Somercotes Photography Club

What does the Somercotes photography club get up to in Derbyshire?

If you inhabit the area of Somercotes and are interested in taking photos then you ought to come down to the Somercotes photography club.

At the Somercotes photography club we will chat and chat photography 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 of course take images and improve on images using a number of software packages such as Photoshop, Auto FX, and Microsoft Photo Editor . You will gain knowledge of how to take better photographs and use your photographic equipment to create a superior photo. You will meet comparable minded people who have an probing eye for detail and a fondness for photography.

There is a minor fee for joining the club but competitions will be free for everybody to enter.

We habitually 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 immeasurably enrich your photography skills where you should be able to make a good living from your hobby if this is what you would like to do in the future. Also the Somercotes photography club will have it's own website with links to your own website which can help your web traffic no end as well as maybe get you new customers 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 Somercotes camera club.

You are more than welcome.