subjectsseparatelyfromthebackgrounds.

Toreducedetailsandcontrastinthebackgrounds,Ihaveprimarilydonethisby liftingandflatteningthetonecurves.

GuggenheimMuseum afterprocessinginLightroom.

Multipleexposures

ICMworksparticularlywellwhencombinedwithdoubleormultipleexposures, adoptingadifferentdirectionortypeofcameramovementwitheachexposure. Itcanproduceparticularlyinterestingresultsbyusingdifferentblendmodesfor combiningtheimages.WhilstImuchpreferachievingtheseeffectsincamera,if yourcameradoesn’tenablethisthenthesameresultscanbeachievedby layeringimagesandusingdifferentblendmodesinPhotoshop.

Sourcesofinspiration

ToseearangeofotherICMworkyoumightwishtocheckoutthefollowing:

•NickiGwynn-Jones’CairngormsandHarrisandLewisgalleriesat https://nickigwynnjones.zenfolio.com

•RoxanneBouchéOvertonat https://roxanneoverton.com

•AndrewGrayat https://andrewsgray.photography

•ValdaBaileyat https://www.valdabailey.com and

•ICMPhotographyMagazineat https://www.icmphotomag.com

MarkReevesFRPS

ICMFellowshippanel: https://markreevesphotography.co.uk/frps

OtherICMwork: https://markreevesphotography.co.uk/impressionism

WhynotcomeonourICMWorkshop?

DinghySailingII. Singleexposure,1/10sec.ProcessedinLightroom.

InMayMarkwillberunninganICMworkshopforDIGcoveringbothshootingandprocessing techniques.Itwillfeatureanon-locationcapturemorning(shootingdinghysailing)andan onlinefollow-upzoomsession.Fordetailssee TheBeautyofSailing

THEMEANINGOFZOOM

“In1962‘Zoom’wasanicelolly,colouredred,yellowandorange,andshaped likeaspacerocket.Jumpforwardto1982,anditsapopsongbyFatLarry’s Bandstayingatnumber2inthechartsfor11weeks………

Anotherjumpto2020,andit’sacommunicationtoolthathaschangedhowwe workandinteractwithcolleagues,meetfriendsandfamily,learn,playbingo, party…..itgoeson…..

Startingoutasasceptic,IquicklybecameaconfirmedZoomadvocate(other Appsareavailable!)FromthecomfortofmyownhomeinNorthYorkshireI’ve attendedCameraClubmeetings,RPStalks,seminarsandworkshopsfromall overthecountryandabroad-Dartmouth,SouthEastEngland,Yorkshire,Bath, Cornwall,London,IndiaandtheUSA.Nolongjourneysonthetrainorbycar, overnightstays,trafficjamsandtravelcosts.Ihaveafrontrowviewofthe speaker;Icanseeandhearthepresentationclearly;Icangetthespeaker’s attentiontoaskquestionsandgetreplies;Ihavenotesandhandoutsemailedto meandsometimesevenavideorecording;acomfortableseat,theheatingis justrightandthecoffeeisperfect.What’snottolike?”

Personally,IhavebeengreatlyinspiredbythenumerousRPSZoomtalksand workshopsI’veattendedacrossallgenresofphotography-abstract,landscape, nature,documentary,creative……I’velearntnewskillsandimprovedskillsand techniques,beeninspiredandconnectedwithpeopleacrosstheworld.Ireally dohopethat,goingforward,ZoomremainsapermanentfeatureofourpostCOVIDlivesandcontinuestobeembracedbytheRPStobenefitmembers.”

Iwrotethisshortarticlein2020,fortheNorthernRegionNewsletterwhenwe weredeepintolockdownduringCOVID,andtheDINewsletterEditoraskedif shecouldrepublishit,withanupdate.

IamdelightedthatnowwehavemovedonandtheRPShasre-introducedFace toFacemeetingsandseminars,ANDwestillhavetheopportunitytoshareand communicatewitheachotherusingthetechnologyZoomprovides.

TheRPShasamembershipthatisWorldWide,andweshouldallbemindfulthat thecontinuationintheappropriateuseofZoomcanopenupopportunitiesthat wouldnotbeordinarilyaccessibleformanymembers(whetherthat’sbasedon geographyorotherrestrictivefactors)forsomemembersthecontinueduseof Zoomwillenhancetheirpersonallearninganddevelopmentasphotographers andcreatives.

