 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.

OCTOBER 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

To Club Members:

Welcome back to our new club season.

Our September meeting did not have a lot of members in the room, but the program, “How to think like a judge”, was a hit. We will do it again with more of you in town. If you would like a photo to be “judged”, send it to me, Duane: drlakin630@gmail.com.

By the way, the “rubric” or standards for judging our photographs can be a useful guide for you to judge your own photos. It will be posted on our website in the next couple of weeks.

October is filled with opportunities for photography. Most obvious, of course, is Halloween. Gary Zoeller plans to post some photos from past Halloween themes in our Kiva display, so if you have a favorite, please send to him before Oct 10. (gzoeller1@gmail.com)

As usual, we will also have a THEME OF THE MONTH. The new theme is “REFLECTIONS.” Be creative and send your photos to tpcphotos4myclub@gmail.com by October 17 and they will be included on Galleries on our website. We will also show some of these at the October meeting.

On October 11, the Kiva Club will sponsor a “Club Showcase” in the ball room, 10AM-noon. We will have a table with photos from members. Stop by and say “hello”. And invite your neighbors to join the club!

Our October meeting, we will feature Dave Seibert, the official photographer for our Phoenix Zoo, and he will lead us in “PHOTOGRAPHY JEOPARDY”. So channel your inner Alex Trebek and be ready for some fun.

In the future, our meeting will have an occasional segment, “Ideas to Improve My Photo.” This will be an opportunity for a member to bring a photo and invite improvement suggestions from other members. Because October has much to do, we will begin this in November with our first participant, Gary Zoeller.

Our October “Meet a Member” segment will feature Tom Trompeter. He will tell us a little about the kind of photography he enjoys as well as a little bit about himself. Thanks, Tom, for participating in this activity.

The October “Story Behind the Photo” will also feature Linda Walsh, the club secretary. We look forward to hearing her story.

Kevin Klein has done a remarkable job of finding opportunities for “Meet-Ups”-- day-long outings for club members. Our club goal is to have one outing each month. We will be adding a special section to the Club’s website with the ideas Kevin has found. We hope that you will join an outing, add your own, and suggest places and times for a “Meet-Up”. Kevin will be featured at a monthly “Kevin Korner” moment to update us on activities, both planned and considered. This will be a great addition to our club, so please participate.

October, even in Arizona, offers new colors and light that can be special for photographers. The Golden Hour hits a little earlier, community activities begin to come out of hibernation, and even a few trees show come color if we go hunting for them. Consider shooting in RAW to fully capture and adjust autumn tones.

Reminder: ACCC competition is open for registration and participation. Check out their website: https://arizonacameraclubcouncil.org/

Oh, and by the way, if you want to make prints of your photos and would like to do your own framing, one of our members has a Mat Cutter for sale. It is a Logan Mat Cutting System for $25. Interested? Send an email to trilogyphotoclub25@gmail.com and we will let the seller know you are interested.

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

Duane Lakin

President, Trilogy Photography Club

Acadia National Park - Mary Gill

Trilogy Photography Club Meeting October 22, 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