What we're about
Hello everyone! Thank you for your interest in The Art of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete Chapter.
We are a Community for Fine Art Photography from the Tampa Bay area and beyond.
The purpose of The Art of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete Chapter is to help you elevate your creative and artistic skills and then translate those skills into compelling photographic work.
We do this by
- Sharing our work with our members
- Providing constructive commentary and critiques
- Offering weekly photography review sessions (online)
- Offering photography and post-processing classes (online)
- Organizing interesting photo shoots
- Conducting photo contests and challenges
All of our activities are FREE of charge and offered by our members - people like you and me who want to share their passion for artistic photography.
As a member, you are encouraged to participate actively. I look forward to seeing your work.
Thank you for joining, And good shooting!
Hector Bird
Host/Co-Organizer
MORE INFORMATION:
Our Mission
To establish and grow a vibrant community of art photographers in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area.
You are automatically a member of The Art of Photography Network
As a member of The Art of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete, you can participate in all the FREE activities offered by The Art of Photography Network program, including the weekly online sessions, photo critiques, and video presentations of famous photographers. You do not need to do anything else to become part of The Art of Photography Network.
What is The Art of Photography Network?
The Art of Photography Network (TAOP-N) is a large and high-level photography meetup program with over 12,000 members in several US chapters along with international participation.
TAOP-N is staffed by 24 skilled organizers and co-organizers, all volunteers. This translates into vast expertise in high-level artistic and commercial photography, which we apply in helping our members raise their photographic work.
The Art of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete Chapter is one of the chapters affiliated with TAOP-N. As such, we can participate in, and benefit from, all the activities offered by this program.
Upcoming events (4+)
Network event
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The Art of Photography (TAOP) Network will be hosting an exhibition of the most outstanding images taken by members of TAOP from our International, NYC, Tampa/
St. Pete and Art of Seeing Sites. This year, the show will be online. We are dedicating it to and curating it for TAOP founder Jack Wild. (No, it’s not a surprise.) Save the date for our Zoom Meetup event on Saturday, August 5 between 7-9 PM ET. It will combine the gala show opening and early celebration of Jack’s 80th birthday (on August 8).
TAOP is now calling for entries to our “A Wild Celebration of Fine Photography Exhibition” Every member of TAOP may submit a maximum of three (3) of your best photos exemplifying the principals of craft and art . You are free to choose the genre, theme, color or monochrome, aspect ratio, etc. All entries must be titled for consideration, but need not be current work.
Members should look for the Entries for “A Wild Celebration of Fine Photography Exhibition” album and begin uploading photos at only one of the following locations:
· The Art Of Photography International (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Meetup
· The Art of Photography - NYC (New York, NY) | Meetup
· The Art Of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete Chapter (Tampa, FL) | Meetup
· The Art of Photography / The Art of Seeing (Delray Beach, FL) | Meetup
As a courtesy to our TAOP organizer/curators, please upload all of your photos consecutively.
IMPORTANT: Please follow these guidelines when preparing photos for upload:
- Submission deadline: June 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET
- Resolution: 72 ppi
- Longer side: 2048 pixels
- Color space: sRGB
- Aspect ratio: any
- File type/quality: JPG at maximum quality
- Photo title/captions: Photo Title – Firstname Lastname.jpg
- Use only uppercase (A-Z) & lowercase (a-z) letters, numbers (0-9) and spaces in the filename. Do not use accented or special characters such as \ | / ? : “ * < > in the filename.
Valid Example: Pines by Moonlight – Peter Barnick
The first and last names that you provide will be the names published with your photo. If you wish to provide only a single name, or an alias, please do so accordingly.
Disqualifiers:
- No images with any embedded marks, logos, names or borders.
- No sexually explicit or suggestive photos.
- No photos exhibited in our 2018 and 2019 Broward Library exhibitions or at our 2021 online exhibition/gala.
TAOP organizers will select at least one and a maximum of two of each entrant’s best photos. They will group images into galleries and organize the sequence of photographs.
The virtual exhibition will appear on the currently locked gallery website The Art of Photography (TAOP) network Exhibition This allows for an element of surprise for our members and Jack about which images were selected and how curation can give a flow to randomly submitted images by a multitude of photographers. The first and/or last names you provide when naming your photo, as above, will be used on the gallery website. The Zoom gala opening of the gallery website will take place on Saturday, August 5, 2023 between 7-9 PM ET.
Copyright remains with the owner at all times. Submitted photos may be used to promote the TAOP Meetup Group. The photographer’s name will always be credited with an image.
