FCCC 2026 Conference
The 2026 FCCC Conference will be in Bradenton on March 27-29. Go to FCCC26 to check it out and sign up.
DPI-SIG members will receive a $29 discount on the FCCC member price when registering on the website.
Outings
Do you have a place you would like to go with your photograpic friends? Send your suggestions to dpi-sig@naples.net
Theater Outing
The Naples Players 4:00 PM
Saturday March 7
This will be our third opportunity to shoot a dress rehearsal for a Naples PLayers musical. The show is 9 to 5.
You MUST SIGN UP for this event. Due to TNP rules, you will receive a background check. (If you went previously, you will not need another one). To sign up, send an email to Mahlon.
Enter the main entrance at 4:00 PM.
Suggest 24-70 mm and medium telephoto.
Too Much Stuff?
Do You Have Items You Are No Longer Using?
Find them a new home by donating to the
DPI-SIG Photography Auction
DPI-SIG Auctions benefits the members and the membership.
To donate items please email dpi-sig@naples.net
Logo Patches
$5
New club logo on embroidered iron-patches
Apply to hats, jackets. Engage other photographers when out shooting
$5 cash at general meetings
March Meeting
Travel Photography
Jim Robellard – Europe
Mahlon Stacy – Africa
Preparing for travel, what to take, what to leave. Processing those 12,000 images
Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:00 PM FSW College Building J
April Meeting
AI and the Future of Photography
Susan Magnano
Via Zoom
Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:00 PM FSW College Building J
September Meeting
Create Fine Art Photographs from Historic
Places and Rusty Things
Lisa Cuchara
Via Zoom
Thursday, September 10, 2026 7:00 PM FSW College Building J
October Meeting
Nonconventional Wildlife Photography
Maceo Susi
Speaking Via Zoom
Details
Maceo is a 21 year old wildlife photographer, biologist, and environmental steward with a goal to better protect the environment and connect people with the natural world
Wildlife photography allows for an artist to connect the natural environment and animals to viewers. Every photographer has a unique strategy for creating captivating images, however images that stand out in creative ways tend to lead to the greatest impact.
In this webinar, you will be taught some fundamental rules for strong compositions. You will also be taught how to follow these rules in conventional and nonconventional ways, as well as when and how to break the rules. Using the information provided in this webinar, combined with your own creative licence and intention, you will be able to create more captivating images.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:00 PM FSW College Building J
Winter Competition
Opens January 15 – Closes February 15
Categories:
- Traditional Color
- Traditional Monochrome
- Traditional Creative
- Traditional Plants and Flowers
2026 Winter Best in Category
Traditional ColorMom's Playground - Phil Wheat
The Competition Blogs
Click here to see all ribbons and imagesFCCC 2024 Year End DPI-SIG Winner
Congratulations to Phil Wheat on his Blue Ribbon in the Interpretive Category
F3C Competititon results can be viewed on the F3C Website HERE
DPI-SIG Magazine
The DPI-SIG Magazine started publication in 2014 and the last issue was in September 2023. Each issue includes photography articles, member images and other info. Click the image to access the entire library.
YouTube Live
General Meeting Live Online
Jim Robellard has pulled together the parts needed to broadcast our general meeting on YouTube. In our March test, we discovered the quality of the recording to be far better that videotaping. We announced it for our April meeting. If you can’t come to the meeting, join us on YouTube!
What’s Happening? Or, What Happened!
Central Library Art Show
Oct 1 – Nov 28
Central Ave. Library, Naples
All sales are between artist and buyer.
DPI-SIG – 20 Years
Ceelebrate 20 years of these unruly Naples photographers pointing their cameras every which way. We will reveal how the club started and highlight some of the highlights.
June 2024 Outing
TNP at Sugden Theater
This was a fun outing. 14 photographers took hundreds of photos
FCCC 2026 Conference
The 2026 FCCC Conference will be in Bradenton on March 27-29. Go to FCCC26 to check it out and sign up.
DPI-SIG members will receive a $29 discount on the FCCC member price when registering on the website.
DPI-SIG NEW! Auctions
We are going to different auction software for the auctions. Bidding will all be handled online, and you will see the current bid, so you will have a better sense of whether to bid again, or at all.
Go to the Classifieds Page and click Auctions at the top to see all the listings. Then bid away!
All auction items have been donated to the club, and all proceeds go to the general fund.
Photoshop Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Richard Tindell’s fabulous Photoshop Training Sessions.
Meets on 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to all members a few days before each session
View Workshop Files
Lightroom Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Michael Schleider’s fabulous Lightroom User Group Sessions.
Meets on 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to all members a few days before each session
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Luminar Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Michlael Schleider’s fabulous Lumina User’s Group.
Meets on 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:00 PM via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to all members a few days before each session
View Workshop Files
Our Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of our organization