Camera Club of Laguna Woods Village

Class: Design Elements, Penni Rubin (1 of 2 session)
2025-06-12 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clubhouse 3, 23822 Avenida Sevilla, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Design Elements, 2 Sessions
Penni Rubin
(1) Dana Point Harbor Field Trip
THURSDAY JUNE 12 10:00am – 12:00pm
Meet at the PAC/Clubhouse 3 at 9:30am
AND
(2) Classroom Critique
THURSDAY JUNE 26 10:00am – 12:00pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Knowing and using the 10 design elements (Line, Shape, Form, Color, Light, Pattern, Texture, Space, Motion, and Time) can really make a difference in photography. They can help lead the eye into an image and create a visual “pop”. Keeping these 10 elements in your mind’s eye will improve any photo.
Join Penni on a “Scavenger Hunt” on June 12th at Dana Point Harbor where she will hand out a list of the 10 Design Elements as well as a map of the harbor area pointing out several spots where participants can put their skills to work identifying these elements to compose compelling photos.
Then join her again on Thursday June 26 from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Camera Lab for a critique of the images that you took at Dana Point Harbor
Meet at the PAC/Clubhouse 3 at 9:30am on Thursday June 12th to carpool together to Dana Point Harbor.
Register for this class

Workshop: How to Submit Images for a Critique, Rodney Cooper
2025-06-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
How to Submit Images for a Critique
Rodney Cooper
TUESDAY JUNE 10 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Rodney Cooper (Chair Showcases/Critiques, Past Club President)
Critiques Team members
The presenters have plenty of Critique submissions under their belt, and they know the pitfalls, highs, and lows of the Critiques.
The presenters will review the guidelines for a Critique, and how to prepare your image. There will be time for questions and feedback on your images.
﻿This class will:
– Teach you how to prepare your images for submission
– Give you feedback on some of your images
– Discuss the Critique Categories
– Discuss the Submission Rules
Critiques can be a lot of fun, a real challenge, and a great way to grow as a photographer.
For more information, see the Critiques web page.
﻿Registration is required.
Limited to 20 attendees.

Open House: Photo Lab
2025-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
TUESDAY JUNE 3rd, 6:00-8:00PM
Gate passes required for non-residents
﻿Request gate pass
Join us at the Photo Lab for this month’s Open House.
Get familiar the Lab, speak with the Supervisors about the facility and the Lab services, relax and talk shop with other members.
Board member and committee leads will be available to answer questions.
Light refreshments will be served.

Class: Composition in Photography, Penni Rubin
2025-05-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Composition in Photography
Penni Rubin
THURSDAY MAY 29 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Composition is more than knowing the Rule of Thirds but it is a major factor. Learning the placement of objects or angles for scenes can make a difference in going for nines from the judges.
Penni will help you learn the nine concepts of composition and perspective so you can line up your camera and take better photos.
Bring in some of your work for critique and see how you fair with creating good composition.

Critique: Silhouettes
2025-05-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom, Laguna Woods, CA, United States
Mon. May 26: “Silhouettes”
Submission Deadline: Tuesday May 20th, 5PM
Images in this category show a solid, dark image of a person, animal, object, or scene that appears against a lighter background. The subject is usually shown in profile, and the silhouette has a featureless interior.
Read 2025 Digital Critique Submission Rules Rev 2-4-4-25 (PDF, April 4, 2025)

Submission Deadline: March Critique “Silhouettes”
2025-05-20 17:00 | Critiques Email Submission

Showcase: Morocco: Color Everywhere, Mary Madden
2025-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Clubhouse 7, 24111 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
“Morocco – Color Everywhere!”
Presenter: Mary Madden
Location: Clubhouse 7
Doors open at 6:30PM for refreshments
When going to Marrakech in Morocco, the first place you go to in the Old Town is the Medina, which has been the center meeting point for the city for hundreds of years.
All the colors, activity, people, animals (snakes – Oh my!) just hit you….like an assault on the senses. And it only got better from that first glance.
Mary Madden, our Club 2nd VP, “The Mary Wanderer” on Instagram, will take you with her exploring the souk, meeting the locals, exploring the countryside surrounding Marrakech and learning to love the magic of Morocco.
Don’t miss this special presentation.

Board Meeting
2025-05-16 14:15 - 15:45 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Board Meeting:
Friday MAY 16th, 2:15pm – 3:45pm
Clubhouse 4, Educational classroom,
All members, and their guests, are welcome to attend.
The Board and Committee reports will be presented, current and new projects will be discussed, time will be allocated for questions and discussion.

Class: Black and White – Conversion & Printing, Barry Evans
2025-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Black and White – Conversion & Printing
Barry Evans
TUESDAY MAY 13 6PM – 8pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Learn to use Lightroom’s Development Module to convert color images to Black & White …
Learn to use Lightroom’s Print Module to create a print that you’ll be proud to display!
During this class, Barry will discuss setting up your camera for Black & White success, using Lightroom to convert color images to Black & White, and preparing your image to yield a print that truly represents your vision.

