AWORDFROMTHECHAIR
IhavenowbeenintheroleofChairfor6monthsandImustadmitithasbeen quitedifferentthanwhatIwasexpecting,duetocurrentevents.Formeoneof thethingsthatIwasmostlookingforwardtowastobegettingouttoourevents andtalks,andmeetingmembersinperson.AttimesIdofeeluncomfortably remote.Lookingforwardto2021IamhopingthatwecanrestartourCentre events.However,IamverymuchlookingforwardtoourProjectedImage competitiononthe19thSeptemberwherewehaveover1900entries!Ihope thatyouallcanmanagetoseesomeoftheday.Thereisinformationonthis eventlaterinthenewsletter.
TherehasbeensomemovementontheCommitteeoverthelastfewweeksand Iwanttobringyouuptodateonwhereweare:
SueTothamhasresignedherroleasthePrintExhibitionorganiser.ThankstoSue forherefforts,especiallyindealingwiththechaosof2020.IanThompsonhas agreedtorunboththePrintandtheProjectedImageCompetitionsandtakeson theroleofCompetitionSecretary.Thismeansthereisavacancyfortheroleof PrintExhibitionorganiser.Thisinvolvesfindingvenuesthatcandisplayourprints andorganisingthelogisticsofdeliveryoftheprintstoandfromvenues.
BarrieBrownhasresignedasHeadofPublications,asthisroleisnowredundant, butBarrieistakingontheroleofCentresLiaisonwherehewillreachoutand supporttheCentresinkeepingincontactwiththeiraudiencesandperhaps runningtheirownonlineevents.BarriewillretainhisplaceontheCommittee.
DeborahLothbecomesHeadofCommunications,toensureconsistencyof messageacrossourcontactwithourmembersandthewiderworld.Deborahhas alreadybeendoingthis,sothisjustformalisestheposition.
SueHuttonistakingontheroleofDIGWebEditorandDickSaundershas agreedtoworkwithherinsplittingtherole.ManythankstoSueVainesfor rescuingusbysteppinginandkeepingthewheelsturningastemporaryWeb Editor,andforhertimeinhandingovertoSueHuttonandDick.
AvrilChristiansenhasjoinedtheCommittee’sZoomsubgrouptoassistwith speakerselectionandNeillTaylorhasjoinedtoshareZoomadministrationfor theonlinemeetings.Ourfeedbackonthesemeetingshas beenverypositiveandIwouldliketoaddmythankstothe Zoomsubgroupforrunningsuchsuccessfulevents.Weare nowgettingover600registrationsforthesemeetings!
Staysafe, IanRace DigitalImagingChair digchair@rps.org
MONTHLYONLINECOMPETITION
ThewinnerofourAugustcompetitionwas‘Rectangles’byJohnBullLRPS, featuredonthecover.(Formoreinformationaboutthefriendlymonthly competition,visit www.rps.org/DIGMonComp.)
JohnBullLRPS
ThisshotwastakeninSintrain2015.Ihadoverlooked itatthetimeanditwasonlywhenrevisitingsomeold shotsduringlockdownthatIrealisedthatIhad missedafewthatIliked.Inthisonethepinksand yellowshadpromptedmetotaketheshotinthefirst place.
Icroppedtheoriginaltoabout2/3ofitssizeineach directiontoemphasisethemanyrectanglesandchose thatasatitle.IposteditonDIG’sFacebookgroup andwasdelightedtogetsomeveryfavourable comments.ThankyouDIGmembers.
Iwastravellinglightonthatparticularholiday,takingjustacoupleofcompact cameraswithme.ThiswastakenwithaCaplioR7whichIhadhadsince2008.It isusefulbecauseithasa7.1xopticalzoomgivingitafocallengthofupto200 mm(35mmequivalent)partlyduetoitstinysensor.
Secondplacewas‘Eucalyptustreebark’byJanicePayneARPS.
Toviewthegalleryandnottheads,clickwhereitsays‘VIEW29IMAGES’intheupperrighthandcornerofthefirstimage.
