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The Societies' Newsletter
In this weeks newsletter Qualifications \| Monthly Competition \| Power of the Portrait \| News \| Successful Qualifications \| Join Today \| Convention 2015 \| Open Comps \| Bermingham Cameras
Get Qualified!
At the Birmingham Digital Imaging Show we are laying down the challenge to The Societies’ members to gain Licentiate, Associateship or Fellowship accreditation for their work. http://thesocieties.net/roadshows/qualifications-digital-imaging-show-birmingham/
Win a Fujifilm XT1 & Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens
The Societies Convention The Societies are delighted to announce that Fujifilm are supporting the Photographer of the Year Award with a major prize to the winner of their latest camera Members of the Societies have the opportunity of winning this tremendous prize by entering the Monthly Image Competition. The competition run from January through to November and has 28 categories covering a wide range of topics. The competition is judged the first week of each month, therefore entries need to be received by the final week of the preceding month. The Fujifilm X-T1 is a new compact system camera that looks and feels very much like a miniature DSLR http://thesocieties.net/competition/
Photographic News and Competitions
Latest News New Braun DigiFrame 701 launched by Kenro New Braun Scouting Cam 300 Stills and Video released by Kenro New Accessories for the Braun Master Action Camera announced Introducing the PENTAX XG-1 - Bridge the gap with the latest digital camera Nikon announces release of Capture NX-D - its free RAW image development and adjustment software application Nikon Celebrates Patronage of The Open Championship http://swpp.co.uk/news/2014/index.htm	Check out July's open to all competitions Land and Sea Culture Photography Game On Wedding Day For details please click here http://swpp.co.uk/blogger/2014/07/04/july-photographic-competitions-open-members-non-members-alike/
The Power of the Portrait

Successful Qualifications
A huge congratulations to this week's successful qualification submissions Terry Mendoza successful Licentiate submission LSIFGP http://sifgp.com/distinctions/Mendoza104752/index.htm Stephen Babb successful Licentiate submission LSISLP http://sislp.com/distinctions/Babb122958/index.htm Mark Harris successful Licentiate submission LSWPP http://swpp.co.uk/improving_your_photography/Harris135733/index.htm
Our weather comp made the papers..
The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Our previous competition 'Weather Photography' has made the newspapers including The Daily Mail online, The Telegraph and The Express ''It’s not just Britain that’s obsessed with weather: Stunning pictures of lightning, floods and a snow-covered Yak make final cut in international nature and wildlife prize'' Andrzej Bochenski, Lodz, Poland took first place in the Weather competition run by the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2693137/Stunning-pictures-lightning-floods-snow-covered-Yak-make-final-cut-international-nature-wildlife-prize.html
Not yet a member?
Join any 2 of the Societies for £99 and you will receive 18 months membership for the price of 12 which means your subscription will not be due until January 2016. Good Reasons to Join The Societies Professional Imagemaker Magazine Joint Membership with WPPI Online Photographic Forum Mentor Me Programme Reduced Insurance Rates Free listing on our web site Monthly Image Competition Qualifications by submission of work Reduced Rate Merchant Service facilities Trade sponsored promotions for members Discounts on Annual Convention swpp.co.uk/join.htm
Bermingham Cameras

Convention 2015