Once a month PACC organizes a special program.
Most of the time, a special program is presented by a professional invited to share, present, inspire and educate on a large variety of topics including but not limited to:
- Professional experience
- Software or equipment demos
- Adobe Lightroom workshops
- Photography techniques such as special lighting
- The presentation of photography (building a portfolio, setting up an exhibit, etc)
- Special projects
- and more…
For more details, consult the Calendar of Events
- Charlotte Gibb - Get Intimate: Making a Personal Statement with Intimate Landscapes Charlotte Gibb - Get Intimate: Making a Personal Statement with Intimate LandscapesWednesday, 20 May, 2020Special Program with Charlotte Gibb
- Creating Impactful Images using Lightroom Classic and Photoshop Creating Impactful Images using Lightroom Classic and PhotoshopWednesday, 4 DecemberCommunity Presentation 7-9pm Mitchell Park Community Center with Julieanne Kost, Digital Evangelist at Adobe
- "How I Did It" and Camera Bag Sharing How I Did It and Camera Bag SharingThursday, 17 October, 2019Special Program with Bob Carlin, Ken Fowkes and Deborah Plumley
- Paper Selection in Printing & Other Considerations Paper Selection in Printing & Other ConsiderationsThursday, 20 June, 2019Special Program with Charles Cramer
- Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-Soul Cultures in Transition: Spirit-Heart-SoulWednesday, 15 May, 2019Community Presentation - open to the public with Oliver Klink
- Biophilia - Painting with Light Biophilia - Painting with LightThursday, 21 March, 2019Special Program with Robert Buelteman
- Treasured Lands: a Photographic Odyssey through America’s National Parks Treasured Lands: a Photographic Odyssey through America’s National ParksWednesday, 20 September, 2017Special Program with QT Luong
- Macro Wildflower Photography: Getting a Bee’s Eye View Macro Wildflower Photography: Getting a Bee’s Eye ViewWednesday, 26 July, 2017Art of Photography with Judy Kramer
- Techniques for Taking Dramatic Portraits Techniques for Taking Dramatic PortraitsWednesday, 24 May, 2017Art of Photography Presentation with Mike Lloyd
- Photographer or Artist? Photographer or Artist?Wednesday, 25 January, 2017Art of Photography Presentation with Susanne Karlak
- Capturing the Wild - From Africa to your Backyard Capturing the Wild - From Africa to your BackyardWednesday, 26 October, 2016Special Program with George Lepp
- Wildlife of Uganda, Rwanda & Ethiopia: A Photographic Tour Wildlife of Uganda, Rwanda & Ethiopia: A Photographic TourWednesday, 24 August, 2016Special Program with Chris Austria
- What It’s Like to be Stranded on an Island with Fidel Castro What It’s Like to be Stranded on an Island with Fidel CastroWednesday, 27 July, 2016Special Program with Jim Colton
- Children of Nicaragua Children of NicaraguaWednesday, 3 August, 2016 at 7:30 pmwith Empowerment International
- Composition CompositionWednesday, 22 June, 2016Special Program with Philippe Cailloux
- A Landscape Photographer in the Digital Age A Landscape Photographer in the Digital AgeWednesday, 23 March, 2016Special Program with Stephen Johnson
- Children of Vietnam Children of VietnamWednesday, 27 January, 2016Special Program with David Coleman
- A Creative Journey A Creative JourneyWednesday, 28 October, 2015Special Program with Parish Kohanim
- Hands-on green screen studio photography Hands-on green screen studio photographyFriday, 18 September, 2015 5:30-9:00 PMHands on special program with Bart Selby
- National Geographic Traveler Story National Geographic Traveler StoryWednesday, 26 August, 2015Special Program with Catherine Karnow
- Audubon's Visual Legacy Audubon's Visual LegacyWednesday, 24 June, 2015Special Program with David Yarnold
- My Journey in Photography and Printmaking My journey in Photography and PrintmakingWednesday, 22 July, 2015Special Program with Charles Cramer
- Navigating Your Passion Project Navigating Your Passion ProjectWednesday, 28 January, 2015Special Program with Suzi Eszterhas
- Adding The Next Element with Photographer Juan Zambrano Adding The Next Element with Photographer Juan Zambrano.Wednesday, 22 October, 2014Special Program with Juan Zambrano
- Finding Your Voice Finding Your VoiceWednesday, 27 August, 2014Special Program with David & Ally McKay
- Planning, Serendipity, and the Creative Process Planning, Serendipity, and the Creative ProcessWednesday, 23 July, 2014Special Program with Michael Frye
- Beyond Megapixels: The Future of Computational Imaging in Mobile Devices Beyond Megapixels: The Future of Computational Imaging in Mobile DevicesWednesday, 25 June, 2014Special Program with Pelican Imaging
- Photographer or Artist? Photographer or Artist?Wednesday, 28 May, 2014Special Program with Susanne Karlak
- "Capturing Light - The World As We See It" Los Altos Hills Town Hall Art ExhibitMar 9 - Aug 28, 2014Exhibit with PACC Members