ATTENDINGTHESELECTIONMEETING
TheProjectedImageCompetitionentrydeadlinewasmidnight31Augustandit closedwith1902entriestobeconsideredbytheselectors.
Saturday19Septemberweareholdingtheselectiondayforthethreeclassesof yourimagesinthisyear’scompetition.Ourselectors,VivecaKohFRPS,Anne SutcliffeFRPSandStewartWallARPS,haveallgamelyagreedtotakepart ‘remotely’andhavealreadytestedthecombinationofourcustomscoring systemworkingovertheinternetintandemwithZoomvideo-conferencing.
ThisyearweareofferingDigitalImagingmemberstheopportunitytowatchthe selectionprocesslive,ontheday.Youwillviewtheimagesjustastheselectors seethemviaZoomvideo-conferencing.
TOATTENDliveselectiononlineevent,register HERE.
Youwillreceiveanemailconfirmationimmediatelyafterbookingandaseparate emailwithalinktoaccessZoomsessionpriortotheevent.Entrantscanalso viewtheirscores,acceptancesandawardsinrealtimeviathe‘viewmyentries’ submissionsystem HERE.
Theselectorswillconsideralltheimagesineachclass,andbreakoutintoa separateZoomsessiontodiscussthefinepointsoftheselection,returningtogo ontothenextclass.TheprocesswillstartwithalltheOpenColourclassimages, followedbyOpenMonochromeandthenAlteredReality.Theapproximate scheduleforthedayisasfollows:
•09.00Zoomsessionstarts
•09.15Attendees’waitingroomopens
•09.30SelectionstartswithOpenColourclassimages
•11.0010-minutebreak
•13.0030-minutelunchbreak
•15.3010-minutebreak
Wehopethatyouwillbeabletojoinus.Ifyouhaveneverseenacompetition likethisjudgedbeforeyouwillfinditfascinatingtoseehowquicklyimagesare markedanddecisionsaremade.
MEETOURPRESIDENTELECT
WhenRPSPresidentDrAlanHodgsonASISHonFRPStookofficelastautumnhe wasabletogetaroundtoanumberofRPSeventsandmeetingsbeforethe pandemicputanendtogettingaroundatall.ButthePresidentElectdidnot takeofficeuntilthisspring,andhashadlessopportunitytomeetmembers.So he’sacceptedourinvitationtointroducehimselftoDigitalImaging.
SimonHillFRPS TrusteeandPresidentElectoftheRPS
ItisperhapsbestthatIcomecleanfromtheoutset! WhenDeborahaskedifIwouldintroducemyselfto thereadersof DIGNews Iquestionedwhethera photographerwhopredominantlyshootsfilmmight appearasabitofafraudwritingsomethingforthe DigitalImagingGroup.However,themoreIthought aboutit,themoreIfeltthatIcouldjustifyitontwo counts…firstly,mypersonalwork-almostentirely film-isultimatelyscannedfordigitalprinting; secondly,myprofessionalworkisalmostentirely digital,suchisthedemandforspeedbetweentakingtheshot,emailingitback totheofficeanditendinguponthesub-editor’scomputer.So,withthat justificationfirmlyestablished,letmeintroducemyself-andmyRPS‘journey’toDIGmembers.
Istartedtalkingphotographsattheageofthreeand thepassionforphotographystayedwithme throughoutmyschoolyears,flourishedatartcollege andnow,completelyundiminished,drivesmywork asaprofessionaleditorialanddocumentary photographer.Inmylate‘teens,myparentsgave meanOlympusOM-10camera(withaManual Adapter!)andwithonlya50mmstandardlens,Iset mysightsongainingmyLRPSwhichIachievedin 1982,aged17.
