 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.

NOVEMBER 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

Dear Members,

Our October meeting had many new members as a result of the Showcase at the Kiva Club. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! We had fun trying to answer Jeopardy-like questions from Dave Seibert on photography quotes and tips. And thank-you to Tom Trompeter for introducing himself and his photography as the Meet-A-Member volunteer. Well done, Tom.

The new theme of the month is “Unique Lighting.” This should be a fun challenge with the Halloween season and the approaching Thanksgiving time. Enjoy being creative, take a photo or two, and send them to tpcphotos4myclub@gmail.com so that we can post them on our website Gallery.

The ACCC competition is over, and we should soon find who won “Acceptance” or better from our club. It is always fun to see whom the judges like, but remember… the only REAL judge is YOU.

With that thought in mind, December will be an encore program from the September meeting. Members will get a chance to play judge with photos submitted by club members. If you think you have a photo you would like to enter in the coming Club Competition, you might want to send it to us for the December activity. See what OUR “judges” (your peers) say when applying a detailed “rubric” for scoring. The rubric is available to view on this website. Just sign in and go to the section "Tips & Tricks" and look for "How to Judge a Photograph". Since there is limited time in the meeting, not every entry may get evaluated. Please be understanding.

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the November meeting is scheduled for an atypical date: November 12. I will be presenting the topic “Street Photography”. I hope you can attend. I am really looking forward to sharing examples of my 50 years of taking pictures with no idea of what I was doing. The Story Behind the Photo will feature Al Ungar. He knows what he is doing.

Something new: (Thanks, Gary Zoeller, for idea) Starting in November, time will be available after each meeting to hold an impromptu “Special Interest Group” session. This means, if you have a question about something, like how to size a photo or how to find something in Lightroom, you can ask before the meeting is over and a club member will stay and help you. If there are multiple questions, we will schedule an impromptu meeting for a future club date. (Can one schedule an impromptu meeting? Hmmm. An oxymoron?)

Unique lighting…have fun with that. It is not an oxymoron. See you November 12.

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

Duane Lakin

President, Trilogy Photography Club

by Gary Zoeller

Trilogy Photography Club Meeting November 12, 2025 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. 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

Photo by Al Ungar