PPANI membership is open to all full-time, professional photographers. Join a friendly bunch of photographers who enjoy learning together and helping each other.

Benefits include:

• Your own page on this website!
• Regular seminars covering all aspects of photography. 3 Full day seminars are included in your membership
• Fantastic support and networking opportunities
• Cover if you are unable to attend a wedding
• Good craic and lots of social opportunities

To join the PPANI you should:

• Be a full-time photographer
• Hold the appropriate public liability and professional indemnity insurance
• Have a premises that's sole use is photography. Many members have purpose-built studios, but this may also be a room in your house set a side for the business
• Have clear pricing and terms & conditions for your customers.

IIf you meet the above criteria, you can join as a probationary member. Don't worry, we'll assign you a mentor who can help you meet people and become qualified.



After joining as a probationary member, we ask that you go you become qualified within 1 year. Once you are a licentiate, we encourage you to strive towards associate or fellow qualifications. Aiming towards these really improves your photography.

The following is some information on the Licencitiate qualification:

• Submissions are to be presented on a 15x12 mounted print with the actual image no smaller than a 10x8. Variations of paper (i.e. glossy, lustre, metallic) and mounting (foamboard, card) are all acceptable.
• Judging takes place at the April meeting and the October meeting.
  After judging, each person will get a critique from the judges and notified if their panel has made licentiate grade.
  
  Wedding Category
  Licentiate applications in this category must consist of ten prints from one wedding plus an additional ten prints showing a variety of commissioned wedding work. It is important that a wide variety of work is submitted including groups, bridal portraits, register shots etc...
  
  You can also submit an entire application of 20prints from any of the following categories:
  -Portrait Category
  -Commerical / industrial Category
  -Social Category
  -General Practice
  -Press / P.R.
  -Fashion / Illustrative / Pictorial
  

Full membership includes 4 Full Day Seminars, a profile on the PPANI website and 5 entries into the PPANI Awards.

- Probationary membership: £155
- Full Membership: £250 (£225 if paid before 6 Sept 2011)
- Trade Member: £85
- Concessionary Member: £140
- Auxillary Member: £20