Join the SWPP & BPPA

Join the largest independent association for the serious photographer. There's never been a better time to join!

SWPP & BPPA promotes photographers

Professional photographers worldwide receive a boost through their listing with the SWPP & BPPA, Members pages contain the following facilities, all of which are designed to encourage potential clients to make contact:

Address contact details
Qualification listing
Telephone number
Mobile/Cell number
Web link
Email address
Skype Contact
MSN Contact
Image of themselves
An example image of their work
Profile
Link to online gallery (option)
Link to Multimap (UK only)

Being listed within such a compressive world wide directory will draw addition clients and boost your business.

Chose between these welcome gifts:

Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe for Free - Valued at up to £84.99 plus P+P
Giottos Monopod for Free - Valued at up to £44.99 plus P+P
Lastolite Tri-Grip for Free - Valued at up to £59.00 plus P+P

Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe plus P+P

The new 38cm x 38cm Ezybox Hotshoe converts your battery operated tilt head flash gun from a harsh directional light into a soft light, that can then be mounted onto either a light stand or a camera bracket. The Ezybox Hotshoe folds flat in the same way as the other Ezybox models, but does not collapse.

Softbox for Hotshoe flash.
Adjustable bracket for different sized flash guns.
Operates as a Coldshoe.
Assembled in a few minutes.
Ideal for location use.
Can be used on a stand or with camera bracket.
38cm x 38cm (15” x 15”)

Lastolite TriGrip Reflector plus P+P

TriGrip Reflectors The expanded range of TriGrip reflectors now come with a new moulded handle with securing strap, allowing even more accurate positioning of the reflector with one hand. This means that light can be directed to all those awkward spots e.g. under the chin and eyes without the need for stands or supports.

Your membership fee will be transacted today and you will receive your reflector within a few days plus your first 12 months membership

TriGrip Reflector Features

Hold reflector with just one hand.
Hold 2 reflectors, one in each hand.
New moulded handle with strap.
Allows accurate positioning.
Double sided.
Perfect for location work, as no stand is necessary.
Collapses to a third of original size.

Monopod plus P+P

With a monopod you can support heavy still and video cameras, make instant changes to angle and position in restricted spaces and capture that perfect moment first time.

For use in mud or snow, the specially designed rubber foot accessory gives full support by spreading the load. Made primarily from aluminum alloy, the all-metal construction gives a feeling of solidity and confidence. Its surfaces are carefully polished twice, so its sections lock firmly and can be released quickly.

Finally, the monopod is anodized to preserve the sheen of the original aluminum, or a pure black finish. It reflects the photographer's individuality; it catches the eye, and reflects its own special style.

*Tri Grip/Giottos/Ezybox offer not available to students, who pay a reduced fee of £30

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should you find any difficulty please email info@swpp.co.uk

Reciprocal qualifications

If you are qualified as an LMPA - AMPA - FMPA - LBIPP - ABIPP - FBIPP - LRPS - ARPS - FRPS - A level Photography - City and Guilds Photography - Degree in Photography - Craftsman of the Guild of Wedding Photographers

we will award you with either an LSWPP - ASWPP - FSWPP - LBPPA - ABPPA -FBPPA - CrSWPP

Please supply a copy of your certificate

20 good reasons why you should be a member of SWPP & BPPA

The fastest growing organisation within the UK photographic industry.
Reduced Rate Merchant Service facilities Use of logos on stationary Low cost consultancy

Discounted display Advertising with Yellow pages and Thomsons Seminars & road shows with major trade involved throughout the UK Correspondence courses FREE to all new members
Books & Tutorial CD’s available to buy

SWPP & BPPA Web Site

Referral service for the general public looking for photographer FREE to enter monthly Print Competitions with prizes up to the value of £10,000 for the annual category winners
Annual Trade Show & Awards Dinner with FREE Seminars

Qualifications by submission of work Reciprocal qualifications with other organizations

We offer practical help to members who are experiencing difficulties with a help line We publish a bi-monthly magazine giving information, advice and experiences from fellow members called Professional Imagemaker Reduced Insurance Rates p Low cost accountancy Residential Courses

Aims of the SWPP & BPPA

·    Encourage high professional standards and ethics in photography

·    Promote development and discussion about all aspects of the business of photography

·    Promote the interests of photographers

·    Provide education and training within the profession

·    Establish photographers’ rights and set precedents in areas such as copyright

·    Cultivate friendship and understanding among photographers

      ·      Be a reliable resource center for photographers

Current Joining Fees are set at £99
Membership Renewals are only £99 per year
Full or Part Time Professionals are welcomed
Student Rate £30 (while in full time education)
International £69 ----- Currency converter
Retired member £69 (65 men 60 women)

The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 191 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009

Photo Quote: As I became aware that all things have unique spatial and temporal qualities which visually define and relate them, I began to perceive the things I was photographing not as objects but as events. Working to develop my skills of perceiving and symbolizing these event qualities, I discovered the principle of opposites. When, for example, I photographed the smooth, luminous body of a woman behind a dirty cobwebbed window, I found that the qualities of each event were enhanced and the universal forces which they manifested were more powerfully evoked. - Wynn Bullock

20 good reasons why you should be a member of SWPP & BPPA
The fastest growing organisation within the UK photographic industry.	Reduced Rate Merchant Service facilities		Use of logos on stationary	Low cost consultancy
Discounted display Advertising with Yellow pages and Thomsons	Seminars & road shows with major trade involved throughout the UK	Correspondence courses FREE to all new members	Books & Tutorial CD’s available to buy	SWPP & BPPA Web Site
Referral service for the general public looking for photographer	FREE to enter monthly Print Competitions with prizes up to the value of £10,000 for the annual category winners	Annual Trade Show & Awards Dinner with FREE Seminars	Qualifications by submission of work	Reciprocal qualifications with other organizations
We offer practical help to members who are experiencing difficulties with a help line	We publish a bi-monthly magazine giving information, advice and experiences from fellow members called Professional Imagemaker	Reduced Insurance Rates p	Low cost accountancy	Residential Courses