RTPS member Lisa Edie enjoys the challenge of entering International Salons under the auspices of The Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) which she says helps keep her motivated and engaged.
She was delighted to be awarded an EFIAP Silver distinction earlier this year and is now well on her way to achieving Gold. No mean feat when you consider that for Silver, you need to achieve 300 acceptances, with 100 different works in 10 different countries. And, of course, there are a number of levels below silver where you first need to prove yourself.
The process of FIAP accreditations involves entering salons (a type of photographic competition) and gaining acceptances and awards. Effectively these salons are a submission for exhibition, and a jury decides which images are chosen (or accepted) for exhibition. It is these acceptances that are key to the process. Typically, 10% of images submitted are accepted.
Well done Lisa, what a fabulous result. Below are a small selection of Lisa’s successful images (click on them to view full size).
