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Photographic Art Society is a
Florida non profit corporation
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
Twi: 6:31am
Sunrise: 6:55am
Solar noon: 12:42pm
Sunset: 6:30pm
Twi: 6:54pm
Moonrise: 12:13pm
Moonset: 1:30am
Day length: 11h 36m
Monthly Themes for 2012
February: Shallow Depth of Field
March: Performers
April: Flowers
May: Extreme Make-over- PS
June: Unusual Signs
July: Pets
August: Transportation
September: Something Old
October: Birds
November: Through The Window
December: Best 2012 & Project Presentations
Photography Newsletter March 2012
“I think all art is about control, the encounter between control and uncontrollable.” – Richard Avedon
March Meeting is on the 1st
This Months Theme is
"Performers".
Join us at 6:30 p.m.
Send your images to me by Wednesday night or you may bring them to the meeting.
Please bring only 2 images.
I have updated to first page of the web site to include a pay pal link for membership and donations.
Click here to go to the home page
We are working on raising money for a new projector and if you can make a donation that would be a great help. For donations over $250.00 you will receive life membership. Please help if you can. Our projector is getting old and everyone like seeing their images with good color and saturation at the meetings.
Thanks for your help
Our Exhibit at the Summit Executive Building is
"Florida Beaches"
Best in Show: Pier 60 John Sagert
1st Place: Sunrise off the Rocks Gloria Matyszyk
2nd Place: Beach Sunrise John Sagert
3rd Place: Afternoon at Honeymoon Island
Sherry Williamson
Honor: Sea Oats Sunset by Chris Sheppard
People Choice: Pier 60 by John Sagert
People's Choice Featured Artist:
Lion Eyes by Patti Krumeich
Judge's Award, Featured Artist:
Bear Cubs by Patti Krumeich
Monthly Themes, Field Trips
and ICOT Show Themes for 2012
Are now posted on the left column
Great field trips in February. Please send me some of your favorite images to create a field trip page
Photography Clubs Day Tampa Bay 2012
March 17th 2012
Florida Botanical Gardens/Heritage Village
Click here to get register
Quarterly Education Nights
February 16th Jim Pennington ( The Big Splash )
see the big splash images on our facebook page
May 17th kari Sheppard (I Phone Photography IPAD)
August 16th — Carolyn Pavonetti HDR
October 11th — Dave Exterkamp " Portraits"
Field Trips for 2012
February 11th — State Fair
February 18th — Venice Rookery
March 17th —
Photography Clubs Day
March 23rd - 25th FCCC Conference
Photography Clubs Day — TBA
May 5th — Jungle Gardens
June 23rd— Dinosaur World
July 21st Boyd Hill Park
October 27th Homasassa Springs
ICOT Show Themes
February Show" Florida Beaches"
Frame Day February 4th
Hang Show February 6th
June Show
" Our Country's Pride"
Frame Day June 9th
Hang Show June 11th
October Show
" Before and After"
Digital Art Show
Frame Day October 6th
Hang Show October 8th
Photography Clubs Day
Tampa Bay
March 17th at Heritage Village/ Florida Botanical Gardens
8:30 a.m.
Registration opening February 1st
Special Canon Explorer of Light speaker is
Darrell Gulin
Check out his web site here
Lakeshore Camera Exchange Upcoming Classes
Visit the web site or call Tom for details
Great classes in Elements and a workshop on using your Sony DSLR in February
Members with Items for Sale
Robin Smillie has a heat Press for sale
Rick Stoop has a Epson 9600 44 inch printer
$500.00 call Jim for details
Photoshop Tips
Lightroom 4 Beta
How to trace an object without the pen tool
Lightroom Presets in Camera Raw
How to add painterly effects with your iphone
Sneak Peak at CS 6
Photographic Inspirations
Darrel Gulin photography
Pictures of the Day
Online Photography Exhibits
Florida Camera Club Council Conference 2012
Check out the great line of speakers and plan for a great weekend
March 23rd — 25th
Bill Fortney will has been added to the conference
Go to the web site for details
Like us on FacebookFlorida Camera Club Council Conference 2012
March 23rd - 25th in Naples
Excellent Programs for 3 days
Membership Info
Membership is $40.00 a year. See link above for additional info
You can join and pay using PayPal
Photography Tips
Adorama TV updated regularly
11 ways to get free marketing for your photography
The Big list of Stock Photo companies
Peach Pit Photoclub Webinars
Everyone is a photographer -videos
A simple exercise to train your photographic eye
Photo Studio Rental
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.
If you
are looking to create some images for the holiday season and need a studio to create them. Give Jim a call about renting his studio space for as long as you like.
Photographic Art Society
Exhibit
"Florida Beaches"
February 9th thru June 11th
Artist Reception
February 9th 6:00 P.M.
In the main gallery, artist included in this show are:
Dick Caldwell, Thomas Carnahan, Glen Desthers, Murray Dinner, Jake Fisher, Cindy Gieschen,
Terri Gross, JoAnn Lousberg, Peter Lousberg,
David Mathre, Gloria Matyszyk, Prudy Olson,
Jim Pennington, Dave Reed, John Sagert,
John Schakel, Jr., Chris Sheppard, Kari Sheppard,
Sonia Smith, Alex Spassoff, Jim Swallow,
Cheryl Anne Day-Swallow, Sandy Thomas
and Sherry Williamson
Featured Artist
Patti Krumeich - "The World Around Us"
Patti is a digital artist whose nature and wildlife scenes are created by using mixed brushes in Photoshop.
Bay Area Photographic Exhibits
Florida Museum of Photographic Art
March 10th, 2011 through May 27th, 2012
Andy Warhol and Friends
For the inaugural exhibition in its new home at the Cube at Rivergate Plaza, the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts welcomes Andy Warhol & Friends.
This landmark exhibition comes from the Andy Warhol Museum, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh,
Included in Andy Warhol & Friends are vividly hued screen prints as well as photographs and photo booth strips from 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. They feature portraits of such celebrities as John Wayne, Liza Minnelli, Sting, Mick Jagger, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone, Grace Jones and Dennis Hopper. Also included are Warhol’s famous self-portraits.
The Museum of Fine Arts Saint Petersburg
Forever in a Moment:
Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Egypt
November 19, 2011-April 10, 2012
This noteworthy exhibition presents photographs of Egypt created during the nineteenth century, a period of great archaeological exploration and worldwide fascination with the rediscovered ancient culture.
Digital Images for the group should be jpeg files 1024x768 at 100ppi files names should be initials, month,year, title example (jim_swallow_treeballet_0411.jpg). You may also bring prints that are matted image area should be at least 8x10
Cheryl Anne Swallow March 5th
Patti Krumeich March 6th
Kim Andrews March 6th
Bob Boice March 7th
Carolyn Pavonetti March 12th
Benjamin Geiger March 12th
Dominique Jones March 21st
Mary Trice Anniv. March 21st
Glen Desthers March 23rd
Ethan and Michael Stoop March 29th
Roger Schwartzberg March 30th
A List of other Photo Contests
If you know of any please forward to the newsletter
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
Software Discounts
OnOne Software Discount Code "PHSY"
Around the Country
organized by PAS friend Randy Van Duinen
Lake Shore Camera Exchange
Support your Local Photography Retailer Today
Web Site
Photo Classes at Lakeshore Camera Exchange
The Camera Cure
A Saint Petersburg repair facility for camera repairs, sensor Cleaning and more check them out here
Jim Swallow at jim@photographicartsociety.org
The Society was designed to
Inspire, Challenge and Educate You in The Art of Photography.
Next Meeting is Thursday April 5th 6:15p.m.
Bring your best image