Photo Education

Private, Group and Scheduled Classes

727-596-7822

Programs Available

"Lets Get Organized"

Cost is $49.00

Located at Jim Swallow's Studio in Saint Petersburg Call 727-596-7822 for registration and details.

Jim will be Discussing

  • File Management
  • Backing Up Your Images
  • Protecting Your Work
  • Putting your work on the web
  • Sizing for every purpose
  • Using lightroom and Photoshop
  • And Much More

 

Call Today Space is Limited


 

“Lightroom: Get it, Got it, Use it, Love it”



$59.00 Society Members $69.00 Non- Members
Location: Jim Swallow’s Studio in Saint Petersburg
call 727-596-7822 to register or email jim@photographicartsociety.org

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


“Lightroom: Get it, Got it, Use it, Love it” Session 2



$59.00 Society Members $69.00 Non- Members
Location: Jim Swallow’s Studio in Saint Petersburg
call 727-596-7822 to register or email jim@photographicartsociety.org


This workshop will be the second 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 second class will discuss the more 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.

 

 


Private Lessons Available by Calling

Jim Swallow 727-596-7822

"Over 30 Years of Professional experience"





 

 


 

Are you a frustrated digital photographer?

Do you misplace your files and not sure how to find them?
Are all the buttons on your camera hard to understand?
Do you need help in Photoshop or Adobe Elements?
I provide private lessons in my studio or in your home

Jim Swallow from the Photographic Art Society is offering many classes in photography. He has been a professional photographer for 30 years and creating images for 40 years. Jim has been using Photoshop for 13 years and can answer any problem you have. Bring your questions, solve your problems and understand your software. Classes are offered at our Saint Petersburg studio — The Packinghouse Gallery — you can visit our other site and see all the classes we offer to the bay area

  • Digital Imaging
  • File Management
     Setting up a proper back-up system
     Knowing where to place your files
  • Photoshop or Adobe Elements
     Basic Photoshop or Adobe Elements skills
     Getting the best out of your image
     Creating unique compositions
     Special Effects
     Understanding all those tools
     And So much more.
  • Photography
    Understanding your camera
    Basic photo techniques
    Getting a grip on Shutter speeds and Aperture settings
    Using your flash on camera and off
    millions of other topics to cover
  • Studio Photography
    Portrait lighting and posing
    Wedding tips
    Product photography and more
  • Web design basics for photographers
    setting up your site so the search engines can find you
    Creating your site in Photoshop
  • Learn to Take better photographs without fixing everything in Photoshop
  • Adobe Lightroom classes
    using lightroom
  • Understanding image management
    Image correction,printing,web pages and more

Jim has been a studio photographer and wedding photographer for 30 years. He has photographed over 1200 events from weddings to bar mitzvah's and everything in between.

You don't need to spend months in a classroom and earn a certificate to learn photography. It is not important to spend thousands of dollars to get a degree in photography. All you need is a passion and desire to be a photographer. Give me a call today and I can help you master the art of photography.