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Convention 2014

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The Societies' Photographer of the Year 2012 Winners Announced - 17/01/13

The Societies' 2012 Photographic Trade Awards Winners Announced - 17/01/13

2013 Trade Show Pictures now online - 16/01/13

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The BIG ‘L’ Challenge at The Convention - now open for entries

Do you have it to gain a distinction in your specialist subject?

We are laying down the challenge to our valued members to gain Licentiate, Associateship or Fellowship accreditation for their work at the 2013 Convention.

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Venue, Dates, Times
Judging will take place in a number of open rooms at Hilton London Metropole Hotel, on the Wednesday 10:00-17:00 and Thursday 10:00-14:00. All attendees can view panels being judged and if members wish to attend their own judging they can do.

The following distinctions will be judged by our expert panels:

What the judges are looking for:-

Impact - Technique - Story Telling - Creativity - Style - Composition - Presentation Colour Balance - Centre Of Interest - Lighting - Subject Matter - Posing - Relevance to category – Expressions - Cropping...

Submissions for Licentiateship and Associateship:

It is essential that you forward your submission on CD to the Societies office prior to the event along with your submission fee (Closing date 31 December 2012). This will enable us to prepare for the judging process and ensure that the day runs smoothly.

Submissions for Fellowship:

It is essential that you forward your submission to the Society Office prior to the event along with your submission fee (Closing date 31 December 2012).

 



About the judging process:

Licentiateship and Associateship:


Each panel will be projected for the panel to view one image at a time, then the panel will view the contact sheet whilst the panel completes their assessment forms. Once the panel has either passed/failed one judge will then make a statement about the panel. The panel will not know the author’s name nor will they know if he/she is in the room.

Fellowship:

Each print will be showed to the panel one at a time then the panel will be able to view the panel as a whole. The judges will then complete their assessment forms and a discussion will take place between the panel before any decision is made. The panel will not know the author’s name nor will they know if he/she is in the room.

The judges reserve the right to retire to a closed room for deliberation to make a formal decision.

More than one submission may be made in alternative disciplines.

All members are invited to attend these days Free of Charge.

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All bookings are final. We reserve the right to change speakers and exhibitors without notice.

2014 Societies Convention and Trade Show at The Hilton London Metropole Hotel ...
You have 240 days to book for the 2014 Convention Wednesday 15th January 2014

Convention testimonials It was a great pleasure and an honour being at the convention. I would like to thank you and Phil for believing in me and inviting me to speak at the convention for the 2nd time. I really enjoyed sharing my knowledge with the numerous delegates that have attended my sessions. I had such a great feedback that it sounds too good to be true. Furthermore, I would like to thank you for the 4 awards that I got at the convention. This experience will help me to work even harder for the coming competitions. Christopher Azzopardi
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What our members say
Why I like the Societies: It focuses your professionalism and helps you expand as a photographer. - Adrew S
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An article from our Professional Imagemaker archive
Weather or not to shoot! - by Ken Sklute
Well, the big day is here and you get out of bed and go right to the window. Boy, I hope that it's sunny outside! It is. All is good in the world.

Photo Quote: Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget about you. Then, however, you must be very quick. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

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