Thefollowingyear,Istartedasa‘fresher’at BlackpoolCollegetostudyforanHNDin professionalphotography.Inthelate70sandearly 80s,Blackpoolwasperhapstheforemostcollegein theUKforanyoneaspiringtobeaprofessional photographer.Igraduatedin1985,ayearearly(with twodiplomas,oneinprofessionalphotographyand oneingraphicdesign),foregoingmyfinalyearand
SimonHillaged3andahalf byIanHill.Photographof mewithmyfirstcamera takenbymyfatherinMay 1967.
theProfessionalQualifyingExamtoacceptajobofferasanadvertising photographer.BeforeIleftBlackpool,IreceivedtheBritishInstituteof ProfessionalPhotography‘StudentoftheYear’Awardand,duringmyfinalyear,I gainedmyARPS.
AfewmonthsafteracalamitouseventoutsideofHarrodsinvolvingme,my assistantandtheEasterbunny(thatisanotherstoryforanotherday!)Icameto theopinionthatadvertisingandIwerenotmeanttohavealong-standing relationship.Lookingforanescaperoute,Iacceptedamagazinecommissionto recordthearchaeologicalexcavationofamedievalcemeteryinthecityofYork. Thisdecisionwouldinfluencetherestofmyprofessionallife-asaphotographer andasaninterpretativedesigner.Eventually,IjoinedthestaffoftheYork ArchaeologicalTrustasitsHeadofPhotographyandfrom1987Iledagroupof fivephotographersrecordingthearchaeologyandarchitectureofthecityof York.
EymundtheViking,ForensicReconstruction(National Geographic)©SimonHill(MamiyaRB67Pro-S,180mmSekor, Ektachrome100).Photographshowingaforensic reconstructionofaviking-agebodyexcavatedinYork,taken for NationalGeographicMagazine,1991.
Theyear1991will remainoneofmymost memorableyears.At theageof27,witha paneloftwenty photographsthatIhad takenfortheseries The ArchaeologyofYork,I wasabletoputthe lettersFRPSaftermy name.MyFellowship panelwasfeaturedin the Photographic Journal (September 1991)andoneofmy photographseven madeitontothefront cover.Thiswasalsothe yearthatIhadmyfirst photographpublished in NationalGeographic magazine-anambition Ihadheldsincemy schooldays.
In1993,Ibecame photographerandcodirectorofaCultural RoutesoftheCouncilof Europeproject calledTheVikingRoutes
BeaverSkullinEllerBeck,NorthYorkshire(YorkArchaeologicalTrust)©SimonHill(NikonF3,180mmNikkor,Kodachrome64).Photographtakenforabookcoverinthe series, TheArchaeologyofYork,Volume15,Part4(published1991),aphotofrommyFRPSpanel.
BeaverSkullinEllerBeck,NorthYorkshire(YorkArchaeologicalTrust)©SimonHill(NikonF3,180mmNikkor,Kodachrome64).Photographtakenforabookcoverinthe ,Volume15,Part4(published1991),aphotofrommyFRPSpanel.
andtwoyearslaterbecamephotographerandco-directorofanOxford Universitymultimediaproject, TheRomanEmpire.Bothprojectsinvolved extendedtravelacrossEuropephotographingsomeofthemostsignificant VikingandRomansitesandartefacts.In1996,Iwascontractedtophotograph theexcavationoftheHộiAnwrecksiteintheSouthChinaSea(whichiswhereI firstlearnthowtostripdownandrebuildanAK-47…again,anotherstoryfor anotherday).TheHộiAnprojecttookfouryearsandcostanestimatedUS$14 million,recoveringover250,000intactexamplesofceramics.Theproject-and myphotographs-appearedinhundredsofmagazinesaroundtheworld.
Children,DaNang,Vietnam(GAMMAPhotos)©SimonHill(LeicaM6,50mmSummicron, KodakTri-X).PersonalphotographtakenwhenonleaveduringacommissioninVietnam, 1996.
