Club & Meeting Information
The Inland Empire Photo Club welcomes all guests and new members to our club regardless of photographic experience or skill level. Whether you are serious about photography or just hoping to learn, we invite you to attend a monthly meeting to meet us and find out what the IEPC is all about. Click this link if you are ready to Join Now!
Meetings are held at:
The Assistance League of Temecula
28720 Via Montezuma
Temecula, CA 92590
General Meeting - First Thursday of the Month at 6:15PM / First-Time Guests Welcome Starting January, 2025
Next Meeting: January 2nd. Details below.
Education/Critique Meeting - Third Thursday of the Month at 6:15PM - Members Only
Even months to be an education meeting and casual critiques on odd months.
THERE IS NO EDUCATION NIGHT FOR DECEMBER INSTEAD WE HAVE A HOLIDAY LIGHTS PHOTOWALK
Details below.
Club Outings
Details and signup sheets can be found on the Outings members only page.
Upload your Outing images and any other images you would like to share here => Upload Images
Club Outings
La Jolla in January
Where: Meet at by the Cave Store
Leader: Laura Corsun
This is always a fun event and in fact it's more fun than you could expect, so if you haven't done it before come on out and see why!
Local and Regional Events
2025 Salton Sea Bird Festival
Saturday, January 18th, 7am to Sunset
Link to flyer and link to more information
Hawk Watch - Ramona
Saturdays in January and February
Meeting Happenings
General Meeting - January 2nd
Guest Speaker: Lawrence Pallant
Travel Photographer
My first camera was a film Canon AE-1, given to me as a gift when I was 16. I immediately loved taking pictures, but I didn’t have the patience to learn camera technique with the slow feedback loop of film. At the same time, I developed a love of the outdoors and backpacking. I always had a camera with me while backpacking or hiking, though I refused to carry more weight than a point-and-shoot.
Upon leaving high school I moved from Connecticut to California and discovered the beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This became my backyard throughout my career as an elementary school teacher. Also, with the development of digital cameras, it became much easier to learn and refine photography techniques. In 2005, I joined a photography backpacking trip in the Canadian Rockies. Everyone had an SLR or DSLR except me. One participant took me aside to give me some ideas about how to take better shots with my Canon Powershot point-and-shoot. This turned out to be the start of developing deeper skills as a photographer.
When I went on my first trek in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal in 2014, I made the jump to a full-frame camera. It wasn't until I retired from teaching in 2018, that I had the time to dive deeply into my passion for photography. Now I am free to share the beauty and awe that I have been experiencing in nature throughout my life.
Featured Member Photographer - Gary Matthews
Educational Meeting - January 16th, 2025
"Lightroom Collections"
Host: Kim Brown
There's a lot more to Collections in Lightroom than you may think!
Come and learn all about it, and have fun with your friends at the photo club!