The Societies Of Photographers

Congratulations to Alastair Bell Photography on his successful ASISEP submission - Doctor Bell's Magical Mirrorless Picture Box. 📷🎉

SHARED: Asking for Help, sadly Ffordes Photographic was broken into in to Wednesday 26th September and a significant amount of Leica UK equipment was taken. Please share...

Could you be the next Photographer of the Year?
It’s the last chance for members to enter September's Monthly Image Competition. The uploads will be closed on Sunday 30 September.
www.thesoc.net/competition/

Thank you so much Tracey, really glad you are reaping the benefits of membership, it's great seeing your images being used in the national media! 📷

Your perfect domain name is here! .photo / .pics
For a limited time, you can get .photo or .pics for just $9.99* for the first year!
http://swpp.co.uk/newsletter/photo-domain s.html

Thank you so much Khalile, glad you are enjoying the benefits of membership. 📷🙂

Join Jerry Ghionis, a former SWPP Photographer of the Year winner and WPPI’s most awarded photographer and first Grand Master in what promises to be an unforgettable experience.
He will teach you how to add that finesse and next level of sophistication to your work that will make your work truly shine. In his easy to understand and heartfelt inspirational style, Jerry will break down the steps to understanding creative triggers that will spark your thought process by giving y...ou a system to follow when you’re under pressure and are struggling to come up with your next idea.
Jerry will help simplify your approach and make you become obsessed with light and how to pose your subjects more purposefully. It's time to not only take the photographs you create for your clients to the next level but to make them more meaningful and irresistible. .
You will be inspired, educated and entertained by one of the industry’s brightest stars.
Note - You must book via the website or ringing the office on 01745 356 935
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Monochrome Photography Competition - Entries are coming in, don't miss out on your chance to win an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Digital Camera with 12-40mm PRO Lens http://thesocieties.net/monochrome/

Sarah Ferrara's Superclass at the #Societies2019 Convention is now sold out! Don't miss out on other classes also Jerry Ghionis' Next level of Sophistication (Keynote) special offer ends end of September - find out here http://swpp.co.uk/convention/

Stunning photographs of an owl in flight, pelicans in Greece and a hummingbird in Costa Rica are among the winners of an international competition - Daily Mail

The Societies’ Monochrome Photography Competition is now open for entries http://thesocieties.net/monochrome/

It was great meeting Simon to present him with his award for the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2018 success. Congratulations!

Join us in Coventry for the Societies of Photographers' Roadshows.
Roadshows are the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest products and services from the trade and gain education from a series of seminars. You can pre-register to any of Roadshows free of charge and they are open to members and non-members alike.
Free seminars by:
... Christina Lauder FSWPP Master Photographer – Teen Portraits: The Next Big Thing in Portraiture 10:00-11:00
Terry Donnelly FSWPP – Sony mirrorless cameras, one year on since making the switch from DSLR. 12:00-13:00
Gary Hill ASIFGP – Can A Man Shoot Feminine Boudoir? 14:00-15:00
Register for your free tickets today: http://thesocieties.net/roadshows/events/ coventry/
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*NEW* Vistas Photography Competition - Landscapes, seascapes, mountains, waterfalls, clouds, lakes, cityscapes share your talent among our passionate community - enter here http://sinwp.com/vis/ 🌄

Newborns - The Flow, The Gallery, Superclass at the #Societies2019 Convention presented by Cass Davies and Gary Hill - Limited spaces, don't miss out http://www.swpp.co.uk/…/title-class-Hil l90065Davies102046Ne…

Results announced - Travel Photography competition - see the winning images here http://sittp.com/tp/1st.htm

Join us in Doncaster – FREE photography seminars and trade show, Thursday 18 October. Register for free entry today: http://thesocieties.net/roadshows/events/ doncaster/

*NEWS* Canon expands its EOS system of cameras and lenses with the launch of the new EOS R System http://swpp.co.uk/…/Canon-expands-its-E OS-system-of-cameras…

The Societies’ Monthly Image Competition August 2018 – Results Announced http://swpp.co.uk/…/the-societies-month ly-image-competitio…/

Well worth the trip from Lancashire! I attended Kels Noades Superclass on running a baby photography business and now have a head full of ideas! 4 hours flew by!! Wish I could have stayed for her talk later today too.

This is the number one convention to attend in Europe. No one does it better and cover so many choices for classes.

The place to be for any photography enthusiast or professional. Great trade show, brilliant seminars and the best place to meet so many amazing photographers. Can't wait till January.

The Societies is an amazing organisation that provides so much for all those willing to participate. I love the competitions, the forum and especially the convention. I'm just back from the convention (8th one attended so far) and again returning on a high. Had a spectacular time and can't wait to do it all again next year.

The Societies is an amazing organisation that provides so much for all those willing to participate. I love the competitions, the forum and especially the convention.

The SWPP have helped push me to better my self and achieve my Associateship in wedding photography. They have opened my eyes to what is possible and given me the ways and means to be able to achieve my goals. Onwards and upwards - Fellowship here we come. Thank you SWPP

Thank you so much, for the magazine and letter! I just received it yesterday!