Almost35yearsaftergraduatingfromBlackpoolCollege,Inowdividemytime betweenmyworkasaprofessionaleditorialphotographer(simonhillphotos.com) andasGroupManagingDirectorofVIDARMediaGroup(vidarmedia.com),a designpracticeworkingintheUK,EuropeandScandinavia(…but,likethe Easterbunny,thatmustalsobeanotherstoryforanotherdayalthough,whenI dotellyouaboutmydesignwork,ImustrecountthestoryofhowIboughta vikingvillagefor£1andsoldittothegovernmentofIcelandforsubstantially morethanthatsum!)
Asforthephotographysideofmylife…Istillmanagetokeeppushingmyself intonewprojects,someofthemcommissions,otherspurelypersonalprojects, andIentertheseimagesintoasmanycompetitionsandexhibitionsastime
HarrogateInternationalFestival(DifferentPRLtd)©SimonHill(Canon1DX-II).Photograph takenduringacommissiontophotographHarrogateInternationalFestival,2019.
UCICyclingWorldChampionships(TheObserver)©SimonHill(Canon1DX-II)Photographof theCyclingWorldChampionshipstakenfornewssyndication,2019.
allows.In2017,IwasthewinneroftheLongfordInternationalArtPortrait Award;in2018,IgainedMembred'ArtdelaFédérationInternationaledel'Art Photographique(AFIAP)and,in2019,gainedMembred'Excellence(EFIAP). ThatsameyearIwasnamed‘ProfessionalPhotographeroftheYear’bythe BritishInstituteofProfessionalPhotography.
Forthetimebeing,myphotographiceffortsarechanneledintoadifferentroute; aroutewhichtakesupanotinsignificantamountoftime.AsaTrusteeofthe RPSand,sinceMayofthisyear,asPresidentElect,Inowhavetheopportunityto givesomethingbacktotheSocietyofwhichIhavebeenamemberforalmost40 yearsandaFellowfor30.Whowouldhavethoughtthattheyoungboy
CemeteryGroundsmen,York(TheEnglishinParticular)©SimonHill(Hasselblad503CWD, 150mmTessar,IlfordFP4).Photographtakenfor TheEnglishinParticular,asolobook publishedin2015.
BrexitPeople'sVoteMarch(GAMMAPhotos)©SimonHill(Canon1DX-II).Photographofthe BrexitPeople’sVoteMarchinLondontakenfornewssyndication,2018.
photographedusinghisInstamaticcameraoverfiftyyearsagowouldtodaybe PresidentElectoftheRoyalPhotographicSociety?Whatawonderfuljourneyit hasbeenthisfarandwhatawonderfuljourneyitcontinuestobeasamemberof theRoyalPhotographicSociety.
SimonHill HNDBAMAMDesDipCDMCSDAoPABIPPEFIAPFSIADFRPSFRGSFRSA Harrogate August2020
Oxararfoss,Thingvellir,Iceland(PersonalProject)©SimonHill(Hasselblad503CWD,40mmDistagon,Ilford FP4).ApersonalphotographtakenwhenwhileworkinginIcelandforVIDARMediaGroup,2016
Oxararfoss,Thingvellir,Iceland(PersonalProject)©SimonHill(Hasselblad503CWD,40mmDistagon,Ilford
SophieBagley(DailyTelegraph)©SimonHill(Canon1DX-II).Photographofthegame chef,SophieBagley,takenforthe DailyTelegraph,2019.
HilaryBaileyLRPSRickmansworth
RoseanneBaumeARPSDunLaoghaire
AnnetteBeardsleyLRPSYeovil
RichardBroomfieldLRPSWorcester
GordonBrownShotts
JeanBurbridgeLeicester
TinaFahyGillingham
MalcolmJourneauxARPSRochdale
JanePerrissLRPSLostwithiel
SandraTaylorLRPSKirknewton
NickWebbPaignton
WINANIKONZ6
WithsupportfromNikon,theRPSisrunningExposure,abi-monthly membersphotographycompetition.Beinwithachanceofwinningafullframe,mirrorlessNikonZ6andZ24-70mmf/4Slensandhaveyourimages publishedintheRPSJournal.AllRPSmembersareeligible,butneedto register andcreatealoginforthe ExposureCompetitionwebsite.Please notethatyourlogindetailsforrps.orgwillnotworkontheCompetition website-youwillneedtoregister.
