Last Updated: 25 October 2019 25 October 2019

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: 05 July 2020 05 July 2020

July Digital Photo Competition
Entries have been submitted. Awaiting results from judging.

Digital Composition Challenge (Assigned Category)
Assigned Topic: Sports 
Judge: John Grusd (Bio and Background)
    Website at https://johngrusdphoto.com/
    Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/john.grusd
    Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/johngrusdphotography/

Judging will take place during the week of July 6. When completed, we will inform you where you can find the judge’s comments and scores.

Last Updated: 05 July 2020 05 July 2020

August Print Contest (without the prints)

Print Contest (Assigned and Open Categories)
Assigned Topic: Roads 
Judge: Joanne Stolte (Bio and Background)
    Website at https://www.pbase.com/joannestolte
    Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joanne.stolte
    Instagram at (unknown)

For August, we are going to have another Print Contest (without the prints). Our judge for August, Joanne Stolte has agreed to judge photos remotely and provide written comments back to the group. We will provide link information later where you can view the judge’s comments and scores. For now, you may prepare your digital images for submission using the rules for the Print Contest.

• Print Contest Rules:  Print Contest Rules (Rev. 03-2020)
• Assigned Theme: Roads
• Entry Closing Date: Submit your images by July 29, 2020, no later than 10 PM.

Judging will take place during the week of August 3. When completed, we will inform you where you can find the judge’s comments and scores.

Last Updated: 05 June 2020 05 June 2020

June Digital Photo Competition Resuls Posted

Print Competition (without prints), Assigned and Open categories
Assigned Topic: Around the House
Judge: Greg Cooper (Bio and Background)
    Website at http://www.mediacooper.com/index.html
    Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/greg.cooper.104/
    Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mediacooper/

The results are now online. See Greg Cooper's comments and scores for the June Photo Competition.

Last Updated: 05 July 2020 05 July 2020

TOPG Webinar Series - Online via Zoom

Wildlife Photography
Monday, July 13 at 7:30 PM

Add this event to your calendar (includes link information)

Host: Pete Scifres
Downloads: No downlloads have been provided at this time.

Details: Pete Scifres will describe the basics of Wildlife Photography. The webinar will cover equipment; camera setup; what to look for in animal behavior to get those "wow" shots; and some post processing tips.  And last some suggestions on where to shoot wildlife locally.

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.