Inthecurrentclimateweareallencouragedtoreduceour‘IndividualCarbon Footprint’-Zoomprovidesusallwithatooltodothis,andopportunityto‘do ourbit’fortheenvironment,albeitinasmallway.

Zoomgetsmyvote!!

CarmelAnneMorrisARPSAFIAP

RPSWOMANSCIENCEPHOTOGRAPHEROFTHEYEAR2023

Ourwebeditor,LoisWakemanLRPS, hasrevealedsomeexcitingnews!

IsawthisontheDIFacebookpage, noteverybodyseesthoseposts,sowill shareithere.

CongratulationsLois.Readthewhole articleandseeallthewinners HERE

Loiswrote, “I'mnotreallyoneforcompetitions, butsubmittedanentrytotheRPS WSPOTYcompetition,andwas selectedasafinalist.

Iwasluckyenoughtogrowupinthe 50sand60swhenall-girlsgrammar schoolswereathing-sobeinganerdy scientistdidn'tattractthesocial opprobriumitoftendoesnow.Ihope somegirlswillstillovercomethepeer pressureandchooseSTEMsubjects likeIdid.Thecompetitionmayhelp inspireatleastoneortwoIhope”.

Thee-Circlesareproving verypopularandthe groupsformedareenjoying thecontactwithlike mindedpeople,thehonest feedbackandthesharingof skillsandideas.

Anyonewantingmore informationpleaseemail

JeanRobson

MYPHOTOGRAPHICJOURNEY

MyPhotographicJourneybyIreneStupples

IboughtmyfirstSLRmanyyearsagowhenIwasinmyearly20’s.Mycamera accompaniedmeonwalksandholidaysandwasalwaysatmysidewhenour childrenwereyoung.Istartedoffwithfilmphotographyandspentsometime experimentingwithmyowndevelopingandprinting.AsourchildrengrewupI wasabletospendmoretimeonmyphotography.Ijoinedalocalcameraclub about10yearsagowhichhelpedmyphotographyprogressandIcurrentlyhold thepositionofclubSecretary.

Imadethetransitiontodigitalphotographyin2004andithasopenedupa worldofnewpossibilitiesforme.Thereisalwayssomethingdifferenttolearn andtryout.

Ilovenatureandtheoutdoorsandphotographymakesmelookmorecloselyat theworldaroundme.Standingonabeachtakinglongexposureseascapesor photographingflowersandseedheadsinourgardenmakesmefeelhappy.

WindblownCowParsley

IjoinedtheRPSin2016andbecameamemberoftheLandscapegroupand joinedDIGin2021.BeingamemberofDIGhaschangedmyoutlookon photographyandthetalksandworkshopshavebeenreallyhelpful.

MistyWoodland

DuringthefirstlockdownmyhusbandandItookpartinthewholeseriesofCelia Henderson’sRPSPhotoshopthroughFlowersfortheCreativePhotographer workshops.Theworkshopsimprovedourprocessingskillsandhelpedtotake ourmindsoffeverythingthatwasgoingonatthetime.JoeHoughton’s PresentingYourWorkworkshopmademethinkaboutdifferentwaysof presentingmyimagesandmademefeelmoreconfidentaboutsharingmywork. JoBradford’sCreativePhotographyWorkshophelpedmetostepoutofmy comfortzoneandtrythingsthatIwouldnormallyshyawayfrom.Duringthe workshoptheparticipantssharedtheirimages,ideasandexperiencesandwere verysupportiveofeachother.Everyoneproducedsomegreatimages.Mostof all,theworkshoptaughtmethatphotographyshouldbefunandtotakeimages thatpleasemeandnottoworryaboutwhateveryoneelsethinks.

FrostyGeraniumLeaf

I’verecentlyjoinedthenewlyformedDIGECritiqueandEProcessingCircles whichmeetonceamonth.Bothcirclesareveryfriendly,it’sagoodtochat,swop ideasandadvicewithagroupoflike-mindedpeople.

Myaimsfor2023aretoimprovemymacrophotographyandprintingskills.I’m alsolookingforwardtotakesometimetoexperimentwithICMandmultiple exposurephotography.

Irene

LochEwe

GuardiansbyIreneStupples

WORDSFROMTHEEDITOR

AtourforthcomingAGM,onthe26th,wewillbecelebrating anotherverysuccessfulyearforourGroup,asallthe activities,wehaveenjoyed,willbedetailed.Inthis newsletterwewelcomeanumberofpeoplewhoarejoining this‘Special’specialinterestgroup,andwecelebrate memberswhohaverecentlyachievedadistinction.Weare luckytobepartofsuchanenergeticanddynamicgroup. ManyofushavebeeninspiredbytheTalksandWorkshops thathavetakenplaceoverthelast12months,butweare alwayslookingforwaystomoveforwardandofferdifferentandexclusive projectsforthosewhoareinterestedinjoininginwiththeseactivities.

