- Last Updated: 03 August 2018 03 August 2018
Membership
You may become a member of the Thousand Oak Photo Group. Membership fees are $30 annually for the first member of a household. Additional household memberships are available for $10 per year. Membership fees are due and renewable on the anniversary month of your initial membership. TOPG members enjoy all club benefits including our monthly meetings, outings, programs, presentations and technical assistance. Also, as a member of the TOPG, you become a member of the Southern California Council of Camera Clubs, and you have an opportunity to submit images for their monthly photo contests.
Membership Form
The following link will open an interactive PDF application form. Please type the information, complete the form and print it. You may mail it with a check, as instructed; or you may bring the form to our next meeting.
THOUSAND OAKS PHOTO GROUP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Interested in the TOPG, but Unsure?
You may attend a meeting without membership for a guest fee of $3. You may attend as a guest for two meetings each year. Please stop by and meet us.
- Last Updated: 17 June 2019 17 June 2019
Ventura Land Trust Photography Competition
Ventura Land Trust wants to see your wildlife and nature photos! This is an open call to all photographers, amateur and professional, to submit 3 original digital images to be considered for inclusion in the Ventura Land Trust 2019 Nature Photography Contest and Exhibit. Submit Digital entries for consideration by July 13, 2019.
For specific details, see contest information at the Ventura Land Trust Website:
- Last Updated: 17 June 2019 17 June 2019
Ventura County Fair Photography Competition
The annual Photography Contest associated with the Ventura County Fair is the perfect venue for TOPG members of all skill levels to enter. You may choose to enter as an Amateur, Advanced Amateur or Professional. There are lots of opportunities for awards as there are 22 different classes in both black-and-white or color Divisions. This is a print competition, and all entries must be mounted on mounting board or foam core up to 16 x 20 inches.
You must preregister your entries before 10:00 PM on July 15, 2019 in order to compete. Register at https://vcf.fairwire.com/. It’s a bit awkward and confusing, but it can be done fairly painlessly.
Photos must be submitted to the fairgrounds between July 19 and July 21.
There are all sorts of specific rules regarding your entries, and you should carefully read the 2019 Photography Contest Guidelines. You should review all VC Fair Photo Competition Guidelines. The key things to remember are:
- You may submit a total of 8 prints with no more than 2 photos per class
- Photos must be mounted on mounting board or foam core
- NO colored borders, color mats, or double matting
- Borderless prints must be mounted edge-to-edge with no portion of the mounting board showing
- Photos must be no smaller than 8 x 10 and no larger that 16 x 20 inches, excluding photo stories
Remember, come view the photo competition entries between July 31 and August 11.
Once again, the key links are:
2019 Photography Contest Guidelines
VC Fair Photography Contest Registration
- Last Updated: 23 May 2019 23 May 2019
Thousand Oaks Photo Group Program Meeting
All About Travel Photography and More
Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the Goebel Center
Presentation by Sharon Lobel
TOPG will host award-winning travel photographer Sharon Lobel in a presentation entitled “All About Travel Photography and More” on Thursday, June 20, 2019.
Sharon will share her “Suitcase for Success,” packed with key elements for capturing stunning images while you are on the road.
Her illustrated talk will include landscape tips, lighting, and ideas for photographing all kinds of subjects, from insects to mountains. She will cover her best tools and tricks in the field, as well as how to pack camera gear using simple tools.
For anyone planning a trip this year, or even just dreaming about one, Sharon’s presentation will inspire them to dig deep into their passion and discover what motivates them to become a successful travel photographer.
Always ready to set off to find another adventure, she has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Mexico and the United States.
Sharon Lobel is a National and State accredited Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman, active in three professional photographers’ organizations, with multiple awards in each of them.
In the Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County, she was named twice as Nature Photographer of the Year. She is a double International Silver medalist with the Professional Photographers of America. Her awards in the Professional Photographers of California include Animal Photographer of the Year for 2016, and in January 2019 she was presented with the prestigious Evans-Kingham award for her outstanding service to the photographic community.
If that is not enough…her energy and enthusiasm spill over into a workshop and adventure business that she co-founded, called “Image-Adventures.”
For more information and images, go to https://sharonlobelphotography.com
Don’t miss out on how to capture amazing images while traveling locally and abroad!
- Last Updated: 16 June 2019 16 June 2019
Photo Group General Meeting
Monday, July 1, 2019
Print Competition
Challenge Topic: Water in Motion
Judge: Robert Fields (Website at https://www.robertfields.com) (change in judges)
Meeting Host: TBD
Scheduled Presentation: Using Point of View by Nancy Lehrer
As always, digital photo entries must be received by NOON two days before the meeting. Digital images must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To ensure that your entry is eligible, review the Rules and Guidelines for submitting entries for the Print Competition night, which can be found in “Contests and Challenges.” Files must be labeled according to Print Competition rules. Prints should be brought in at least 15-minutes before the meeting to ensure they are properly registered and posted on the display wall.
Note: The maximum digital image resolution for competitions is 1400 x 1280 pixels (width x height).
Thousand Oaks Library
6:00 PM
- Last Updated: 17 June 2019 17 June 2019
Santa Barbara Zoo
July 13, 2019 at 10:00 AM (NOTE: enue Change!)
You can easily walk the Santa Barbara Zoo. Among the zoo animals are Asian Small-clawed Otters (a highlight), California Condor, desert tortoises, island foxes, turkey vultures, rhinoceros, leopard, and monkeys. I do not know how many of each and the literature says that all may not be available at all times. You can see a map of the zoo on the website www.sbbg.org/visit. The entry fees are $18 for adults, and $13 for seniors 65 and over. If you bring your grandkids, it will cost $11 for them. The Zoo is open from 10-5, and there is a Ridley Treehouse Restaurant for our lunch.
We will meet at the opening time, 10 AM, at the entrance. You may want to carpool since parking is $ 11. Since I am coming from the San Fernando Valley, I would be willing to drive to someone's house to go along.
Directions to the Santa Barbara Zoo and other information specific to this field trip can be found at our 
site.
To participate in this or any TOPG sponsored field trip, you must be an active TOPG member and register for each sponsored event. Find out more about specific field trips at our Meetup page or contact our Field Trip Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..