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FIAP SALONS DEMYSTIFIED

Distinctions & Salons Explained

Club Photography Structures

Outlets for your Photography

Preparation and entering Salons

Club Photography Structures

International Federation of

Photographic Art

(FIAP)

Irish Photographic Federation

(IPF)

Southern Association of Camera Clubs

(SACC)

BlarneyPhotography

Club

(BPC)

• The Southern Association of Camera Clubs is frequently referred to as the SACC

• The SACC is a regional governing body of photography

• The SACC is the largest photographic region• It covers the southern part of the country from Bray to Ennis

• There are approx. 50 clubs in the region • It hosts both Club and Individual competitions• Blarney Photography Club is the No. 2 Club in the region.

• The Irish Photographic Federation is the national governing body • Frequently referred to as the IPF• The IPF runs all sorts of photographic activities

including competitions and distinction sittings• Blarney Photography Club came 6th overall in the

2016 Club Championships and was the highest scoring club in the SACC region

• The Irish Photographic Federation also enters internationalcompetitions

• One of these is the FIAP Biennials

• Ireland came 2nd in the world recently

Outlets for your Photography

External Competitions

Photographic Distinctions

The Club Web Page

Social Media

Club Competitions

Competitions

Club

League

POTY

SACC

SACC POTY

SACC Nature

POTY

Inter Club

IPF

Creativ e

National

Championships

IPF Shield

IPF POTY

IPF Nature

POTY

Distinctions & Salons Explained

IPF FIAP

Licentiate

(LIPF)

Associate

(AIPF)

Fellowship

(FIPF)

Artiste

(AFIAP)

Excellence

(EFIAP)

Master

(MFIAP)

Distinctions

IPF FIAP

LIPF

AIPF

FIPF

AFIAP

EFIAP

MFIAP

Distinctions

You present a panel of 10 prints to an assessment sitting.

How do you get your LIPF

You present a panel of 10 prints to an assessment sitting.

What The Assessors Will Look For:

Camera work / technical quality: Is the choice of viewpoint sympathetic with the subject? Is focusing, exposure etc. correct?

Image Quality: Have contrast, highlights, shadows and colour balance all been properly controlled? Are

the images clean and blemish free?

Cohesion: Is there cohesion and variety in the panel?

Composition & Editing: Is there good arrangement and composition in the images? Have the images

been edited to present the strongest panel?

Imagination & Creativity: Are imagination and creativity present in the images?

Visual Impact: Has the panel got visual impact?

Light: Is there good use of light in relation to the subject matter?

How do you get your LIPF

IPF FIAP

LIPF

AIPF

FIPF

AFIAP

EFIAP

MFIAP

Distinctions

AFIAP is the entry level distinction awarded by FIAP.It i s awarded to photographers whose photography is cons idered to be of a high enough standard

What is AFIAP

Unl ike the LIPF, where you present a single body of work at an adjudication s i tting, you get your AFIAP by presenting your work online or by post at

International Salons

FIAP sanctions hundreds of Salons around the world every year.

Al l Salons under FIAP patronage are listed in the FIAP website.

You should only refer to this list.

How do you get your AFIAP

A Salon is a photographic competition under the patronage of FIAP.

Salons are normally run by other Camera Clubs using external judges.

The purpose of Salons is to allow a photographer to gain awardsand acceptancesfor

his or her work.

Salons generally have up to 6 sections (eg. CO, MO, Nat, PT, Sport, Creative) and

photographers are generally allowed enter 4 images in each section.

In a typical salon you could be looking at entering up to 24 images.

Most Salons are digital, as opposed to print, and entry and payment are done online.

What is a Salon

An acceptance is granted to an image, entered in a salon, if it achieves a high

enough score.

In a typical salon you could be looking at entering up to 24 images and potentially

receiving 24 acceptances, depending on how well your images score.

When all the images are judged, images that score above a qualifying score are

considered “accepted”.

Entrants are sent a score card indicating the images that were “accepted” or not.

Entrants keep a record of all acceptances

How do you get acceptances

FIAP will award your AFIAP distinction when they gain sufficient acceptances

It’s a bit like collecting “green shield stamps”

but with a twist.

