Meetings

We meet most months
on the 3rd Thursday of the month
in the Banquet room
at West Lane Bowl at 6:30 p.m.
West Lane Bowl is located at 3900 West Lane, Stockton, CA 95204.
At meetings members are encouraged to share their favorite printed photos or digital images for a monthly competition.  Guests are always welcome to attend meetings.  However, you must be a dues paying member to enter the competitions. There are Beginner (A), Intermediate (AA), and Advanced (AAA) member divisions. New members start out in the Beginner division. For each meeting,  members submit up to (4) four photos for judging--(3) three in the Open category and (1) one in the Special Subject category. The Special Subject changes each month and might be: Trees, Portraits, Transportation, Pets, Flowers, etc.  There is a different guest judge for each competition month.  Judges critique what they like and what they feel can be improved upon in each of the images submitted.  This kind of feedback is immensely helpful in the growth of an artist.  For more information on the monthly competition visit the Competition page.

Images receiving top scores will be added to the Club's newsletter--the Shutter Tripper, and will be posted here on the Club's Website.

2019 Meeting Schedule

January 17th​
  • Annual Awards Banquet (Members only)
February 21st
  • First Competition Meeting of the Year
  • SS: Guilty Pleasures
March 21st
  • Competition Meeting
  • SS: Focus on One Color
April 18th
  • Educational Workshop (See Heide for details)
May 16th
  • Competition Meeting
  • SS: Backlit 
June 20th
  • Special Print Only Competition Meeting
  • No Special Subject
July 18th
  • Competition Meeting
  • SS: Gates/Fences
August 15th
  • Annual Potluck (Members only)
September 19th
  • Competition Meeting
  • SS: Photojournalism
October 17th
  • Competition Meeting
  • SS: Black & White/Monochrome
November 21st
  • Special Print Only Competition Meeting
  • No Special Subject
December 19th
  • Competition Meeting
  • SS: Tools

Membership Dues

Yearly dues are:
  • $35 for a couple
  • $22 for an individual
  • $10 for people under 18
Dues are paid at the December meeting, February meeting, or at time of joining.

You can download a .pdf of the membership form or view it online.