Coastal California Photographers Weekly Update

Week 25 - June 15 Mike Mercadante

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• Highlights

• Event Reminders

• Recent Blog Posts

• Member Recognition

Website Update - We have shifted our event ticketing to our Wix Website during the first week in June. Bob Turk has done a great job of switching all the events over from LearnDesk. Thanks, Bob!

•  Please read the blog post dated June 5th to learn how to book any upcoming event. Click here

• Next week, we will post a TechTalk to illustrate the process and answer questions and remind members of the event.

Event Ideas - We want to hear your ideas on events that you would like to see on our calendar. So, we created a simple page on the site where you can share your idea with us. Click here, or go to the Events Menu, and select the Submit Event Ideas item

Event Reminders - To find other upcoming events on our website, click here

• Rescheduling -Presentation 6/8/2026 How to evaluate your own image - This event is being rescheduled, and the new date will be posted next week. Tim Mathieson will explain how to evaluate your own images using general judging guidelines, along with CCP, PPC, and PPA rules and standards.

• June Picnic 6/20/2026 - Remember to sign up for the picnic in Camarillo. Click here to register.

• Creative Portraits Workshop 7/23/2026 - This workshop is about bringing your own creativity to portraits through lighting, model direction, and post-production. It will be hosted in a small studio with Live models. Click here to register.

Recent Blog Posts: I wanted to highlight some recent blog posts you might find valuable.

• Getty Center Instructions 7/14/2026 - Members who are planning to attend the Getty Workshop can click here for the event instructions. Registration for the Getty Workshop will close on June 26th. We need to inform the Getty about the attendees.

• Ventura County Fair CCP Exhibit - We have a submission deadline of June 5th for digital submissions for review. We will review all digital submissions and select images to present at the Coastal California Photographers Exhibit at the fair. Click here to read the instructions. Once images are selected, we will send makers a notification and instructions on printing guidelines. ,

• Ventura County Fair Photographic Competition - Instructions for submitting images to the fair competition will be posted shortly on the Blog. Remember, you can submit the same image for the exhibit and for the fair. Remember, you are responsible for making submissions to the fair competition in accordance with the rules set out by the Fair. VC Fair Website, click here

• Learning Photography through our Engaging Events and Workshops - Photography is a skill that grows best when practiced and explored in a supportive environment. While tutorials and books offer valuable knowledge, nothing compares to hands-on learning and real-time feedback. Click here to read more.

Member Recognition

Coastal California Photographers had a good showing at Professional Photographers of California's West Coast School this year.

• Tim Meryer's Portrait and Lighting Class

  • Annie Slagbloom

  • Martial Keyzer

• Michael Gordon's Landscape Class

  • Dennis Goldstein

  • Ron Kaplan

  • Mike Mercadante

It was great to be out taking photos and learning... We will be sharing pictures and experiences at an event to be named next week.