The Gold awards for April's Monthly Image Competition have been announced

To see the gold winning images please check out the link below
http://swpp.co.uk/image_competition-2014/Apr/winnerspg01.htm

The Judges Choice Award for April has also been chosen, to view the winning image click here http://swpp.co.uk/image_competition-2014/April.htm

May competition is now open
http://thesocieties.net/competition/

Win a Fujifilm XT1 and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens

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/

We are happy to announce the winners of April's open to all comps

Memorable Moments - http://swpp.co.uk/memor/entries-7.htm  
Documentary Photography - http://sittp.com/doc/entries-8.htm  
Natural Beauty - http://sinwp.com/beau/entries-21.htm  
Architecture - http://sicip.net/arc/entries-09.htm

We would like to thank all those who have previously entered The Societies’ monthly photographic competitions. This month we launch another four competitions for you to enter and we look forward to seeing more stunning images.

This month there is an extra incentive to enter not only will the overall winner of each competition receive 12 months membership to The Societies, they will also win a full copy of DxO Optics Pro 9 worth £119.

Entries are invited from everyone who is interested in photography.

Water - http://sinwp.com/wat/
Taking Part - http://sislp.com/tak/
Newborn - http://swpp.co.uk/newborn/
Vacation - http://sittp.com/Vac/

The Newborn Photography Show is the first of its kind in the UK and will take place on 27th and 28th May 2014 at the stunning Botanical Gardens in Birmingham.

Launched by three of the UK’s leading newborn photographers; Tracy Willis, Melanie East and Sarah Wilkes, this is sure to become the event of the year for newborn photographers.

With a fantastic trade show and classes there’s a chance for attendee's to learn, view new products and prop shop - a newborn photographer’s dream! Specialist prop companies providing beautiful handmade wooden props are also attending and their products may be seen and ordered at the Show.

The Newborn Photography Show have the ultimate in newborn relevant training classes and are delighted to have top newborn photographers Robin Long and also Tiffany Bender from Munchkins and Mohawks flying over from the States to teach some amazing masterclass.

Robin will be teaching natural newborn storytelling in images and Tiffany is teaching an exceptional outdoor, natural light masterclass on toddler and family photography in the beautiful show gardens.

3 Month Free Trial

We would like to extend an invitation for you to consider joining The Societies, and for that purpose we have prepared an exclusive offer for our newsletter subscribers. You can try us out for 3 months free of charge and if you enjoy the benefits of membership, you can continue at just £10 a month. You can sign up hassle free by using the PayPal link below:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HAYCS9Y3AMVAA

The Societies has continued to develop new benefits that will help you with your photography and business.

The online forum continues to be the corner stone for advice on equipment, photographic techniques and business suggestions. We also host a range of weekly, monthly and annual competitions which you can enter whilst on your trial period.

Other benefits of membership include:

Training and Development

• Seminars & Road Shows (Discounted to members.)
• Mentoring programme
• The Professional Imagemaker magazine (bi-monthly) plus digital copy
• Online Forum
• Annual Convention and Trade Show (Discounted to members.)

Enhancing Your Business

• Add prestige to your business with a qualification.
• Business listing on our website
• Online Exhibition
• Members are entitled to use the logo on web sites, business stationery, displays, adverts etc.
• 24 hour legal advice line (UK Only)

Discounts on Photographic Products and Services

• Reduced insurance rates (UK Only)
• Free to join Bump to Baby and My First Year schemes (UK Only)
• Trade sponsored promotions for members
• Discounts on accepting Credit and Debit Card (UK Only)

Competitions

• Monthly Image Competitions
• Annual 20x16 Print Competition (Discounted to The Societies members.)