We need members to step forward to fill the following vacancies for the new fiscal year beginning in June:

• Treasurer – training will be provided
• Projection Secretary – training will be provided
• Scorekeeper - Excel
  
• Communications Chairperson
• Field Trip Chairperson
• Membership Chairperson
  

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 one of the board members or a committee member to volunteer.

Summer Field Trips

Judi Kubes is planning a few fun outings this summer that will offer an opportunity to take some amazing photos in August, and September.  Save the dates if you are interested and look for more information over the next weeks.  

Monday, July 10  - Mount Saint Helen's – Milky Way photos  - Canceled due to a massive mudslide on Mothers' Day that caused major damage to the road and bridge approximately 2 miles from the Johnston Ridge Observatory.  The road will remain closed indefinitely.

Monday, August 14 - Mt Rainier - Milky Way photos

Wednesday, August 30-Thursday August 31 - Swan Island Dahlia Farm - Judi Kubes is organizing a photography trip to the Swan Island Dahlia Farm located at 995 NW 22nd Ave. Canby, Oregon. She will be staying at the Best Western Plus Parkway Inn in Wilsonville.  It is possible to visit in just one day but it is located a little south of Portland so it's a bit of a drive down & back in one day.   If you are going, please let Judi know. You may remember that last year's trip had to be canceled due to poor weather.  Cross your fingers that mother nature will cooperate so this year will be a great year for dahlias!

• A Rainbow of Color! Stroll through almost 40 acres of stunning dahlias featuring over 370 dahlia varieties. Fields open August-September each year
• Free Admission
• Free Parking
• Pick out your favorite dahlias to order online for Spring delivery
• 10% off all online orders from August 1 - September 30
• Purchase a beautiful bunch of cut dahlias to take home with you
• Visit the Gift Shop with hundreds of local treasures, open year-round

See their website at:  https://www.dahlias.com/    Contact Judi Kubes for additional information.

Sunday, September 10 - Tuesday, September 12 – Bandon, Oregon for 2 nights.  Judi will be making a reservation at Sunset Oceanfront Lodging - 1865 Beach Loop Dr., Bandon, OR, 97411.  Enjoy taking photos of the beach, sunsets, and stars at night.

Please RSVP to Judi through the website email system for these upcoming trips. More details will be emailed to all members at a later date.

Tacoma Photographic Society
2023 Annual Division Photo Competition

The Annual Division Photo Competition Award Ceremony was held at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma on Saturday afternoon, May 20.  Approximately 219 digital images and 108 printed images were submitted for several competition years of May 2019 through April 2023.  This year’s competition was a multi-year competition to catch up on the delay COVID caused when the Annual Division Competitions could not be held.

Congratulations To The Following Photographers:

The two Projection groups of A & B are based on the total of the Judges’ Scores for each member during the competition year.  Then the images are divided into two groups (A & B) to create approximately the same number of images in each group.  The two groups are NOT created exclusively according to skill levels separating Beginner and Intermediate photographers from Advanced & Master photographers.

There were not enough photos to separate Print into two groups so everyone competed in one group.

Congratulations to everyone and thank you for attending the Award Ceremony!

Kristina extended a special “Thank You” in appreciation to all of the volunteer members of the club who have volunteered in numerous ways throughout the years including: the board of directors, field trip organizers, volunteers involved with committees, competitions, tutorials, workshops, presentations, Judges, and setting up and tearing down the Spring Fair Photo displays along with working a shift at the Spring Fair Photo Exhibit at the Fairgrounds.

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.

 2023 TPS Annual Spring Fair Photo Competition Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 20th Annual Spring Fair Photo Competition!  Thanks to everyone for submitting over 188 wonderful photos!  You truly made this a great competition.  Special thanks to our Judges: Tod Wolf, Ray Pfortner, Eric Bastin, and Alan Caddey. We know it wasn't an easy job to pick the winners from so many great photos, but we hope you had fun in the process!

2023 Tacoma Photographic Society Annual
Spring Fair Photo Exhibit - 20^th Anniversary
April 13-16 & 20-23, 2023

Area photographers submitted 188 wonderful images to this year's competition.  We would like to extend a special "thank you" to the judges:  Tod Wolf, Ray Pfortner, Eric Bastin, Alan Caddey and to the TPS volunteers who helped with the judging process, and at the fairgrounds (left to right): Dorinda Wills, Diana Warren, Kristina Allums, Judi Kubes, Maria DeKoker, Doug Hall, Richard Thomas, Bruce Severeid, Cheryl Thielhorn, and Tedd Wilkinson.  Not pictured: Larry Maddox, Maggie Tieger, Bud Harris, Heather Mack, Karen Povey, Trinda Love, Asher Wilson, Heather Mack, Bruce Benson, Alan Caddey, Bud Harris, Carla Gramlich, Larry Michelson, Megan Pratt, Richard Price, Tim Cifton, Winnie Johnson, Dianna Stockdale, Kathy Admire, Peggy Fjetland, and Bill Kubes.

This competition is sponsored by the Tacoma Photographic Society--a local non-profit photography club since 1956. Special thanks to Dorinda Wills for her background photo "Flowering Pear Tree"!

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.

March 14:  If you would like your prints to be considered for this gallery exhibit, please send Maggie Tieger your name, email, how many prints (up to 3 max), and phone number.

April 12: Submission of digital images for jury consideration.  The digital submission may be a photo of your framed work or a digital image of the captured image.

April 26:  Notification of accepted art. If enough people show interest, NWCCC will consider holding a workshop on how to cut, mount, and frame prints inexpensively in time to support this event.

June 4:  Art drop.  Images that you may have already framed, with or without glass are acceptable but they MUST have wire hangers.  They can be for sale or not for sale.

June 4-October 1: Exhibit

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

June 7, 2023 Projection Competition - June's Theme Is "Music"

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

In an effort to accommodate everyone's individual needs, the TPS Projection Team has put considerable effort into creating new Hybrid meeting options. 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.  We are looking forward to seeing all of you in person!

Submit Images - Sunday, May 21 at 1:30 am through Monday, May 29 at 11:30 pm

Judging & Voting - Tuesday, May 30 at 1:30 am through Saturday, June 3 at 11:30 pm

Review Meeting - The Wednesday, June 7 meeting will be a Hybrid in-person & Zoom meeting.

Meeting 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 be held.

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 mages on this website at: Competitions > Submit Images For Print or Projection  OR  click here
• Please use initial caps on your image titles and use proper word spacing.  Please check your spelling! The public 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, 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.

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.

June 15, 2023 Print Competition - June's Theme Is "Music"

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

Submit Images - Tuesday, June 6. 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 Popular Voting are done in person at the meeting.  This is an in-person-only meeting (no Zoom).

Review Meeting - Thursday, June 15 - The meeting is from 7-9 pm with a social time, judging, voting, and an image review with optional critiques.

Location - Waller Road Grange, 2708 East 64th Street, 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 mages on this website at: Competitions > Submit Images For Print or Projection  OR  click here.
• Please use initial caps on 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.
  
  

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.

Copyright © 2022 Tacoma Photographic Society

All photos on this website are the property of club members and are copy-protected. By law, they can NOT be copied, saved, reproduced, distributed, or shared in any form or for any reason without written permission from the photographer who created the image.  Photography is protected under the same copyright laws as fine art, books, poetry, and music.

The Tacoma Photography Society is a proud member of these two exceptional photography 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!