Camera Club for the AV https://www.lpaphotography.org Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:56:21 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 en-gb Copyright 2026 The Lancaster Photography Association webmaster@lpaphotography.org https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260604184527732 On June 20, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association is planning a photo adventure to the historic Biltmore Hotel and the bustling sidewalks of Los Angeles for street photography.  This field trip offers us the opportunity to photograph one of Los Angeles' most iconic landmarks and explore the rich visual storytelling opportunities found throughout downtown's urban landscape. From elegant interiors and grand staircases to historic buildings, colorful murals, and candid street scenes, we should all find endless inspiration. TRANSPORTATION - We will meet at the Lancaster Metrolink station and ride down together. This will allow us to relax, socialize and avoid the challenges of downtown parking.     PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:     BILTMORE HOTEL *     Historic architecture and design *     Ornate ballrooms and public spaces *     Elegant lighting and interior details *     Architectural abstracts and symmetry.     DOWNTOWN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY *     Urban landscapes and city life *     Landmark buildings *     Street performers and local culture *     Reflections, shadows, and creative compositions *     Candid moments and visual storytelling WHAT TO BRING: Camera and favorite street photography lens (don't bring a lot of gear), extra batteries and memory cards, comfortable walking shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, water, sunscreen, and a sense of curiosity and creativity! SIGN UP IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. Click on the header of the article and that will reveal the comment section. Please sign up there. Details of leaving time will be added later.     Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260604184527732 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260604182656884 On June 16, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association will have our End-Of-Year Competition and Celebration at 6:00 p.m. at the Antelope Valley Senior Center.  We will be voting on our favorites of all of the first place winners from our competitions from the past year, for the "Best of the Best" in each Division.  We will also be swearing in our Board of Directors for the coming year and watching a slide show of our activities over the past year. It has been a great year with lots of wonderful speakers, workshops and field trips, and this is a chance to walk down memory lane!. We will also have refreshments, so put this on your calendar for a great end to our year! This also means it is time to renew your membership, so make sure to do that on-line or bring your membership fee to one of the meetings this month. See you there! Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86182697816?pwd=md0aASiQ1DhTUnhqJXykIoqkXCCUaM.1 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:26:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260604182656884 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504232518110 On May 26, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association will have a Still Life Photography Workshop at 6:00 p.m. at the Antelope Valley Senior Center. This will be a hands-on workshop, so bring those cameras and close-up lenses (24-70 mm ideally). Kathy will give a short presentation on setting up a still life regarding composition and lighting, as well as a bit about post-processing. Then you will have the opportunity to practice your skills at arranging items for your own still life photos for about an hour and a half. Please bring items you would enjoy photographing and allowing others to photograph in pleasing arrangements. This could include interesting household items, fruits and vegetables, flowers, books, kitchen tools, vintage items, etc. Bring constant lights to help light your scene. Fabric backdrops, foam board, etc will be available to work as backdrops. We should have a great time and end up with some interesting results!  See you there! Zoom link for presentation: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89488984931?pwd=VAeuJfqkKxfe0Rgccu6QmOcOss3Lku.1 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89488984931?pwd%3DVAeuJfqkKxfe0Rgccu6QmOcOss3Lku.1&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw2aJcQ1MDCRq4I2W21F9Q6L] Mon, 04 May 2026 09:25:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504232518110 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504223430327 On May 23, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association will be hosting a field trip to see the Oak Creek Wild Horses near Tehachapi. This herd of wild horses is on private land and is only accessible with permission, so this is a great opportunity to photograph them up close. It is truly a magical