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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January 2019 Meeting Images
Submitted by Members

From the SCVPA Board

How about this rain? Have you had enough, or are you totally enjoying the change in the weather. Anyway The rain certainly creates some great photo ops, like Tuesday night’s lightning show. And all indications are that this year should be a great wildflower season, so start making plans to get out and enjoy what nature is blooming this year.

Our annual print competition is rapidly approaching, with the judging date of May 4th, and images will need to be turned in during the April 10 - April 16, 2019 timeframe. So with that in mind, Mel Carll will be taking about “Image Presentation” during our March 12th membership meeting. As a PPC Certified Judge, Mel can help you navigate what the judges look for when judging an image. He will also have a couple of images to show how, with a few minor tweaks, how you can take a so so image to a Merit image. So if you have questions about image presentation, you won’t want to miss the meeting.

As for club trips, Dusty will be leading a group out to Anza Borrego March 15-17, 2019. So if you are interested, please go onto the club website and signup. If you have questions, Dusty will be available Tuesday night at the club meeting to answer your questions. We hear the wildflowers are going to be amazing….

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, March 12th.........

Keep Shooting my Friends!

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Details and Announcements

Print Competition Submissions are due soon: Starting April 10th until April 16th at 5pm at Kevin Karzin's home:25675 Yucca Valley, Valencia. Call before you stop by 661.810.4249

Remember this competition is open to the general public, so encourage your family, friends and neighbors who have an interest in photography to submit an entry.

Volunteers are needed to help with the event. There is also a need for members to bring appetizers for the reception (please bring ready-to-serve and label all your serving items) Sign up today!Volunteer Here

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

Nik Collection

SCVPA Upcoming Activities

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

Annual Print Competition Turn-in, April 10th through April 16th at 5pm

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

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

2019 Spring Print Competition

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: Starting April 10th until April 16th at 5pm at Kevin Karzin's home:25675 Yucca Valley, Valencia. Call before you stop by 661.810.4249

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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