Last Updated: 24 August 2022 24 August 2022

Dues Payments 2022-2023

Membership fees for the Thousand Oaks Photo Group’s (TOPG) are due annually in September. Individual dues are $36.00, and additional members in the same family unit are $10.00 per person, the same as last year. Please see our article about annual dues payments.

   2022-2023 Dues Payments    

    Not a Member Yet?
See our TOPG Membership Information page for details   

Last Updated: 08 September 2022 08 September 2022

September Photo Challenge Recap

For those of you who did not attend our last photo review meeting and want to view the video replay or see a gallery of the high merit images, please select the following links:

September Assigned Topic: Minimalism
Judge: Joanne Stolte

September 2022 Photo Challenge Video     September 2022 Gallery of Merited Images   

All recent photo challenge galleries can be found at our Competition Winning Images page. Older galleries are in our gallery archives.

Last Updated: 06 September 2022 06 September 2022

October Photo Challenge
Monday, October 3 at 7:30 PM

Standard Photo Challenge Rules (Assigned and Open classes)
Assigned Topic: Hand of Man in Abstract   Zoom Link to Photo Challenge
Judge: Chris Zsarnay (Chris's bio)
    Website at http://www.zstudios.com/
    Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/zstudios/
    Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/zstudiosphoto

Our topic for Octoberis "Hand of Man in Abstract"  Present an abstract interpretation of an object physically created by man rather than by nature. (Thematic)

• Competition Rules: Thousand Oaks Photo Group Photo Challenge Guidelines for 2021 (They remain unchanged from 2022.)
• Entry Closing Date: Submit your images by September 28, no later than 10 PM.

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

Last Updated: 31 August 2022 31 August 2022

TOPG Field Trip

Olivas Adobe Field Trip
Sunday, October 9 (Rescheduled)

This field trip will be led by Scott Harrison

Members of the TOPG are being granted exclusive access to the Olivas Adobe to photograph after hours. The site includes gardens, an exterior plaza, a bell tower, and many late 1800s artifacts. We are staying past the estimated 6:20 pm sunset to get evening images of the adobe. This will be an excellent opportunity to photograph the adobe without crowds and in the better late afternoon and evening light. More details are provided in you weekly club email.

The Olivas Adobe historic site features the restored two-story adobe home of Don Raymundo Olivas. Built in 1847, this Monterey-style adobe home, Historical Landmark No. 115 from the Rancho era, celebrates Ventura’s Rancho and Latino heritage.

To sign up, refer to links in our latest club email message where you will see our  link for the Olivas Adobe Field Trip as well as other club activities. Full details and maps are provided on the  site. Please note: Attendance at all TOPG field trips require that a TOPG Waiver and Release of Liability be on file.

Last Updated: 21 September 2022 21 September 2022

TOPG Webinar Series - Online via Zoom 

Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence using MidJourney
Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30 PM

Host: Nancy Lehrer
Webinar Link:  Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence using MidJourney
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Details:  With availability of inexpensive computing power and the advances in our ability to build neural network based learning systems, AI-powered art generators are now surging in popularity. There are several text-to-image AI art generators now available for consumer use. In this presentation Nancy Lehrer will use MidJourney to illustrate how to use one of these AI art generators. You will see its power to create and explore visual ideas.