I will send my application tomorrow! I am very excited to come at the trade show and to see all those talented people! All the best, Ioana

So a surprise landed today. I won the competition!! Thank you so much for my new camera! I'm off to Poland in the morning so will be giving it a good test run.



Thank you



Vikki Rutter

No longer a convention virgin :) Such a wonderful learning experience for me as a model, as well as a fab opportunity to see so many old friends from all over the UK AND FURTHER! Can't wait till next year! :)

Motivating, supportive, rewarding, challenging,

fun, teaching, good for business, personally developing, dedicated are just a few words that pop into my head when I think of SWPP

Just about the best convention I have attended. Met some great professionals who showed me things I never knew could be done. Great service from the guys and girls on the Fuji stand. Friendliest show ever both from exhibitors and delegates. I am very pleased I attended and hope to go to more in the future.

Had the most amazing and interesting time at the London convention and I'm not even a photographer!

Class act! Excellent organization with amazing members!

Brilliant 4 days at the convention, with one location shoot with Terry Donelly and the beautiful Amina. One Superclass with Rob Davis and a few Masterclasses, thanks Phil and team for putting everything together.

Biggest show and gets better every year, can't wait for the madness to start in 2016. Not long now

Great day today at the Polmont roadshow and I learned so much from the talks given by Christina Lauder, Terry Donnelly and Gary Hill.

There are many positive things to be said regarding the convention as other people already have mentioned, but there are a couple of negatives. I believe the convention has simply outgrown its current location, in recent years, it has been too hot and uncomfortably overcrowded. Fortunately this year on the Friday you were able to move around due to the fact that poor weather and possible transport problems had kept people away. I think it is time to move on. It was a good idea to move the exhibition prints away from the reception area as they were impossible to view due to the crowds. However, the relocated print display area relied on the house lights and was therefor very poorly illuminated, people were using their phones as a torch to view the prints which is most unsatisfactory. I make these comments in good faith and look forward to visiting many more successful conventions.

Really looking forward to the event. The Aspire team, are ready, packing, and cant wait for Business School - bring it now.. Love and wishes to the Jones gang... all the hard work paying off! Love Catherine Connor

Well worth the trip from Lancashire! I attended Kels Noades Superclass on running a baby photography business and now have a head full of ideas! 4 hours flew by!! Wish I could have stayed for her talk later today too.

This is the number one convention to attend in Europe. No one does it better and cover so many choices for classes.

The place to be for any photography enthusiast or professional. Great trade show, brilliant seminars and the best place to meet so many amazing photographers. Can't wait till January.

The Societies is an amazing organisation that provides so much for all those willing to participate. I love the competitions, the forum and especially the convention. I'm just back from the convention (8th one attended so far) and again returning on a high. Had a spectacular time and can't wait to do it all again next year.

The Societies is an amazing organisation that provides so much for all those willing to participate. I love the competitions, the forum and especially the convention.

The SWPP have helped push me to better my self and achieve my Associateship in wedding photography. They have opened my eyes to what is possible and given me the ways and means to be able to achieve my goals. Onwards and upwards - Fellowship here we come. Thank you SWPP

Thank you so much, for the magazine and letter! I just received it yesterday!

I will send my application tomorrow! I am very excited to come at the trade show and to see all those talented people! All the best, Ioana

So a surprise landed today. I won the competition!! Thank you so much for my new camera! I'm off to Poland in the morning so will be giving it a good test run.



Thank you



Vikki Rutter

No longer a convention virgin :) Such a wonderful learning experience for me as a model, as well as a fab opportunity to see so many old friends from all over the UK AND FURTHER! Can't wait till next year! :)

Motivating, supportive, rewarding, challenging,

fun, teaching, good for business, personally developing, dedicated are just a few words that pop into my head when I think of SWPP

Just about the best convention I have attended. Met some great professionals who showed me things I never knew could be done. Great service from the guys and girls on the Fuji stand. Friendliest show ever both from exhibitors and delegates. I am very pleased I attended and hope to go to more in the future.

Had the most amazing and interesting time at the London convention and I'm not even a photographer!

Class act! Excellent organization with amazing members!

Brilliant 4 days at the convention, with one location shoot with Terry Donelly and the beautiful Amina. One Superclass with Rob Davis and a few Masterclasses, thanks Phil and team for putting everything together.

Biggest show and gets better every year, can't wait for the madness to start in 2016. Not long now

Great day today at the Polmont roadshow and I learned so much from the talks given by Christina Lauder, Terry Donnelly and Gary Hill.

There are many positive things to be said regarding the convention as other people already have mentioned, but there are a couple of negatives. I believe the convention has simply outgrown its current location, in recent years, it has been too hot and uncomfortably overcrowded. Fortunately this year on the Friday you were able to move around due to the fact that poor weather and possible transport problems had kept people away. I think it is time to move on. It was a good idea to move the exhibition prints away from the reception area as they were impossible to view due to the crowds. However, the relocated print display area relied on the house lights and was therefor very poorly illuminated, people were using their phones as a torch to view the prints which is most unsatisfactory. I make these comments in good faith and look forward to visiting many more successful conventions.

Really looking forward to the event. The Aspire team, are ready, packing, and cant wait for Business School - bring it now.. Love and wishes to the Jones gang... all the hard work paying off! Love Catherine Connor