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Autoway Ford
on US 19 (34th St) and
24th Ave N.
Please Park on 24th Entrance is on side of building, Look for sign
Contact Jim Swallow for additional details.
Bay Area
Sunrise & Sunset times
Sunrise: 7:09am
Solar noon: 1:31pm
Sunset: 7:53pm
Twi: 8:17pm
Moonrise: 10:58am
Moonset: 10:15pm
Day length: 12h 44m
Monthly Themes for 2011
February: Food
March: Faces
April: Creative Use of Text
May: Birds
June: Flip Flops
July: Coastal Elements
August: People at Work
September: Somewhere out there
October: Automobiles
November: In The House
December: Best 2011 & Project Presentations
Photography Newsletter September 2011
“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.” – Lewis Hine
This Months Theme is
"Somewhere Not Here".
Join us at 6:15 p.m.
Because of our new meeting format you must send your photos to me by Wednesday night or bring them to the meeting before the
6:45 deadline. No exceptions
Our meetings will be starting
on time this year
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 are acceptable
Remember to size your files no larger than 1024x768 at 100ppi and they should have your name in the beginning example of your files could be
(Jim-Swallow-flip-flop-6-11a.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
Society Member News
Dave Reed has been winning many awards in the last few month.First Place at Florida Museum of Photographic Art
Tampa Area Professional Photographers Best in Show
Florida Professional Photographers Competition
Top 5 Photographers in the state. Kodak Gallery Award and Two Distinguished
October Meeting is Thursday the 6th
Theme is "Automobiles"
Digital imaging, Photoshop and Lightroom classes too
Contact Jim for more details at 727-596-7822
Photographic Art Society is now a
Florida Non Profit Corporation
What that means is that your dues paid are now tax deductible contributions. We can also apply for grants that are only given to Non Profits and much more
Your board of directors Are
Jim Swallow
Cheryl Anne Day-Swallow
Roy Colbert
Glen Desthers
Jim Pennington
Many thanks to member Peter Lousberg for helping us get all the paper work accomplished.
Photographic Art Society Exhibit
"Black and White with One Color"
Complete photo studio for rent with lights, backgrounds and props and 30 year experience photographer to help you. This is a home studio with 11 foot ceilings and no signs advertising my studio or services so you can bring your clients without worry. Contact Jim Swallow for details about rates.
Membership Info
Membership is $40.00 a year. See link above for additional info
Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom
and Digital photography.
private lesson in Photoshop, Lightroom and Digital Imaging Classes
please call Jim at 727-596-7822
“Lightroom: Get it, Got it, Use it,
Love it”
Saturday September 10th from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Jim Swallow’s Studio in Saint Petersburg
call 727-596-7822 to register or e-mail [email protected]
This workshop will be the first in a series of Lightroom classes that will help you use Lightroom to it’s fullest. Adobe Lightroom is the best tool for the photographer today. If you don’t have it you will be getting it sometime in the future. The first class will discuss the Library Module and the parts of the Develop Module. This program is going to change the way you work with your images. Minimum of 4 students required to hold the class
6 Week Studio Lighting Class
Monday's 7-9:30 $165.00
starting Monday September 12th
Call Jim to reserve your spot
Discover the ins and out of studio lighting. Learn to see the light, understand it and control it. Call jim for all the details. 727-596-7822
Bay Area Photographic Exhibits
Florida Museum of Photographic Art
Life and Death by Duane Michals
Galleries A and B:
September 8 through November 6, 2011
Opening reception 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011.
Public invited. Reception free for museum members and $6 for non-members.
Sunday, September 11 at 3:00 p.m. at the museum - screening of Duaneland, a 2004 film by Stephen Seliy and Joe Seamans. Admission to the film is free; museum admission is $6 for non-members.
Sunday, September 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the museum - lecture by MK Foltz, professor of photography and digital imaging at the Ringling College of Art ad Design in Sarasota, on Duane Michals: His Influence on the Staged and Sequenced Photographic Tradition. Admission to the lecture is free; museum admission is $6 for non-members.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
"Your 15 Minutes of Fame" is the perfect forum is to share your photographic work with the community and to view other photographers' projects and meet the artists at this regularly scheduled photographic event.
The Hillsborough River: From the Green Swamp to the Bay Works by Karen Glaser
July 2 - October 16, 2011
In 2010, the City of Tampa selected Karen Glaser as its Photographer Laureate. Glaser’s project was to pay tribute to the diversity and complexity of the Hillsborough River. Since the 1990s, Glaser has chronicled the ecosystems and in particular its freshwater springs, rivers, and swamps of Florida. According to the artist, “the State of Florida has a truly interesting history and a remarkable cultural and natural heritage. It is home to some of the most unique natural areas in the world, and the tie that binds all in this most diverse state is water
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
Dave Exterkamp Sept. 9th
Cheryl Porter Sept. 11th
Alex Spassoff Sept. 14th
Murray Diner Sept. 17th
Sonia Smith Sept. 21st
George Clinton Sept 26th
We are part of the Florida Camera Club Council. You may visit their web site Here
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
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Zebra Color Lab
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Jim Swallow at [email protected]
The Society was designed to
Inspire, Challenge and Educate You in The Art of Photography.
Next Meeting is Thursday October 6th1st at 6:15p.m.
Bring your 2 best images