- Last Updated: 13 August 2020 13 August 2020
Membership
You may become a member of the Thousand Oak Photo Group. Membership fees are $36 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. For more details, see our complete Membership Information page.
- Last Updated: 21 September 2020 21 September 2020
S4C October Competition to be Delayed
To be Merged with November Competition
The S4C (Southern California Council of Camera Clubs) Competition Chair, who also operates the S4C competition software, has had a medical problem. Note that he is recovering fine but has too many things going on at this time along with his recovery.
To give him some relief, S4C is canceling the October competition and merging it with the November competition. We know many of you have gone to great trouble to enter the October competition, but please re-enter those images as the 2 allowed makeups in the November competition (or later if you prefer) in addition to your 2 regular November entries; that is, you can enter up to 4 images in November.
The dates for the November S4C competition are as follows:
- Open Date: October 17
- Close Date: November 7
- Judging Date: November 14
If you have questions, please contact our S4C representatives, Hutch Hutchison and Larry White at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Last Updated: 05 September 2020 05 September 2020
TOPG Survey Information
TOPG Member Survey
The TOPG Member Survey Report is now available for viewing and download. Rather than provide an analysis of the results only, The Survey Committee is sharing the complete survey results. In the coming months we will schedule a meeting to discuss what the survey tells us about our club and where we should be going.
- Last Updated: 20 October 2020 20 October 2020
TOPG Webinar Series- Online via Zoom
Portraits on the Road; Environmental Portraits Around the Globe
Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 PM
Host: Tom Bol
Webinar Link: Portraits on the Road Zoom Broadcast
Downloads: No downloads have been provided at this time.
Details: Tom Bol will describe how he photographs his unique view of travel photography: Environmental Portraits Around the Globe.
Tom Bol is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Colorado. He specializes in adventure sports, portraits and travel photography. He is a contributor to many photography publications including Outdoor Photographer and Digital Photo Pro, and is an instructor at Kelby One. National Geographic Adventure listed Tom as one of “50 of America’s Top Visionaries” for his photography, and he has been featured in numerous photography magazines about his creative lighting techniques. Photo District News labeled him as one of the best photo workshop instructors in the country. Tom is a member of the Sandisk Extreme Team recognizing his continual drive to create unique images in challenging environments. He has written three books on photography including Adventure Sports Photography: Creating Dramatic Images in Wild Places. His images and stories are published worldwide by a variety of clients.
We will start promptly at 7:00 PM (tentative time), so suggest you join the webinar a few minutes before. TOPG does NOT provide Zoom technical support. We so strongly suggest you try and work with Zoom a little ahead of time if you are not familiar with it. Although not a requirement, your Zoom experience work better if install the Zoom app on your computer ahead of time. This is easy to do by downloading their app and setting up an account. For information about using Zoom, read our Zoom Videoconferencing Guide.