Who We Are

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The Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association is a group of dedicated photographers both amateur and professional that meets monthly to learn about photography and share images. Our members are from Santa Clarita and adjoining communities. Besides our monthly meetings the group takes field trips such as the Death Valley excursion, the Cambria excursion and participates in expositions at the Valencia Town Center and City Hall. Print and digital image competitions are held at least twice a year. The majority of our members are amateurs at all skill levels of photography however some members belong to the Professional Photographers of America, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and other organizations.Whether you are just starting out with your first camera or are a seasoned professional, SCVPA has much to offer.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:45pm until 9:00pm (or so.)

We meet at:

Sierra Hills Clubhouse

28616 Kenroy Ave.

Canyon Country, Ca. 91387

Guests are always welcome, come to a meeting and check us out!

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Get notifications, share photos and join the conversations.

1. Go to Facebook SCVPA page.

2. Make sure you have "liked" the page.

3. Click the down arrow next to "Liked".

4. Under notifications, click the "All On" selection.

Member Gallery

November 2018 Annual Digital Image Competition
Congratulations to all our photographers who entered; beautiful images, great competition.

Best in Show, Judge's Choice, 1st Place Master Macro & Close-up, Helen Henry for I Am Looking At You.

From the SCVPA Board

Welcome to the New Year

As we start a new year, it is a great time to get reacquainted with your camera and start taking pictures again. What better way to start than to join your fellow SCVPA friends in Death Valley. We are talking about a target rich environment (this is subject to the settlement of the government shutdown being resolved as the National Parks are closed and have no facilities available). So many options, plus several SCVPA mentors to help you with getting some killer images. If we cancel the Death Valley trip, we will re-schedule for later in March or April. We will decide on the Death Valley trip no later than January 12th.

We kick off our January 2019 club meeting with Greg Alter and get into Tabletop Photography. This will be a great evening. And then to reinforce what we learn, Kevin will conduct a “hands on” Tabletop Photography night during our February meeting. Tabletop photography is a branch of still life photography that focuses on capturing items that can be placed on a table. The most common photographic subjects of this genre are food photography and product photography. So if you are interested in Tabletop Photography, lighting setup, composition and more January and February are for you….

Our February club excursion will be out to Calico Ghost Town and the Civil War Reenactment. This again, will be a great opportunity to get some killer images.

If you have any images you would like to share with the group, please forward the images to kkarzin@aol.com and we will be sure to share at the next meeting.

And if you are looking for a cool place to meet with like minded photographers, then we will see you at our meeting on Tuesday, Jan 8th.........

Keep Shooting my Friends!

Tips from the Members:

From member Mark Luterman: "Pretty good movie editor"
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Details and Announcements

2018 Annual Digital Image Competition
2nd Place Master Macro & Close-up and Merit Award - Nicole Wilde, Teamwork

2018 Annual Digital Image Competition Photo Album

2018 Annual Digital Image Competition Results

Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse, January 20-12
Late on the 20th, Earth's dark shadow will creep over the full wolf moon, turning the silvery orb blood red during the year’s only total lunar eclipse. By cosmic coincidence, this full moon will also be especially close to Earth that night, making it a so-called supermoon.

National Geographic Sky Watching

Upcoming photography classes at COC with Lee White

Photo 160. Black and White Photography

Introduces mechanical and artistic principles in creating photographic images using a 35mm SLR camera developing film and printing black and white images in College of the Canyons’ fully equipped darkroom. All equipment needed to fulfill class assignments available to students to check out for free. Industry speaker brought in to make a presentation in class.

Photo 155 Photography

Introduces the fundamental concepts, terminology, and techniques of photography and camera RAW, including the theory and basic principles of image correction and print technologies in College of the Canyons’ fuly equipped digital darkroom. All equipment needed to fulfill class assignments available to students to check out for free in College of the Canyons fuly equipped digital darkroom.

Photo 157 Digital Imaging

Introduces the fundamental concepts, terminology, techniques and applications of digital imaging using industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop. Through application of theory, students will explore both the technical aspects of image manipulation, as well as the artistic aspects of creating images in College of the Canyons fuly equipped digital darkroom in College of the Canyons’ fuly equipped digital darkroom.