Ipersonallycoordinatetheworkshopsandampleasedtobeabletoannounce newonesforthe‘Spring’TheBuzzWordfor2023is‘Bundles’,havingthought peoplewouldbuyworkshopsinindividual‘Bytes’or‘PicandMix’manysigned upforthemall!Sowearenowgatheringseveraltogethermakinga‘Bundle’the purchasingprocessesismorecustomerfriendly,andthewholepackagehasan outcomeasthefinale!

JonathanVaineshasjustcompletedthefirst NikCollection series,thenextthree arealreadysold-outbutanewdateforNik5isreadytobepublished.Heisalso runningtwonew2partworkshops, CreativeBlur & PastelWork bothBookable. InMayMarkReeveswillberunninganICMworkshopforDIcoveringboth shootingandprocessingtechniques.Itwillfeatureanon-locationcapture morning(shootingdinghysailing)andanonlinefollow-upzoomsession. ‘The BeautyofSailing’ isforlimitednumbersandtakesplaceintheWirral.

JoeHoughtonisrepeatingthe ‘StepbyStep’ seriesagainin‘Bundles’butthey selloutreallyquickly.IamalwayssuggestingnewWorkshopideastohim,so watchthisspace!.

Createdtohelpyoulearn,are‘ChallengesandBundles’, ThePhotoshop Challenges withCeliaHenderson.Theideabehindtheseistoenableyoutobe morecreativeandproficientwithyoureditingskills,andthenshareyourfinished results.Therewillalsobeanumberof ByteSizeBundles tocovertheBasicswith theseinactiveworkshops.DetailsofalltheChallengeswehaveplannedwillbe publishedandbookableshortly.

MelanieChalk

FullRangeofJoeHoughton’sStepbyStepWorkshops

FullRangeofCeliaHenderson’sByteSizeWorkshops

YoucansubscribetoouremailMailingListsheretohearnewannouncements:

DIAGM2023

AGMAGENDA

10.00Welcome

10.10LenMetcalf-PrevisualisingMonochrome(Q&A)

11.30Break

11.40AGM

12.30PrintexhibitionPresentation

13.00Lunch&ChatRoom

13.45AdrianBeasley-HighimpactB&WArchitecture(Q&A)

15.05Break

15.15PaulMitchellFRPS-TheSpiritofLight(Q&A)

16.35Meetingclose

ThisisafreemeetingforDIMembers. Tobookyourplacego HERE

DISTINCTIONNEWS

Accolade12willsoonbecompleteandreadyforPublication,andmanyofthe memberslistedbelow,Iamsure,willbefeatured.Theywillbesharingtheir success,displayingtheirimagesandoutliningtheirjourneystosuccess.Inthelist belowonenameappearstwice,infactSimonStreethasachievedSeven Fellowships,twoquiterecently,whatanaccomplishment!. Readaboutithere

WehaveonlyjustbeenabletoaccesstheDistinctionlistsaftermanymonths, anotherdifficultywiththeCRMsystem,buttoeveryonelistedbelowverymany congratulationsonyourachievement.

RPSDISTINCTIONS

Thenewmemberwebsiteisslowlycomingtogether

Visit https://portal.rps.org toseewhat’sonoffer–thisisverymuchaworkin progressandyourprofile-specificinformationwillbeaddedgraduallyoverthe comingmonths.IfyouoverlookedthememberemailinlateJuly2022,you’ll needtofindit(subjectis“AnUpdateforMembers:YourNewRPSMembers Portal”)soyoucanregisteranewlogintoseethecontent.

Atthetimeofwriting,mostdistinctions-relatedeventsarenowbookable directly,sokeepaneyeonRPSnewslettersandtheFacebookgroup(see below)forannouncementsofhowtobook.EventListing(rps.org)isagood placetostart–therearefiltercheckboxestonarrowdownyoursearch.

AlltheassessmentdatesupuntiltheendofJuly2023arenowonthewebsite. Youcansendyourbookingformsto distinctions@rps.org orbyposttohead office.

