RPS Digital Imaging

We run various projects and competitions for you to meet other members and see what people are doing:

• A digital image competition, with three classes and a final round to choose the winners.
• A print portfolio to select a showcase of the breadth of members' work, with printed copies for all entrants.
• A bi-monthly fun competition with winners selected by the membership.
• Talk-Walk-Talk (in association with the Landscape Group) - a themed talk, member-led walks and a round-up session to discuss results. Next round: 'Sites of Religious Significance'. Email twt@rps.org if you'd like to lead a walk.
• New projects for 2026: including more Handmade Books and Zines, and Finding your Style II.
• One-off events like our World Photography Day challenge ↗ and a fun AI competition.

The DI Group offers you a number of opportunities to learn about photography, at various levels according to your needs:

• Online webinars ↗ with well-known photographers, on Saturday afternoons, plus occasional extra events. Click the link to book (or see below for an introduction).
• A wide range of workshops and tutorials from our expert tutors.
• Peer support groups run by members: online e-circle discussions and postal print circles.
• An LRPS support group to mentor you on your way to your first distinction.
• The DIGIT archive: charting the development of digital technology and techniques.
• Pulse: a monthly listing of What's On at DI, with links to join workshops etc.
• Online resources including our AI Hub and Youtube channel.

Communication is a two-way process. You can engage with the DI Group in various ways:

• Read and contribute articles to our publications: DIGIT magazine, DI Online newsletter, and Accolade magazine.
• Contact our volunteers with queries or suggestions.
• Volunteer to help the committee with defined tasks.
• Attend our annual AGM and day of events in February.
• Join our Facebook group ↗ for critique and chat.
• Follow us on Instagram ↗.
• If you live nearby, we have a Southern Centre based in the Ringwood area. Visit their web page to find out more about the events they organise.
• Find out about photobooks and zines our members have produced, and perhaps buy copies.

How do you develop the seed of an idea into a successful long-term project, and through to a final outcome?

Janey Devine FRPS conducts a master class in long-form project development, sharing invaluable tips and advice on key decisions to be made along the way. Where to find inspiration and ideas, the choice of visual language, researching the subject, through to the challenges of getting a book published. She draws on her experience of a recent project that started with a few images, and ended with her recently published book - City Centre Survival.

Janey bought one of the first digital cameras in 1998, and gained her FRPS with an impressionistic landscape panel in 2008. She now works on long-form projects, looking at contemporary issues, and sits on the RPS Documentary, Applied and Travel Distinctions panels, and is a member of the Arena Group of photographers.

Julieanne Kost, Principal Evangelist at Adobe, will show you how to elevate your compositing workflow using both new and time-tested features in Photoshop.
Quickly merge disparate visual elements into unified, surreal scenes—while keeping your process flexible and efficient from concept to completion. She will guide you through essential techniques to help you design faster, smarter, and with more creative control.

Since joining Adobe in 1992, Julieanne Kost has learned her craft through hands-on experience. She's the Digital Imaging Evangelist Director at Adobe, responsible for fostering relationships with customers through meaningful and inspirational Photoshop and Lightroom instruction. A highly sought-after speaker, she has also published more than a thousand instructional videos for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

Our 2026 competition is now announced with two classes to enter:

1. Open Colour: an image using two or more colours (e.g., full or selective colour, split toning etc.). Entry online in May.
2. Open Mono: an image only using a single hue (shades of grey or any other single colour). Entry online in July.

Fifteen images from each class will be selected to go forwards to the final. The awards for First, Second and Third, plus three Highly Commendeds, will be held in September.