Photography Newsletter March 7th 2007

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Society Happenings for March 2007

Sunday March 18th Field Trip

Ikebana Festival at the Florida Botanical Gardens. We will meet at 8 a.m. by the wedding gazebo for photo ops before the festival begins. Our group gets in early to do photos before it opens to the public.


Saturday March 31st Field Trip

Ringling Museum in Sarasota We will meet at the gate at 9:45.
Web site for museum


Frame Day Saturday March 24th
Saturday the 24th will be the next frame day for the upcoming exhibit at the Don Vista Cultural Art Center. The theme for the next show is "Animals"


  Photographic Art Society

Don Vista Cultural Arts Center Saint Pete Beach
"Love is in the Air" Thru March 30th

Click on the Photo Exhibits page on left to go directly to our web page about additional exhibits

Society Member Exhibits

Natural Florida:Perspectives & Perceptions
March 4th - May 30th

Society members Donna Bollenbach and Kathy Finnerty have a new exhibit opening This Sunday.
See natural Florida from the eye of an artist and a naturalist. Each beautiful image is labeled with interesting facts about the species, habitat and ecology of the subject. See native flora & fauna come to like in photography and art.

The Arts Center in Saint Petersburg Presents

Cracker Country: Florida's Cowboy Culture

Photographic Artists Carlton Ward, Beth Reynolds & Rachel Turner

Opening Reception Friday March 23rd

Get Into the Art and attend classes we are blessed to have some of the best facilities in the state for photo education
Check out our web page for all the latest Classes

The Art Center has lots of great Classes coming soon
Check them out here

Great programs coming up at the Digital Technology Centre check them out here

Zebra Color Lab in Saint Petersburg
2 Saturdays for just $69.95
Call Zebra at 521-3456 for registration

Saturday March 24th Automatic Isn't Automatically Correct with Rob Moorman. A Basic Class on the ins and outs of getting to use your camera Saturday March 31st Digital Computer Basics will cover the basics of getting the digital file out of the camera and into the computer and the basics of what to do with the files after that.

Johnson Photo Imaging and the Bay Prof. Photography Assoc.
Presents: George Lepp March 24 & 25th

Seminar will be held at Bradenton Municipal Auditorium Get your tickets before it is sold out advance tickets are $65.00 and can be ordered at 941-752-0550. If there is room the tickets at the door will be $100.00

First Coast Birding Festival St. Augustine Florida
April 12-15 Many events are selling out

Details here

Birthdays & Anniversaries
Dunedin Art Center club March 8th
Your Best Shot  Camera Club March 8th
Tampa Camera Club March 16th & 23rd

Cheryl Swallow March 5th
Bob Boice March 7th
Mary & Paul Trice March 21st
Glenn Desthers March 23rd
Charlie Blume March 26th
Miscellaneous Photo News
Lots of photo opportunity's available this month around town.

World War II Day at Heritage Park March 17th

Renaissance Festival at MOSI for the next 6 weeks

Florida Strawberry Festival Through March 11th

Air Show coming to McDill March 31st

Custom Framing , Digital Printing, Restorations
and Studio Space for Rent
Contact Jim Swallow
for all your custom imaging needs
Meeting Location
Group Affiliations
Meets at Autoway Ford on US 19 and 24th Ave North on the first Thursday of each month Social time is 6:30 meeting starts at 6:45 p.m.  Parking is on 24th Ave on the south side of the street across from the entrance to the meeting room.
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 emails if you wish. Please Contact Jim Swallow with your club information to be included 

The Society was designed to

 Inspire, Challenge and Educate You in The Art of Photography. 

Next Meeting is Thursday March 1st at 6:30 p.m.  Bring your 3 best images 

Jim Swallow Photography
6166 9th Ave North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
727-596-7822

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Photography Tips
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Membership Info
Membership is $36.00 a year. See link above for additional info
File Specs. For Meetings
Digital Images for the group should be jpeg files  1024x768 at 100ppi  files names should be initials, month,year, title example (js0207treeballet.jpg). You may also bring prints that are matted image area should be at least 8x10
Share your news with us
If you have interesting photography news that you would like to share with everyone like exhibits, contests, lectures etc. in the Bay area please let me know.
If you do not wish to continue on our mailing list of photographers in the bay area  please contact  
Jim Swallow at jim@photographicartsociety.org 
Custom Framing Services

Custom framing for all artists we have over 3000 frames to choose from. Contact Jim Swallow for all your mounting and framing needs. Society members receive a discount on all services.

If you know other photographers that would benefit in meeting other artists and advancing in their art, please feel free to pass the letter along. Thanks, Jim Swallow
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