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  • Board Meeting

    • 11/05/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88317357697?pwd=9dARpweyMbq2E1jVDI2lqfQV9Py6KP.1

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  • Visit The Bowers Museum

    • 11/15/2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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    Bowers Museum

    Orange County's Best!


    Join PPOC for a group visit to the Bowers Museum — Orange County’s largest and one of its oldest museums, voted “Best Museum” in Orange County for 31 years. We’ll meet at the museum entrance at 10:00 AM to begin a walk through the nine permanent collection galleries and rotating special exhibitions. The visit is an opportunity to study, discuss, and get inspiration from art and artifacts from around the world.

    Admission and photography

    • Tickets: Adults $18; Seniors (62+) $15.
    • Still photography for private, noncommercial use is permitted inside the museum. Photos may NOT be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed, or used commercially.

    Lunch

    • After the tour, join us for lunch at the Tangata Restaurant located at the Bowers Museum.

    Logistics & accessibility

    • Location: Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA
    • Meeting point: Museum main entrance at 10:00 AM. Please arrive a few minutes early to purchase or present tickets.
    • Parking: On-site parking lot and nearby street parking; check museum website for current parking information.

    RSVP / Contact

    • Please RSVP on the website. For questions about the visit or accessibility needs, contact John Aranas.


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  • Board Meeting

    • 12/03/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88317357697?pwd=9dARpweyMbq2E1jVDI2lqfQV9Py6KP.1