On behalf of the organizers, we look forward to seeing your fabulous work for another great TAOP showcase!
- Hector B.
- Mana
- 2 attendees from this group
FREE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS - SESSION 2 of 2
“INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY... AND MORE” is a free series that runs for TWO consecutive Wednesdays. The class is held in a virtual setting using Zoom. The link to the class is available once you register for the class.
These are BASIC classes for those starting (or uncertain) of photographic principles to develop knowledge and feel more secure capturing the image envisioned. These classes are designed to assist photographers firming-up their photography and developing better knowledge using their camera. The goal is to make you more comfortable with your equipment so that you can capture what "you see." We want you to learn how to go beyond the average snapshot into the world of The Art of Photography.
The class will be taught by a long-time photographer / instructor that taught this course when it was “live” in the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Library and also for Broward County's Community School and will cover the following topics:
• Camera Components and Lenses
• Camera Features and Limitations
• Importance of Lighting
• Light Metering Difference Between Incident & Reflected Light
• Best Practices and Importance of Developing Good Habits
• Exposure Components, Exposure Compensation and Image Effects… and Many Other Answers to Beginner Photographers’ Questions
IMPORTANT TO NOTE…
• No specific camera make or model will be covered since each one has its own features
• PLEASE... You must be generally familiar with your camera’s workings [Don't Forget that YouTube is a GREAT source]
• General “Menus and Controls” will be addressed in the course -not brand / model specific
This class is open to all members who want to elevate their own skills and get better images. Interested? PLEASE REGISTER ……
Please be considerate and join the class early to be ready when it starts / Post your questions in the “Chat” room and they will be addressed throughout the session / Keep your audio muted unless your question is being addressed for clarification.
- Pat
- Dave J.
- Hector B.
- 16 attendees
👉 This is your Invitation to another great Online Photography Event 👈
This event is hosted by The Art of Photography International and is open to all members of The Art of Photography Network
💥 We encourage you to attend the SATURDAY session and, if you wish, submit ONE photo for review by the members.
Notes:
- You do not have to be a member of the Art of Photography International to attend this event.
- However, to submit a photo to the session photo album, you must be a member of The Art of Photography International site.
- You can join with this link The Art of Photography International, then click on the red "JOIN THIS SITE" bar icon.
Instructions:
✅ Upload only ONE photo to the Session album AFTER you see the “Welcome …” photo (after 5 pm on Sunday).
✅ You must be attending in order for your image to be reviewed during a session.
✅ Approximately 30 photographs will be considered for review as time and content allow.
✅ Following the sessions the albums will be deleted after 5 pm on Sunday. If you wish to save your image and comments move your photo to the PHOTOGRAPHERS OPEN FORUM album.
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As part of the larger Meetup Community, pay particular attention to “Usage and Content Policies” at
https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002897532-Usage-and-content-policies-Rules-for-using-Meetup
Remember, with all your comments and downloads on The Art of Photography Meetup site, act with Integrity, Kindness, Compassion, Respect and Be Safe. Thank You.
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- Hector B.
- Frank W
- Peter B.
- 4 attendees
👉 This is your Invitation to another great Online Photography Event 👈
This event is hosted by The Art of Photography International and is open to all members of The Art of Photography Network
💥 We encourage you to attend the SATURDAY session and, if you wish, submit ONE photo for review by the members.
Notes:
- You do not have to be a member of the Art of Photography International to attend this event.
- However, to submit a photo to the session photo album, you must be a member of The Art of Photography International site.
- You can join with this link The Art of Photography International, then click on the red "JOIN THIS SITE" bar icon.
Instructions:
✅ Upload only ONE photo to the Session album AFTER you see the “Welcome …” photo (after 5 pm on Sunday).
✅ You must be attending in order for your image to be reviewed during a session.
✅ Approximately 30 photographs will be considered for review as time and content allow.
✅ Following the sessions the albums will be deleted after 5 pm on Sunday. If you wish to save your image and comments move your photo to the PHOTOGRAPHERS OPEN FORUM album.
___________________________________________________________________________________
As part of the larger Meetup Community, pay particular attention to “Usage and Content Policies” at
https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002897532-Usage-and-content-policies-Rules-for-using-Meetup
Remember, with all your comments and downloads on The Art of Photography Meetup site, act with Integrity, Kindness, Compassion, Respect and Be Safe. Thank You.
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- Hector B.
- Peter B.
- Chuck C.
- 3 attendees
Past events (58)
- Chuck C.
- Hector B.
- Peter B.
- 5 attendees
