Photography News Issue 64

Photography News | Issue 64 | photographynews.co.uk

53 Readers’ profiles

“Inevitably, the visitor’s memory becomes a blur, and the details of the attractions fade or are even forgotten. My panel was made up of London locations, captured using the multiple exposure technique, to reflect these blurred memories. “Being able to express the core idea early on was important as it gave great clarity and direction to the picture-taking. The spring and

summer of 2018 was spent in a single-minded pursuit of images. I must have produced 50 to 60 in total over the six-month period. “I did attend an RPS Distinctions Advisory day – 20 images are required for the Fellowship, and I had 20 images to showplus a few spares, which I displayed in a draft layout. What I wanted to hear was whether the idea itselfwas soundandwhether anyof the images

were good enough. Thiswas a really important day. The advisors were very positive about the idea, and gave me sound direction on which images were good andwhichwere not so good. I ended up changing around half the panel to produce the final selection. “Gaining the Fellowship feels like a significant achievement in itself and certainly brings a sense of pride. But it has also been a

great learning experience that I’m sure will help shape my photography going forward. For example, working on a project definitely produced greater energy and motivation. Having a clear purpose in mind provides clear direction to the picture-taking. And working in ‘panels’ rather than trying to take a single ‘wow’ image now seems the right thing to do. We’ll see if I can carry this through.”

Connie Fitzgerald CPAGB

“I have been quite successful within my club, but I wanted to see how my work shaped up in the wider world. It was a choice of the RPS or the CPAGB. I hadn’t attempted any panel work, so opted for the CPAGB. I failed last November, so it is pleasing to pass this time. Last year all the advisory days were fully booked, so I had very little feedback on my entry – my score was 194 (200 being a pass mark). When I reapplied, I immediately booked myself onto an advisory day – which was very helpful and encouraging – and I came away feeling I had a few strong entries and a better idea of what I needed to do for the rest. I used the two highest scoring entries from my first attempt, which gave me a head start. I was happy with some macro insect shots taken in my garden as well. This left me just four or five images to finalise my entry. For me, choosing my final selection was more nerve racking than the actual judging:

Connie's favourite subjects are still life and back garden wildlife, and she loves the coast, too. She uses a Nikon D7200 with several lenses, and loves the Nikonmacro lens. She is amember of Park Street Camera Club.

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