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Past events

10/15/2025 PPOC Image Competition #3
10/01/2025 Board Meeting
09/20/2025 The Elusive Landscape Workshop
09/17/2025 The Elusive Landscape Dan Homes -Zoom
09/03/2025 Board Meeting
08/30/2025 Huntington Beach - Civil War Photo Walk
08/06/2025 Board Meeting
07/26/2025 OC Fair Photo Exhibition Walkthrough
07/19/2025 CA State University/Fullerton, Arboretum PHOTO WALK
07/16/2025 PPOC Image Competition #2
07/02/2025 Board Meeting
06/21/2025 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Photo Walk
06/18/2025 Image Competition Prep and Critique II, Get ready for Image Competition
06/04/2025 Board Meeting
05/23/2025 "Value Based Workflow In Photoshop" with Stephen M. Burns - PPA Merited Workshop
05/21/2025 Stephen Burns Photoshop Workflow
05/10/2025 LA Arboretum and Botanic Garden Photo Walk
05/06/2025 Board Meeting
04/19/2025 San Joaquin Photo Walk
04/09/2025 African Adventures with Tim Mathiesen
04/02/2025 Board Meeting
03/22/2025 Shoreline Village Walk
03/12/2025 PPOC Image Competition #1
03/05/2025 Board Meeting
02/15/2025 Image Comp Boot Camp
02/12/2025 Image Competition Prep and Critique, Get ready for Image Competition
02/10/2025 TDMR - Sales Success Challenge
02/05/2025 Board Meeting
01/18/2025 PPOC Installation and New Year Welcome Party
01/08/2025 Board Meeting
12/04/2024 PPOC Image Competition #4
12/04/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
11/06/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
10/17/2024 IEPPV-Death Valley Excursion
10/02/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
09/25/2024 PPOC Image Competition #3
09/14/2024 The Magic of Christmas Photoshop Workshop - Michael Collins
09/11/2024 The Magic of Christmas Photoshop Zoom Meeting - Michael Collins
09/04/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
08/31/2024 CIVIL WAR DAYS EVENT & PPOC PHOTO WALK
08/07/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
08/03/2024 Photoshop Basics and Beyond: The Blending of Reality, Vision and A.I. with Stephen M. Burns - PPA Merited Workshop
07/31/2024 Photoshop Basics and Beyond: The Blending of Reality, Vision and A.I. with Stephen M. Burns - General Meeting
07/03/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
06/22/2024 Beyond Time Travel: Advanced Techniques in Special Effect Photography with Frederick Van Johnson
06/19/2024 PPOC Image Competition #2
06/08/2024 San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary MeetUp & Photo Walk
06/05/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
05/01/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
04/13/2024 MeetUp Photo walk in Newport Dunes/Back Bay
04/07/2024 No Studio/Small Studio Workshop with Marnie Clagett
04/03/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
03/27/2024 No Studio/Small Studio - with Marnie Clagett
03/13/2024 PPOC Image Competition #1
03/06/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
02/18/2024 Image Competition Bootcamp
02/15/2024 The Merits of Image Comp
02/07/2024 PPOC Board Meeting
01/17/2024 The Life of a Travel Blogger with Sandra Foyt of the GetawayMavens.com
12/13/2023 IEPPV- Holliday Party
12/06/2023 Holiday Party and Installation
11/15/2023 IEPPV Image Competition 5 of 5
11/01/2023 PPOC Image Competition 4 of 4
10/18/2023 (copy) IEPPV Dinner Hang Out - Time Travel
09/30/2023 Janet Bark: The Art of the Headshot
09/20/2023 IEPPV Image Competition 4 of 5
09/06/2023 Art of the Headshot with Janet Bark
08/16/2023 (copy) IEPPV Dinner Hang Out - Bring your Questions
08/02/2023 PPOC Image Competition 3 of 4
07/19/2023 IEPPV Image Comp 3 of 5
06/22/2023 Photoshop and Lightroom with Adriana Lopez
06/21/2023 Photoshop and Lightroom with Adriana Lopez
06/21/2023 IEPPV Dinner Hang Out
06/20/2023 Steve Saporito - Empower
06/10/2023 Special Event: Portrait Retouching with Dennis Dunbar @ California Center for Digital Arts
06/03/2023 Joshua Tree - Full Moon
05/17/2023 IEPPV Image Competition 2 of 5
04/23/2023 Hugh Foster Studio Share in Santa Ana
04/19/2023 IEPPV Dinner Hang Out
04/05/2023 PPOC Image Competition 2 of 4
03/25/2023 Beverage Lighting and the RIGHT TOOLS.
03/22/2023 Beverage Photography and Laser Lighting
03/15/2023 IEPPV Image Comp 1 of 5
02/22/2023 PPOC Image Competition 1 of 4
02/15/2023 Dinner Hangout with IEPPV
02/11/2023 Ordinary to Extraordinary with Adriana Lopez @ IEPPV
02/01/2023 IEPPV - OPEN HOUSE 2023
01/16/2023 PPOC Open House and Awards
11/10/2022 CREATING FROM YOUR SHADOW SELF
11/05/2022 November Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
11/02/2022 PPOC Image Comp 4 of 4 2022
11/01/2022 Arthur Rainville - Creation from within
10/15/2022 Making Mysterious, Hands On with Monica Royal
10/12/2022 Making Mysterious with Monica Royal
10/01/2022 October Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
09/10/2022 The Magic of 1 Light Portraits Hands on, In Person Workshop
09/07/2022 The Magic of 1 Light Portraits - General Meeting
09/03/2022 September Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
