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Coastal California Photographers Weekly Update

  • Jul 12
  • 5 min read

Updated: Jul 22

Week 29 - July 12, 2026 Mike Mercadante

  • Highlights

  • Event Reminders

  • Recent Blog Posts

  • Website Update

  • New Logo / CCP Branding



Highlights

Event Ideas - We want to hear your ideas on events that you would like to see on our calendar. We are already looking at 2027. So, we created a simple page on the site where you can share your ideas with us. Click here, or go to the Events Menu, and select the Submit Event Ideas item


Ventura County Fair Volunteers: The County Fair is rapidly approaching. We need volunteers to help support the CCP photo exhibit at the fair. This is a great opportunity for us to get the word out. You will get a free entry pass to the fair for every shift you sign up for. The best times to sign up for are image take-in and pickup days, weekends, and evenings, which have the most traffic. Please sign up for multiple shifts if you can. To sign up for a shift, Register Here. If you have questions, please contact Ron Kaplan at ronkap@verizon.net


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


  • 7/14/2026 - Workshop: Getty Center Department of Photographs Study Room - Event Full - This is a rare chance to see historic photographs, up close and personal, and without frames or glass between you and the images! The Study Room is a private setting where we view a collection of photographs curated especially for us from the vast Getty archives!

  • 7/20/2026 Rescheduled Presentation - How to evaluate your own image. This event has been rescheduled, and the new date will be posted next week. Tim Mathieson will explain how to evaluate your own images using general judging guidelines, as well as CCP, PPC, and PPA rules and standards. Click here to register

  • 7/23/2026 - Canceled - Creative Portraits Workshop - 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. The event was canceled due to insufficient sign-ups.

  • 7/29/2026 - Discussion: Working the Image - 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. Click here to register

  • 7/30/2026 - Q3 Competition Peer Review - Quarterly Competition Peer Reviews provide image critiques before Image Competition submissions. This peer feedback gives members the opportunity to refine their images before they are submitted to the Coastal California Photographers Quarterly Image Competition. Click here to register

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


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


  • 7/7/2026 - CCP July Newsletter - The CCP July Newsletter was posted to the Blog. Click here to review the newsletter.

  • 7/14/2026 - Getty Center Instructions - 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.

    7/14/2026 -


Website Update

The journey of bringing our two organizations together has entered an exciting new chapter! Our website is now entering a more visual, member-focused phase, featuring our new name and logo and bringing together content from our previous websites into one convenient location.

Our vision is to make the website the central hub for everything happening in our organization, so members no longer have to search through old emails to stay informed.


  • Looking for upcoming events? Visit the Events page.

  • Want reminders, newsletters, how-to articles, or stories showcasing our members and their interests? You'll find them on the Blog.

  • Over time, the website will become a living archive of both current and past communications, with reminder emails linking directly back to the relevant content.

Our website can be accessed by using any of these URLs:


Our Roadmap

Phase 0 – Complete! We've successfully upgraded our event registration system, replacing LearnDesk with a new solution that lowers operating costs while giving us better control over event registration and tracking.

Phase 1 – In Process: Our new identity is coming to life! This phase introduces the new name, new logo, and a refreshed homepage that shares the vision and story of Coastal California Photographers. You'll also find a new Program Ideas submission page under Events, along with an easy way to update your member information.

  • Quarterly Instructions Pages revised

  • Join Button added to home page to collect new member information

Phase 2 – In Process: The Monthly Critique section will become a valuable resource, featuring galleries from past critiques, participation guidelines, and helpful information for members.

  • Initial instruction pages for Monthly Critiques posted

  • Monthly Galleries are coming

  • Summary of Critique Rules in process

Phase 3: We'll begin highlighting our greatest asset—our members—with profile pages and stories that celebrate the people behind the photographs.

Phase 4: We'll preserve and share the rich history of our organization, documenting the journey that has brought us to where we are today.

Phase 5: The final phase will introduce topical member groups, creating online spaces where members can connect, share ideas, and engage in conversations about their favorite photography interests.


New Logo / CCP Branding

Special thanks to Rich Sprague for donating his time and effort to develop a new logo concept for Coastal California Photographers. As you can see in the image below, there was serious effort and attention to detail in thinking through how all the pieces and colors of the logo came together. Thanks, Rich!



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Coastal California Photographers is a non-profit, professional & enthusiast Photography organization committed to advancing photographic excellence through education, inspiration, mentoring, and collaborative learning while maintaining the highest ethical practices and conduct standards. Coastal California Photographers is a proud affiliate of Professional Photographers of California (PPC), Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and Photographic Society of America (PSA). 

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