AUKMEMBER
MaggieBullockARPSfromCheshireisamemberofWarringtonPhotographic SocietyandtheRPSDigitalImagingandNatureGroups.HerARPSpanelcanbe viewedhere: https://www.nggalleries.net/distinction-maggie-bullock-arps. Furtherworkcanbeviewedhere: https://www.instagram.com/nwphotobirder/.
MaggieBullockARPS
IboughtmyfirstDSLRinearly2014andlaterthat yearattendedaneveningclasstohelplearnthe basicsofphotography,whichprovedveryuseful!I gainedmyLRPSin2016andwhilsttakingshotsfor thisstartedtofeelthepulltowardsbirdandnature photography.
InSeptember2018IgainedanARPSwithapanelof ‘BirdsofConservationConcern’andlearntsomuch duringthisprocess.Ihavealsolearntloadsfrombeingamemberofmycamera club.
‘BarnOwlEveningFlight’byMaggieBullockARPS
Ireallyenjoygettingoutintothecountryside,toanaturereserveorriverbank, andseeingwhatImightfindtophotograph.Thisexperienceandtypeof photographyisaperfectwaytoboostmentalwell-being.
MyfirsttwophotographsweretakenatRSPBBemptonCliffswhereIspentafew hoursphotographingGannetsastheywheeledandhoveredabovetheclifftop, justpriortolanding.AttheendofthedayIwasabletocaptureshotsofaBarn Owlasithuntedacrossthesurroundingfieldsintheeveninglight.
Naturephotographycanbefrustratingassomedaysyougettoseeverylittle butthenotherdaysyoucanhitthejackpot.OnarecentvisittoWWTMartin MereIwasabletocaptureaReedWarblerfeedingajuvenileCuckoo,whichwas anamazingsighttowitness.
MyfinalphotographisofaShort-EaredOwl,whichIwasabletogetquiteclose to.ThoughthebranchesareabitofajumbleIhavetriedtodiffusethemby reducingclarityandsaturation,allowingthesubjecttostandoutmore.Thisbird isoneofmyfavouritesandIcan’twaitforthewinterwhenitshouldreturntoits coastalfeedinggrounds.Ithinkoneofthekeystonaturephotographyistokeep takingimagesofthesamespeciesinordertolearnaboutbehaviour,fieldcraft andoptimalcamerasettingsandhopefully,overtime,getsomegreatimages.
‘ReedWarblerFeedingYoungCuckoo’byMaggieBullockARPS
ANOVERSEASMEMBER
AnishChalapuram,anotherkeenbirdandnaturephotographer,writestous fromMumbai,India.
AshishChalapuram
I’maninformationtechnologyprofessionalbasedout ofMumbai,Indiawithapassionforphotography.I havealsobeenassociatedwith DCPExpeditionsLLP, oneofIndia’slargestphotographytrainingacademies asapanelexpertforthepastthreeyearsandteach photographyovertheweekends.
I’vebeenactivelypursuingphotographyforthepast 10yearsandconsidermyselffortunatetobelivingin alandthatoffersmyriadopportunitiesfor photographersthroughitsgeographic,demographic andculturaldiversity.MytravelsacrossIndiahave givenmetheopportunitytophotographawidevarietyofsubjectsspanning people,culture,landscapesandwildlife.Idonotrestrictmyselftoanyspecific genreofphotographyandamofthebeliefthatifone’sfundamentalconcepts areclearitisquiteeasytoadapttoanygenreofphotography.
‘Noor’byAshishChalapuram
‘NohkalikaiFalls’byAshishChalapuram
Inmyopiniontheartofphotographyisalwaysinastateof‘beta’andthereis alwayssomethingmoretolearneachdayinthequestofbeingabetter photographer.
