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The Societies' Newsletter 25 January 2012
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New Twitter Competition Enter our competition to win 12 months membership to any two of our Societies. Existing Societies members may also enter and if drawn will have an additional 12 months membership credited. The draw will take place on Wednesday 8th Feb 2012 Click here for more details http://www.thesocieties.net/index.htm	Thank you for all the reviews and downloads in the App Store so far. We would love to see some more reviews, so please gives us your feedback via the App Store
Let us know your Social Networks If you have a Twitter, Facebook or Blog, let us know your username/page and email it to ben@swpp.co.uk and they will show up on your Members page.
Join us in 2012 for a new and exciting series of Mini Conventions hosted throughout the UK. These Mini Conventions are the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest products and services from the trade and gain education from a series of talks. 9 February 2012 - Northern Ireland 19 April 2012 - Bolton 11 May 2012 - Falkirk Scotland 28 September 2012 - Bristol 16 October 2012 - Leicestershire More Info click 'here'	Congratulations to qualification successes Successful Licentiate panel Cassandra Mckeown LSWPP http://tinyurl.com/84zy7fv Successful Licentiate panel Julie Fraser LSWPP http://tinyurl.com/blpecja successful Associate panel Michelle Whitmore ASINWP http://tinyurl.com/6v9h993 Successful Licentiate panel Mathew Quake LSWPP http://tinyurl.com/76a7kx2 Successful Licentiate panel Ben Mullay LSWPP http://tinyurl.com/6mym3ux Successful Associate panel Carlos Vilas ASWPP http://tinyurl.com/7fwol4d
Latest Photographic News Preview of Focus on Imaging http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/focus_2012.htm Hahnemuehle and private investors take over M-real Zanders http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Hahnemuhle_reflex.htm Swann Releases Swann Freestyle HD http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Swan_1080.htm Print A3+ photos from anywhere With high-quality wireless printer http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Epson_print_anywhere.htm 19mm F2.8 EX DN Wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-mount cameras http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/sigma_jan12_1.htm Latest Photographic News: http://swpp.co.uk/news/	500 Poses for Photographing Couples 500 Poses for Photographing Couples: A Visual Sourcebook for Digital Portrait Photographers by Michelle Perkins Designed to address the challenges of posing two subjects together, this visual sourcebook offers creative, evocative poses for a variety of two-subject groupings, including romantic couples, business partners, friends, and siblings. RRP £21.99 Our Price £15.00 http://thesocieties.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=533 Free p&p on orders over £30.00
The Society Forum Competition This weeks forum competitions are now open: Wedding Week 3 - Emotional Impact General Week 3 - Scales Wedding Week 2 - Alternative Wedding Shoes - Voting General Week 2 - Out of the Box - Voting Wedding Winners Week 1 - Trash the Dress General Winners Week 1 - Apple of my Eye New to the Forum? We all know it can be a little daunting to post on a busy Forum for the first time, so we have created a special section where you can just say hello. https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,1216.0.html https://thesocieties.net/forum/ for more information. Topics only viewable to registered logged on members	Members Training Days 26 January - Exeter - Portraits, Wedding, Fashion, Light 14 February - Chester - Business and Weddings 15 February - Huddersfield - Business and Weddings 16 February - Warwick - Business and Weddings 21 February - Bristol - Lighting and selling dramatic images 22 February - Gloucester - Lighting and selling dramatic images 23 February - Berkshire - Lighting and selling dramatic images 29 February - Gatwick - Weddings 1st March - Reading - Weddings 12 March - Kent - Portraits and Lifestyle 13 March - Stansted - Portraits and Lifestyle 17 March - Jersey - Shooting Brides 18 March - Jersey - Funky Portraits 12 April - Nottingham - Portrait and Makeover Photography 14 May - Tewkesbury - Portraits and Lifestyle 15 May - Exeter - Portraits and Lifestyle 16 May - Southampton - Portraits and Lifestyle Each day is split into two sessions. Cost: £40 per session/£80 Full-Day per person http://swpp.co.uk/seminars.htm For more information on the days please see: http://swpp.co.uk/seminar_files/members_training_days.htm
The Societies' at Focus on Imaging 2012
Don't forget to enter your images of the Convention into a Extra Completion, just for the remainder of January 2012. If you have one you would like to share please upload to http://thesocieties.net/competition/thumbnails.php?album=29 Name the files with 'convention_yourname_imageno' eg 'convention_joebloggs_01.jpg' We will then choose our favourites and you can be in with a chance of winning a £100 voucher to The Societies 2013 Convention, and 4 consolation prizes of 4x £50 vouchers. Enter as many as you wish.
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