SWPP & BPPA NEWSLETTER

SWPP & BPPA NEWSLETTER for August 2nd 2006

Another record month for SWPP and BPPA web site:

360 000 page vies with 45 000 unique visitors is not bad going for July, traditionally a quite month! Many Site meter stats visitors are consumers looking for professional photographers and now with 4000+ around the word there is plenty for them to find.

However we can get even more consumers though we need YOUR HELP....

We are in the process of creating a massive directory of wedding venues. The reason being that the first thought when a bride is getting married is which venue to choose.

Using our sophisticated page generating software we can generate the 'venue directory' and thereafter lead wedding couples directly to our members pages, which will help create more bookings for your business.

We have created a form for you to give us recommendations of venues, in return we will credit you with the recommendation on the venue page. A search facility is built into the page so the prospective client can then easily navigate to your page on our site.

As you can image it is therefore essential that we have ALL of the correct information on your page so it is well worth double checking and letting us know of any amendments.

The directory can be found by: clicking here

The form for submitting your recommendations can be found by: clicking here

You can submit as many recommendations as you wish and they can be from anywhere in the world, as this is a global directory. Please give us as much information as you possibly can, the more details regarding each venue will increase it's relevance on the web.

This is a massive opportunity to generate a vast amount of business for all our members so we would appreciate the support of everyone.

New Zealand Association

offer SWPP & BPPA members the opportunity to enter their print competition- full details can be found on our Professional Imagemaker Archive: click here for details

Huge Response in Convention Bookings

Convention bookings for January have soared in the last couple of weeks, both for attendees and exhibitors, many of the 3400+ who came along to Coventry this year realise that it is essential to book early in order to reserve rooms at the venue itself

Further convention details have been included on our web site, Which include:

Speaker line up: click here

Exhibitors{ click here.

Print Competition.

Entries are now invited for August, with July's judging taking place in the next few days..

You can upload your files directly to our server, though please remember to put your name, the category and the month on the jpeg that you are uploading, otherwise they will not be authorized.

Reminder from last month:

Over the last couple of weeks we have had one or two emails regarding images which have not been loaded onto our server. The simple answer is that just a few of our members are still attempting to upload files without THEIR name on the files. Last month four members of staff spent three days trying to cross reference erroneous file names with the server database to find out who the images belonged to.

File names such as 'mono', 'DSC1234' 'wedding' mean nothing at all to us and the additional danger is when we upload from the server then files with identical names will overwrite other submissions. So please put your name on the files that you upload.

Example Left: Shows exactly how files should be named before uploading.

Remember only a few days to go until the end of another month, so get your entries in as soon as possible.

IF YOU HAVE NOT INTERVENED OR JUST WANT TO BRUSH UP ON THE RULES THEN CLICK HERE -NEW WEB BASED MONTHLY PRINT COMPETITION CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

June Album and Folio Winners announced

These albums and folios all scored 80+ points and go forward to the annual competition.:

You can enter by forwarding a CD to SWPP & BPPA head office.

Folio 10 images from one wedding - Wedding album: unlimited pages. One entry per person per month. Please supply all files as jpegs.

If you have not seen the results for those who scored 80+ for June can be found at:

June 2006 Print Completion

Other months results can be found at:

January 2006 Competition
Paul Deverill January Folio
Julie Lovergrove January Folio Competition
February 2006 Competition
Dino Cappelletti Wedding February
Paul Deverill February Folio
March 2006 Competition
Adrian Smith March Wedding Album
Lesley Meredith Wedding March
April 2006 Competition
April 2006 Album
May 2006 Competition

The Digital Wedding Forum and the SWPP & BPPA announces exiting new deal..

The DWF are not only exhibiting at the January 2007 Convention but also arranging a whole host of additional masterclasses. Further information can be found at: NEW - DWF LIVE LONDON and a bookings form is available at: DWF LIVE BOOK HERE

MORE ARTICLES NOW UPLOADED FROM PROFESSIONAL IMAGEMAKER

We have now uploaded in excess of 100 articles from Professional Imagemaker, so if you have missed previous editions then do search through the achieves.

Link to Articles Here

Mark Cleghorn to lecture in Ireland

Saturday 14th October in Dublin at the Red Cow Hotel 9.30 - 4.pm.

Lunch and refreshments are included 60 euro

Mark is a truly inspirational speaker and will give a power packed seminar which is a must for all. Titled Confetti and Lace III

The guide to better wedding photography - Learn the day-to-day techniques of a top portrait and wedding photographer and author of 'The Secrets of Posing and Lighting'

Designed as a total training day for photographers just starting and those wishing to really develop their wedding skills. The day will involve seeing the picture, working the crowd, speed posing, posing and lighting on location, editing and creative design for the album.

This is wonderful news, it means that the 2007 Convention will be bigger and better than ever, with attendees welcome from all around the world. Information on the Convention can be found at: 2007 Convention