Thepastfewmonthshavebeenrestrictiveintermsofopportunitiestotraveland photographbecauseoftheongoinglockdownbutI’mquitepositivethingswill takeaturnforthebettersoonandhopefullywillbeabletoembarkonanother photographicjourney.
Staysafeallofyou!
‘WomaninBlue’byAshishChalapuram
ANOTHERUKMEMBER
RosemarieFinchLRPSisbasedintheGloucestershire,nearTewkesbury.
RosemarieFinchLRPS
Asformanyofus,myinterestwasinspiredbymy father.Laterinlife,IjoinedWellingtonCameraClub anditwasherethatIfoundfunandfriendship, togetherwithadesiretoimprovemyownpersonal photography.LivinginSomersetandbeingcloseto theDevonborder,Iwasabletoseekoutbeautiful sceneryonmydoorstep.Landscapephotographyand walkingonacoastpathorbeach,isandhasbeen,my mainpassion.Idecidedtotryforaccreditationwith theRPSandIwasfortunatetobesuccessful,justafterIretiredbackto GloucestershireinNovember2014.
IthoughtitwouldbedifficulttofindaclubwhereIfeltasmuchathome,butI wasveryfortunateinjoiningKempseyClub,wherethereisjustasmuch
encouragement,funandsupport.Workshops,priortoCovid,areanatural feature,togetherwithtutorialstohelpuslearnnewskills.Zoommeetingshave surprisedusallandareverysuccessful.
Bepreparedtobechallenged,asIhavebeenaskedtotake“peopleand occasiontypeimages”.“Whatme”,wasmythought,“I’malandscapegirl”. However,withagoodfriend,wehadsuchfun,particularlywitha“Calendar Girls”shootforalocalWIGroupandthenfora“MensGroup”atalocal hospice.Wefelthonouredandhumbledtobeaskedandintheprocess,they wereabletoraisemoneyfortheirlocalcharities.
Thesedays,Iamintheprocessoflearninghowtocreatemorepastelstyle/ texturedimagesofflowersandlandscapes.Sadly,myhusbandhasbeenill recently,sowearespendingmoretimeathome.However,thismeansthatmy areaofphotographyhaschangedalittleandIrecentlypurchasedaLensbaby Velvet58mmlens.Iamhavinggreatfun,althoughIhavesomuchtolearnwith techniqueandediting.
Insummary,Iwouldsay,enjoyyourphotographyandthefriendshipsthatyou make!Keeplearningandbeopentonewideasandinterests.Itisnotalways easy,butitisveryworthwhile!
‘Oneofmyearlierbeachscenes’byRosemarieFinchLRPS
‘Taskonaworkshop’byRosemarieFinchLRPS
‘Delicaterose’-anewinterestbyRosemarieFinchLRPS
ONEMOREUKPHOTOGRAPHER
RobinPriceLRPSisenjoyinghisphotography.
RobinPriceLRPS
Iamnotagreatphotographer.SometimesIthinkIam notevengood,butmyworkislikedbysomeandI havedonereasonablywellinBPEcompetitionsand amnowBPR3starrated.Ihavealsoachievedmy CPAGBandmyprizedLRPSwhichisprobablymy proudestachievementtodate.
Istarted‘serious’photographyinearly2015whenI boughtaPanasonic/Lumixcameraandtwolenses.I joinedaclub,signedupfornightschool,joineda workshopgroupandstartedtosoakinlotsandlotsof stuffaboutandaroundphotography.
ThingswentwellandIreallyenjoyedmyself.Itwasnotlongbeforemypictures
‘Tobermory’byRobinPriceLRPS.AshotItooklastyeartryingtoshowthebeautyofthistown aftersamplingfishandchipsonthequayside.Anotherbeautifulexperience.
weredoingwellinmysmalllocalcluband,actingonadvice,Istartedtoenter nationalcompetitions,mainlyBPEevents.
