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The Societies' Newsletter 26 October 2011
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Congratulations to qualification successes this week James Alan LSWPP – Licentiate http://tinyurl.com/6auno4e Scott Donald LSINWP – Licentiate http://tinyurl.com/3kfo9y7 Hayley Madden LSWPP – Licentiate http://tinyurl.com/6hsr8xp Carlos Vilas LSWPP – Licentiate http://tinyurl.com/5s6vwav Qualification Structure - Qualify http://swpp.co.uk/qualify.htm Qualifications - An Overview http://swpp.co.uk/qualifications_overview.htm	2011 Trade Awards - Now Open Please vote for your products of the year. Now's your chance to have your say to vote for your products of the year. Your Vote Counts And You Could Win A Masterclass Ticket. http://swpp.co.uk/secure/trade-awards.htm
	Boudoir Shoot in London. Presented by Joe Cogliandro Join Joe in the unique "41" hotel, London, for an exclusive boudoir shoot location seminar. Boudoir meets Fashion meets Editorial meets Storytelling. Last few places remaining Ticket Price: Members £150 - Non-Members £225
Last Chance for the Monthly Image Competition You have only got until 8.00am Tuesday morning (1st November) to get your images in the Monthly Competition. If you are having problems uploading, please see the guidelines set out here: https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,21861.0.html Please remember to wait until all judging is complete before checking your score(s), as it does slow down the process quite dramatically. Enter Here http://swpp.co.uk/comps.htm View Previous Gold's Here http://swpp.co.uk/image_competition-2011/Sep/winnerspg01.htm	The Society Forum This weeks forum competitions are now open: Wedding Week 42 - Spooky General Week 42 - Multiple Exposure Wedding Voting Week 41 - The Brides Shadow General Voting Week 41 - The Element of Surprise Wedding Winners Week 40 - How Much Alcohol? General Winners Week 40 - Illusion 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
	Awards Dinner - Tables for Forum Members Once again The Forum Members have been allocated a number of adjacent tables at the Awards Dinner at The Societies Convention 2012. Please check the Forum for more details. https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,23233.0/topicseen.html
Members Training Days 1 November, - London - Thinking Outside the Box 2 November, - Warwick - Thinking Outside the Box 3 November, - Chester - Thinking Outside the Box 7 November, - Reading - Family Portrait Photography 8 November, - Bristol - SEO and Marketing 30 November, - Bolton - Marketing and Business 14 February , - Chester - Business and Weddings 15 February , - Huddersfield - Business and Weddings 16 February, - Warwick - Business and Weddings Check out the new Interactive Seminars Map Each day is split into two sessions. Cost: £40 per session/£80 Full-Day per person http://swpp.co.uk/seminars.htm	Latest Photographic News Canon launches the flagship PIXMA PRO-1 ultimate quality A3+ printer for photographers AKVIS Chameleon v.7.5 Collage Creation Software Medium format film scanner from Relecta Hasselblad reaches out to high-end DSLR users with groundbreaking H4D-31 camera Lytro, Inc. Unveils the Worlds First Consumer Light Field Camera
The Photographer’s Mind The Photographer’s Mind - Michael Freeman The source of any photograph is not the camera, or even the scene viewed through the viewfinder - it is in the mind of the photographer. In The Photographer's Mind, photographer and author Michael Freeman unravels the mystery behind the creation of a photograph. More than any other art form, the nature of photography demands that the viewer constantly be intrigued and surprised by new imagery and different interpretations. Usually £17.99 now £15.00 Save 17% off	Social Networking And don't forget 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. Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/TheSocieties Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/theSocieties
	Facebook Convention Event Page We Have created a Facebook Event page for the 2012 Convention, have a look and tell us if your attending. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265739823470161 Please note: You need to book in through the Societies to confirm your booking, by replying to the event or by confirming your attendance on Facebook does not secure you a ticket.

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