And just when you thought there was nothing you really wanted this Christmas… The next Fancy Camera Workshop will be on Saturday FEB 19th! Sign up now! Here are the details: 9:00 – 9:30 ~ Introductions 9:30 – 12:30 ~ Technical Stuff (how to use your camera) and Fun Stuff (compositional elements) 12:30 – 1:30 ~ Lunch (provided) 1:30 – 3:30 ~ Photoshoot outdoors (everyone will get a chance to take lead of the photoshoot). 4:30 – 5:30 ~ Downloading images and a little on post processing 5:30 – 6:30 ~ Critique of images 6:30 – 7:00 ~ Q&A This is a one day 10-hour workshop. Yes, it’s intense, but it’s also a lot of fun! The workshop will take place in Chandler, AZ. Other details will be provided after sign up. Email me now if you would like to reserve your spot (cristi@cristiowen.com). You can also buy a seat at the workshop as a gift to someone else and I will mail you a gift certificate. This is the best Christmas gift for the photographer in your family. There are 12 spots available.

Last week I was so excited to host yet another Fancy Camera Workshop. I’m so lucky to have so many wonderful photographers chose to spend an afternoon with me. As per usual, we spent the morning talking about the technical elements of photography as well as all the fun compositional elements. We took a break to eat lunch and then headed out to meet our models for the photoshoot part of the day. I had never met Jessica and Rob before, but they were so wonderful! It’s not easy to have so many people pointing a camera at you, but they have incredible personalities and made it look easy. I’ve changed the structure of the photoshoot part of the day to give each participant time to direct the models. I started the afternoon by shooting and explaining what I’m looking for, sharing my camera settings and then allowing each participant to take control of the shoot and also to take photos of each other. For this reason, I didn’t shoot much, but here are some of my favorite images: And here’s a peek at the behind the scenes. Thanks everyone for making it special and so much fun!If you are interested in attending the next Fancy Camera Worshop, email me to reserve your spot now!