The Sun Lakes Camera Club kicked off the year with a fabulous presentation by local professional photographer Lisa Langell. Lisa has been active with photography since picking up a camera during her childhood. Active in nature photography, the years of honing her craft have offered her insight into her subject matter that is reflected in her images. Lisa offered inspiration on how to bring a personal style to shooting and to remember the end product when out in the field. A sought-after instructor around the world, her workshops come highly recommended and her cordial hands-on teaching is bound to leave you inspired. She has a workshop to the Galapagos that is like no other. Please visit langellphotography.com for details and other photography instruction of interest such as trips to Alaska, Florida and Costa Rica, to name a few. Thank you, Lisa.

Member/Club News: This month’s meeting is Thursday, February 7, 2019, and will meet at Joe’s Bar B Q in Gilbert at 5:00 p.m. in for dinner and round table mentorship. Please bring three images for critique, either digital or print format. Competition Meeting: Thursday, February 21, 2019. Categories are Open, Humor with Title – Rotating Subject and Panoramas – Special Techniques. Reminder to drop off your prints the afternoon the day of the competition. Stay connected with updates, news and more at sunlakescameraclub.com. ACCC Spring Round Up 2019 – Saturday, March 9, at the Stardust Theatre Sun City West hosted by Photography West; Rotating Subject is Humor. Please bring prints to Lynn Thompson, either to his home or February club meeting on the 7th; digital entries’ deadline is February 8. Events: February 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC, Scottsdale, January 28 through February 3; Fundamentals of Digital Photography, Sun Lakes Camera Club, Tuesdays starting January 8 through March 26. Lisa Langell’s Nature and Old West Photo Workshop – see sunlakescameraclub.com for updates and details for those signed up; must be a member for Lisa’s workshops.

The Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) meets the first and third Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club from October through April. During the summer, the club meets the first Thursday of each month in the Ceramics Room of the Cottonwood Country Club. For more information about the SLCC and its activities, call SLCC President Jan Ballard at 602-621-3344, Vice President Raul Lopez at 510-785-3079 or past President Burt Williams at 602-354-0266 and visit our website at sunlakescameraclub.com.