Successful Events

SUCCESSFUL ONLINE EVENTS

Sony Event – Organised by David Ashcroft LRPS

On the 22nd February 2021, the Southern Region supported by Sony Cameras UK hosted an online event with Glyn Dewis (photograph below).

Glyn is a fantastic portrait photographer and is probably best known for his portraits of World War II veterans. He also runs courses, publishes tutorial videos and lectures to photographic clubs. His website can be found here:

https://glyndewis.com We had an attendance of 280 from the UK and the rest of the world. It was a very enjoyable event where Glyn talked about his portraiture and what he has found to photograph during lockdown. He has turned his hand to landscape photography, and he was honest to say he still has a lot to learn! When he talked about his WW II project it was most moving and he showed several short videos that were both moving and uplifting. All in all, it was a very enjoyable event, and we hope to continue with further events of this type. David Ashcroft LRPS

SUCCESSFUL ONLINE EVENTS

Southern Region LRPS Advisory Day – Organised by Bhupinder Ghatahora ARPS On 27th March 2021, we had our first online Advisory Day with Stewart Wall our Accessor for the event. It was a great success with positive feedback from the day. The event started with a brief introduction of the Licentiate criteria and how it will be used during the advisory session, followed by the portfolio reviews. I personally, found the session highly informative and interesting. I will try to have more Online Advisory Days in the future for the Region. I would like to say big thank you to Stewart Wall and all those who attended the event and made it a successful day. Please read below the feedback from the event:

“Overall, I found the event to be very professionally managed, expertly delivered and a great learning experience. Organisation and communication were spot on.

We had very clear and timely instructions beforehand (e.g., resending images, the Zoom link) and were kept fully informed in the run up. The session itself started promptly at 10 a.m.

Personally, I thought the feedback sessions were excellent. Stewart was consistently supportive and constructive. We were given quality time and received specific positive feedback, suggestions for improvement and genuine encouragement.

Stewart had clearly put time and effort into preparing for the session and his Lightroom demos to support his guidance were very useful. And he drew Richard (who sat in with Stewart on the day) in regularly to offer confirmation and additional observations. Finally, I found the event to be a terrific learning experience.

What better way to develop as a photographer than to receive detailed feedback on your images from experts in their field?

Every feedback session offered tips, techniques, and ideas to improve our photography - and of course, we are now better prepared for the LRPS assessment. ” (Steven King)

“The photos were amazing and a real inspiration to me. Stewart's comments were insightful and thought-provoking, even though I disagreed with some of them! Stewart's slide comparing Wendy Davies' submission with the LRPS criteria was inspired, and I will use that idea for my plan. Seeing Stewart make changes to images live in Lightroom was both educational and helpful. I found this sound bite from an attendee helpful "It's the journey for the LRPS, not the qualification that's important." (Dan Clarke)