Helmsdale Photography Club

What does the Helmsdale photography club get up to in Sutherland?

If you live in or around the area of Helmsdale and are interested in taking photos then you ought to come down to the Helmsdale photography club.

At the Helmsdale photography club we will talk and talk about taking photographs until we are blue in the face! We will chat about 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 variety of software packages such as Photoshop, Auto FX, and Microsoft Photo Editor . You will learn how to take better photographs and use your photographic equipment to create a superior photograph. You will be acquainted with like minded people who have an inquiring eye for detail and a fondness for photography.

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

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

By joining a club it ought to vastly improve your photography skills where you ought to be able to make a good living wage from your hobby if this is what you would like to do in the future. Also the Helmsdale 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 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 Helmsdale camera club.

You are more than welcome.