08/06/2022 August Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
08/03/2022 PPOC Image Comp 3 of 4 2022
07/06/2022 Ronan Ryle of 3XM - Finding your Tribe and Building YOUR community
07/02/2022 July Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
06/26/2022 George DeLoache - The Enlightened Light - Hands On!!
06/04/2022 June Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
06/01/2022 George DeLoache - The Enlightened Light!!
05/21/2022 The Things I Wish They Told Me About Social Media Marketing (PPA Merits)
05/07/2022 May Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
05/04/2022 PPOC Image Comp 2 of 4 2022
04/27/2022 Hernan Rodriguez - In-Person
04/02/2022 April Studio Hangout and Critique - Lets talk photography
03/05/2022 Meet the BOARD and Critique - Lets talk photography
03/02/2022 Studios, Clients and the Birds... w/ Steve Saporito
02/23/2022 PPOC Awards Night and Open House
02/02/2022 PPOC Image Comp 1 of 4 2022
01/26/2022 Angela Chen Street Photography
12/04/2021 PPOC and IEPPV Live
11/17/2021 (copy) PPOC Image Comp 3 of 4 2021
10/23/2021 Lets go to the Beach -Shoot
09/22/2021 PPOC Image Comp 3 of 4 2021
07/21/2021 PPOC and IEPPV Presents Ana Montgomary
06/16/2021 PPOC Image Comp 2 of 4 2021
05/19/2021 Marketing and Finding Clients
04/21/2021 IEPPV and PPOC Bring you: Motion Portraiture
04/07/2021 Steve & Troy Show: The Copyright Zone with Jack Reznicki and Ed Greenberg
03/17/2021 PPOC and IEPPV Presents John Power
03/03/2021 Steve & Troy Show Uncommon Grit: A Photographic Journey Through Navy Seal Training
02/17/2021 Macro Magic
02/03/2021 (PPOC Image Comp 1 of 4 2021
01/20/2021 Special Event - Matthew Jordan Smith
12/02/2020 PPOC Image Comp 4 of 4 - Its the Final Stretch are you in?? Here is your last chance!
10/14/2020 Photographing Architecture is not that hard
09/23/2020 PPOC Image Competition 3 of 4 - Its not too late to get in the running for Photographer of the Year
09/10/2020 The Portrait Session Making it Happen Workshop
08/26/2020 Photographers Social Hour - Protect your Investment
08/13/2020 George DeLoache - The Enlightened Light - Hands On!!
08/12/2020 George DeLoache - The Enlightened Light!!
07/08/2020 Image Competition 2 of 4 - Who's on their way to becoming Photographer of the Year!! Enter NOW
06/24/2020 Photographers Social Hour June
06/10/2020 Special Event - Where do I place my images in Image Comp?
05/27/2020 Photographers Social Hour May
05/13/2020 PPOC Image Competition 1 of 4 - Who will be the OC Photographer of the Year
04/29/2020 Social Hour April
04/22/2020 More In Capture One by Troy Miller
04/08/2020 What! There are other editors besides PHOTOSHOP!! OMG!!
03/25/2020 Photographers Open forum
03/11/2020 Printing - What you don't know that you need to know - Eric Joseph
02/23/2020 Celebrity Style Imaging - Bry Cox
02/22/2020 Psychology of Pricing and Sales - Bry Cox
02/13/2020 Fun with Photoshop - Taught by Michael Collins
02/12/2020 Fun with Photoshop, Featuring Michael Collins
01/16/2020 Imaging USA – Way More Than Just a Trade Show
01/08/2020 PPOC Open House with Keynote Speaker Cheryl Walsh
01/08/2020 PPOC 2020 Open House featuring Cheryl Walsh - 20 Years - A Mermaid Project
12/07/2019 Affiliate Training - How you say it makes a difference
11/20/2019 PPOC 4TH IMAGE COMP
10/30/2019 PPOC IC Review #4
10/23/2019 Taking your Images to the Next Level
10/20/2019 Panorama Presentation by Tim Mathiesen
09/12/2019 Workshop with Frank Peele - Let's have fun with Drops, Splashes and Crashes!
09/11/2019 Frank Peele - Up Close and Amazing Drops, Splashes and Crashes!
08/14/2019 PPOC 3RD IMAGE COMP
07/31/2019 PPOC IC Review #3
07/10/2019 "Creating Art with Animal Photography" With Irene Bowers
06/17/2019 Special Event - Matthew Jordan Smith
06/16/2019 Celebrity Lighting with Matthew Jordan Smith
05/08/2019 PPOC 2ND IMAGE COMP
04/24/2019 PPOC IC Review #2
04/11/2019 Lighting - Workshop with George DeLoache
04/10/2019 Speaker George DeLoache - Lighting Presentation
03/14/2019 Simple, Portable Off-Camera Light Workshop with Kimberly Olker
03/13/2019 Portraiture and Event Photography with Kimberly Olker
02/13/2019 PPOC 1ST IMAGE COMP
02/02/2019 How to Merit in Image Comp, Keys to SUCCESS
01/30/2019 PPOC IC Review
01/09/2019 PPOC Open House with Guest Speaker Hernan Rodriguez
12/06/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
11/14/2018 Image Comp
11/11/2018 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
11/01/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
10/10/2018 Steve Lopushinsky - Art of Running a Portrait Studio Presentation
10/04/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
09/12/2018 Image Comp
09/12/2018 PPC's West Coast School Cruise
09/09/2018 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
09/08/2018 PPC State Board Meeting
09/06/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
08/15/2018 Panorama Presentation by Tim Mathiesen
08/02/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
