The Societies Newsletter

The Societies Newsletter 23 September 09
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Weekly Forum Photographic Competitions This Weeks Forum Competitions are now open: Week 30 - Children (Wedding) Week 30 - The Ocean (General) Week 29 Voting - Hair/Makeup during Preparations (Wedding) Week 29 Voting - Maternity (General) Week 28 Winners - Water (Wedding) Week 28 Winners - Derelict (General) All the winners for the weekly competition will go through to a final vote for the favourite image of the year and the winner will receive a prize and be awarded, at the Annual Awards Night, the accolade of "Members Choice Wedding/General Photographer of the Year". Also the images will go into Professional Imagemaker. https://thesocieties.net/forum/ for more information.	Going for Gold A few days left to enter the competition. Even though we receive up to 2000 entries per month sadly 100s of our talented members as yet have not participated. So for all those who haven’t submitted then make this month extra special by uploading your images today. http://www.thesocieties.net/competition/ Forgotten the upload instructions - no problem visit the Forum https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,4191.0.html Angela Adams Judges Choice Award - August
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Nikon’s D5000 Grabs Gold Diwa Award Nikon’s D5000, the powerful and versatile DSLR with innovative Vari-angle LCD monitor, has won a prestigious DIWA Gold Award.	Canon Announces DSLR Cashback Promotion From now until 31st October 2009, Canon is running a cashback promotion on two models within their award winning EOS range.
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The Societies 2010 Photographic Convention Convention: 12-18 January 2010 - Trade Show Dates: 15-17 January 2010 Novotel London West – Hammersmith The 2010 Convention Highlights Free Trade Show Over 350 hours of masterclasses to choose from, over four days! Over 12 hours of Business School Over 40 hours of FREE Seminars and Demos Full-Day Photographic Seminars Photographer of the Year Awards Night Superclasses and list goes on ... Don't forget the Members Only 'Early Bird' 20x16" Print Competition offer. https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,5837.0.html for more details swpp.co.uk/convention/
2010 Business School Running a successful business doesn’t happen by chance you need to develop strategic business strategies by careful business planning and attention to market trends. This highly-focused two-day power-packed business school has been designed to bring you successful professional photographers who have taken their business to the next level. They will share with you their thoughts and secrets of their business acumen and give you the head start for a successful 2010. Business School Speakers Catherine Connor Michael Turner Jane Breakall Richard Hallsworth Mark Leightley Xander Casey Michael Redford Stewart Randall John Denton Suzanne Stinton Heeley Mitche Graf Business School Ticket - Members £150 Non-Members £165 See the Tickets page for inclusive tickets that save £££s and make a weekend of it! http://swpp.co.uk/convention/business_school.htm for more information on the 2010 Business School
Full-Day Seminar (Members Only) Doug Gordon and Mark Cleghorn are teaming up this year to bring you a Full-Day Seminar exclusive to members! Spend half a day with Doug and half a day with Mark. Thursday 14 January 2010 - 09:00 - 16:00
High Fashion, High Glamour Weddings by Doug Gordon High Fashion, High Glamour Weddings with a little Flow For a full day , Doug will take you on a complete journey of how to take your photography and business to the next level. On this adventure, Doug will take you shooting through the Hotel Novotel. Experience everything with wonder of night time torch light techniques to the ever popular trash the dress We will be posing, lighting and shooting every scenario possible. Learn how to make the ordinary extraordinary. You will see a ton of poses before your eyes. Se e how to work with limited time to create fashionable, glamorous photos at every wedding Optimize your workflow with a true workflow genius and make the most of your time. You will be able to shoot and be very involved.	Splash The Flash by Mark Cleghorn The master of lighting is back to give a brand new masterclass on understanding and using creative light. This seminar will include demos and a host of topics in this non stop Society members day as Cleghorn goes beyond the basics in this all about flash seminar. Splash The Flash - Seminar and demos include: 1, 2, 3 ,4 - Studio Lighting The Creative Speedlite Lighting On A Budget Groups Portfolio Builder 48 Shots
Members Only £20 per delegate. Click here to book now If you are not a current member, Join today to take advantage of this exclusive full-day seminar.
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