WELCOME!

Welcome to the website of the Trilogy Photography Club, a club open to all residents of Trilogy at Vistancia who want to improve their picture-taking skills. Or maybe you just want to learn how to use your camera. All are welcome to be a member of our club.

Want to know the secret to taking better photos? Take more photos!

And that is why we exist. We take pictures, talk about our photos and the stories behind them, have monthly themes to encourage members to keep taking pictures, and have guest speakers to help us learn new ideas. We sponsor trips and workshops, and we even have competitions to recognize outstanding photos submitted by members. We also invite members to share their tips about their cameras or how to use Lightroom/Photoshop.

Whether you use a DSLR, a point-and-shoot, or a smartphone camera, you will find our club to be fun and helpful. Take a few minutes to look at our website. Enjoy our “galleries” that often feature our monthly theme or a field trip. And then jump in and join us.

Mission Statement

To promote learning, photographic proficiency, and fellowship through guest speakers, education, workshops, members helping members, field trips, and photo competitions.

JANUARY 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

Happy New Year to You All!

The new year brings “old” members back. And we have also added a few new members recently, so WELCOME EVERYONE.

Theme of the Month: The season was probably busy, and it showed in our Theme of the Month (TOM). The theme was “Seasonal Shots with a Smartphone”. We had barely enough submissions to post in the Kiva Club, but our slide show above and on our Galleries page shows some of what our members submitted. If you still want to participate in the TOM, send submissions by 5 p.m. Monday, January 20 to tpc.contact21@gmail.com. We always appreciate being able to feature your photos in our print and digital displays at Kiva.

TPC ANNUAL CLUB COMPETITION - Our club competition is now open and closes at 6 p.m. on January 31, 2025. We hope that all of our club members will participate. It is a great learning experience for all of us! Categories are “Open”, “Sunrise/sunset” and “Cityscape”. Can't wait to see your entries.

As always, please remember to check the rules on our website at these links: How to Enter a TPC Projected Images Competition, How to Resize Your Images for Competition, and a copy of the email with further instructions that was sent to all members on November 29. Competition photos are to be emailed to marygtrilogyphotoclub@gmail.com. The winners will not receive a free trip to Paris, but they will receive ribbons and recognition so enter anyway! The Photographic Society of America (PSA) has once again agreed to judge our entries and it is a great learning experience for all of us. We members love to see photos from you. That is why we have a club.

Golf Cart Parade: Several members were able to take photos of the annual Golf Cart parade, and these photos have been posted on the website. If you know anyone who would like high-resolution copies of these photos suitable for printing, ask them to contact club members Gary Zoeller or Duane Lakin or shoot us an email at tpc.contact21@gmail.com. (We are not selling the photos but a donation to the club is always appreciated.)

Next Meeting: January meeting is 6 - 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 22nd. Our featured speaker will be Mark Laverman, President of the Phoenix Photography Club. He will talk to us about photographing wild animals. Our members will also be presenting a “Story Behind the Photo” as well as “Member Highlight”.

Road Trip: Gary Zoeller is working on a 3-4 day road trip on Route 66. It should be a lot of fun with many stops. If you are interested in helping plan or attending such a trip soon, please let Gary know. When a date is set, it will be announced at a meeting and via email to members.

Art Shows: January and February brings two competing art shows in Scottsdale. These are the “Celebration of Fine Art” https://celebrateart.com/and “Arizona Fine Art Expo" https://arizonafineartexpo.com/. There are always photos by professional artists in the shows. And, hopefully, one of the artists from the Expo, Jamie Rood, will be joining us in February if the details can be worked out. Also our neighbor and recent club member, Craig Pursley, shows his beautiful paintings at the Expo. Craig may also be seen there working on a painting of Sage, the gorgeous cougar at Out of Africa, from a photo taken by me at the Kathleen Reeder outing. So visit and say hello to Craig and Jamie.

See you on January 22nd. And remember: The secret to taking better photos is to TAKE MORE PHOTOS!

Duane Lakin, President

COMING ATTRACTIONS: JANUARY 2025

January 22 : 6 - 7:30 p.m. TPC Membership Meeting at Kiva

January 31: Last date to submit photos for the Annual TPC Photo Competition

MEETINGS

Trilogy Photography Club meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from September thru May at the Center for High Learning in the Kiva Club at 6 PM.

Meetings may include guest speakers, field trips to practice skills and capture unique photo opportunities, workshop classes, or club competitions.

PLEASE NOTE: Meetings in November and December may occur on other days or may be cancelled due to holiday conflicts. Trilogy residents who are interested in learning more about the Club are invited to attend prior to joining.

PHOTO SHOOTS

The TPC hosts a number of photo shoots each year, including field trips, workshops in the field, monthly themes, etc.

Past photo shoots have included:

"A Day at the Zoo" led by the Zoo photographers
A 3-day trip to Monument Valley for a guided shoot of sunrise and sunset with a Navajo guide
A day event at the Pioneer Living History Museum which included a re-enactment of an old west shoot-out!
A trip to the Vulture Mine

COMPETITIONS

Each year the TPC hosts at least one club photo competition for its members.

Judging is performed by the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and awards are presented at our Club meetings.

In addition, winners and their photographs are highlighted on this website and in print at the Trilogy Kiva Club. Information on how to enter can be found HERE.

The TPC also encourages its members to participate in other competitions throughout the year, such as those held by the Arizona Camera Club Council (ACCC). Information on the ACCC competitions can be found HERE.

GALLERIES

The best way to learn photography and to improve your skills is to shoot, shoot, shoot...and share!

The TPC encourages members to "shoot and share" by hosting print displays of selected photographs at the Kiva Club and through posting members' photos on this website.

We encourage members to submit their photos to "theme of the month" and other special galleries created by the Board. Please refer to the Competitions tab to learn how to submit correctly sized and named photos.

In addition, the Board posts galleries of winning photographs from the TPC competition(s) and from the ACCC competitions. Please visit our on-line galleries to see and share the work.

JOIN US!

If you are not yet a member, please look around our website to see if this is something you might be interested in. We are open to all residents of Trilogy at Vistancia.

If you would like more information, please email us at tpc.contact21@gmail.com and one of the Board members will be in touch with you soon. You are also welcome to attend a meeting as a visitor before signing up.

Are you thinking about buying a camera but know nothing about photography? Do you wish you could get better photos of those darling grandkids? Your next trip? Have you ever thought of photographing a bubble? Do you own a camera or smart phone and want to improve your skills? Do you have photographic skills to share in any aspect of photography from equipment, to getting the best shot, to post-production? Do you enjoy learning and sharing?

Then we are the Club for you!

Please fill out our on-line application or pick one up at the next meeting and join us in our photographic adventures!

Membership Application and Dues Information