Everything You Need for Your Photo Education
I'm a photography teacher in NYC. Got a question? Ask Jim!
Quick Tip
Use your flash in the sun to fill in the shadows.
DSLR
Use the P (Program) exposure mode and press the flash button.
Point-and-shoot
Press the flash icon until Flash On appears.
More
Go to Fill Flash.
With Flash
Without Flash
Beecher's Handouts is a FREE digital photography textbook.
Topics include aperture, shutter speed, exposure, lenses, white balance, flash, & more.
• Download a Free Copy
Edit with Photoshop Elements.
It's easier to use than Photoshop—does what photographers need to do—and costs a lot less.
• Beginners go here.
• Others go to Photoshop Elements.
Most books are about cameras.
This book is about you.
Get on the best photography path with PATH.
And, it's FREE.
• Download a Free Copy
Learn something new.
Improve your photography with over a hundred tips.
Topics include how to buy a camera, flash, lenses, matting & framing, night photography, & lots more.
• Go to Tips.
There are over fifty photography exhibits in New York City.
Can't go?
Most of the exhibits are online.
Don't know which ones to go to?
There's a photograph from each exhibit to help you choose.
• Go to NYC Photography Exhibits.
Every weekday—two photography "treats" are posted.
I search hundreds of photography websites for the best articles, interviews, tips, & tutorials.
• Go to the photokaboom.com blog.
There are hundreds of links to over 300 master photographers.
• Go to Over 300 Master
Delve into your inner photographer.
Get more creative energy—more motivation—& more direction.
• Go to the Creative Energy Questionnaire.
Get energized by taking a class with me.
I teach at the 92nd St. Y in New York City.
• Go to Upcoming Classes.
I've collected together articles pertinent to you.
There's advice, a list of items to buy, & more.
• Go to For Jim's Students.
Get learning, inspiration, & energy—customized to your needs and goals.
I teach in NYC, its environs, & the Hudson Valley.
• Go to Private Lessons.
Private Photography Lessons with Jim
New York City & Nearby
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C. S. said, "I learned more in this lesson than I did in that whole class." |
Digital Photography
Possible topics include:
• Instruction Manual Assignments
• Or ?
Photoshop Elements
A few simple techniques can improve your photographs tremendously.
Credentials
• Many years of teaching at the International Center of Photography (Bio), 92nd St. Y (Bio), and elsewhere.
• Years ago, I taught young people at the Nightingale-Bamford School and the Trevor Day School.
• Counseling training at New York University (B.S.S.W, 2000, summa cum laude; M.S.W., 2002).
House Calls or ?
I can come to your home or office.
Or, we can meet elsewhere.
Fee
A two-hour session is $185.
A three-hour session is $235.
Please pay cash or check at the end of the lesson.
When
I'm available afternoons and evenings.
More than One
You can invite a friend to the lesson at no extra charge.
Handouts
Handouts pertinent to your needs are provided at no additional charge.
Support
E-mail support between lessons is provided at no additional charge.
Assignments
We'll devise assignments to be completed between lessons.
Creative Energy Questionnaire
I may ask you to fill out the Creative Energy Questionnaire.
If so, your responses will give me a picture of where you're at and where you want to go.
At the Lesson
At your lesson, have:
• The camera battery charged, and the camera instruction manual.
• Pen and paper handy.
• Questions ready.
• Photographs set aside in a folder on your computer for easy access.
Select photographs about which you have questions, and some of your "greatest hits."
Please don't have any concerns about showing me your photographs.
I'm not a rip-you-to-shreds-to-build-you-up teacher.
Get Going
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If you have a question, go to Ask Jim.
New to the Website
2/8
• Which Color Needs Correcting?
2/1
• Hand Coloring a B&W Photograph
• Revised the toning sections, and added Digital Lith & Digital Albumen Prints
New NYC Exhibits
Go to NYC Photography Exhibits
2/8
2/3
• Lydia Panas - The Mark of Able
• Frederick Sommer - Circumnavigation
• Lee Friedlander- Still Life 2
• Claudia Ficca & Davide Luciano
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New Blog Entries
Go to the Blog
2/8
• Image Forensics : Error Level Analysis
• Chapter 5: Dave LaBelle | On Storytelling
2/5
• Blending Exposures in Photoshop
2/4
• Jeff Wall: The Complete Edition
• Michael Paul Smith - Photos of my models
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