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Mailing Address:

Santa Clarita Valley
Photographers Association

26504 Bouquet Canyon Road, #102
Santa Clarita, CA  91350


Phone:
661-75CLICK

We meet at:
Santa Clarita Camera
21515 Soledad Cyn. Rd. #116
Santa ClaritaCA   91350



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February Meeting

Hit Me With Your Best Shot Competition

Santa Clarita Center Valley for Photography

WEDNESDAY, February 15th - 6:45pm

21515 Soledad Cyn. Rd., #116

Santa Clarita CA 91350


THIS MONTH'S MEETING IS ON WEDNESDAY

Join us for our first ever "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" competition. One shot. One prize. And one opinion (at least) for every photographer who walks through the door. This will be our most fun competition ever! We encourage EVERY member to enter, after all, we all have a best shot, right?

Download the rules and scoring sheets here.



January Meeting - Peter Grigsby!

Former photographer for Governor Arnold Schwarzeneger Peter Grigsby joined us for an evening to share his work and talk about his photographic life. It was a great show. Great images. Great stories. Find out more here: www.petergrigsby.com


Former SCVPA president Ted Dayton shared his secrets to "micro-processing" and keeping detail in your highlights. If you didn't learn something from this demo, you weren't paying attention! Sign up for Ted's classes at COC here: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1031831


Garry Tice shared 10 portraits in (about) 10 minutes.


Dusty Stiles will share his Tip of the Month.


See tonight's meeting slides for details on upcoming events and meetings: January 2012 Meeting Slides



Past Meeting Notes

See Meeting Notes for past meetings here.

Click here for previous competition results


SCVPA Joins PSA and S4C!
Here is a special message from member Helen Henry:

Hello, 

I just wanted to let you all know that Santa Clarita Photographers Association has joined the Photographic Society of America (PSA), http://psa-photo.org/   

PSA offers many benefits to clubs as well as individual members. PSA offers classes that can be taken on line for individuals as well as many digital and print competitions for both club teams and individuals. On becoming a member of PSA it enables all SCVPA members to participate in our Southern California Council competitions also, http://www.s4c-photo.org/ 

This is a lot of information to cover in this email.  Also, PSA Region 10 News For You! has information on what is happening within our region. Please check out the websites and contact me for additional information.Thanks and Welcome to PSA!

Helen 
_____
Helen Henry
Director, PSA Region 10
http://psa-newmember.org/psa-regions/regions/reg10.html
If you love photography, you belong in PSA!
PSA Region 10 News For You!

Check Out Our New Blog Pages


We've dumped the old forums and events page and replaced them with SCVPA Blog Pages. Keep up with club activities, outside-the-club activities, and whatever is going on in the world of photography by clicking here. You can use the new blog pages to keep your fellow SCVPA members up with what you are shooting and share photo-related information with all of us.



Upcoming SIG Events, Photo Ops and Galleries
The following events are posted for informational purposes only. Most are not affiliated with SCVPA. 
Do you know of an event or photo op to share? 
contact the webmaster and we'll add it to this list!


London Street Photography Festival
The director of the London Street Photography Festival has personally invited members of the SCVPA to enter the competition. First prize is £2,000 ($3,189.20 USD), a trip to London, PLUS a solo exhibition in London. Deadline is 5 January 2012. For more info, visit http://www.londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/competitions/international-award-2012/international-award-2012-info

City of Santa Clarita Photo Contest
KHTS is sponsoring a photo contest. Images must "depict the good life in Santa Clarita." Deadline is December 31. You must join a Flickr group to participate. Click here for more info.


SIG Events

TBD - Have one to post? Contact the Webmaster!

Los Angeles Museum and Gallery Shows
 


CIVIC VIRTUE: THE IMPACT OF THE LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY AND THE WATTS TOWERS ARTS CENTER - explores the intertwined histories of two of Los Angeles's oldest and most diverse centers of artisitc activity, both operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
http://civicvirtuela.org
12.15.2011 - 2.12.2011 - Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

12.17.2011 - 2.12.2012 - Watts Towers Arts Center

The Getty Center:
Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939
10.25.2011 - 04.11.2012

http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/feininger/

10.25.2011 - 04.11.2012

Annenberg Space For Photography:
Digital Darkroom
12.17.2011 - 5.28.2012


Other Events

TBD - Have one to post? Contact the Webmaster!



