Coastal California Photographers Weekly Update
- Jul 19
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 22
Week 30 - July 19, 2026 Mike Mercadante
Highlights
Event Reminders
Recent Blog Posts
Website Update
Highlights
Getty Outing Video - Last weeks workshop at the Getty Study room was an inspiring look at Landscape images from 1830s forward. John Grusd selected a series of images and shared his insights about the images and the state of the art at the time. A fun educational outing with friends!
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
7/20/2026 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.
Ventura County Fair CCP Exhibit - The County Fair is rapidly approaching. We need volunteers to help support the photo exhibit. 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, evenings, have the most traffic. Please sign up for multiple shifts if you can. To sign up for a shift, please click here,
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:
http://ccp.photos - This is our url going forward
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.
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