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Jim Swallow Photography
6166 9th Ave North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
727-596-7822
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Photography Newsletter January 2010
The artist should open the eyes of the viewer to overlooked beauty that is sometimes right in front of us. (Kenn Backhaus)
Happy New Year
January meeting is coming up and the theme for is
" One Egg".
Join us Thursday the 7th at 6:30 p.m.
Our New Year is here and the theme for January is a single egg. I prefer a standard grocery store egg so we can see how everyone interprets the same subject but as always you may interpret the theme anyway you like. Think inside the box or out it is up to you. Be creative and try to do something different.
Send your images to me by Wednesday night or you may bring them to the meeting.Please bring only 2 images. Theme related or your best images from the past month
Remember to size your files to no larger than 1024x768 at 100ppi and they should have your name in the beginning example of your files could be Example (Jim_Swallow_shopping_carts_1_0409.jpg)
It helps tremendously by having all your images together at the end of the year by you using the same method each and every month. Thanks
2010 Themes
January -- One Egg, February -- Black and White,
March --
Old Stuff, April -- Doors,
May -- Rubber Ducky, June -- Relationships,
July -- Sunsets, August -- A World Up Close
September -- Old Men, October -- At The Edge
November -- People Having Fun,
December -
Best of 2010
Yearly Project for 2010
It is time for everyone to commit to a yearly project. At the January meeting we will discuss some of the possible topics and by February everyone should have a theme for the year. This is a great exercise and I encourage everyone to participate. You can look at the themes for the past two years and see what some of the members have done before or come up with your own unique idea. Please give this some serious thought and bring your topic to the January meeting. If everyone will commit to participate we will have an awesome year of creative photography.
Photoshop Tips
A page full of Elements TipsPhotoshop for Digital Photographers
Web sites to inspire your photography
Best Pictures of the Year in National Geographic
Members in the News
I need your help!
Please Send Images
I am giving a program at the Vinoy Hotel on January 30th for the Downtown Saint Petersburg Waterfront Parks Centennial Celebration and I need some of your images that represent the top 10 photography tips. I also need park images from all the waterfront Parks in Saint Petersburg. If you have any images that you can share please send them ASAP (make sure your name is on the photo) My top 10 tips include Changing your perspective, Clean backgrounds, Use fLash outdoors, Move in close, Good Composition, Watching the light and having fun in the parks,
I need images from all of you that will demonstrate these ideas, Thanks for your help. Jim
Photoshop & Photography Training
Start your New Year's Resolutions with a class in
Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom
and Digital photography.
private lesson in Photoshop, Lightroom and Digital Imaging Classes
please call Jim at 727-596-7822
Membership Info
Membership is $40.00 a year. See link above for additional info
"Free" Picture Your Parks Workshop
January 30th at the Vinoy Hotel
Photo Workshop for Families and Individuals Will Focus on Techniques, Tips and Taking Photos in the Waterfront Parks. There will be two 2 hour programs, One at 10 a.m. and the other at 1:30 p.m. Tell your friends and neighbors and come out for a workshop to help get you started on taking great photos of our Waterfront Parks. This program is geared to the novice photographer that want to learn how to take better photos.
Bay Area Photographic Exhibits
Florida Museum of Photographic Art
Andrea Modica: Flights of the Soul Exhibition
Galleries A & B: Thursday, November 19, 2009 through Saturday, January 9, 2010
January 21 through Saturday, March 13, 2010
August Sander, Twentieth Century Man
and
Jules Aarons: Views from the Street
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21. That's the date of the opening reception for FMoPA's first exhibitions of the New Year. "August Sander, the Twentieth-Century Man; Jules Aarons, Views from the Street" opens in Galleries A and B. In Gallery C, we are unveiling the Heritage Photography Contest, sponsored by Verizon.
Between 6:00 and 8:00 pm, enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres courtesy of The Tampa Club and music by the clarinet quartet Zephyr as you take in the exhibitions.
The Saint Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts
Legends in Photography: Major Works from the Museum’s Collection
September 12, 2009–January 31, 2010
This exhibition of more than sixty images gives insight into the depth and breadth of the MFA’s noted photography holdings. The photographs range from the early days of print photography, as in a 19th century salt print by Edouard Baldus, and classic western landscapes by William Henry Jackson and Carleton Watkins, to later 20th century color photographs by William Christenberry and Stephen Shore.
Education
The Digital Technology Centre
New Location and New classes
check them out here
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
The FMoPA is presenting many classes during the week day and weekends for photography enthusiasts of all ages. Check out there web site and list of classes here
Digital Images for the group should be jpeg files 1024x768 at 100ppi files names should be initials, month,year, title example (jim_swallow_treeballet_0409.jpg). You may also bring prints that are matted image area should be at least 8x10
Bob Wagner January 6th
Jill Graetz January 6th
F Crommelin Anniv Jan 6th
Frank Crommelin January 8th
Dan Ulrich January 14th
Joe Martin January 19th
Lousberg Anniv, January 20th
Carol Glazer January 22nd
Wally Brown January 24th
Jim Lucadam January 25th
Gabriel Impemba Jan. 30th
KC Neimark Jan.31st
Our group is not affiliated with any other photography group in the bay area. We will help you promote your group on our site and in our e-mails if you wish. Please Contact Jim Swallow with your club information to be included
Education
lasses in all types of digital photography located in Tampa on Hillsborough Ave
The Art Center has lots of great Classes coming soon
Check them out here
Master Series web page
North Tampa Photography
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Next Meeting is Thursday January 7th at 6:30 p.m.
Bring your 1 best images