FindoutmoreabouthowtostartyourDistinctionsjourney:

Eachofthepagesbelowincludeshandylinkstoguidelinesandgenresfor distinctions,anda“howtoapply”document:thesearemostlylinksonthe originalwebsite,bytheway.

• Licentiate(LRPS)

• Associate(ARPS)

• Fellowship(FRPS)

The Photobook genre,availableforalldistinctions,hasitsownspecial guidelinesandsubmissionprocess(asopposedtoanLRPS,ARPSorFRPS submissioninbookform).Youcanfindoutmorehere:Photobooks.Youmight alsoliketoseea talkhostedbyStewartWall whichisbothinformativeand inspiring.

Tohelpyouprepare,youcanrequestaone2oneportfolioreview–anonline sessionwithapanelmemberappropriatetoyourgenre/distinction.Seethis pageformoreinformation:Howtobookaone2one(rps.org)

Therehasbeensomeconfusionoverwhathappensnext–someonefromHQ willfindyouanadvisorandputyoubothintouchtoarrangeadateandtosend images/presentationplan.Thiscantakeaweekortwo,andyouareadvisedto makeyourrequestatleast4monthsbeforeanassessment.

SomeregionsareofferingAdvisoryDaysinpersonandonline.Usethislink https://portal.rps.org/s/event-listing andtickthe‘advisory’filter.Youcan generallyattendasanobserverifyouaren’treadytostepupyet(usually advertisedaweekbeforehandontheFacebookgroup).Inaddition,some ChaptersandRegionsofferonlineDistinctionsStudyGroups.Youcanalsofind thesebysearchingtheRPSwebsite.

Anddon’tforget,aswellasprojectedandprintedimages,youcanalsoapplyfor aFilm,DigitalandMultimediaDistinctionatanylevel,andalsoawritten ResearchDistinction:FilmAndResearch.

Moreavenuesofsupport:

IfyoumissedanyoftheexcellentDistinctionsLivetalks,youcan catchup here. (Alsoaccessibleviathe RPSDistinctionschannel onYouTube.)

TheFacebookGroup RPSDistinctions**OfficialGroup** hasover4650 members,andincludespostscelebratingdistinctionsuccessestoinspireyou.It’s acivilisedvenuetoaskquestions,shareyoursuccesses–anddisappointments–andaskforcritiqueorexpertadviceonyourproposedportfolio.Ifyouaren’t surewhichgenreorleveltoapplyfor,youcanpost6images(plusyour StatementofIntentif appropriate)andrequest moderatoradvice.

Accolade,whichcelebrates DigitalImagingmembers’ Distinctionssuccesses,is usefulforinsightintothe processinmanydifferent genresandatalllevels.

Issue11ofAccolade is availableonIssuu

Thislink takesyoutoview allpastcopiesofAccolade

ClickingonanyoftheseadswilltakeyoutotheRPSEventspagewhereyoucan findmoreinformationabouteventsfromotherSpecialInterestGroups(SIGs):

DIGITALIMAGINGEVENTS&LISTINGS

ShownbelowaretheDigitalImagingTalksplannedforthenextcoupleof months.Therearemoreeventsinthepipelineandyoucansignuptoreceiveour eventslistingemailat bit.ly/RPSDIEvents.

AlsoshownaretheupcomingnewWorkshops.

Andifyou’dliketolendahand,weneedvolunteerstohelpwithZoomevents, socontactJocelynEdwards(digsecretary@rps.org)togetinvolved.

Pleasecheckthatyouhaven’talreadyregisteredbeforeyoubooksoastoavoid duplicatebookings.

Clickonanyoftheseadstovisittheeventpage:

DIGITALIMAGINGWEBSITE

TheDigitalImagingwebsitehasbeenre-organisedandredesignedto accommodateourgrowingneeds.Thisiswhy,ifyouhavebookmarkedparticular pages,theymayhaverecentlydisappeared,soyouwillneedtoreinstatethem.

Wehopethatthereorganisedwebpageswillassistyouinfindingallthe informationyoumightneedinthefuture,allaboutourgroupandwhatis happeningandwhen.

Theinteractiveimagesbelowreplicatethoseonthewebsite,simplyclickthe imagetoopenthelink.

Themembers-onlylinkfortheDIGITArchive,istobefoundintheemail messageannouncingthisnewsletter.

TheRPSDigitalImagingconstitutioncanbedownloaded HERE.

Foreveryone’sconvenience,weincludealistofshortcutstothemainDigital ImagingpagesattheendofeachBroadcast.

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