The 10 Point Challenge – Make the most out of your membership
Welcome to The Society of Photographers! To help you get the very best from your membership, we’ve put together this 10 Point Challenge. Each step offers ways to grow your skills, connect with others, and showcase your work. Take on the challenge and see the difference it makes!
1. Mentor Me – A great opportunity to have help from leading practitioners in the photographic industry.
Why struggle when help is at hand? Our Mentoring team are here to give you first class advice on your imagery and help you to create the very best images for your clients…and lead to qualifications.
Please supply:
20 jpg images.
2,000 pixels on the longest side
Numbered 01 – 20
Keep your submission to one subject matter
https://thesocieties.net/mentoring/
2. Don’t forget to enter the online Monthly Image Competition.
The Society’ monthly online image competition is a ‘must’ for all our members. There are 29 categories that cover all aspects of photography and it is judged by some of the most esteemed Fellow, Master and Grand Master photographers in the UK and across the world. All entries which gain the coveted ‘Gold’ award are put forward to our annual judging and, if deemed to be the best, can gain their maker a prestigious ‘Photographer of the Year’ Award within its category at our annual Awards Dinner.
Don’t forget to check out the “How to Successfully Upload Your Images to the Monthly Competition” thread on The Society’ Forum:
https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,21861.0.html
3. Join our Photographic Webinars
Take your skills to the next level with our expert-led photographic webinars, available exclusively to members. Whether you’re interested in lighting techniques, editing tips, or business advice, our webinars cover a wide range of topics designed to inspire and educate.
You can watch live sessions and access recordings anytime, fitting your learning around your schedule. These webinars are a fantastic way to stay updated with the latest trends and improve your craft from the comfort of your home.
Check out the upcoming webinars and register here:
https://thesocieties.net/webinars/
4. Members’ Exhibition
Thousands of members have already taken advantage of our online photographic exhibition. To get yours all you need to do is send in 15-30 jpegs to ben@thesocieties.net at 600 pixels wide.
In addition, you can also have a ‘Signature Image’ on your member’s page, again to do this, send in your image to The Society Members Details Page at 600 pixels wide.
5. Connect with fellow photographers
The Society of Photographers (Members Only) Facebook Group is exclusively for members and is a great way to connect with fellow photographers. There is a wealth of information on the group, from discussions on photographic techniques to equipment. It is also one of the primary methods used, to announce new benefits of membership and The Society of Photographers news.
Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesop/
6. The Society of Photographers logo
The Society logo has been designed to reflect the growth of the eight individual photographic societies with a strong symbol that becomes memorable and recognisable.
To download the new logos please see The Society’ forum for further details.
https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,37482.0.html
7. Self Portrait
It is a proven fact that potential clients like to know who they are dealing with. With this in mind we have for some time been able to display an image on member’s pages of themselves. Many members have already taken advantage of this extra site facility and are reporting additional visitors to their sites and a positive increase in referrals. So do send in an image of yourself, 200 pixels wide as a jpg to The Society Members Details Page and get yourself seen.
8. Send in a current bio
Good unique content is essential if you are to be found on the internet – so by submitting a profile of you and or your business for inclusion on your member’s page on our site(s), you can substantially increase the referrals that you get. The profile can include: information about what services you offer, your achievements, your training, your qualifications, the venues or the areas that you cover, it could also include your clients feedback or just about anything else which you think may encourage a client to follow the link to your web site. Please email in bio The Society Members Details Page.
9. Slideshows
Members can now add a slideshow/video clip to their member’s page. To take advantage of this all you need to do is email ben@thesocieties.net with the link to your YouTube, Vimeo, etc clip so we can add it to your page.
10. Save money
We have teamed up with many photography service providers to save you money. Whether it’s saving you money on your insurance or photo editing software, you can easily save more than the cost of you annual membership by taking advantage of these offers.
https://thesocieties.net/benefits/discounts-from-the-photographic-trade/
Join today and take full advantage of The Society Benefits of Membership. https://thesocieties.net/benefits/
If you have any questions on membership please contact our team who will be more than happy to help.
