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Hi All

I have been sat on this information for a couple of weeks now and have only told a couple of people - why...!!! Not sure really, partly embarrassment and partly not wanting to look like I'm blowing my own trumpet, believe it or not, I'm shy on the sly, I know it's hard to believe but I am :oops:

I decided I needed to tell you all because if nothing else, I hope it will encourage other people to give the salons a try.

Two weeks ago I passed my AFIAP which means "Artiste Federation Internationale De L'Art Photographique" which translates to - International Federation of Photographic Art (Artist).

For those of you who don't know what a Salon is, it's basically a competition, there are two types - International and British. Salons are organised all over the world, you submit your images via the internet (although now to get any FIAP award they have introduced a criteria for prints - I think it's to try and keep printing alive). There are usually categories eg mono, colour, nature, creative - there are loads of different ones, you can usually submit up to 4 images per section and there are usually 3 or 4 sections. You have to pay to enter, but the more images you submit the cheaper it is, an average cost for 3 sections can be anywhere between £8 to £20 but I kept to the cheaper ones. Once you have submitted to a couple of salons, you start receiving invites to others.

The images are then looked at and if they score high enough you get an "Acceptance", if your image is really good, it can get an award. For me to get my AFIAP I had to achieve a minimum of: 40 acceptances with 15 different images over 15 different salons in 8 different countries (you need to keep a good log of what you have submitted and to whom etc..) it took me over 12 months to achieve and you can only apply once a year so if you miss the deadline then you have to wait for the following year. Entering salons can be addictive, because the more acceptances you get the more you want to achieve.

What do you get out of it.... well besides giving you goals and motivation to improve and progress your photography, once you get your certificate you can have letters after your name - Oooooooooo...!!!!

Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you. If anyone is thinking about entering the salons and you want to have a chat about it, please give me a shout.

Best Wishes

Tracey McGovern AFIAP :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hello Tracey McGovern, AFIAP.
No less than you deserve. The standard of your entries has been exceptional, and all of your acceptances have been well deserved.
You can now frame and mount the certificate on the wall between all our trophies. :-d

Congratulations, and well done, 5S

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I don't know about blowing your own trumpet - I would have had a megaphone on the 10.00 o'clock news! Fantastic achievement Tracey.
5S :-d :P

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Well done Tracey, I hope your example encourages others to have a go as well!

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Not wanting to blow your own trumpet? If it was me I'd be atop the Hilton Hotel in manchester with the biggest, widest, loudest megaphone announcing it to the world :-d . Well deserved and many congratulations.

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Tracey "me me me" McGovern. Everyone says it.
Well done Tracey, you know you deserve it. You have a varied portfolio and show competency in many areas of photography.
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If youv'e got - flaunt it.

Fantastic Tracey. What a year you have had. Gonna need a new house or an extension for all the trophies .. but just to bring you back to earth with us mortals
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Tracey McGovern wrote: Two weeks ago I passed my AFIAP which means "Artiste Federation Internationale De L'Art Photographique" which translates to - International Federation of Photographic Art (Artist).
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Awwwwww shucks - thanks everyone for your kind comments. A special "thank you" to Mike for showing off the size of my ar*se, it's a good job you had that wide angled lens :shock:

Tracey x
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Thank you for that Mike, at least you caught my good side.... :D
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Hi Keith/Tracey.

Think nothing of it gang. Keith - plenty of room for more initials Big Man. LOL

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Hi Tracey,
Well done Tracey and well deserved

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Tracey,

I think you have a lovely a*** - not sure about that donut that fell on your head though!

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Hi Tracey,

Well Done me old mate on this fantastic award.
Keep up the excellant work.

I see the Pensioner made a couple of bum comments.

Come in No 4 your time is up, Tracey is fast on your heals.

Take Care all.

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Well done Tracey . Mikes picture made me lol :-)
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