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DIVISIONS - Pictorial Image (PID)

Pictorial Image Division (PID)

 

Unique to the Pictorial Image Division

 

From the Pictorial Image Chair

The Pictorial Image Division (PID) is an open subject non-reality division. If you have an interest in pictorial images, whether they are from digital files (original or from film), regardless of the subject matter, you will find several opportunities that can enhance your skills and increase your learning. Though PID is an open subject division, we have specialized genre events and competitions that cater to those members who have been focusing on the popular PID subjects like Portraiture, Landscape, Still Life and Architecture. We intend to include more in the future that would provide focused learning. We hope you will find the PID offers interesting and enjoyable.

Heide Stover

✉ Pictorial Image Chair

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

A list of all PID officers and directors.

Directory

PSA members qualify for membership of the Pictorial Image Division (PID) by:  being an Officer or Director in the PID, earning a Star/Galaxy Rating in the PID, participating in the Individual Competitions, or participating in a Study Group in the PID.

All official division definitions may be found on the Definitions page.

Division Definitions

Images that receive Acceptances for inclusion in a PSA-recognized exhibition are eligible to be used by PSA members to apply for a PSA Star Rating. Stars are awarded separately in each of the PSA Divisions. In addition, medal and HM winners in the PID Audio-visual Competition receive acceptance and title credits when used in an application for Stars 1 through 5. 

There are two PID Classes of Star Ratings: Color and Monochrome. Each is a distinct Star Path and requires separate applications. All applications go to the appropriate coordinator.

See below link for application instructions.

Star Ratings   Star Ratings Directors
Color vs Monochrome definition guide for use in PID interclub competitions: pdf

RESOURCES
Portraits Image Analysis - Highlights 6 - link
Portraits Image Analysis - Highlights 5 - link
Portraits Image Analysis - Highlights 4 - link
Portraits Image Analysis - Highlights 3 - link
Portraits Image Analysis - Highlights 2 - link
Portraits Image Analysis - Highlights 1 - link
Fred Greene Memorial Trophy - link
Portrait Competition - Michael Strapec, Ireland - link
Portrait Competition - Tatsiana Rusetskaya, Belarus -  link    

Who's Who in Photography is an annual publication listing exhibitors in all divisions and sections who have met the minimum number of acceptances in PSA recognized exhibitions from the previous year.

Who's Who

PID offers 2 different study groups.  Digital Dialogue (DD) and Digital Study Groups (DSG). The following table explains the differences.

Digital Dialogue

Digital Study Groups

Director: Barbara Miller, HonPSA, MPSA

Director: Heide Stover, APSA, QPSA

pid-digital-dialogue-director@psa-photo.org

pid-dsg-director@psa-photo.org

Number of Groups: 98

Number of members in each Group: 7

Number of Groups: 32

Number of members in each Group: 4 - 6

Submissions: Each group member submits one image per month and comments on   other images submitted by group members.

Submissions: Members may submit 2 – 4 images per round. Groups differ in that there are 1 month, 2 month and 3 month submission groups

Privacy: Anyone can view the groups. Group members are free to comment on other  group’s images.

Privacy: All groups are password protected.

Group Sections: General, Assigned Subject, Monochrome, Nature Plus, Phonography,  Creative , Sports, HDR Macro, Closeup, Advanced Compositing, Infrared, Painting,  Street Scenes, Flowers, Landscapes. Fine Art,  3D, Drone and Video.

Members may make suggestions for new group subjects

Group Sections: The main groups are general. In addition, there are natural landscape, street photography, animals, still life, architecture, monochrome, and portraits. There are also fine art groups that are for advanced photographers, and a practice image analysis group. Members may make suggestions for new group subjects.

Groups are run by an administrator

Groups are run by a secretary

Established in 2004 (3 groups of 5 members each.)

Established in 2007

INFO / HOW TO JOIn digital dialogue   EMAIL digital dialogue DIRECTOR

INFO / HOW TO JOIn digital study groups   EMAIL digital study groups DIRECTOR

 

Study Group general info

Mentors are members who have excelled in a specific area of photography and will share their expertise and resources with PSA members. Member must be signed in to their account to request a mentor.

Mentors & Consultants Information

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