experience to spend time with them. They are reasonably comfortable with people around, but you will have to sign a Release of Liability to be able to visit them. There are more than a few new babies! These horses are unbranded and free-roaming for at least 100 years. They are possible descendants of animals released by or escaped from early ranchers, miners, soldiers, or Native Americans. They bear a strong resemblance to the Morgan horse breed. WHERE: We will meet at the gate on Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road and Oak Creek Road on the left (just past Cameron Canyon Road on the right). We will meet at 9:30 to sign release forms and then enter around 10:00 or earlier. We will email a map to those who sign up. HOW MUCH?: $10.00 per person. We need to cover the cost of alfalfa that Diana will bring with her to coax the horses closer. This cost is based on 10 people attending, but more attendees is better, as it helps Diana to cover costs in caretaking this herd.  BRING: Camera, wide-angle and medium telephoto lenses (24-70 and 70-200 or similar), extra battery and card, water, hat, sunscreen. Higher clearance vehicles are recommended, but the road is reasonably well-maintained. We can car pool in once we are inside the gate as need be. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN UP IF YOU ARE GOING, so that we have a good head count to let Diana know. Please sign up for the field trip by clicking on the header for this article to make the comments section appear, then sign up in the Comments. You need to be a current LPA member to log in and sign up.   Mon, 04 May 2026 08:34:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504223430327 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504221004110 On May 19, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association will be having our last competition of the year. It will be held at the Antelope Valley Senior Center at 6:00 p.m. The category is BIRDS. All members are encouraged to enter up to three images. The cost for entry is $5.00, payable via Paypal at the time of upload, or in cash at the competition. You may enter 1-3 images for the same fee.  THE DEFINITION FOR THE CATEGORY, BIRDS: Any bird, domesticated (i.e. Chicken), or wild (i.e Falcon) This is a PICTORIAL CATEGORY, so any type of editing is permitted, excluding any AI portions on an image. We are excited to see your great bird photos, so make sure to enter! Bill Horstick will be our judge for this competition. He is a past president for Ventura County Camera Club and the chairman for the Ventura Fair Photo Exhibit.  We will be meeting at 4:30 p.m. for dinner at Greenhouse Cafe with our judge. If you would like to come to dinner, please let Kathy or Andrew know. Zoom link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89611537926?pwd=89CZPdADk2FiiAJnVNryrCGZjkxeQj.1 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89611537926?pwd%3D89CZPdADk2FiiAJnVNryrCGZjkxeQj.1&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0oy8B8_31CU-jzAheYO5BB] THE DEADLINE FOR ENTERING THE COMPETITION IS MAY 12, 2026 AT 11:59 P.M. You may enter HERE [https://www.lpaphotography.org/photocomp/index.php?eventID=204]. We will also be having our Annual Board Election on this night, so please make sure to attend the meeting on May 19, 2026!   Mon, 04 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504221004110 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504214618659 On May 9, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association will be taking a field trip to a local fire station, Station 129, for their Fire Service Day Open House. WHERE: 43110 6th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534 WHEN: Meet at 10:00 - open until 3:00 WHAT: Fire apparatus demos, including helicopter drop, jaws of life, dousing a car fire, etc. Great opportunities for Photojournalism and Human Interest photos.  BRING: Camera, wide angle and medium telephoto lenses, extra battery and card. Bring sunscreen, a hat, and water. It will be a warm day. SIGN UP IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW! MAKE SURE TO CLICK ON THE ARTICLE TITLE TO MAKE THE COMMENTS SECTION APPEAR. Mon, 04 May 2026 07:46:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260504214618659 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/2026041122063690 In line with our upcoming BIRDS COMPETITION IN MAY, Tom Jordan will be leading a field trip to Lake Casitas near Ventura on April 18, 2026. We will be leaving very early to get to the lake for morning light and bird action. Only Tom and Kathy signed up, so we will be carpooling at 4:30 a.m., not from Lowe's.  If you want to meet up with us later, just call when you get to Lake Casitas Recreational Area, and we can tell you where we are. Please let us know early, so we will look for your call. We will photograph near the lake shore, and near the eagle nest. A variety of shore birds, egrets, herons, small birds, and birds of prey frequent the area, as well as various mammals. The eagles do have one hatchling.  