The Societies Newsletter
09 April 09
Is it really worth being a member?
One of my weddings
this year is a £1500.00 package. The B&G found me via the SWPP site.
£99 a year resulting in a £1500.00 booking - do the math - Mark P
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Having only joined the SWPP at Focus this year I am extremely satisfied
with what I have benefited from to date:-
1. Website referrals from the SWPP site to mine - potential clients
(each one worth INXS of £99),
2. Responses/recommendations from other members about different items of
equipment required (saved approx £180 so far),
3. Opportunity to submit work for a qualification for £30 (difficult to
cost)
Maths doesn't need to be your strong point to work out that all in all -
£99 is very well 'invested'.
- Tony A
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For me, the best thing about membership is being on this forum. You
can ask questions, get advice on just about anything and get a laugh.
Financial Savings, yes savings - I renewed my Personal liability and
Prof. Indemnity insurance last week, and being a member here knocked
about £200 off the premium..... That'll pay my SWPP subs for 2 years!
Qualifications, critique and - We all know we can take a good photo,
some better than others, but if any one of us becomes complacent and
decides they know it all, the game's up. It might be cliche but I for
one want to continue to improve my photography, and even simple things
like preparing a shot for the weekly wedding competition gives me the
motivation to do so.
Referrals - It's a great advertising platform, and clients
automatically feel reassured when they see you're a member of a
professional body.- Ewan C
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Park Cameras is a leading professional photographic retailer based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Their stand at the SWPP Convention was one of the busiest. With over 40 years of experience in the industry they are able to provide their customers with the very highest level of customer service, combined with competitive pricing and an unrivalled range of products in their new ‘Touch and Try’ Showroom.
With accreditation's from leading photographic brands, including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Sony and Epson, they are well placed to provide their customers with a wide range of digital solutions. Their aim, to both meet and exceed customer expectations, is also represented in the wide range of additional services that they are able to offer, including sensor cleaning, professional hire stock and a highly successfully education suite offering both classroom and studio-based learning.
Before you buy visit http://www.parkcameras.com/swpp
Just uploaded the Gold's for March - you can view the results by visiting
http://swpp.co.uk/image_competition_march_09/winnerspg01.htm
Or you can see previous months results by visiting:
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We are excited about becoming more involved with ‘The
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To show our appreciation, we’re extending a $150.00 discount to members
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Read all about it hereRead articles from back copies of Professional Imagemaker here. Professional Imagemaker is published six times per year and is free to members, the magazine is also available on subscription. Read some of the articles online.
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