SRPS Information
- About the Club
- We are pleased that you are interested in the Santa Rosa Photographic Society, a camera club for beginning through advanced amateurs 18 years of age or older. SRPS was founded in 1975 and serves the Santa Rosa and Sonoma County area.
- Our meetings are designed to further members’ interest and ability in photography. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays monthly, with a different schedule in November and no meetings in December. The club meets at the Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, in Santa Rosa. (map)
- The first meeting of the month features competition in print and digital image formats. The second meeting features a program, workshop, salon or demonstration.
- Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and meetings start at 7:00 p.m. with a short business meeting prior to the competition or program.
- The year closes with an Awards Banquet and a program highlighting competition winners.
- Members are notified of quarterly board meetings and are encouraged to attend and participate in discussions of club business.
- SRPS is a club member of the Photographic Society of America and participates in their International Club Competitions with other camera clubs. Our PSA representative has information on individual memberships, conferences and other activities.
- The club encourages members to participate in the Sonoma County art scene and endeavors to arrange photography exhibitions featuring members' work.
- Benefits of membership
- Monthly competitions -- first meeting each month
- Competitions are judged by an outside photographer whose comments help members improve their photography.
- There are four skill levels: B, A, AA, and Masters. New members are generally placed at level B and may work their way up through succeeding levels by competition results. Judging and advancement procedures are found in the competition rules.
- Each member may submit two entries per month, divided as the member wishes among the formats (prints and digital images) and among the subject categories (Nature, Creative, Realistic and Stylistic).
- Programs -- second meeting each month. Programs are arranged to address topics of interest and to increase members' photography skills. They include educational presentations featuring speakers, workshops, salons, demonstrations, and hands-on participation.
- Opportunities to enter competitions sponsored by PSA.
- Field trips: Local area and more distant weekend field trips give members opportunities to improve skills and enjoy socializing around their shared interest in photography.
- A monthly newsletter with information on upcoming club meetings and events, member achievements, and a variety of additional topics. The newsletter is distributed by e-mail in PDF format.
- A web site which offers information about the club, the competition rules and entry procedures, the online forum, member photo galleries, links to the newsletters archive, a list of officers and committee chairs, and a calendar of club events.
- A forum at http://srps.proboards38.com accessible only by members. It provides:
- places for the exchange of information and ideas,
- a means of announcing changes in or additions to previously-published information,
- a means to contact other members for such things as planning informal photography outings,
- a place to view members' images and discuss them outside of meetings,
- a place to ask for help.
- An e-mail group for timely dissemination of club information.
- A lending library.
- The pleasure of discussing photography with people of like interests, as well as the stimulation of friendly competition.
- Monthly competitions -- first meeting each month
- How to join
- Come to any of our regular meetings and our guest greeter will help you.
- There are two levels of membership: Associate and Full. Associate members may not enter club competitions or place images on the club web site, but may participate in all other club activities. Full membership is $55 and Associate membership is $35. After July 1, the costs are $30 and $20.
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