WE NEED YOUR IMAGES! 


Our reserves for website images is running extremely low!

Show your work by having it displayed on our website.



In order to give everyone a fair chance, submit only one banner at a time. Once your shot has been used, you may submit another. If you have never submitted a photo before, you get higher priority over people who have previously submitted, so send in your shot now!

Please note that images submitted by non-SCVPA members will not be accepted!

Banner must be exactly 800 pixels wide and up to 400 pixels high.

Send your submissions to the webmaster. Submissions can be any subject, subject to approval. Please name images with your name, and an identifying name for the image. Example: JohnDoe_FallColors.jpg. 

Do not submit images with just the camera's file number! 

Photos will be displayed with full photographer's credit and may link to your website, pages on Flickr, or other photo sites, if you include the info with the submission. If you have submitted before, include the link anyway; I don't have time to look up that information for past submissions.

Click here for a tutorial on resizing your images in Photoshop



 

Upcoming Local Photo Events, Ops and Galleries
The following events are posted for informational purposes only. Most are not affiliated with SCVPA. 
Do you know of an event or photo op to share? 
contact the webmaster and we'll add it to this list!


Los Angeles Museum and Gallery Shows 

The Getty:
Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road
12.7.2010 - 4.24.2011
Brush and Shutter: Early Photography in China
2.8.2011 - 5.1.2011
Photography from the New China
12.7.2010 - 4.24.2011

Annenberg Space for Photography: Extreme Exposure
10.23.2010 - 4.17.2011


Other Events

Bob Hansing Memorial Cup Series Race #1 (Cycling - Sports SIG)
Schedule & Info
Saturday, April 2, Encino Velodrome. 12pm-6pm.

Santa Clarita Century (Cycling - Sports SIG)
Schedule & Info
Saturday, April 2, Town Center. Starts at 7am, 8am, 9am, 10am.

2011 Cherry Blossom Festival
http://www.cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org/
Little Tokyo District, Downtown Los Angeles 4.2.2011-4.3.2011

California Poppy Festival
For the best photos, head out to the Poppy Reserve!
http://www.poppyfestival.com
Lancaster 4.16.2011 - 4.17.2011

National Park Week
Enjoy free admission to our National Parks!
http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm
4.16-4.24.2011

Doheny Wood Classic "Woody" Car Show
http://socalwoodies.com/doheny.htm
Dana Point 4.16.2011

Civil War Reenactment
http://www.forttejon.org/progcw.html
Ft. Tejon 4.17.2011

Cowboy Festival
www.cowboyfestival.org
Santa Clarita 4.24.2011 - 5.1.2011

Chino Plenes of Fame Air Show
http://www.planesoffame.org
Chino 5.14.2011-5.15.2011

Amgen Tour of California (Cycling - Sports SIG)
Schedule and Info
5.15.2011 - 5.22.2011

Pasadena Chalk Art Festival
http://www.pasadenachalkfestival.com/about.html
Pasadena 06.18.2011


Random images from our Flickr group. items in SCVPA Click for more images in the SCVPA group.
Join the Flickr group today to have your images displayed here also!

Need help with this site?
 

Please download and read the brief user's manual on the Documents page to help you manage your membership record. Our new website allows you to update your personal data including addresses, phone numbers, e-mail and personal website. It also allows you to specify which of your data is displayed on the Finding A Photographer Membership Directory page. Download  Member's User Manual here.


Support Our Sponsor
Santa Clarita Camera has allowed the SCVPA to meet there since Day 1. Mike Lahman has been an invaluable supporter of our club. Be sure and stop by Santa Clarita Camera for your photographic needs. Visit their website at http://www.santaclaritacamera.com/

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