07/28/2018 OC Fair
07/11/2018 Speaker Rick Diaz- Combat Photographer Presentation
07/05/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
06/20/2018 Image Comp
06/17/2018 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
06/10/2018 PPC's West Coast School
06/09/2018 PPC State Board Meeting
06/07/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
06/02/2018 Santa Ana Art Walk featuring PPOC photography
05/12/2018 May Flowers - Workshop with Karen Nakamura
05/09/2018 Speaker Karen Nakamura - May Flowers Presentation
05/03/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
04/21/2018 PPC State Board Meeting
04/18/2018 Speaker Dan Holmes - Landscape Presentation
04/17/2018 Landscape - Workshop with Dan Holmes- Canceled
04/05/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
03/24/2018 Safari - A Walk in the Cemetery
03/14/2018 Image Comp
03/11/2018 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
03/01/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
02/22/2018 Lighting - Workshop with George DeLoache
02/21/2018 Speaker George DeLoache - Lighting Presentation
02/01/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
01/27/2018 PPC State Board Meeting
01/17/2018 PPOC's 2018 Open House with Roberto Valenzuela
01/13/2018 Elements of Image Comp
01/04/2018 Board of Directors Meeting
12/07/2017 Board of Directors Meeting
12/07/2017 Workshop with Frank Peele - Up Close and Amazing: Hands On
12/06/2017 Frank Peele - Up Close and Amazing: Macro Photography in a New Light
11/08/2017 Image Comp
10/07/2017 WorldWideWalk - Heisler Park, Laguna Beach
09/15/2017 PPC Pro Photo Conference & Expo
09/13/2017 Up in SMOKE
08/09/2017 Image Comp
07/12/2017 Behind the Scenes Marketing
06/28/2017 Image Comp
06/17/2017 **Workshop** Image Composition in Photoshop
06/14/2017 The "secrets" of Image Composition Using Photoshop
05/10/2017 Image Comp
04/13/2017 **WORKSHOP** Black and White Character Portraits with Pete Rezac
04/12/2017 Black & White Children's Character Portraits with Pete Rezac
03/08/2017 Speaker Steve Brazill
03/08/2017 March Meeting with Steve Brazill - The Joy of Music Photography
02/08/2017 Image Comp
02/05/2017 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
02/04/2017 Elements of Image Comp
01/19/2017 Breaking the Mold in Studio Portrait Lighting - Workshop with Tim Meyer
01/18/2017 PPOC's 2017 Open House with Tim Meyer
11/09/2016 Image Comp
10/12/2016 Larry Vogel - What would Ansel Do?
09/14/2016 Image Comp
08/10/2016 Boudoir Photography with Cherie Steinberg
08/10/2016 Boudoir Photography with Cherie Steinberg
07/13/2016 How to get (and deal) with a Professional Photo Agent
06/30/2016 **WORKSHOP** Turning your Photos into Fine Art with Florina Romoser
06/08/2016 Turning your Photos into Fine Art with Florina Romoser
05/11/2016 Image Comp
05/08/2016 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
04/21/2016 Visit (and photograph) Rancho Las Lomas
04/14/2016 Lighting Techniques with Rick Ferro
04/13/2016 Monthly Meeting - Rick Ferro - Lighting for success.
03/10/2016 Photoshop with the Amazing Michael Collins
03/09/2016 Photoshop Instruction with Michael Collins
02/10/2016 Image Comp
02/07/2016 Last Day to submit for Image Comp
02/02/2016 PPA Western District Competition
01/27/2016 2016 Open House
01/27/2016 Monthly Meeting - PPOC Open House Frank Salas
11/11/2015 Image Competition 4
09/09/2015 Special Event - An Evening with Jerry Ghoinis @ Studio Exchange
08/12/2015 Image Competition 3
07/09/2015 Vincent Versace - Workshop
07/08/2015 Vincent Versace
06/14/2015 West Coast School
06/10/2015 Kip Cothran
05/30/2015 PPOC at the Saddleback Photo Summit
05/13/2015 Image Competition 2
05/04/2015 Prep'ing for Image Comp
05/03/2015 PPOC Safari - A day at the Renfair
04/08/2015 Duane Murphy - The Adventures of the Lucky Otter, What you need to know about Drone Photography
03/26/2015 PPC's Pro Photo Expo & Confrence
03/12/2015 (WORKSHOP) Babies and Bellies a day in the studio with Ana
03/11/2015 An evening with Ana Brandt
02/27/2015 PPOC Safari - Yosemite Valley
02/18/2015 Special Event - PPOC Members only!! A night with Jerry
02/11/2015 Image Competition 1
02/05/2015 Image Critique
01/23/2015 Workshop with Arthur Rainville and Kristi Elias
01/22/2015 PPOC Installment, Awards and Membership Drive
01/20/2015 PPC STATE Image Competition 2015
12/10/2014 DECEMBER - WE ARE TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS FOR SANTA!!
11/12/2014 Image Comp #4 - Are you READY!!
11/07/2014 Image Comp #4 Submission - READY - SUBMIT NOW!!
10/08/2014 Venders Night
09/10/2014 Image Comp #3 - Are you READY!!
09/01/2014 Image Comp #3 Submission - READY - SUBMIT NOW!!
08/14/2014 Workshop - Iconic Portrait Lighting with George DeLoache
08/13/2014 Iconic Portrait Lighting with George DeLoache
06/11/2014 June Image Competition
04/10/2014 WS: PPOC Super Duper Gotta Be There Workshop
04/09/2014 GM: Dan Holmes, Travel for Inspiration
06/01/1990 1990 Annual Meeting
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