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.

DECEMBER 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

Hello TPC Members. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Day.

THEME OF THE MONTH - Reminder: Theme for the Month is “Still Life”, building on the great presentation given by Mark Batista at our last meeting. Take some of those T-Day leftovers and create a lovely still life photo for the Gallery on the website. Or get an early start on December holiday decorations and build a still life moment. Still Life photos will be accepted until December 10, 2024. Send your Theme of the Month photos to tpc.contact21@gmail.com so that we can add them to our website Gallery. (Please remember to check this link for information on how to size your photographs for posting.)

NEXT MEETING - Our next meeting is December 11. This is an irregular schedule so take note. Our speaker will be Johnny Kerr with tips on composing. As we all know, composition is an essential skill whether we are using a DSLR or a smartphone or something else. Johnny is a skilled photographer with a lot to share with us.

We will also present the winners from the recent ACCC competition—and there were a lot of them. Congratulations to all. Looking forward to sharing those photos with all members on the 11th. In addition, the December meeting will feature Mike Smith showing some of his techniques for “fixing” a photo and making it better in post-processing. Thanks, Mike.

OUT OF AFRICA WILDLIFE PARK OPPORTUNITY - At our last meeting, Ellen Ahern and I shared our adventure at Kathleen Reeder’s workshop at Out of Africa Wildlife Park. Several members showed interest in doing a club outing. While not officially a club event, Kathleen is offering the same workshop in April…April 12 and April 26. Maybe a group of our members would like to join and make it a mini-event. It is a wonderful opportunity to get memorable photos. You can contact Kathleen at https://www.kathleenreeder.com/Workshops/Out-of-Africa-Wildlife-Park for more information and/or to register for one of the April dates.

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 review 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.

ITEM FOR SALE - FYI: A Trilogy resident is offering her Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Printer for $700. If you would like to purchase the printer, contact Rebecca Glawe at glawer@usa.net

See you on December 11 for our last meeting of the calendar year. And remember: The secret to better photos is TAKE MORE PHOTOS!

Duane Lakin, President

2025 Club Dues are due by December 31, 2024. Please bring your check or cash to the December 11 meeting or mail your check to David Martinez, Treasurer. Thank you.

COMING ATTRACTIONS: DECEMBER 2024

December 11, 6 - 7:30 p.m. TPC Membership Meeting at Kiva

November 30 - January 31: ongoing dates to submit photos for the TPC annual 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