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.

Arizona Council of Camera Clubs (ACCC)

Spring 2025 Roundup Awards

Members of the Trilogy Photography Club

Mission Statement

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

MARCH 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

PLEASE NOTE THE CLUB'S NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES EFFECTIVE NOW

Congratulations to our Club Competition winners! Seventeen Club members submitted 123 photos to our annual Trilogy Photography Club Competition. Judges from the Photographic Society of America (PSA) awarded prizes to 15 photographs from 6 photographers. We are featuring the winning photos at the Kiva Club and on this home page.

Also, kudos to the Theme of the Month participants. “Doorknobs” was a challenge; glad so many of you accepted it. Check out the results on our Galleries page - TOM Doorknobs.

Our February meeting was a fun night with Jamie Rood, professional photography artist. He displayed many of his unique pieces, sharing both the stories behind them and some of the techniques he uses to achieve his “look”. I recommend visiting him through March at the Arizona Fine Art Expo in Scottsdale, north of 101 on Scottsdale Road.

Thank you, Don Paisley, for the heads-up about The Arizona Cowboy Mounted Shooters Association competition at Ben Avery shooting range. It was a fun club outing with several members attending and taking photos. If you want your photos posted in our web gallery, please send them to tpcphotos4myclub@gmail.com and we will post them.

March always offers a lot of photo opportunities. Plan to take photographs at the Roadrunners Car Show on Saturday, March 8 at the Kiva Parking Lot. March 11 we are having an outing at Salt River. If you wish to join us, contact Gary Zoeller or send an email to trilogyphotoclub25@gmail.com and we will let Gary know. March 18 is a scheduled hot air balloon launch at Kiva. Try to find out if it is happening before you get up at 5:30 to attend. (History of event has been challenging due to weather surprises.) The Trilogy STEM Club will host Wild at Heart and on Monday, March 31 at the Tewa Ballroom at Kiva. There is a charge for the event, but the birds will also be on the patio starting at 3 PM for photographs without charge. March and April also have some special events at the Desert Botanical Garden so be sure to check out their website.

There is still time to join members on the Route 66 trip which begins on April 6. Contact Gary Zoeller or David Martinez at trilogyphotoclub25@gmail.com for information. It will be an amazing adventure with lots of photo opportunities.

Theme of the Month: MUSIC. Send us your entries to tpcphotos4myclub@gmail.co m by COB Monday, March 24. Be sure and size them according to ACCC rules which are available on our website.

And remember: The secret to taking better photos is to TAKE MORE PHOTOS!

Duane Lakin

President, Trilogy Photography Club

Photo by Al Ungar, Club Member

COMING ATTRACTIONS: MARCH 2025

March 8: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Trilogy Roadrunners Car Show in the Kiva Parking Lot

March 11: Outing to the Salt River -- Boat Trip, Lunch and Wild Flowers / Wild Horses

March 18: 5:30 a.m. - Hot Air Balloon Launch -- Kiva Field

March 26: 6 - 7:30 p.m. TPC Membership Meeting at Kiva.

March 31: Wild at Heart Raptors Presented by the Trilogy STEM Club at Kiva

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 trilogyphotoclub25@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