For those who took inspiration away from Thursday's AV evening with Dick Williams, and are thinking of how they might dip into Audiovisual themselves, did you know the RPS has its own AV Group?
The RPS AV Group Summer Challenge 2026
Every year the RPS AV Group runs a challenge to produce an AV on the theme of summer. Entry is free and it's open to all - you don't need to be an RPS member to enter. The closing date is 1st October 2026. Send your entry via a file transfer service to the Summer Challenge Organiser Alastair Taylor at avtreasurer@rps.org
Audio Visual, or AV as it is known, is a great way to showcasing stunning photographic images linked to a sound track – music, song, poetry, words, sounds, or a combination of these. As Dick Williams explained last week, a particular feature of an AV production is the "third image" - the moment when one image dissolves into the next, and the viewer sees a carefully curated composite image of the two photographs before the fade completes.
The RPS offers advice, encourage and support to its members through education, competition and distinctions, as well as showing you how to make an AV. To learn more about audiovisual and the RPS AV Group, browse the March 2026 edition of their online magazine, AV World here or visit their web pages here.