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.

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Last Updated: 17 September 2020 17 September 2020

TOPG Webinar Series - Online via Zoom

HDR Photography,
When to use it and why you shouldn't!
Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 PM

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Host: Steve Friedman
Downloads: No downloads have been provided at this time.

Details:

Steve Friedman will discuss the basics of HDR photography, when you should consider using it and when you shouldn't. The discussion will include a brief introduction to what High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography is, how it came about, when you should consider using it. A brief description of popular HDR programs will be included.

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: 21 September 2020 21 September 2020

October Print Contest (without the prints)

Print Contest (Assigned and Open Categories)
Assigned Topic: Architecture 
Judge: Kathy Newman (Bio and Background)
    Website at https://kcnewmanphotography.zenfolio.com/
    Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KCNewmanPhotography
    Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kcnewmanphotography/

For October, we are going to have another Print Contest (without the prints). Our judge will be Kathy Newman. We expect to stream the judge's review of our images via Zoom. Linking information will be provided at a later date.

• Print Contest Rules:  Print Contest Rules (Rev. 03-2020)
• Assigned Theme: Architecture
• Entry Closing Date: Submit your images by September 30, 2020, no later than 10 PM.

Judging will take place via Zoom on October 5.

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: 17 September 2020 17 September 2020

TOPG Webinar Series- Online via Zoom 

Photoshop Retouching Tools
Wednesday, October 14 at 3:00 PM

Host: Debi Aquino
Downloads: No downloads have been provided at this time.

Details: Debi Aquino describes how to control how to use Photoshop Retouching Tools to improve your photographs.

 We will start promptly at 3:00 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.