Carpooling is recommended.  You will need: Camera, a long lens (the longest you have), a chair, jacket for possible cool temps, sunscreen, water and snacks, extra battery/memory card. We will stay for a few hours, and then head down into Ventura for lunch at Andria's Seafood (Yum!). PLEASE SIGN UP by commenting in the comment section below the article. Make sure you are signed in and click on the article header for the comment section to appear. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:06:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/2026041122063690 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/2026041121370470 On April 28, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., Lancaster Photography Association will be learning how to critique our own images by having a "You Be The Judge" night. We meet at the Antelope Valley Senior Center at 777 W. Jackman St., Lancaster, CA. We will start out with a short presentation about judging criteria and what judges look for in an image. Then we will look at photographs that you have sent in and elicit critiques from those of you in the audience about each image. We will look at the positives and what could be improved for each image. Learning what to look for in a competition image is a very helpful skill to have as you progress as a photographer and enter competitions, whether in LPA, S4C, SPA, PPA, or PPC. These skills also help you as you are out shooting photographs and thinking about what you want your final photo to look like, adjusting your location/lighting/settings accordingly.  We will also have our normal Photosharing at the beginning of the workshop. Send up to 10 photos to Kathy at kc_newman2001@yahoo.com by 04/27/26. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83220018761?pwd=aB5sxM517Xk44Pp2SZNqU0AoPktTXk.1 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:37:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/2026041121370470 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260411210944629 On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Bob Young will be joining us to share his knowledge of landscape photography and teach us some great editing skills! We will meet at the Antelope Valley Senior Center at 6:00 p.m. for some in-depth learning. Think how a painter would approach the scene in front of you. They stay in one spot for hours and most of us take a quick photo and move on. Learn how to turn your image in WOW factor using burn & dodge, non-destructive and non A.I. on a separate layer. We will be having dinner with Bob at Greenhouse Cafe at 4:30 p.m. if you would like to join us for extra time with our speaker. Please let Kathy or Andrew know if you will be joining us. Bob Young: http://bobyoungphotography.blogspot.com/     http://byp.smugmug.com * 2012/13 President of Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County * Digital Print Comp Chair 2010/11, 14, 15, Moderator 2010/11/12/13 * Qualified Photographic Image Competition Judge * 2009 Aurora Award winner - PPLAC * 2010 PPLAC Nature/Landscape Photographer of the Year * 2012, 2015 PPLAC Landscape Photographer of the Year * Award-winning Photography, PPC, PPLAC * Judges Choice Award 2017 * Weddings, Portraits, Headshots, Commercial, Fine Art, Events. (On location printing available)    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88098528285?pwd=ljHCZ8aoIaetlil2LQbu0yZ3aBsyMY.1   Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:09:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260411210944629 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260303190642219 Join us on March 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for a hands-on Headshot Workshop at the Antelope Valley Senior Center. We will have several backdrops set up with various lighting options, and we will spend our time taking photos of each other! Headshot photography is an essential skill for a photographer these days, as everyone is in need of headshots and personal branding photos for their business, website, or social media. Being able to take headshots is a great marketing tool for your growing photography business. If you are working on promoting yourself as a photographer or just want a fun new Instagram, Facebook, or X profile picture, this is the workshop to come to! We all enjoy having new photos to use on our social media pages, and this is an opportunity to get a variety of images from our fellow photographers. Come prepared to get your headshot taken and to take headshots of your friends. Bring any props you may want to include in your photos. We will also be spending time at the beginning of the workshop for photosharing, so don't forget to send Kathy up to 10 photos to share. kc_newman2001@yahoo.com Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917138269?pwd=cg8eX0rqKCM1GQA3tFUydER5PM1ORy.1 [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917138269?pwd=cg8eX0rqKCM1GQA3tFUydER5PM1ORy.1] Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:06:00 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/article.php/20260303190642219