• Learn from experienced photographers and meet new friends!
• Enjoy Photography outings, guest speakers, & presentations.
• Improve your skills through the club's educational website pages!
• Take your photography skills to the next level with optional critiques.
• Monthly print and projection competitions both in-person & Zoom.
• Participate in PSA and NWCCC competitions.
  
• Meetings are open to the public.   All ages & skills are welcome!
  
• TPS Annual Spring Fair Print Photo Contest open to PNW photographers.
  
• TPS Annual Division Competition & Award Banquet.

To join TPS or read more about a membership click here

 Calling All Volunteers!

We need volunteers to fill the following positions as soon as possible.  Your help is very much needed and appreciated:

• Projection Competitions - Contact Debb Klosowski
  
• Communications Manager - Contact Kristina Allums
• Membership Chairperson - Contact Kristina Allums
  
• Field Trip Manager - Contact Kristina Allums
• Website Assistance - You do NOT need to know coding languages such as HTML.  Training will be provided - Contact Cheryl Thielhorn

Please consider helping out in any way you can to make this a more active, fun, and educational club.  Helping out with small jobs is greatly needed and appreciated.  It is also a great way to earn a Service Point which allows you to progress in rank within the club and earn a certificate.  Contact Kristina Allums, Debbie Klosowski, Cheryl Thielhorn, one of the board members, or a committee member to volunteer.  We cannot have a club without volunteers!

2023 Competition Dates And Theme Assignments

Projection Dates:

Wednesday, October 4
Wednesday, November 1
Wednesday, December 6

Print Dates

Thursday, October 19
Thursday, November 16
Thursday, December 21

Themes

October - Paper
November - Fog
December - Stop

October 4, 2023 Projection Competition - October's Theme is "Paper"

Meetings are open to the public; however, you must be a club member to compete in monthly print and projection competitions.

In an effort to accommodate everyone's individual needs, we are pleased to offer TWO ways to attend the Projection Competition meetings--either in person or via Zoom! The Zoom link will be emailed to everyone prior to the meeting date and will be posted on the Calendar.  We are looking forward to seeing all of you in person!

Submit Images - Friday, September 22 - Tuesday, September 26 at NOON.  Please note the new cutoff time!

Judging & Voting - Wednesday, September 27 - Saturday, September 30 at 11:59 pm

Review Meeting - Wednesday, October 4 - Social time at 6:30 pm with the review meeting at 7-9 pm

Location - Curtis High School - 8425 40th Street, University Place, WA 98466   Google Map     

Directions -  Turn into the small parking lot (by the reader board sign and the Big Rock).  There are also flagpoles by the main entrance.  Go to the outside door marked “Staff Development Room” which is where the meeting will occur.

Places to Eat - If you want to grab a bite, there are several restaurants and grocery stores on 40^th and Bridgeport Way including McDonald's, Burger King, Applebee's, Gyros, a Mexican restaurant, Safeway, and Trader Joe’s.                  

Submission Requirements:

• Export/Save your images in JPEG, sRGB, 80% quality, no larger than 1920 px wide x 1080 px high, and a 1.5 MB file size limit
• Submit your images on this website at:  Competitions > Submit Images For Print or Projection  OR  click here
• Please capitalize your image titles & check your spelling.  The public will see your mistakes and we can’t correct them for you.
• DO NOT include your name or file numbers in the image titles.  The automated features of this new website will automatically insert your name into the proper place.
• DO NOT include "For Comment" or "Not For Comment" in the title of your images. The website will keep track of which image you select "For Comment" and "Not for Comment" when you select one of those options.
• Your images will automatically be placed into your private Image Library for future reference and use including submitting them to the Annual Division Competition, PSA, and NWCCC competitions! You will also be able to read all of the helpful educational critiques from our members.
  

Winning images will be placed in the Home Page slideshow with permission of the owner.  If you do NOT want your winning images placed in the slideshow, please contact Cheryl Thielhorn through the website email message system.  For more projection information and competition rules, click here.

We love this new website's automated features!  For more projection information and competition rules, click here 

If you are not a member of the TPS and would like to start competing in Print & Projection Competitions, join the TPS by clicking here. Then create a login name and password on the Home page of this website.  After logging in, set up your account profile on the My Account > My Account Settings page of this website.  Be sure to choose your security/privacy settings options.

October 19, 2023 Print Competition - November's Theme is "Tools"

Meetings are open to the public; however, you must be a club member to compete in monthly print and projection competitions.

Submit Images - To Be Announced - You must submit your images online prior to the meeting.  This speeds up the meeting and creates less work for all of our volunteers.  Plus your images will be stored in your private and secure Image Library for future reference and use including submitting them to the Annual Division Competition, PSA, and NWCCC competitions.  Yes, we are connected to both organizations!

Judge & Vote - Judging and Voting are done in person at the meeting on November 17

Review Meeting - Thursday, October 19 - The meeting is at 7-9 pm with judging, voting, and an image review with optional critiques.

Location - Waller Road Grange, 2708 64th Street East, Tacoma      Google map

Submission Requirements:

• Commercially made color prints shall be accepted in the Print Division competition.
• As stated in the Bylaws, Print Division entries shall be a minimum of 35 sq. in. (e.g., 5″ x 7″) not including mounting. Maximum combined print and mount size shall be no larger than 320 sq. in. (e.g., 16″ x 20″).
• Submit your images on this website at: Competitions > Submit Images For Print or Projection  OR  click here.
• Please capitalize each word in your image titles and use proper word spacing. Please check your spelling! Everyone will see your mistakes which we can't correct for you.
  
• DO NOT include your name, the word "copy", or numbers in the image titles.  The automated features of the website will automatically insert your name into the proper place.
• Your images will be placed into your private Image Library for future reference and use including submitting them to the Annual Division Competition! You will also be able to read all of the helpful critiques from our members.
  
  

Lakeshore Gallery Exhibit of NWCCC Prints - Call For Art

The NWCCC Board has approved club participation in a Lakeshore Gallery Exhibit of juried NWCCC prints.  TPS needs to provide NWCCC with a list of members who plan to participate in this event.  Participants must be TPS members and have captured the image.  Participants will initially enter digital images of up to 3 prints which, if selected by a jury, will then submit their framed prints.  There is no entry fee.

Exhibit Date:  June 4-October 2023 

Location: The Lakeshore, 11448 Rainier Ave S. Seattle, WA 98178

The Tacoma Photographic Society is proud to be a member of these two fine organizations:

The TPS extends our sincere thanks to these local companies for helping us make our TPS Annual Spring Fair Photo Competition (displayed at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup each April) a great success for us, and especially for all of the PNW photographer entrants!

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