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Photo accepted for Salon – what next
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Hi there,
I recently entered a photograph (for the 1st time) for a Salon, the Bristol salon and I received a mail back saying it had scored enough points to be accepted. So I was wondering what this means or what is the next stage. has anyone ever entered shots for Salons and what is the procedure.
The shot can be seen here :
http://www.skramshots.com/photo7771402.html” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;Cheers,
Mark S.
Havent a clue Mark, but well done on being accepted :) I am sure they will be in touch
with their requirements!Well done Mark … a smashingshot too, well deserving of an acceptance …
You can use the acceptance if you decide to go down the road of looking for a distinction from either of the photographic organisations sponsoring the salon i.e. FIAP or PSA.
If you want to become an associate of either of these groups, you will need a certain amount of acceptances to qualify.
Our very own Ciaran White sums up the process nicely here http://www.thewonderoflight.com/articles/?m=20101229″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
Either way, it’s an honour to be accepted to any salon, as the judging is quite a high standard due to the number and quality of images submitted … so well done again,
philip
Congrats on the acceptance :)
The procedure is pretty simple. First and foremost, it is YOUR responsibility to keep track of your own acceptances. So you need a spreadsheet that tracks what images are submitted to what salons and in which ever countries. Each salon has a unique FIAP identifier and this is what identifies the salon.
Title every image uniquely and if you submit it to a different salon, you must use the same title.
The official rules can be found on the IPF website: http://irishphoto.ie/wp-content/plugins/downloads-manager/upload/FIAP_Distinctions_%282009-304E%29.pdf
You can only apply for a distinction once a year, so applications are made through the FIAP representative (a member of the IPF council) in February. Once you are ready to apply, download and fill out the spreadsheet on the FIAP website http://www.fiap.net/pdf/DistAE-Form-en.xls
In short for the AFIAP distinction, which is the first
a) Your first acceptance must have been least a year before applying for the distinction
b) You have to have at least 30 acceptances
c) You have to have had acceptances from at least 10 different images
d) You must have acceptances from at least 10 different salons
e) You must have acceptances from at least 5 different countries.For the EFIAP (the second distinction)
a) Your must have held your AFIAP distinction for at least a year
b) You have to have at least 150 acceptances
c) You have to have had acceptances from at least 50 different images
d) You must have acceptances from at least 30 different salons
e) You must have acceptances from at least 15 different countries.Acceptances from your AFIAP count towards your EFIAP.
I blog pretty regularly about the various salons I submit to. Most recently I gave a detailed breakdown of my AFIAP distinction (http://www.thewonderoflight.com/articles/?p=2218) and you can see a gallery of all the images making up that distinction here: http://www.thewonderoflight.com/galleries/v/IPF/
If you have any questions after all that, drop me a mail and I’ll be glad to help.
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