The Societies Newsletter
25 September 09 |
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Join the Largest Association
for the Serious Photographer for only £10
(UK) €10
(Europe) a month We have introduced a new payment plan where you can pay £/€10 a Hassle Free. You too could take advantage of our exclusive insurance deals, active forum, listing on our highly ranked site, and much more. Please click the relevant Society for more details on joining
The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers |
Is it really worth being a member? "...i can honestly say though that i have found the Society to be both professional and very welcoming and as a relative newcomber have found a wealth of information on here..." - Martin "...It's been worth the money for me (already paid back several times in a few months)..." - Sean
"...One of my weddings
this year is a £1500.00 package. The B&G found me via the SWPP site. Join us today and start receiving the benefits of membership that will dramatically help your business. |
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 Latest
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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
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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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One Light Portraits by Dave Montizambert Earlier this year my mentor and friend Dean Collins of Finelight and Software Cinema died of cancer. Dean was responsible for a huge chunk of my knowledge and success in photography as he was for many others. As a tribute to Dean I would like to show you a fascinating lighting technique that he taught me in the first days of studying with him, back in the early 1980s. He gave me an exercise that seemed impossible – create a dramatic portrait of a person against a pure white background. A daunting task to a beginner, however it got worse, I had to do it with just one light! |
Landscape Photographer -Labour of Love by Paul
Gallagher Following his introduction in the last issue, Paul Gallagher now gives us a candid rundown on the trials and tribulations of converting into large format camera work and the attendant processing. It acts as a wonderful foil to the frantic pace of the RAW workflow discussion in the earlier part of the magazine – it makes one quite nostalgic really! |
Sales Is What It Is All About by Suzanne Stinton-Heeley It seems that, almost without exception, there are three little words that can make most photographers quiver. Most photographers will happily talk about lenses, pixels, RAW v JPEG, CS4, etc, etc, but mention those three little words ‘sales and marketing’ and they go very quiet. It’s hardly surprising – very few photographers came into the industry to sit and write marketing plans or plan ad campaigns – but the best camera and lens in the world is useless to a professional photographer unless they can sell what they take with it. |
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Dave Montizambert, Paul Gallagher and Suzanne Stinton-Heeley are all speaking at the 2010 Convention |
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Malta 2009 Join us in Malta for a fantastic photographic experience. 30 October - 1 November 2009 Speakers Damian McGillicudy (Glamour & Fashion) Ayman Lotfy (Contemporary Portraiture) Michael Turner (Children) Daniel Cilia (Book publishing A-Z) Chris Azzopardi (Classical Portraiture) Dominic Aquilina (Sports Photography) |
 Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait PhotographersNorman Phillips, an acclaimed professional photographer and seasoned print competition judge, covers the fundamentals of good posing and shows how to achieve these standards with a minimum of effort. Good and not-so-good examples are shown side by side so you can see the effect that making the recommended changes will have on the final image. "Increase your sales with simple
power posing. Learn from a 'Grand Master' how to make your subjects look
elegant and comfortable, Well worth the investment" Usually £21.99 Now
£15.00 |
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 The Societies 2010 Photographic ConventionConvention: 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.
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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 SpeakersCatherine 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 http://swpp.co.uk/convention/business_school.htm for more information on the 2010 Business School |
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Full-Day Seminar (Members
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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 |
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Members Only
£20 per delegate.
Click here to book now |
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Don't miss out on the chance to start off the year with inspiration from some of the world's best photographers |
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