Welcome
Helensburgh Photographic Club is an active and progressive photographic club and our website gives you, the visitor, an opportunity to see the variety, quality and vision of our members’ work.
The club welcomes photographers of all ages and abilities; from complete beginners to the seasoned and accomplished.
We hold workshops on a variety of topics including basic photography and post-camera techniques for beginners and on advanced techniques for the more experienced photographer. We run a one-to-one mentoring scheme as well as half-hour mini-workshops before each meeting on a variety of topics. Our diverse speaker programme has presentations by notable guests to instruct and inspire us on the art and science of photography.
Internal and external competitions are a keystone of the club’s activities and are a tried and tested method of improving the skills of photographers of all abilities through positive criticism by external judges. Members are encouraged to enter our six internal competitions to improve their photography. The competitions are split into beginners and open sections and anonymity is maintained, other than for the winning images.
The best of our member’s photographs are selected for external competitions, including, locally, the Glasgow District Photographic Union Projected Images League and, nationally, the Scottish Photographic Federation Portfolio.
The Club meets every Tuesday evening during the winter months in the spacious surroundings of the Helensburgh Sailing Club’s clubhouse. Details of how to find the venue are in the 'Find Us' secion of the website. All those living in the area with an interest in photography are cordially invited to join us.
What is on the website?
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by Liz Maclean
Take some time to browse around the website and you'll find information about the club, tips about photography and image editing, details of club events past, present and future, as well as lots of images produced by club members. The site is constantly changing, and more pictures and information are added frequently, so it's worth visiting often.
There are a lot of images on the site, with galleries from individual club members and images from various club competitions. A good place to start is the Showcase Gallery.
Details of club competitions and competition rules can be found in the 'Programme' section of the website, along with details of what events are coming up.
If you are new to the website, and have any comments or suggestions, please take a moment to sign our guest book. We are keen to hear what you think...
Latest News [all news here]
Contacting Us
If you would like more details, please contact an office bearer from the list below:
| Office Bearers | |
|---|---|
| President | John MacCallum |
| Vice President | John Crawford |
| Treasurer | Mike Paterson |
| Secretary | David Bullough |
| Programme Secretary | Neill Ross |
| Competition Secretary | Guy Phillips |
Helensburgh Photographic Club is based in Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
HPC is affiliated to the Scottish Photographic Federation (SPF), which is part of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB). These are photographic organisations that promote amateur photography.