What good are acceptances

2. THE AFIAP DISTINCTION

2.1. The distinction "Artist FIAP" (AFIAP) is the first artistic distinction that can be obtained. It is awarded to photographic artists

whose artistic qualities, technique and production of work have been acknowledged through their participation in international

salons under FIAP Patronage.

2.2. The candidate for this distinction must:

a) Have taken part with success in international salons under FIAP Patronage for at least 1 year; i.e. his first FIAP-recognised

acceptance must have occurred at least 1 year ago.

b) Have taken part with success in at least 15 international salons under FIAP Patronage in at least 8 different countries. I n this

respect a Circuit is to be considered as a single salon.c) Have obtained at least 40 acceptances with at least 15 different works in international̀ s a lons under FIAP Patronage.

d) Include in his works a minimum of 4 different works, which have each received at least one acceptance in “Print” salons under

FIAP Patronage.

2.3. Candidates for AFIAP distinction must submit:a) A complete application using forms prescribed by FIAP (which can be downloaded from FIAP’s website, see 9.1.).

b) 5 photographic works of the candidate in form of a digital file. All the submitted works must have obtained 3 FIAP - recognised

acceptances in different salons. In this respect a Circuit is considered to be a single salon.

2.4. The following procedure must be followed:a) Send the completed document (pages A, B and C) by electronic mail to the FIAP distinctions Service and also to the FIAP

Collections Service. Also send a paper copy of page A, duly signed by the responsible person of the national federation, to t he

FIAP Distinctions Service.

b) Send a paper copy of page B, duly signed by the candidate, to the FIAP Collections Service.Page 3 / 8

c) The digital files of the works have to be sent to the FIAP Collections Service by “WeTransfer”.d) The fee has to be paid to the FIAP Treasurer.

2.5. When the AFIAP distinction is awarded, the candidate will receive a diploma and a badge with

green enamel.

Requirements for AFIAP Distinction

CONTESTING

SALONS

At least 40 acceptances

With success in at least 15 salons

IMAGES With success with at least 15 different images

PRINTS With success with at least 4 different images

COUNTRIES With success in at least 8 different countries

SUBMISSION 5 images with at least 3 accepts in different Salons (Note: a circuit is counted as 1 salon)

IPF RULES 4 qualifying images from IPF competitions

ACCEPTANCES

You must be contesting, with success, in Salons for at least 1 year

Requirements for applying for your AFIAP Distinction

Preparation and entering Salons

Preparation before entering Salons

Salon entry process

Deciding what Salons to enter and maintaining records

AFIAP Application

Rules

Preparation before entering salons

1. Talk to someone who has gone through the process already

2. Go to Salon web sites and check out the gallery of previous winning

images. Many Salons publish their Catalogue of winning images

online. Other Salons send all those who have had work accepted a

printed Catalogue

3. If you think your images are good enough, select 20-30 of your best

images.

4. Process them and remove any “Judge Bait” from them.

5. Create a Salon Folder to hold the original full size JPG’s.

6. Title each image. You need to use same title on an image for every

salon you enter it in.

Preparation before entering Salons

Rules

Preparing your images for an indiv idual salon

1. Create a new folder with Salon No and Name

2. Export the selected images from the Salon Folder, with correct sizing into this

folder.

3. Make sure the image title is consistent with what you called the image in

previous salons

4. Update your records to keep track of Salons entered.

5. When you are happy that all the images are in order, you are ready to do

your entry.

Preparation for an individual salon

Salon entry process

FIAP Salon Website

Decide what Salon y ou are going to enter

FIAP Salon Website

Check out Salons that are still open

FIAP Salon Website

Pick a Salon f rom the list and go to the Salon’s website

Rules

Before you start read the Salon Rules carefully

1. Confirm the Salon number

2. Confirm closing date3. Check that the sections suit you (eg, Landscape, Portrait…etc)4. Read the Salon Rules5. Number of images per Section (normally 4)

6. Upload fi le type (normally jpg)

7. Image dimensions (generally you will be told the max width for

landscapes format and the maximum height for portrait format.

8. Where applicable you will be told the paper and print sizes and delivery

address

9. There may be a maximum file size (normally 2mb)

10.File naming

11.Prepare you images

Salon Website - Rules

Tallaght International Salon of Photographic Art 2016 rules.docx

Tallaght International Salon of Photographic Art Rules

Conditions of Entry

Entry is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, worldwide.

