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Following my earlier thread announcing I had gained the LRPS, here's my successful panel.
They were presented on a CD for projection and I have posted them here in the same order they were projected. On the advisory day I attended in advance of my submission I learnt that the hanging order (for prints) or the projection order is very important for achieving a cohesive panel in which the individual images compliment each other as well as stand alone. Presentation can make the difference between success and failure.
I was already committed to a projected submission but if I ever try for a further distinction I'll submit as prints. The reason for this is that the panel can be viewed complete and as a whole, rather than just as individual images that follow the previous one.
Naturally I am pleased to gain this distinction, but there are many photographer's on this forum who would do equally well, some of whom have already expressed their doubts! The biggest hurdle is deciding to apply in the first place - like the Lottery you have to be in it to win it! Apart from that the best advice I can give is to attend a distinctions advisory day (they are held regularly in various parts of the country) and listen to the advice you receive. Take some spare images in addition to your proposed panel.
Had I not attended an advisory day and taken advice I would probably have failed. The advisors identified pictures in my proposed panel that were too similar or not up to the required standard. One was pronouned OK but in need of processing again as it had been over sharpened. Luckily I had taken a "spare" panel and a very experienced Fellow (the highest distinction of the society) kindly spent the lunch break helping me select images from both sets to make one good panel. He then recommended a running order, then asked a colleague to verify his opinions. Together, they could not have been more helpfull.
They were presented on a CD for projection and I have posted them here in the same order they were projected. On the advisory day I attended in advance of my submission I learnt that the hanging order (for prints) or the projection order is very important for achieving a cohesive panel in which the individual images compliment each other as well as stand alone. Presentation can make the difference between success and failure.
I was already committed to a projected submission but if I ever try for a further distinction I'll submit as prints. The reason for this is that the panel can be viewed complete and as a whole, rather than just as individual images that follow the previous one.
Naturally I am pleased to gain this distinction, but there are many photographer's on this forum who would do equally well, some of whom have already expressed their doubts! The biggest hurdle is deciding to apply in the first place - like the Lottery you have to be in it to win it! Apart from that the best advice I can give is to attend a distinctions advisory day (they are held regularly in various parts of the country) and listen to the advice you receive. Take some spare images in addition to your proposed panel.
Had I not attended an advisory day and taken advice I would probably have failed. The advisors identified pictures in my proposed panel that were too similar or not up to the required standard. One was pronouned OK but in need of processing again as it had been over sharpened. Luckily I had taken a "spare" panel and a very experienced Fellow (the highest distinction of the society) kindly spent the lunch break helping me select images from both sets to make one good panel. He then recommended a running order, then asked a colleague to verify his opinions. Together, they could not have been more helpfull.
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