‘Lions’byRobinPriceLRPS.Myfirst‘successful’shotfrom2015. ShotonaphotowalkinLiverpoolandhasdoneratherwellin competitions
anothercoupleoftripsouttherein 2018and2019andhavehadSharing thehobbywithmywifemeanswecan takeholidaysandbreaksawaytogether withoutneedingtoentertainanonphotographerwhodoesn’tunderstand whyyouwanttogetupat4:30inthe morningandstandaroundforhours lookingatnothing,waitingfor‘that’ moment.WehavesharedtripstoMull, theLakesaswellasregulartripstolocal spotstokeepaneyeonlocal happenings.
Istillregardmyselfasalucky photographer,luckytohavethesupport ofmywife,luckytohavebeenableto visitandshootinAfrica,luckytohave gainedsomewonderfulfriendstoshare mypassionswithandluckytohave doneandexperiencedlotsofthings withandconnectedtophotography.
AndIamnotstoppingthere!
Itwasaroundthistime in2017thatamajor eventtookplace.I showedmynonphotographerwife somepicturesthata friendhadpublished ofhisphotosafarito SouthAfrica.Withina shorttimewehad bookedourholiday safaritoBotswana, NamibiaandSouth Africaandmywife becameanew-born photographer!
We’vesincedone
‘Harry’byRobinPriceLRPS.JusttoshowI domorethatNatureworkthisisashotofa greatmodelthatIshotinarecentstudio sessionthatwasbeingfilmedbyBBC Northwest.Itwasaboutthemodelnotthe photographers.
‘Merlin’byRobinPriceLRPS.Oneofmyfavouriteshots.Abeautiful littlebirdshotonaworkshopinCumbriaandistobefeaturedinnext year’sWilko’scalendar.
‘BullElephant’byRobinPriceLRPS.FrommyfirstvisittoAfrica.Onagamedrivewedrove roundthecornerandencounteredthischap.Wereversedquicklyaway.
RPSDISTINCTIONS
AfterabriefhiatusinlatesummertheRPSDistinctionsdepartmentarebackwith arangeofeventsandactivities.Theseinclude:
Talks -nowintheirsecondseason,thepopularDistinctionsLiveTalkshavebeen watchedbythousandsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyareopentoallandfree toattend.
Portfolioreviews -haveaprivate,individualsessionwithapanelmember,who willbeabletoseeyourimagesanddiscusswithyouthebestwayforward.Open tomembersandnon-members.
Roadshows -learnhowtoachieveyourDistinctiondirectlyfrompanelmembers andsuccessfulapplicants.Opentoall.
AdvisoryDays -attendinganAdvisorydaywillgiveyoutheopportunityto discussyourportfoliowithacurrentpanelmemberinaprofessionalbutfriendly atmosphere.
Assessments-haveyourworkedassessedforaDistinction.Toseethemostupto-dateinformationonavailabilityonDistinctionAssessmentDayspleasechoose fromthefollowinglinks:
• Licentiate(LRPS)
• Associate(ARPS)
• Fellowship(FRPS)
ForDigitalImagingmembers,issue7ofAccolade,whichdelvesintomembers’ Distinctionssuccesses,willbepublishedthismonth.TheRPShasaFAQpage whereyoucanfindoutmoreaboutthestatusoftheassessmentprogramme HERE.Inaddition,anumberofChaptersandRegionshavebeguntoofferonline DistinctionsStudyGroups.YoucanfindthesebysearchingtheRPSwebsite HERE.Anddon’tforgettheclosedFacebookGroup: RPSDistinctions**Official Group**
DIGITALIMAGINGEVENTS&LISTINGS
Withrestrictionsonmeetingvenuesaffectingallmannerofgatherings,itisnot hardtoseewhyDigitalImagingCentresarehavingtroubleresumingtheir previousstyleandfrequencyofprogramming.Manyarenowtakingtheirevents online.Sokeepaneyeontheeventpageforanythatseeminterestingtoyou. Youmightnotbeabletotraveltothereal-lifeevent,butitcouldbemoved onlineinthecomingweeks.