The maximum entry in each Class per author is four.

An entrant’s four images will be presented to the judges randomly.

The same image must NOT be entered in more than one Class – This includes altered and unaltered images.

Entries must originate as photographs, (image captured of objects via light sensitivity), made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.

By virtue of submitting and entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or par t of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website.

The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.

Name, address and title must be shown on each piece of work and numbered, to correspond with the entry form.

Please limit titles to 25 characters.

Entries accepted at a previous TPS Salon of Photography, or so similar as to be almost identical regardless or title, are not eligible.

All imagery MUST be the total and exclusive work of the submitting author and may not include any element that was originated by or is the copyright of other photographers.

The right of reproduction in relation to the exhibition, including digital representation, will be assumed unless specifically withheld.

Entries will be treated with care, but no liability is accepted for loss or damage.

An illustrated catalogue will be sent to each entrant and a label for each acceptance.

An entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the

exhibition rules and conditions.

ENTRIES RECEIVED WITHOUT FEES WILL NOT BE JUDGED –ONLY ENTRIES WITH RETURN POSTAGE WILL BE RETURNED.

THE SUBMISSION OF AN ENTRY SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES & CONDITIONS.

All About Your Entry

Print Sections

UNMOUNTED PRINTS ONLY and these will only be returned where return postage has been paid.

Ov erseas return by surface mail only.

Up to 4 Prints, with PAPER SIZE of A3 (420mm x 297mm) or A4 (297mmx210mm). The image can be

any size as long as it f its on these paper sizes, this is to help with f raming prints for exhibition purposes.

Prints may be entered in each of the f ollowing sections: Open Monochrome, Open Colour, and

Landscape Colour.

Entrants may also enter up to 4 projected images in each of the Open digital section, Photo Travel and

the Nature digital section.

Each print must have entrant’s Name, Address and Title (as per the entry form) on the back of

the print.

Our Catalogue will include a listing of accepted images for the exhibition for all sections and will include

all award winning images with statistics, PSA approval.

After completing the online application form, please send your printed images to:

Paul Power

3 Glenvara Park,

Knocklyon

Dublin 16,

Ireland.

Digital Sections (PDI)

The Open PDI section is a PSA PID color class section.

Maximum size of any image 1440 pixels on the horizontal side x

1080 pixels vertical resolution of 300dpi and saved as a large jpg file to be

titled as per entry form.

PDI Images will be display ed with a calibrated projector with a resolution of

1440 x 1080 pixels

All entries to be made via our electronic entry system accesible

from www.tpssalon.com

Any questions, please email [email protected]

http://www.tpssalon.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Additional Rules

The judges’ decisions are f inal.

Images entered in one section cannot be entered in any of the other sections either altered or

unaltered.

As organisers we will take the utmost care of your entry but will not accept liability for any

damage or loss howsoev er caused.

Images will only be returned where the correct return postage has been receiv ed. Tallaght

Photographic Society will not accept responsibility for returning images where incorrect return

postage has been receiv ed.

Images of a pornographic nature are not acceptable.

Images accepted in our prev ious International Exhibitions are not acceptable.

Ev ery image will be marked by 3 judges awarding f rom 1 to 5.

The highest mark achiev able is 15.

FIAP and PSA Requirments

Monochrome and Nature entries must meet the definitions of FIAP to be eligible for FIAP

awards which are posted below.Travel and Nature entries must meet the PSAdefinitions set out below to be eligible for PSA

awards

Section Definitions

Monochrome – FIAP

A black and white work f itting f rom the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a

monochrome work with the v arious shades of grey.

A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand

in the black and white category ; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of

a salon under FIAP Patronage.

On the other hand a black and white work modif ied by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour

becomes a colour work (poly chrome) to stand in the colour category; such a work requires colour

reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.

Monochrome – PSA

An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e.

contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it giv es the impression

of being a grey scale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by

Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A grey scale or multi-colored image modified or giv ing the impression of having

been modif ied by partial toning, multi toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the

def inition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.

