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WHY JOIN A CAMERA CLUB?
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| Many times I have been asked why an amateur photographer should join a
camera club. How will it benefit his photography?. How much does it
cost? What equipment does he need? |
| There are many reasons for joining up with the so-called pro's. First
of all, the pro's are ordinary people who asked the same questions
before they joined a club. The main reason for joining a club is to
improve your photography. A photographer must learn and get to know his
own and his photographic equipment's capabilities. |
| Many times a person will come up to me and ask what went wrong with
his pictures. Why are these so dark and why are those so blurred? |
| Once you have joined a camera club, you will have ample opportunities
to forward such problems to experienced photographers. You will notice
that others also have or have had the same difficulties as you, and you
will quickly learn how to overcome these. |
| While pictures are being judged, you will see where you and others
made mistakes. |
| Most people over-estimate the capabilities of their Instamatics and
blame the camera for the photographer's fault. Then again, you get
people who have more money than you have; who buy expensive equipment
but do not know what to do with it. Some people even purchase such
equipment so that they can show it to their friends and family, and so,
every time, tell them what it cost them. |
| Coming back to joining a club - this is the place where you can ask
questions and learn what to do with your equipment, even if it is only
to improve your normal everyday holiday snapshots or your Sunday
afternoon shots of your children or friends in the back garden. |
| You will find that in every club there are members who specialise in
some sort of photography; be it portraiture, wildlife, close-ups,
digital images or many others. You go up to that person and ask how it
is done, and they will gladly explain. |
| You are cordially invited to support your local camera club. You are
sure to pick up a tip or two and if you enter your work, a Gold or two.
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