The Royal Photographic Society
On April 20th 2011 I was recommended for my LRPS distinction from the Royal Photographic Society
The ‘L’ (for Licentiate) is the first level of distinction awarded by the society which is primarily an appraisal of the photographers technical command of their art and shows they have achieved a high standard of competence in a variety of photographic techniques.
The assessment itself takes the form of a review of your portfolio by a panel of expert judges, which comprises five Fellows of the Royal Society, all of whom are at the very top of their chosen fields. My panel consisted of a selection of some of my recent work, not necessarily my favourite shots, but rather a selection which I felt showed an appropriate cross-section of my skills ranging from macro shots, through studio and location portraits, landscapes, wildlife and some travel and street photography.
Having achieved my licentiateship has meant a great deal to me as it is official recognition by the worlds most prestigious photographic organisation that my work is up to a recognised standard. In many ways of course this is just the beginning and I am now starting to think about how I might work towards my ‘A’ panel. That’s a whole step up again in terms of both the quality expected and the mentality that goes into preparing it so I know I’ll need to do a lot of work to get there, but it’s a challenge I’m very much looking forward to.
