Royal Photographic Society

[JHFoto]

Are there any RPS members on here.....?

[Guest]

Only rich members.

[JHFoto]

Why only rich members...?

[Guest]

Why only rich members...?

 

Have you seen the annual price £116 for joining and payable every year and then the fees for entering panels !

Edited February 19, 2015 by OlyPaul

[JHFoto]

I have a Blue Badge, I believe I would get a discount....?

[jeffworsnop]

Are there any RPS members on here.....?

Yes.

I am

Why do you ask?

Jeff

[jeffworsnop]

I have a Blue Badge, I believe I would get a discount....?

What is a blue badge and what is the significance to rps membership?

Jeff

[ChrisLumix]

What is a blue badge and what is the significance to rps membership?

Jeff

 

 A blue badge is what you stick on the car dashboard when you have a disability

[JHFoto]

Yes.

I am

Why do you ask?

Jeff

Is it worth joining............?

 A blue badge is what you stick on the car dashboard when you have a disability

Which I have

[jeffworsnop]

A blue badge is what you stick on the car dashboard when you have a disability

Thanks.

I thought it might be age related. I get a discount on membership cost because I am old.

I am still interested to know why the first question was asked.

I am a bit sensitive about the question because the RPS was "dissed" by two recent lecturers who gave talks at my camera club. They seemed to have a PAGB promotional agenda that I found not necessary when invited and paid to give talks.

Sorry. Gentle rant over.

Jeff

[JHFoto]

But is it it worth joining in your opinion ?

[Black Pearl]

If you are GP and you are trying to build/promote your business then (possibly) having FRPS along with BIPP and MPA after your name might help you gain clients and build relationships....might!

 

Its one of those grey areas where its nice to have, the meetings/lectures can be helpful, being around like minded people is generally useful for networking and if you enter (win) competitions you get a bit of publicity but otherwise its just snobbery for typical camera club types.

[JHFoto]

Thanks BP, thats put that one to bed anyway..............

[ChrisLumix]

Which I have

 

 

me too

[chorleyjeff]

But is it it worth joining in your opinion ?

Depends what you want.

I would suggest you decide how, or if, you want to progress your photography then go through the whole of the rps website to see how membership would be useful.

It is useful to me because I am more interested in making panels or series of pictures around a theme which is what is required for getting the arics distinction, rather than a collection of unrelated camera club type photos to get a PAGB distinction. Also the meetings are often interesting - details on the rps website.

However there seems to be more rps activity in the South of England then here in Lancashire. Maybe the Southerners are ore proactive.

But I get a discounted membership fee because I am old.

Jeff

[chorleyjeff]

If you are GP and you are trying to build/promote your business then (possibly) having FRPS along with BIPP and MPA after your name might help you gain clients and build relationships....might!

 

Its one of those grey areas where its nice to have, the meetings/lectures can be helpful, being around like minded people is generally useful for networking and if you enter (win) competitions you get a bit of publicity but otherwise its just snobbery for typical camera club types.

Fair enough except the comment about snobbery.

Jeff

[JHFoto]

Thanks for all the information, I have read through their website and some of the meetings would be very interesting but its all at a cost.

Edited February 20, 2015 by JHFoto

[VWGolf]

Hmmm - £86 for pensioners, and I understand from our club talk that you have to remain a member, else you lose the letters after your name.  Everyso often, a lecturer turns up to try to persuade us to join the RPS, but as mentioned above, for those of us on limited means, it seems to be an expensive luxury.  I'd rather spend what money I have on occasions on kit instead.

 

And there does not seem to be much for us Midlanders - hardly likely to go to Wiltshire for a lecture.

 

Still, horses for courses, no doubt  :-)

[jeffworsnop]

Hmmm - £86 for pensioners, and I understand from our club talk that you have to remain a member, else you lose the letters after your name.  Everyso often, a lecturer turns up to try to persuade us to join the RPS, but as mentioned above, for those of us on limited means, it seems to be an expensive luxury.  I'd rather spend what money I have on occasions on kit instead.

 

And there does not seem to be much for us Midlanders - hardly likely to go to Wiltshire for a lecture.

 

Still, horses for courses, no doubt  :-)

Recent lecturers at my club have tried to persuade people to do PAGB distinctions and spent lots of time doping so. They also rubbished the RPS .

But I take your point about lack of cheapish meetings.

I was in the Visual Art section but most of the action was in the South and their big event seemed to involve expensive weekends in hotels.

I'm now starting to wonder whether it is worthwhile staying a member!

jeff