Licentiateship Meeting - 7th February

A very good turnout at the recent meeting in Daly's for members going forward for the next sitting of the IPF Distinctions to be held in Athlone on 19th & 20th May.

We thought it might be useful to clarify the ASSESSMENT CRITERIA for panel submission as prescribed by the IPF on the Licentiateship Application Form. This is what judges will be considering when reviewing your work;

1. Camera work and technical quality. Is the choice of viewpoint sympathetic with subject? Is focusing, exposure, etc., correct for subject.
2. Image quality. Has contrast, highlights and shadows, colour balance been properly controlled. Are images clean and blemish free?
3. Cohesion. Is there cohesion and variety in the panel?
4. Composition and editing. Is there good arrangement and composition in the images? Have the images been edited to present the strongest panel?
5. Is there imagination and creativity in the images?
6. Has the panel got visual impact?
7. Has there been good use of light in relation to the subject matter?

There is nothing new in this criteria, the items addressed above are the standard for evaluating all photographic images for competition purposes. When selecting images for your panel, use the above to guide your judgement.

LICENTIATESHIP APPLICATION

Please take note that the closing date for receipt of applications for the next distinctions sitting is April 1st. The next sitting will take place in Athlone on May 19th.

DOWNLOAD the Application Form and Protocol Documentation HERE.

The number of applications is being limited for both Licentiates and Associates at each sitting - please see below for further details.

The IPF intends to roll out an additional distinctions sitting this year (provisionally scheduled for Sept 15th) in addition to the regular sittings in May and November.

Further information on Distinctions Sittings for 2012 are detailed below;

• Saturday 19th May, Athlone – closing date for applications 1st April
• Saturday 15th September, venue TBA – closing date for applications 1st August
• Saturday 24th November, Thurles – closing date for applications 1st October

N.B.: Irrespective of the closing dates, applications will be limited as follows

• Licentiate: maximum 40 applicants
• Associate: maximum 10 applicants
• Fellowship: no limit

Places will be reserved on a first come – first allowed basis.