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Exclusive 2012 Convention discount vouchers, deals and prize draws

Trade Show Opening Times:
Friday and Saturday 10:00–18:00 Sunday 10:00–16:00


Pre-register before 24 December 2011 to avoid £6 entry fee to Trade Show

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3D Portraits UK Ltd
£500.00 off the Mirage T-7000 (show price £7495; RRP £7995.00)*

50% off image processing for the first ten 3D photographs*

The Mirage T-7000 from 3D Portraits is a complete and easy-to-use, patented camera system that lets you create stunning true 3D images ready for printing. System includes: camera carriage made from ultra-durable materials, laptop PC complete with 3D-Merge™ software, and a fitted Canon EOS 60D SLR camera. Both portable and flexible, the T-7000 is mounted on two high quality detachable tripods with dollies, allowing the T-7000 to be wheeled freely around a studio or location.

*All orders must be made by 29 January 2012 to qualify
Aaduki Multimedia Insurance
Take out a policy at the Convention and we will either give you an extra 20% discount on your equipment cover or 14 months for the price of 12!*

* excluding our combined PL & PI deal of £115 and subject to our usual terms and conditions and a minimum premium of £150
Bowens International Ltd
Save 20% on all Bowens products at The Socieites’ 2012 Convention.

For three days only, you can take advantage of huge savings on Bowens professional photographic equipment at The Socieites’ Trade Show and Convention in London, from 13-15 January at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith.

Participating dealers at the show include; Calumet Photographic, Jacobs, Park Cameras, Photomart and Wex Photographic.
Acrylic Pictures
Exclusive Show Offers
• Studio Sample Packs from £20
• 25% off all show orders
• Competition & prizes

Visit us on Stand 196 in the Chablis Suite
Cliik Insurance
10% off all quotes done at the show (excluding PL/PI only quotes)

Also, Free Prize Draw to win a Kelly Moore designer camera bag and a Henk Van Kooten DVD. Together worth over £200!

Visit us on stand 208 of the Chablis Suite.
Flaghead Photographic Ltd
Flaghead Photographic is offering a special Quantum Cash-Back Promotion for The Socieites’ 2012 Convention!

During the three days of the Trade Show every purchaser of a Quantum QFLASH or TURBO Battery can claim £50 Cash Back.

The offer applies to the following products: Qflash T, Qflash X, Qflash Trio (Nikon or Canon version), Turbo Blade, Turbo Slim Compact and Turbo 3.
Folio Albums
Get your FREE FAUX-TACHE at the Folio Albums stand 77-78 and take part in the FAUX-TACHE fever for your chance to win one of our new gallery albums.
FujiFilm
Visit the FujiFilm stand for special offers on  DL430 printers, Fujifilm Inkjet media, Wunderbars and ASK2500 printers.
Just Wedding Albums Ltd
Just Wedding Albums are offering …10% discount on all orders placed at the show.
Light Blue Software
Save up to £35 on new registrations or upgrades of Light Blue!
Come to our stand (56) for a demo of Light Blue and grab a special discount code for 10% off!

Prize draw - win one of three copies of Light Blue!
We'll be holding a free-to-enter prize draw on our stand; each day, one lucky winner will get a FREE copy of Light Blue, worth £354!
Lux S
At the London Convention Lux S Studio Decor will be letting the 'MONTY PACKAGES' have a holiday from their usual Birmingham home.

These package deals include a posing kit, a baby poser and some extras designed to get photographers, studio based or mobile, sorted with their studio posing needs in one go. Final details will be available from our website at www.studiodecor.co.uk a few days before the show opens on 14 Jan.

Also offering 15% off Denny FREEDOM CLOTH backgrounds, as well as other discounts on other Denny backgrounds.

As ever, we are keen to offer discounts for multiple item purchases - please come and talk to us.

We will also have a few carry out products available for visitors to take away from the show at discounted prices.
Made In Blighty
Free swatch box with every sample album order placed at the show on presentation on the voucher linked below: Visit us on stand 177.

Click here to print your voucher

Usual price £36.50 plus VAT. Terms and conditions apply.

Mario Acerboni albums by Parker Photographics
Bring a pre designed digital album on CD to our stand, choose an album cover and we will make you 2 albums for the price of 1. Regardless of the final album value, this will give you the chance to show the very best in album presentation.
Micro Partners Ltd
Micro Partners Limited will be holding a Free Prize draw at their stand (25).

The winner will receive an Epson R2000 – A3 Photo Printer + Sample Media Worth £500

Runners up prizes will also be given.

