 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.

SEPTEMBER 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

To members of the Trilogy Photography Club:

Welcome back from your summer adventures. I hope you had good times, happy memories, and especially lots of opportunities to take photographs!

Have you seen the “bicycle” theme photos in the Gallery? Lots of imagination displayed for that topic. Well done, members. And if you get a chance, look at the photo displays in the Kiva Club. It’s great that we can share the talent of our members with our neighbors in Trilogy.

The new season of the club promises to be a busy one. We will have members sharing their “Story behind the Photo”. We also will feature, “Meet A Member”, where we will get to hear from a member about what he/she likes to photograph accompanied by sample photos, as well as learn a little about what else the member likes to do. After all, we are more than just people who like to take photographs, right? Let’s get to know one another better.

September 24 is the date for our next meeting. Our program will focus on discovering what a judge might look for in a photo submitted to a competition. The goal is not necessarily to prepare you for competition, although we hope you make that decision to enter either the ACCC competition or the club competition or both. But our real reason for this topic is that knowing what a judge might look for in a photo is great practice for learning how to look at our own photos and asking, “How could I make this picture better?”

In mid-October, our club will have an opportunity to participate in a “Showcase of Clubs” within Trilogy. We look forward to showing and telling our friends and neighbors a little about what we do in our club.

Clean your lens, sort through your photos, and enjoy post-processing a little bit. Don’t delete photos too quickly, however. Give it a little time. You may be surprised by what you like later in the year.

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.

Wishing you light, inspiration and a full memory card!

Duane Lakin

President, Trilogy Photography Club

So Excited to be Back!!!!!

Trilogy Photography Club meeting September 24, 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