Upcoming Events

Learn from a monthly judged critique of members' images for November on the topic: Military/Patriotic. Each month has a different judge and a different theme.

Quarterly Image Competitions are offered to provide competitive scoring, feedback, critique, and awards for our members. Quarterly Image Competitions are offered to provide competitive scoring, feedback, critique, and awards for our members. All competitions are judged by a panel of 3 PPC or PPA-certified judges.

This outing offers three sites for making images, Carpinteria Salt Marsh Preserve, Rincon Beach, and Ventura.

Learn from the feedback of your peers before submitting an image to the monthly critique for november on the topic - Military/Patriotic.

Quarterly Peer Image Reviews enable image critiques before Image Competition submissions. Peer feedback is typically more friendly and constructive. It's a great way to learn from others.

Learn from a monthly judged critique of members' images for October on the topic: Clocks. Each month has a different judge and a different theme.

Learn from the feedback of your peers prior submitting an image to the monthly critique for October on the topic - Clocks.

Learn about NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship Weekend, which makes its highly anticipated return to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the 2026 Season Finale, taking place September 4–6, 2026. Join us to learn how to capture action shots.

Learn to prepare for our September 4-6 outing to Laguna Seca Raceway for the Indy Grand Prix Finale.

Plan to meet at the Santa Monica Pier by 4 p.m. and staying until sunset. There are several very interesting locations to find your images. People, waves, skateboards, and the pier for a fun afternoon.

This workshop is about bringing your own creativity to portraits through lighting, model direction and post-production.

Experience a rare chance to see a collection of historic photographs from the vast Getty archives, up close, and without frames or glass between you and the images in the private setting of the study room.

Learn from the feedback of your peers prior to submitting an image to the Monthly Critique for July on the topic of - Colorless Color Photo

Learn why the presentation format matters in competitions with two approaches to preparing an image for competition, and which formats judges generally score down.

Learn photo editing skills from an informal session that focuses on the most commonly used tools, Photoshop and Lightroom, and much of the discussion is applicable to other products.

Experience a fun annual social event along with photography at Camarillo Grove Park.

Tim Mathieson will explain how to evaluate your own images using general judging guidelines in conjunction with CIPPA, PPA and PPC rules and standards

Learn from the feedback of your peers prior to submitting an image to the Monthly Critique for June on the topic of - Through the Looking Glass.

Dues for 2026 will be $75.00 based on the successful merger of CIPPA and Ventura Camera Club. Programs for 2025 are currently being posted on the CIPPA Website. We are actively scheduling events, and they will be posted on the website as they are booked. We are planning the following: