OUTINGS
Do you have a place you would like to go with your photographic friends? Send your suggestions to dpi-sig@naples.net
NAPLES AIRPORT TOURS
Thursday, October 15 at 10 AM
HURRY ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT
Tuesday, October 13 at 10 AM TOUR IS FULL
Thursday, October 8 at 10 AM TOUR IS FULL
Details
Join your fellow DPI-SIG members for a tour of the Naples Airport property tailored for our photographers.
Watch your email for more information
UPCOMING CLASSES
DPI-SIG Lighting Workshop
Monday, June 15 6:00 PM
via Zoom
DPI-SIG Smartphone Photography Users Group
Tuesday, June 16 7:00 PM
via Zoom
DPI-SIG Photoshop Users Group
Wednesday, June 17 7:00 PM
via Zoom
DPI-SIG Beginner’s Workshop
Wednesday, June 24 7:00 PM
via Zoom
DPI-SIG Lightroom User’s Group
Thursday, June 25 6:00 PM
via Zoom
AUCTIONS
Next DPI-SIG Member’s Online Photography Auction To Be Announced
Details
All donations go to the DPI-SIG treasury for the benefit of the membership.
SPEAKER SERIES
July Meeting
ART of Seeing
Joe Edelmam
via Zoom
Thursday, July 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
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
COMPETITIONS
2026 Spring – Best in Category
Traditional Color (Tie)A Drop of Color - Mike Matthews
The Competition Blogs
Click here to see all ribbons and imagesSOCIAL MEDIA
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!
DPI-SIG PROMO
Logo Patches
New club logo on embroidered iron-patches
Apply to hats, jackets. Engage other photographers when out shooting
$5 cash at general meetings
WHAT’S HAPPENING OR, WHAT HAPPENED!
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.
Outing Galleries
TNP at Sugden Theater
Click here for 2024 gallery – 42nd Street
Click here for 2025 gallery – Don Quixote
DPI-SIG Auctions
We are now using 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.
On the home page, go to Club Activities, Auctions, Sign In and bid away! You may also Click here to access Online Auction .
All donations go to the DPI-SIG treasury for the benefit of the membership.
Photoshop Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Richard Tindell’s Photoshop Training classes.
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 class.
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Lightroom Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Michael Schleider’s Lightroom User’s Group classes.
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 class.
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Luminar Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Michael Schleider’s Luminar User’s Group classes.
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 class.
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Our Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of our organization