TheDigitalImagingonlineeventprogrammewe’vebeenrunningsinceAprilwill continueindefinitely.Newonlineeventsarebeingplannedforthroughoutthe autumnandintotheNewYear.
WHOISBROOKSJENSEN?
Perhapsthemost-often-quotedlivingphotographerintheworldisrelatively unknownintheUK.Sowe’veaskedoneofhisgreatadmirerstofillusin.
RexWaygood
MyintroductiontoBrookswasmoreofaslow discovery.Itstartedwithsomeonegivingmeacopyof amagazinecalled LensWork.
Thatwasarevelation,aphotographicmagazinewith superbimages,talkingabouttheartofimages,the whynotthehow,noadvertsforcamerasandbarelya sentenceperarticleaboutthecameraused.
IdiscoveredPNC,PhotographyNotCameras,amantra thatIhaveadopted.Ilovearchitecturebutdon’twant advertsforcementmixersinbooksaboutarchitecture.
LensWork widenedmyappreciationofphotographyandmademethinkmore aboutwhatIdidphotographically.Then LensWork introducedmeintothe conceptofprojects,setsofimagesandbooks.
EventuallyIrealisedthatthemagazinewassteeredbysomeonecalledaneditor andhisnamewasBrooksJensen.Ifoundreadinghiseditorialsaninspiringand challengingread.TheflavourofthemagazinecamefromBrooks.
Iampleasedtohavebeenintroducedto LensWork andthencetoBrooks.Hehas contributedtomyexperienceandunderstandingofphotographyandforthatI amverygrateful.
SIG®IONLINK
ClickingonanyoftheseadswilltakeyoutoitsRPSEventspagewhereyoucan findmoreinformation:
Toviewthegalleryandnottheads,clickwhereitsays‘VIEW36IMAGES’intheupperrighthandcornerofthefirstimage. 32DIGNewsSeptember2020
DIGITALIMAGINGDISCUSSIONGROUP
Ifyou’refeelingabitisolatedandwouldliketohangoutandchatabout photography,pleasedropby DigitalImaging onFacebookwhereyoucanalso ask–andanswer-questions.You’llneedtojoinitbeforeyoucanparticipate, buttheadvantageisthatit’saclosedgroupopenonlytoDigitalImaging members.It’sespeciallyusefulifyouareexperiencingFOMO-FearOfMissing Out-asanumberofusefulthingsoftenshowuptherefirst.
THERPSWEBSITE
The‘new’RPSwebsitehasbeenlivesinceNovember,butmaystillbeprovinga challengetosome.ForguidancefromtheRPSonwebsitebasics,visit https:// rps.org/new-website.Fordetailedinformationonsettingupyourprofileand howtosetupagallery,visit https://rps.org/media/i3aaf51z/myrps-editing.pdf.
Ifyouhavenothadanopportunitytoexplorethesite,youmightwanttotakea lookatthePresident’snewspagefromDrAlanHodgson: https://rps.org/about/ president-news/.
TheRPSmaintainsapagewithupdatestoCOVID-19issueshere: https://rps.org/ covid-19.
Foreveryone’sconvenience,weincludethislistofshortcutstothemainDigital Imagingpagesattheendofeachnewsletter.
DigitalImagingwebsiteshortcuts:
DigitalImagingHomepage www.rps.org/DIG Membership www.rps.org/DIGMembership Committee www.rps.org/DIGCommittee News www.rps.org/DIGNews MonthlyCompetition www.rps.org/DIGMonComp PrintCircle www.rps.org/DIGCircle AGM www.rps.org/DIGAGM PrintExhibition www.rps.org/DIGExhibition ProjectedImageCompetition www.rps.org/DIGPDI Tutorials www.rps.org/DIGTutorials Publications www.rps.org/digpubs
TherearelinkstoalltheCentresfromtheDigitalImagingHomePage.
Thethreemembers-onlylinks(DIGITArchive,AccoladeandWelcomePage)are tobefoundintheemailmessageannouncingthisnewsletter.