Class: How to Make a Photo Book, Mary Madden
2025-05-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
How to Make a Photo Book
Mary Madden
THURSDAY MAY 8 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom

Open House: Photo Lab
2025-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
TUESDAY MAY 6th, 6:00-8:00PM
Gate passes required for non-residents
﻿Request gate pass
Join us at the Photo Lab for this month’s Open House.
Get familiar the Lab, speak with the Supervisors about the facility and the Lab services, relax and talk shop with other members.
Board member and committee leads will be available to answer questions.
Light refreshments will be served.

Class: Lightroom A-Z, Adriana Greisman (6 of 6)
2025-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Lightroom A-Z
Adriana Greisman
FRIDAY MAR. 21st, 28th, APR 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th (6 weeks), 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
$60 fee
This 6 session class will cover importing photos directly to LR & via Photo Mechanic, catalogs, keywording, basic editing sliders, histogram, masking, tone curve, color adjustments (white balance, mixer, grading, calibration), sharpen/denoise, effects, lens blur, transform, lens corrections, integration with photoshop-topaz/HDR/focus stacking, presets, plugins, & workflow recommendations.
This class will be a combination of lectures & demonstrations – with a lot of time spent working with students on their computers, assisting them in importing, keywording, editing photos, and addressing questions or problems they may have encountered in completing assignments. Students must have Adobe Lightroom installed on their computers, preferably LR Classic.

Camera Club Trip: The Huntington
2025-04-24 08:00 - 17:30 | Clubhouse 3, 23822 Avenida Sevilla, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
CAMERA CLUB TRIPS
﻿The Huntington Library
Botantical Gardens & Art Museum
Thursday, April 24, 2025
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Chartered Bus from Clubhouse 3
Members- $75 Non-Members $85
Includes bus & entry fee to the Huntington
Get on the waiting list now!
Click to for Online Signup
(Processing fees apply)
OR – Get on the waiting list at the Photo Lab
Fill out the form, pay by check, or credit card.
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Showcase: Edging Towards Abstraction & the Power of Negative Space, Jacques Garnier
2025-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Clubhouse 7, 24111 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Mon. April 21
Edging Towards Abstraction & the Power of Negative Space
Presenter: Jacques Garnier
Location: Clubhouse 7
Doors open at 6:30PM for refreshments.
Do you want to take pictures or do you want to be an artist? Anyone can take a great picture and be a one-hit-wonder. But to be an artist requires a vision. So, the question becomes ‘what is that vision’ and how does that evolve. I’d like to usher you through the evolution of my journey – a journey which has propelled me into the world of abstractions and the love of negative space, minimalism, reduction and mindfulness. As Aaron Walter once said: “If everything yells for your viewer’s attention, nothing is heard.”
Award winning artist Jacques Garnier will present the April Showcase. Garnier’s earlier work concentrated on imagery of urban redistribution and repurposing in the American landscape his more recent work has taken a more minimalist tone, using abstractions and negative space in an effort to still the chaos that ceaselessly surrounds us. All of Garnier’s projects share these common elements: exacting framing, elimination of superfluous, compelling graphics, stringent attention to detail and a meditative calmness. Join us for this special event.
View Jacques Garnier’s Website

Class: Lightroom A-Z, Adriana Greisman (5 of 6)
2025-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States

Class: Night Sky Photography, Ted Koelsch
2025-04-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Night Sky Photography: A Conversation on Tools & Planning
Ted Koelsch
THURSDAY APR 17, 2025 10:00am – 12:00pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Now that the core of the Milky Way is visible in the northern hemisphere, come join us for an interactive presentation and discussion on EVERYTHING (probably not quite everything – but who knows!) you need to know to capture the beauty of the night sky.
For those who have never attempted Night Sky Photography we will go over the basics:
What type of camera?
What lenses?
What settings?
Can I use my phone?
For those who have ventured out into the darkness – bring your questions and experiences.
Additionally, we will go over what tools are available to help you plan your night sky adventure, including but not limited to Google Earth, Stellarium, PhotoPills and Planit Pro, and use them to actually plan a shot at Crater Lake – or a location of your choice.
Register for this class

Class: Lightroom A-Z, Adriana Greisman (4 of 6)
2025-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States

Class: Flower Photography, Adriana Greisman
2025-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Flower Photography
Adriana Greisman
THURSDAY APR 10, 2025 10:00am – 12:00pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Learn about flower photography from one of our most experienced club members. Adriana Greisman is an award winning photographer in many categories, including flowers and macro flower photography.
Don’t miss this chance to learn from one of the best.
Registration link soon.

