I have to confess I’m not really big on distinction panels in general: my personal view has always been that if people love my photos that’s good enough for me… but I also realise that some people like to have the re-assurance of an official endorsement from a governing body – so after years of sitting on the ‘to do’ list, last month I finally got around to submitting my first ever qualification panel to the SWPP.
It was a bit of a strange experience really – although they’ve given me a number of gold awards, I’ve never actually put a panel together before and had pretty much no idea what a panel of judges would be looking for other than a very high standard of work throughout and the demonstration of both technical and creative abilities… so I simply put forward a selection of wedding images I personally enjoy with an element of variety in the mix, and submitted those. I’m pleased to say my submission was successful and I’ve now been awarded my licentiateship.
Robert Hooper LSWPP 😉
