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.

FEBRUARY 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

Welcome to the promise of a delightful February! And with the new theme-of-the-month (DOOR KNOBS), you must be eager to start taking new photos. Yes…the theme is DOOR KNOBS. (You should have been there for the excitement.) Send your Door Knob photos to tpc.contact21@gmail.com for a chance to be featured in our Club display at Kiva!

Reminder: while our annual club competition closed January 31, the ACCC competition is still open until February 7. Check this link for more information. And by the way, a huge THANK YOU to those of you who submitted photos for our Club competition. We look forward to seeing your photos and awards displayed in our March membership meeting.

January Meeting: If you missed the January meeting, you missed a good one. Mark Laverman, and club members Gary Zoeller and Ellen Ahern made fantastic presentations. We had one of the largest crowds in a long time and were delighted to welcome some new members. Thanks to all who attended and greetings to our new folks!

Next Meeting: Our next meeting is February 26. We will have the opportunity to hear from a featured photographer from this year’s Arizona Fine Art Expo in Scottsdale: Jamie Rood. He will talk us through some of his creations and describe his process. If you can, visit him at the show before our meeting. Click HERE for more information about the Art Expo.

The February meeting will also feature a presentation by member Terry Corbin as he gives us hints on shooting videos with our smartphones.

Road Trip: Gary Zoeller is working on a 3-4 day road trip on Arizona Route 66. It should be a lot of fun with many interesting photo opportunities. If you are interested please let us know at tpc.contact21@gmail.com Attn: Route 66 and we will get your information to Gary. When a date is set, it will be announced at a meeting and via email to members.

Special Interest Groups (SIG): We are also looking into small-group “Special Interest Group” programs to address specific interests of members. Let us know if you have a “special interest” -- perhaps a burning question about ... Photoshop layers, Lightroom presets, sizing a photo, cropping for better effect, composition, how to photograph a sunburst, resizing a smartphone photo, improving your chances with a competition, what does this button do, how to you get that creamy effect on waterfalls? how could I make this photo better? improving my pet photos, etc. Tell any Board member your interest or shoot us an email at tpc.contact21@gmail.com and we can put together a “SIG” meeting. And hey! If you know the answer to any of those questions or have answers to other questions that we didn't ask here....and would like to help others learn...send us that information also...We LOVE volunteers.

It's your club. Enjoy. And find those interesting door knobs!

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

Duane Lakin

President, Trilogy Photography Club

COMING ATTRACTIONS: FEBRUARY 2025

February 7: Deadline to enter ACCC photo competition

February 26 : 6 - 7:30 p.m. TPC Membership Meeting at Kiva. Speaker Jamie Rood

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