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The Societies' Newsletter 3 June 11
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Professional Indemnity As soon as you agree to do a shoot you are contractually obliged to produce photos to an acceptable standard. It is a fact of modern life that more and more people are willing to take matters to court and claim compensation if they are not satisfied with their photos, or if there were other problems on the day of the shoot. Even if you are found not to be at fault, solicitors’ costs in defending yourself alone can be exorbitant. Professional Indemnity Insurance will provide you with this essential protection. When you hold Professional Indemnity Insurance with Aaduki you can have peace of mind knowing that you are covered for: Camera malfunction Breach of copyright Loss or damage to your work caused by either you or your processing lab Operator error Plagiarism Libel and slander			Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance for £115! Did you know you could now pay even less for your insurance? Aaduki Multimedia has signed an exclusive deal with the Societies to provide insurance to its UK members at fantastic prices that are not available anywhere else in the market! ‘Aaduki has always offered value for money policies but these deals are so good that we simply cannot offer them to everyone! You can now get Public Liability up to £2 million and Professional Indemnity up to £75,000 for the amazing cost of £115 but only if you’re a member of the fastest growing photographic organisation in Europe. We also offer great rates for equipment and other covers too!’ This insurance offer would normally cost you over £187.50 so there is an instant saving of over £70 towards your membership fee straight away! Now is the time to be part of the Societies and benefit from the excellent Insurance and other offers exclusive to our membership. For the Insurance, call us on 01837 658880 with your membership number and we can provide the cover for you straight away.
May Monthly Competition The judging for May is now complete and the results are available online. To view the Golds please see:http://swpp.co.uk/image_competition-2011/May/winnerspg01.htm 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. Judges Choice Award The Judges choice award for May has been announced. The winner will receive a cash prize of £100. Sponsored by Fujifilm. Click here to see the winner http://swpp.co.uk/comps.htm			Photographic News Pentax is today pleased to announce the launch of the Pentax O-GPS1 http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/pentax_0-gps1.htm Qauntum Stoppage Scheme http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Qauntum_swappage.htm New travel tripod range from Benro http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Benro_travel_tripod.htm Canon U.S.A. Provides Updates On Highly Anticipated EF Lens Availability For 2011 http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/canon_EFLens_update.htm Swains hit the road with Fujifilm this autumn http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Fujifilm_swains.htm Bowens gets trigger happy http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Bowens_trigger_happy.htm Color Confidence and Nik Software team up to present the latest solutions at Photovision Roadshows across the UK http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Color_Confidence_Nik_photovision.htm Leica announces V-Lux 30 super-zoom compact: for the photographic adventurer http://swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/leica_vLux30.htm Latest Photographic News: http://swpp.co.uk/news/
Members Training Days 6 June, Great Missenden - Weddings 7 June, Newbury - Weddings 15 June, Leamington Spa - Models Portfolio *new* 16 June, Hatfield - Models Portfolio new 21 June, Adel, Leeds - Weddings *new* 22 June, Rothley - Weddings 27 June, - Great Missenden - Commercial 30 June, - Bath - Foundation Level Each day is split into two sessions. Cost: £40 per session/£80 Full-Day per person For more information on the days please see: http://swpp.co.uk/seminar_files/members_training_days.htm
The Society Forum This weeks forum competitions are now open: Wedding Week 21 - Cheeky General Week 21 - Sailing Wedding Voting Week 20 - The Wedding Cars General Voting Week 20 - The Eyes Have It Wedding Winners Week 19 - Something Borrowed General Winners Week 19 - Dramatic Landscape 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			The Societies 2012 Photographic Convention Special Convention Offer Buy a Super Big Deal Ticket and receive a free Black Rapid RS-7 Camera Strap, valued at up to £50 1st class postage included if booked before 10th June. (Limited Stock). Book Now The schedule for the 2012 Convention is now available online. swpp.co.uk/convention/2012/
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