Field trips are a vital part of the Treasure Coast Photography Center experience and a cornerstone of our 2026 calendar. Typically held on Saturdays following our monthly meetings, these thoughtfully planned outings take members to visually rich locations throughout the Treasure Coast and beyond.
Photographing alongside fellow members who share your passion creates an environment of learning, collaboration, and inspiration. Field trips offer the chance to make meaningful connections, capture compelling images, and learn from the diverse experiences and perspectives within our community.
Each 2026 field trip is intentionally paired with a monthly contest theme, giving members real-world opportunities to create images that directly support their contest entries. Locations and subjects are selected to reinforce the creative goals of each month, making every outing both purposeful and inspiring.
Throughout the year, members will explore a wide range of photographic subjects and techniques—capturing contrasts of Then and Now, working with light and atmosphere, photographing wildlife and birds in motion, exploring sunrises and sunsets, and experimenting with wide-angle, macro, black-and-white, reflections, symmetry, and storytelling approaches.
By aligning field experiences with contest themes and educational workshops, TCPC’s 2026 field trips encourage photographers to stretch creatively, sharpen technical skills, and steadily build a strong portfolio of contest-ready images—all while enjoying the camaraderie of learning together in the field.
Join TCPC on September 19 for an action-filled photography field trip at the skate park. Skateboarding offers exciting opportunities to photograph motion, athleticism and dramatic airborne tricks. We will practice anticipating the action, selecting strong shooting positions, freezing movement and experimenting with slower shutter speeds to create motion blur.
Recommended Camera Gear
Bring a camera with continuous autofocus and high-speed burst shooting. A 70–200mm or 70–300mm zoom lens is ideal for safely photographing close action from a distance. A 24–70mm or wide-angle lens can also produce dramatic environmental images that include the ramps, bowls and surrounding park.
Bring extra batteries, empty memory cards, a lens hood and a comfortable camera strap. A monopod is optional, but tripods are not recommended because they can create a hazard around the skating areas. Sunscreen, water and comfortable shoes are also suggested.
For freezing action, begin around 1/1000 second with continuous autofocus and burst mode. You can also experiment with slower shutter speeds and panning to convey speed and movement.
For everyone’s safety, photographers must remain alert, stay outside active skating paths and never step onto a ramp or into a bowl without first confirming that it is clear.
Location:
St. Lucie County Skate Park, also known as Lawnwood Skate Park.
Address:
2100 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
It is located behind the Havert L. Fenn Center
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 2:00 PM
We look forward to seeing you there!
January 10 Fort Pierce Farmer’s Market
February 14 Port St. Lucie River Cruise
March 14 Flagler Museum at Whitehall
April 11 No Field Trip
June 13 Palm Beach Zoo
July 18 Road to Victory Military Museum
September 19 Fort Pierce Skateboard Park
October 10 Jensen Beach Indian Riverside Park
November 14 No Field Trip
December 12 No Field Trip