- Penguins & Polar Bears - photography from the polar ends of the earth Penguins & Polar Bears - photography from the polar ends of the earthWednesday, 22 January, 2014Special Program with Sue Forbes
- Annual Competition 2013 Annual CompetitionDecember 1 - 31, 2013
- Annual Photographic Arts Lecture - 'A Passion for Nature & Travel Photography' by Darrell Gulin Annual Photographic Arts Lecture - 'A Passion for Nature & Travel Photography' by Darrell GulinFriday April 11, 2014Special Program with Darrell Gulin
- "Capturing Light: The World as We See It" Capturing Light: The World as We See itMarch 9, 2014 – August 28, 2014Exhibit at Los Altos Hills Town Hall with PACC members
- Video for Still Photographers Video for Still PhotographersWednesday, 23 October, 2013Special Program with Bart Selby
- Finding Beauty in the Beast Finding Beauty in the BeastWednesday, 28 August, 2013Special Program with Michael Kern
- In Pursuit of Excellence In Pursuit of ExcellenceWednesday, 24 July, 2013Special Program with Oliver Klink
- Sports Photography Sports PhotographyWednesday, 26 June, 2013Special Program with David Madison
- Cuba, Social Context and the Photographic Image Cuba, Social Context and the Photographic ImageWednesday, 22 May, 2013Special Program with Charles Anselmo
- Illuminating Creativity Illuminating CreativityThursday, 11 April, 2013Annual Photographic Arts Lecture with John Paul Caponigro
- Photographers and the law Photographers and the lawWednesday, 27 March, 2013Special Program with Amitai Schwartz
- Documenting an Immunization Campaign, Guinea, West Africa Documenting an Immunization Campaign, Guinea, West AfricaWednesday, 23 January, 2013Special Program with Judy Kramer
- ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS LECTURE: Cole Thompson presents "Why Black and White" ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS LECTURE: Cole Thompson presents "Why Black and White"Wednesday, 24 October, 2012Special Program with Cole Thompson
- The Unseen China The Unseen ChinaWednesday, 26 September, 2012Special Program with Rafael Riquelme
- Joys and Passions of Night Photography Joys and Passions of Night PhotographyWednesday, 22 August, 2012Special Program with Harold Davis and Steven Christenson
- [Change of Program to:] "Photography in the Antarctic and great Southern Ocean" by Ted Cheeseman "Photography in the Antarctic and great Southern Ocean" - A Presentation by Ted CheesemanWednesday, 25 July, 2012Special Program with Ted Cheeseman
- CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS - REPLACEMENT TBA Images of Havana .... CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS - REPLACEMENT TBA (Images of Havana by PACC Members: A Pres ...)Wednesday, 25 July, 2012Special Program with Charles Anselmo - REPLACEMENT TBA
- Photographing People Internationally for Social Good Photographing People Internationally for Social GoodWednesday, 27 June, 2012Special Program with Mark Tuschman
- An Evening with Lewis Kemper: Light, Composition and Color An Evening with Lewis Kemper: Light, Composition and ColorWednesday, 23 May, 2012Special Program with Lewis Kemper
- Advanced Photo Composition: Moving Beyond Rules Advanced Photo Composition: Moving Beyond RulesWednesday, 25 April, 2012Special Program with Joe Decker
- Photographing Forces of Nature Photographing Forces of NatureWednesday, 28 March, 2012Special Program with Oliver Klink
- A Crash Course in Printing and Matting Your Image A Crash Course in Printing and Matting Your ImageWednesday, 25 January, 2012Special Program with PACC Members Ira Greenberg, Judy Kramer & Laurie Naiman
- Night and Day Night and DayWednesday, 26 October, 2011Special Program with Robert Kato
- An Evening with Julieanne Kost “An Evening with Julieanne Kostâ€Tuesday, 27 September, 2011Special Program with Julieanne Kost
- Juried Show Pointers for Photographers "Juried Show Pointers for Photographers"Wednesday, 24 August, 2011Special Program with Ric Ambrose
- How-to safari for photographing eagles and bears in Alaska (sponsored by Sigma) How-to safari for photographing eagles and bears in Alaska (sponsored by SIgma)Wednesday, 22 June, 2011Special Program with Robert O'Toole
- Emotional images: Portraying and conveying emotion in wildlife photography Emotional images: Portraying and conveying emotion in wildlife photographyWednesday, 27 July, 2011Special Program with Susan McConnell
- Blending Analog and Digital Techniques Blending Analog and Digital TechniquesWednesday, 25 May, 2011Special Program with Sean Duggan
- Marine Visions "Marine Visions"Wednesday, 27 April, 2011Special Program with Eric Cheng
- An Evening with Charles Cramer: A Fine Art Printer's Photographic Journey An Evening with Charles Cramer: A Fine Art Printer's Photographic JourneyWednesday, 26 January, 2011 - 7:30 - 9:30 pmSpecial Program with Charles Cramer