Hawkshead Photography Club

What does the Hawkshead photography club get up to in Cumbria?

If you inhabit the area of Hawkshead and are attracted to taking pictures then you should come down to the Hawkshead photography club.

At the Hawkshead photography club we will talk and talk about taking photographs until we are blue in the face! We will discuss photographs that you have taken and other members of the club have taken. We will obviously take images and improve on images using a number of software packages such as Photoshop, Auto FX, and Microsoft Photo Editor . You will discover how to take better photographs and use your photographic equipment to achieve a better photograph. You will get together with comparable minded people who have an inquisitive eye for detail and a fondness for photography.

There is a insignificant fee for joining the club but competitions will be free for any person to enter.

We regularly have competitions throughout the year as seasons change and events happen during the calendar year. We have a photographic exhibition every year to showcase our efforts.

By joining a club it should vastly increase your photography skills where you ought to be able to make a good source of revenue from your hobby if this is what you would like to do in the future. Also the Hawkshead photography club will have it's own website with links to your website which can assist your web traffic no end as well as perhaps get you new clients if you have any products or services to offer.

It isn't essential if you don't have your own camera when you join - but it is expected - we can give you advice on choosing a camera, although you cannot go far wrong with this list of the top 10 digital cameras, in no particular order:

Fujifilm X100S
Olympus Tough TG-2 iHS
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Canon PowerShot Elph 330 HS
Canon EOS 6D
Nikon D7100
Nikon D5200
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX300
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200

So if you can afford it - buy one and join the Hawkshead camera club.

You are more than welcome.