July's Competition
The judging for July is now complete and the results are available online. To view the Golds please see: http://swpp.co.uk/image_competition-2011/Jul/
Remember: To view your individual scores, use the search facility on the competition site and select the filename option. To view your score and file information you must press the 'i' button just above your image. The information will then be displayed.
Thank you to everyone who entered
Judges Choice Award
The
Judges choice award for June has also been announced.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £100.
Sponsored by Fujifilm.
Members Training Days
4 August - Walsall - Kevin Mullins
13 September - Chester - Michael Turner
13 September - Rushyford - Kevin Mullins
14 September -
Wirral - John Fairclough & Ron Thomas
19 September -
Exeter - John Denton
20 September - Poole - John Denton
21 September - Newbury - John Denton
22 September -
London - John Denton
23 September - Northampton - John
Denton
27 September - Sudbury - Kevin Mullins
27 September - Bath - Marko Dutka
28 September - Chichester - Barrie Downie
4 October - Glasgow - Richard Walton
20 October - Rothley - Michael Turner
Each day is split into two sessions
Cost: £80 Full-Day per person
For more information on the days please see: http://swpp.co.uk/seminar_files/members_training_days.htm
An Outstanding Benefit of
Membership
Keeping in touch with fellow
photographers on The Societies
Forum, we believe is one of the
most significant benefits of
membership.
Whatever stage you are at in
your career, forum membership
gives you the opportunity to:
Be at the forefront of knowledge
sharing and best practice
thinking
Keep up to date with current
photo issues
Debate with experts in
specialist areas
Network with other photographers
Add to your continuous
professional development
If you have forgot your login
details, please email
colin@swpp.co.uk
The weekly competitions are popular with the members. Each week a new
theme is selected for both the Wedding and General competitions and
members are able to vote for the winning image from the previous weeks
entries.
We have now added a new board specifically for The Societies
Announcements. This will keep you updated with all the latest news from
head office.
https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/board,77.0.html
You can also discuss Members Training Days and show us your pictures
from the workshops.
https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/board,75.0.html
The members who regularly use the forum will make you feel very welcome and you can join in by saying hello in the dedicated ‘Introduce Yourself’ section.
https://thesocieties.net/forum/
* Topics only viewable to registered logged on members
The Society Forum
This week's forum competitions are now open:
Wedding
Week 30 - The Rings
Week 29 - The Boys - Voting
Week 28 - Trash the Suit - Winners
https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/board,26.0.html
General
Week 30 - Freckles
Week 29 - Modern Architecture - Voting
Week 28 - Stairs - Winners
https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/board,27.0.html
Convention Draws Closer
Hard to imagine as the sun
shines that we are over half way
through the year and that means
that we are that much closer to
the next Convention. Each year
the event grows bigger and even
better with more seminars and
lectures planed for you to gain
that extra edge from and to
enjoy.
You may wish to boost your
business by attending the
intensive Business School or
learn new techniques from other
seasoned professionals who are
willing to share their
experience with you.
Find out more about the 2012
Convention by visiting:
swpp.co.uk/convention/
Mentor Me
Now is the perfect time to
submit 20 images for our ‘Mentor
Me’ programme.
Members have a great opportunity
to have help from leading
practitioners in the
photographic industry with
feedback on their images.
So why struggle when help is at
hand? Our Mentoring team are
here to give you first class
advice on your imagery and help
you to create the very best
images for your customers.
Members are requested to
complete our online form for
either mentoring or
qualifications. Once completed
you will be directed to our
MailBigFile upload facility,
this will substantially speed up
uploads for our members
Remember to save the files as
jpgs
Number 01 - 20
2000 pixels on the longest side
Create a contact sheet with all
20 images Compress all the files
into one zip folder
Mentoring form
https://swpp.co.uk/secure/mentor_me_form.htm
Licentiate and Associate form
https://swpp.co.uk/secure/big_l.htm
Members can submit for qualifications or mentoring in just about any
given subject
The submission must not be mixed topics
Suggestions for wedding submissions
http://swpp.co.uk/mentor_me_wedding_subs.htm
The Societies of Photographers Convention and Trade Show at The Novotel London West, Hammersmith ...
You have 339 days until The Societies of Photographers Convention starting on Wednesday 16th March 2022
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