About our Instructor – Jim Pierce

Jim Pierce has been in the photo industry for over 30
years working in all aspects of it.

He is the owner of Downtown Photo, a professional photo lab
located in Crystal Lake  

Jim holds the titles of
Certified Professional Photographer (CPP).  
 Master Photographer (MPotog)  
Photographic Craftsman (Cr)
 
These titles were gained by the
Professional Photographers of
​ American accreditation program
 
For the last 15 years, Jim has been running workshops
as well as continuing his own education in the field.
 
Jim has won many national awards for his work
and has had images
published in multiple art books.
 
He is also a speaker with over 100 workshops
to his credit at
local professional photographer associations
​across the country and state conventions.
​