Photo Travel – PTD

A Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, and portray a land, its distinctive features or culture in its natural state. There are no

geographical limitations. Closeup pictures of people or objects must include distinguishable environment. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or

remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Conversion to full monochrome is

acceptable. Derivations, including infrared, are unacceptable.

Nature – PSA ND, FIAP, RPS (as of 1st of January 2015)

Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in

such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.

The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality.

Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn

owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like

hurricanes or tidal waves.

Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.

Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any

form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.

No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted.

Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the

content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging / burning.

Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed.

Stitched images are not permitted.

All allowed adjustments must appear natural.

Color images can be converted to greyscale monochrome.

Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography

Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This

includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.

Payment & Entry Fees

All pay ments to be made via PAYPAL

Entry Fee EUR €

€13 One Section

€21 Any Two Sections

€28 Any Three Sections

€35 Any Four Sections

€42 Any Fiv e Sections

€45 Any Six Sections

All pay ments must be made via PAYPAL

Rules

When you are ready to enter the Salon

1. Go to the Salon website

2. Registration3. Upload images4. Payment section

5. Checking your status on the website if this is available 6. Make sure you get a verification email from the salon and

print this for you records7. The good bit ---- waiting for your results

Sample entry process

Tallaght Salon 2016 - entry example

The site then links to the payment via PayPal.After you make the payment you should receive

a confirmation email of payment

1. Keep a printed copy of all you results2. Set up a spreadsheet to keep track of your

progress

3. Be familiar with the qualifying criteria for AFIAP

Keep track of your results

1. Use FIAP Website for the official l ist of FIAP sanctioned Salons

2. Read the Salon rules carefully before deciding to enter.

3. If you decide to enter, enter the salon in your salon diary.

4. Prepare your images in accordance with the rules (image title, size)

5. When all your images are prepared, go the Salon website and commence

the entry process

6. Register with the Salon

7. Upload your images to the various sections which you decided to enter

8. Make your payment, normally done by PayPal

9. Make sure you get confirmation of payment

10. Make sure you get confirmation either online or email of your entry.

11. You then wait for results. Sometimes they’re late but more often than not

they’re early.

12. You will get a score card by email which you should retain and print

13. Update you Salon Diary (and spreadsheet) with Salon acceptances.

14. Repeat the above process until you have satisfied the criteria for AFIAP

Summary

9. Photographers who come under any of the following categories will be deemed

to be Adv anced photographers. Persons who hav e – (a) received an IPF distinction or similar ie. FIAP, PSA, RPS or any other distinctions; (b) been

awarded more than one IPF medal in IPF national competitions; (c) whose

image(s) hav e represented the IPF in international competitions; (d) received an

Acceptance or Acceptances with five or more image titles or one or more

Awards, including a Ribbon, in FIAP and/or PSA recognized salons. (e) Persons whose club considers them to be of adv anced standard in any discipline

of photography (eg. Monochrome, Colour Print, Projected Image, AV etc.). (f)

Photographers who, in the opinion of the Federation, are of advanced standard

are not allowed to enter as “Non Adv anced”.

Entering salons, with success, may jeopardise a non-adv anced (Grade 2)

photographer’s chance of competing in the National Shield and other IPF competitions in the non-adv anced section.

It may also jeopardise their club grade. Please note that Grade 2 club members

who receiv e acceptances at salons are obliged to inf orm the Club Secretary once

they comply with rule 9 (d) below. They will then be regarded to Grade 1.

A word of caution to Non-Advanced members

http://irishphoto.ie/fiap/fiap-distinctions

Web Links

https://www.fiap.net/docs/distinctions/DOC_007_2015_Distinctions- en.pdf

http://patronages.fiap.net/2016-by-months.html

FIAP Salon List

FIAP Distinction regulations

IPF FIAP distinctions section

IPF Home Page

SACC Home Page

Blarney Photography Club website

Blarney Photography Club Official Facebook page

Blarney Photography Club Members Facebook meet up page (Members Only Group)

http://irishphoto.ie/distinctions/application-form/IPF distinctions section

http://irishphoto.ie

http://sacc.ie/

https://blarneyphotoclub.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BlarneyPhotographyClub/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1606435456271002/

FIAP Home Page

https://www.fiap.net/#

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