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.

Celebrate Fall

Mission Statement

To promote learning, photographic proficiency, and fellowship through guest speakers, education, workshops, members helping members, field trips, and photo competitions.

November 2026

Dear Club Members,

Happy end-of-100-degree season! Right now, however, you may need to protect your camera or phone from getting wet. I have seen some very interesting photos taking advantage of rain, but I don’t recommend doing it. It can ruin your hairdo.

Welcome new members! Our club has over 60 members now. Well done to all. Your participation in the meetings and at the “meet-ups” keeps the club attractive to new members as well as current members. Invite your friends to visit. And be sure they understand that smart phone users are welcome.

Thanks to Dave Hatton for a great October presentation on shooting Arizona Landscapes. His presentation has led to our new Theme-of-the-Month (TOM): Arizona Landscape. Send your favorite shot for the theme by Monday, November 16 to tpcphotos4myclub@gmail.com. As a guide to taking your month’s photo, remember some of Dave’s tips:

Find a great subject that has a unique element and/or rewards attention
Great sky
“Supporting cast”, supporting element (at least one)

With the holidays approaching, our November meeting will offer some ideas for taking better food and family photos. As a recent YouTube speaker said, “If you haven’t seen any turkey photos, there will be 10,000 posted soon.” We are talking with some speakers to meet with us at our next meeting on the 18th to help with planning your holiday shots. NOTE: NEXT MEETING is NOVEMBER 18, not the usual 4th Wednesday.

Watch for announcement of the club competition coming soon.

And the big news from last meeting: YEAR-LONG PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT. Each of you is challenged to develop a “project” or photo-essay. This is a challenge that top photographers recommend to help us focus and create a series of photos that have something that ties them together. Look at our website and newsletter for some guides to doing projects. There will be more help coming over the next few months, and you are welcome to contact me to discuss your project. The goal is to have a completed project done prior to our May meeting.

Hope the ghost and goblins didn’t scare away your great photo ideas. Are you happier with your photos today than you are with the photos you took last year? I hope so. Keep shooting and keep learning.

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

Duane

Fall Colors - by Ellen Ahern

Trilogy Photography Club Meeting

November 18, 2026

6 - 7:30 p.m. at The Commons at Kiva

Planned Club Photo Shoots:

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MEETINGS

Trilogy Photography Club meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from September thru May at the Commons at Kiva 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
Luke Days
Wildflowers
Butterfly Wonderland
Canyon de Chelly

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 trilogyphotoclub26@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