Registration Starts January 7

Questions contact Lee White at lee.white@canyons.edu

A close-up of a raccoon
National Geographic Live!
Meet National Geographic explorers as they share their behind-the-scenes stories straight from the front lines of exploration—illustrated with stunning images and video live onstage.
A Wild Life - photographer and filmmaker Bertie Gregory:
"I was photographing in a city park in Vancouver, Canada, when a pair of raccoons made their way over to investigate my camera. Shortly after taking this image, the raccoon on the right slobbered snot all over the lens! So after cleaning the front element, the lens cloth went straight in the trash. To hear more about my adventures with urban wildlife, I hope you'll come see my talk, A Wild Life, Friday, January 25: Thousand Oaks, CA."
A Wild Life, National Geographic

Share your Images - Members only

Be sure to send Kevin any images you shoot that you'd like to share in the monthly meeting; trips, events, special projects. special places color or B&W, still life or motion, etc.

Please ensure to email your images to Kevin by 5pm on Friday before the meeting.
kkarzin@aol.com

(It'd be great if you included your name and image title in the file name, but not required.)

Photo Opportunities

Many local and regional photo opportunities are listed on the Event Calendar, highlighted in light brown. Upcoming SCVPA member activities are listed on the Event Calendar and in the Upcoming Activities section below.

The SCVPA Board requests that members sign up for field trips and workshops so preparations and communications will be accurate. Sign-ups are done by clicking on the registration button and then selecting the Sign-Up options.

If there are no registered participants by the Wednesday before the field trip or workshop, the event will be canceled.

Future Club Field Trips
Photo Trips July 2018 to June 2019

Speaker Links

Additional links are posted on the "Useful Links" page.

William Innes, Innes Photography

Mel Carll, Mel and Co Photography
SCV Center for Photography

Greg Alter, Altered Images Photography

Kevin Karzin, Kevin Karzin Photography LLC

Nik Collection

SCVPA Upcoming Activities

Film Workshop, Jan. 23rd
Film Workshop - 1/23/2019

Monthly Meeting, Feb 12th
Kevin Karzin, Tabletop Photography Workshop

Calico Ghost Town/Civil War Re-enactment, Feb 15th - 17th
Register

Film Workshop, Feb 20th
Film Workshop - 2/20/2019

Monthly Meeting, Mar 12th
Mel Carll, Image Presentation Workshop

Anza Borrego, Mar 15th - 17th
Register

Film Workshop, Mar 20th
Film Workshop - 3/20/2019

Monthly Meeting, Apr 9th
Guest Speaker: William Innes
Topic: Travel & Photos

Carrizo Plain, Apr 13th
Register

Film Workshop, Apr 17th
Film Workshop - 4/17/2019

Annual Spring Print Competition, May 4th
2019 Annual Print Competition
Rules and Entry Form

Monthly Meeting, May 14th
Guest Speaker: Larry Skibiski
Topic: Nik software

Upcoming Events

Competition Events

May 4, 2019- Spring Print Competition

Open to the public
Submit TBD

Photos within 1 year

Categories: Animals, Architecture, Digital Manipulation, Event & Editorial, Fine Art, Freestyle, Landscape, Macro & Closeup, Nature, Photojournalism, and Portrait
2019 Annual Print
Competition Rules and Entry Form

August 13, 2019 - Hit Me with Your Best Shot Competition

Members only

Submit at August 13th meeting between 6pm and 6:25pm

An exciting new competition with as few rules as possible - no categories, no photographer levels and no time restriction on when image was created or shot. All images will be judged as a single category, single level and the decision of the judge is final.One entry per member, $10 per entry.

Hit Me with Your Best
Shot Competition Entry Form

November 12, 2019 - Annual Digital Image Competition

Members only

Submit by November 4th, 5pm
Photos within 2 years
Categories: Animals, Architecture, Digital Manipulation,Event & Editorial, Fine Art, Freestlye, Landscape, Macro & Closeup, Nature, Photojournalism and Portrait
2019 Annual Digital Image
Competition Rules and Entry Form

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