All members welcome. The aim of the Group is to provide advice and to offer guidance as to how to prepare a submission to the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and Photographic Alliance (PAGB) distinctions. For both organisations, entries are assessed by a panel of 5.
We will review panels ready for submission, those that are in the early stages of preparation and general advice on printing and DPIs.
Licentiate
This is for Projected Images (PDIs) only these days and requires a submission of 12 images. There is one category only.
Entries will be judged using Zoom and entries must be submitted using a template from the RPS website. The most popular format is 2 rows of 6.
Associate
This is for 15 prints or DPIs
There are 9 categories and the most popular are Visual Art, Nature, Applied and Travel,
Prints must form a cohesive panel of usually 2 or 3 rows.
DPIs are judged as a sequence and must flow naturally from one picture to the next.
Fellowship
This we do not normally cover but it requires a submission of 20 or 21 pictures.
Details, as for Associateship.
PAGB
There are 5 levels which are held for life.
Pictures are judged sequentially and do not have to form a panel.
Pictures are given a score between 2 and 5.
There are no categories, so pictures do not need to have a theme,
DPI need to be 1600 by 1200 format,
Areas smaller must be filled with black.
Prints must be on 50 by 40 cm mounts.
Badge (BPAGB) for prints only,
7 prints - 125 points required.
Credit (CPAGB)
10 prints or DPI - 200 points required.
Distinction (DPAGB)
15 prints or DPI - 300 points required.
Excellence (EPAGB)
Only open to DPAG holders.
Must have held a DPAG for 11 months and new work is required.
15 prints - 330 points required.
Master (MPAGB)
20 prints or DPI - 450 points required.
Entrants must have held DPAGB for 11 months.
