Last Updated: 08 March 2021 08 March 2021

Membership

As a TOPG member, you can enjoy all club benefits including our monthly meetings, outings, programs, presentations and technical assistance. Also, as a member of the TOPG, you are 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.

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Last Updated: 06 April 2021 06 April 2021

April Photo Challenge Video Online

Assigned Topic: Odd
Judge: Donna Granata (Donna Granata's Bio)

For those of you who did not attend the meeting and want to view the video, please select the following link:

   April Photo Challenge Video       April Photo Challenge Gallery Coming Soon   

Note: Donna Granata's photography is being featured in a photo show at the Ojai Valley Museum which can be seen in person and online. For more information, check the information page for the show: Ojai Eye: Master Photographers.

Last Updated: 02 April 2021 02 April 2021

TOPG Webinar Series- Online via Zoom 

LA Street Photography
Monday, April 12 at 7:30 PM

Host: Ibarionex Perello

Webinar Link:  LA Street Photography  (See TOPG Calendar.)

Downloads: No downloads have been provided at this time.

Details: 

Ibarionex Perello will discuss his experience developing the way that he sees through the camera. He will describe how he's grown and what influenced those changes.

Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, writer, educator and host of The Candid Frame Photography podcast. He has over 25 years of experience in the photographic industry.

In his role as host and producer of The Candid Frame, he provides frank, insightful interviews with some of the industry's top established and emerging photographers. The popular show has featured guests including Jay Maisel, Joel Meyerowitz, Pete Turner, Lynn Goldsmith and Gerd Ludwig and enjoys a following among photo enthusiasts from all over the world. The weekly program is consistently ranked among the top programs of its type.

Ibarionex is also the author of 6 books including: Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light, 5D Mark III From Snapshot to Great Shots, and Adobe Master Class: Photoshop. His latest book is Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow.

We will start promptly at 7:30 PM, 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.

 

Last Updated: 01 April 2021 01 April 2021

TOPG Webinar Series- Online via Zoom 

Experimental Art – The Dawn of the Surrealscape.
Monday, April 26, 7:30 PM

Host: Dan Holmes
Video Content:  Link Coming Soon
Downloads: Detailed Webinar Description - Dan Holmes Bio

Details: This is an introduction to Experimental Art with Photography – ideas for pushing your limits and seeing differently.

Dan Holmes will describe what a "surrealscape" is, techniques for photographing surrealscapes and what features make great surrealscapes. See Dan's detailed information sheet for more information for more information. 

Dan Holmes is a professional photographer based in Ventura, CA. He loves to photograph everything from fine art nature and landscape, weddings & events, and Commercial. In normal years, he conducts a variety of Photographic Workshops. Dan has traveled extensively and taken on a wide range of adventures.  Dan has climbed, trekked, and photographed a long list of interesting places, both near and far. 

We will start promptly at 7:30 PM, 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.

 

 

Last Updated: 06 April 2021 06 April 2021

May Photo Challenge
May 3 at 7:30 PM

New 2021 Photo Challenge Rules (Assigned and Open classes)
Assigned Topic: Small World   May Photo Challenge Meeting
Judge: Robert Fields (Robert Fields Bio)
    Website at https://www.robertfields.com/
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    Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/Robert-Fields-Photography-1031138856904881

For May our topic t is "Small World." Some may take this literally as a “macro” technical challenge, but it leaves open the opportunity for many other possible creative interpretations While it’s a small world after all, there are so many possibilities in it.

Or, you can submit images into the "open class." Either way have fun and submit some photos for critique.

• Competition Rules: Thousand Oaks Photo Group Photo Challenge Guidelines for 2021
• Entry Closing Date: Submit your images by April 28, no later than 10 PM.

Critique and Judging will take place on May 3 via Zoom at 7:30 PM. See our calendar for details.