Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association

Banner of the moment: Alternate judges for the print competition are standing by.

Here Comes the Print Competition...

Join us, Saturday, May 17, for classy wine, cheese and live jazz at the Bridgeport Clubhouse from 5-8pm, as we celebrate the winners and congratulate all the participants in our biggest Spring competition ever. You can download the rules and entry forms by clicking here for a Word doc or clicking here for a PDF.

Entries may be submitted from May 3 to May 15 at Santa Clarita Camera.

You can also watch the judging from 9am until noon.

May Meeting - New Location!

(Tuesday, May 13, 7pm)

Our monthly meetings are now held on the second TUESDAY of the month at 7pm, at Santa Clarita Camera, 21515 Soledad Canyon Road, suite 116. (In the shopping center across from Mountasia that includes the bowling alley and the Foster's Freeze.) Thanks to Tommy for the years of kindness, and congratulations to Mike on his new venture.

Elections! Become an integral part of the club. Join the board and give your input into what happens at our meetings. Ted Dayton says he will continue as president unless somebody else wants the job. Three members volunteered to join the board. Mitzi Mandel (treasurer), David Green (webmaster) and Jeff Barlow (Membership) plan to continue with the Board. If you interested in a position contact Ted Dayton.

This month's feature presentation: Mini-portfolios. Members of our club show their work.

This month's speaker: Don Gale shares his nature and landscape photography. Check out his work athttp://photographybydon.com/

Assignment of the Month: Using just one flash, take a shot that uses reflective surfaces to show light coming from multiple directions. For example, take a portrait using a reflector to create fill light that is reflected from your key light. Or, get fancy with (literally) smoke and mirrors.

Coming in June: TBA

June Assignment: Bits and pieces. Take a picture of an object, showing just a portion of the object in a way that shows the object in a new light. Try making the part stand for the whole, so that just by seeing the part, we know what the entire object is, or go the other way and show a part of a familiar object such that the viewer has no idea what the object is.

April Photo Safaris

Saturday, April 19. Butterfly House at LA Museum of Natural History. Meet at Santa Clarita Camera on Soledad Canyon Road behind Foster’s Freeze at 9:00AM to participate and carpool.

Photo of the Moment

Photo by Dean Hall

Your Banner Here!

People have been submitting lots of great photos for the photo of the moment, but I haven't received any banners in weeks... If you would like to see you banner above, please submit it now! Thank you.

Submit your shot for member photo of the moment or banner of the moment and see it on the SCVPA home page. Banner photos should be 800 pixels wide by 120 to 200 pixels high at 72dpi. Photo of the moment must be no more than 450 pixels wide at 72dpi. Photos will be displayed with full photographer's credit and may link to your website, pages on Flickr, or other photo sites. Send your submissions to the webmaster. Banner submissions should be photography-related (e.g., pictures of gear, photographers, etc.). Photo submissions can be any subject, subject to approval.

Photo Contest

There are photo contests happening every month. in this digital era, it's easier than ever to submit entries. Visit the "Karma Corner" area of the Forums on this site for information about upcoming contests, or to let other photographers know about contests you've discovered.

Create a Photo Page

Members can create their own photo page to display their photos. Login and select Profile to create your page. First select the Photo Manager to upload your photos. A library under your name will be created. Keep in mind that monitors usually display at 72 dpi so format accordingly. Large files may not upload dues to timeouts. When you have uploaded your photos, select Photo Pages and create your page. Set the page width at 2 photos. You must add each of your uploaded photos to your Photo Page. Uncheck the "Download Hi-Res" checkbox unless you want users to grab your photos. Please limit your photo uploads to jpeg photos.

See the User Manual for a more complete description of "How To."

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.