Another busy day today, again for the BIPP, this time as a visitor to Blackpool & The Fylde College of Art & Design to see the facilities and to give a talk to the BA photography students. 

The college runs a BIPP accredited course as part of the PQP - Professional Qualifications Programme. I was given a guided tour of the extensive range of the facilities there and the facilities certainly are impressive, seeming to be able to offer something for anyone considering higher education on a photographic course.

After seeing all of the studio space, equipment and work areas, I gave a talk to the students on the BA course on the benefits of membership of a professional organisation such as the BIPP, explaining how the qualifications system works, the benefits of working with a professional mentor and the various other benefits. I also explained about the new portfolio competition open to students of which more information will shortly be available on the BIPP website.

I finished up with some one-to-one portfolio review sessions with a few of the students. It was an interesting day in which I saw some good work and met some enthusiastic students. My thanks to Blackpool & The Fylde College for making me welcome.