Please come along and drop a card or register at the stand
Nik Software GMBH
Prize Draw Competition

Get details on the Stand of our Prize Draw for a chance to win copies of Nik Software’s plug-ins and Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom

Also stop by the stand to pick up details on special show pricing
onOne Software
Perfect Photo Suite 6 for just £175.00 or £80.00 for each product.
Park Cameras
Photographic retail Park Cameras will be offering many exclusive show deals during the event not to mention as well as offering free seminars on their stand. To book these seminars please visit ParkCameras.com and be sure to visit there stand to take advantage of there amazing offers!
Payment Sense
Visit PaymentSense at Stand 209 to take up our exciting offer:
  • Guaranteed savings of up to 40% on your current card processing charges.
  • No joining or switching fees.
  • Low, capped rates for the duration of your contract.

PaymentSense are the UK's largest Merchant Service Provider and the official card processor for The Societies.

Photomart
  • As always, we will have loads of amazing show offers so please be sure to visit us on our stand 060, 061, 197 and 198!
  • Free portrait or small group photo taken at the entrance PLUS a free 6x9" print presented in an exclusive "Societies 2012" photo folder.

To demonstrate jawdropping efficient workflow and high speed printing, we will be taking a portrait or small group (2-3 people) photograph of each delegate at the entrance and they will each be presented with their print almost instantly as they enter the hall! We have actually achieved this once before but admittedly, this time we are going for a record (16 000 delegates in 3 days)! Now imagine if you were charging only £10-00 per print, that's £160 000 turnover for just 3 days work! Each print will be presented in a Photofolder with the words "The Societies' Convention 2012" and the Societies' logo on it in gold foil.

theprintspace
theprintspace will be holding a free to enter prize draw at their stand (101-102).
Each day, one lucky winner will get a free 24x20" framed print in any style of their choice!
Trade Canvas Prints
TradeCanvasPrints.com are the canvas supplier of choice for professional photographers. Our canvas prints are hand-crafted using only the best materials, guaranteeing first-class results at unbeatable prices. We are so confident you will love our craftsmanship, we will print you a FREE, no obligation canvas. With a dedicated account and design team, guaranteed 72 hour turnaround and FREE delivery, why work with anyone else? Visit us at stand 234 to arrange your free sample and receive 15% discount off your first order.
TT Imaging Ltd
  • Free shipping on all orders for Nielsen Products* placed at The 2012 Convention and up to January 31 2012
  • Offer includes Nielsen Pearl Aluminium/Largo Aluminium/Essentials Wood and Gallery Junior Frames.
  • Offer code SWPP2012 must be quoted at the time of ordering.

Show Terms: Offer limited to one per customer. Offer applies to featured ranges only - Nielsen Pearl Aluminium/Largo Aluminium/Essentials Wood and Gallery Junior Frames. Freight offer applies to UK Mainland only. *Subject to availability.

TWD Accountants
Any new client who signs up at the Convention will get their first year's accountants and tax for £99.

Applications and payment must be made at The Societies' Convention to qualify for the special rate of £99 +VAT. (RRP £270 inc VAT). Offer applies to sole traders only.
UKphotodistro Limited
The award winning Spider Holster will be on 'special' for the duration of the show.

We will be running a free to enter draw for a FlashRight Extreme, entry at our stand location

Amazing deals on the GODOX PB820 and FB2000 speedlite battery packs.

Zenfolio
Get a chance to win a BlackRapid strap. See us at stand: 66

Zenfolio will be offering an exclusive 30% discount on all accounts purchased at the show. Additionally, each account opened at the show will qualify for one of the four BlackRapid straps raffled off each day at 15:30.

Deal Terms:Valid on the first year of new accounts only. Cannot be combined with other offers. Only applicable for accounts purchased at the show and must be present at the time of daily raffle in order to win the BlackRapid strap.

 

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

There are 333 days to get ready for the SWPP Convention and Trade Show at The Hilton London Metropole Hotel ...
which starts on Tuesday 8th January 2013

Convention testimonials Hilary Binns: Great day yesterday at @TheSocieties #convention. Weary today though. How do you guys do 5 days of it?!
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An article from our Professional Imagemaker archive
Making A “MONTE” Portrait by Monte Zucker FSWPP
My philosophy in my work: I don’t photograph the world as it is. I photograph it as I want it to be. So, yes, I’m incurably romantic. I confess.

Photo Quote: No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film. -Robert Adams

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