Workshop: Making Slide Shows using Apple Keynote, Steve Comstock
2025-04-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Workshop: Making Slide Shows using Apple Keynote
Steve Comstock
TUESDAY APR 8, 2025 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Keynote is a presentation app that is used to create and deliver visual presentations, typically in the form of slideshows.
This class will cover many of Keynote’s capabilities, including themes and customization, animations and transitions, and media integration. Steve has found Keynote to be both fun and rewarding to use and hopes you can join him in the workshop on April 8th.
Attendees should bring an Apple computer with Keynote installed. They will be provided with media to use in the workshop.
Note: If Keynote is not already installed on your computer, you can get it for free from the App store.
Register for this class

Class: Lightroom A-Z, Adriana Greisman (3 of 6)
2025-04-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States

Class: Color Theory, Penni Rubin
2025-04-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Color Theory
Penni Rubin
THURSDAY APR 3, 2025 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
Most of you know that complementary colors can have a profound influence on your photographs, but did you know that there are seven other color schemes in color theory that can enhance your work? Join Penni Rubin to find out about some schemes that will knock the socks off judges, if you know what to look for. Bring in some of your work for a critique to see if you use any of the schemes.
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Class: Beginning Printing, Jack Salvador
2025-04-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Beginning Printing – Jack Salvador
TUESDAY APR 1, 2025 1:00 – 3:00pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
– what makes a good print
– evaluating your image for printing
– what steps are needed to produce a good finished print
– how printers can improve your prints
– why are prints important for photographers
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Jack will show how printing actually begins in the camera, how to address typical image problems that interfere with achieving a good print, and how you can use the Camera Club Photo Lab to advance your printing skills.
Print examples by master photographers will be referenced.
Registration link soon.

Class: iPhone Photography Start to Finish, Gene Holloway (4 of 4)
2025-03-31 13:00 - 14:30 | Laguna Woods Community Center, 24351 El Toro Rd, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
iPhone Photography
Gene Holloway
MONDAY MAR. 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st (4 weeks), 1-2:30PM
Mac Club Learning Center
3rd Floor, Laguna Woods Village Community Center, 24351 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods.
This four week class starts at the beginning level, and builds upon each week’s material. Handouts will be available for future reference.
Donations to the Mac Club of $2.00 is due per class, per person, day of the class.
You may attend each class individually. Limited to 25 participants.
Register for this class

Board Meeting
2025-03-28 14:15 - 15:45 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Board Meeting:
Friday March 28th, 2:15pm – 3:45pm
Clubhouse 4, Educational classroom,
All members, and their guests, are welcome to attend.
The Board and Committee reports will be presented, current and new projects will be discussed, time will be allocated for questions and discussion.

Class: Lightroom A-Z, Adriana Greisman (2 of 6)
2025-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States

Critique: Minimalism
2025-03-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom, Laguna Woods, CA, United States
Mon. March 24: “Minimalism”
6PM by Zoom
Submission Deadline: Tuesday Mar. 18th, 5PM
Special Subject: Minimalism
Images in this category eliminate all non-essential parts of a photograph to emphasize one component of the image. Most often the main subject takes up a small place in the image, or may even be lacking altogether.
Read the Critique Rules & Guidelines for submissions

Class: iPhone Photography Start to Finish, Gene Holloway (3 of 4)
2025-03-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Laguna Woods Community Center, 24351 El Toro Rd, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States

Class: Lightroom A-Z, Adriana Greisman (1 of 6)
2025-03-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Lightroom A-Z
Adriana Greisman
FRIDAY MAR. 21st, 28th, APR 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th (6 weeks), 10am – 12pm
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
$60 fee
This 6 session class will cover importing photos directly to LR & via Photo Mechanic, catalogs, keywording, basic editing sliders, histogram, masking, tone curve, color adjustments (white balance, mixer, grading, calibration), sharpen/denoise, effects, lens blur, transform, lens corrections, integration with photoshop-topaz/HDR/focus stacking, presets, plugins, & workflow recommendations.
This class will be a combination of lectures & demonstrations – with a lot of time spent working with students on their computers, assisting them in importing, keywording, editing photos, and addressing questions or problems they may have encountered in completing assignments. Students must have Adobe Lightroom installed on their computers, preferably LR Classic.
Register for this class
You must register for this class, registration closes after first class.

Submission Deadline March Critique: Minimalism
2025-03-18 17:00 | Critiques Email Submission
Submission Deadline: Tuesday Mar. 18th, 5PM
Special Subject: Minimalism
Images in this category eliminate all non-essential parts of a photograph to emphasize one component of the image. Most often the main subject takes up a small place in the image, or may even be lacking altogether.
Read the Critique Rules & Guidelines for submissions

Class: Using and Creating Light for Enhancing Your Photography – PART 2, David Wells
2025-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Clubhouse 4, 23501 Via Mariposa W, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
David Wells
TUESDAY MAR. 18th 10:00AM-12:00PM
Clubhouse #4, Educational Classroom
In Part 2, David will show lighting patterns, lighting positioning, lighting mistakes and posing. Using both flash and continuous lighting, and how to capture great portraits.
David will also show participants how to use the Camera Club’s studio lights.
This class is open to all. You did not have to take part one.
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