Fancy Camera Workshop

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*NEXT WORKSHOP DATE: October 9th, 2010. The last one of 2010!*

Here’s an overview of our day together:

• Introductions
• The Technical Stuff (exposure)
• The Fun Stuff (compositional elements)
• Equipment: What’s What
• LUNCH (included)
• Assignment/Hands-on Practice Outside with “models”
• Post Processing
• Sharing of Images/Critique
• Q&A

Who is it for?

Anyone who has a fancy camera and wants to take better pictures.

When is it?

October 9th, 2010 | 9 am to 7 pm

Where is it?

Chandler, AZ.

How much?

$129

How many people?

minimum of 10 people, maximum of 14

What do I need to bring?

• Notebook and something to write with
• Any digital camera will work as long as it has a manual (M) mode
• Your Camera’s Manual
• Don’t forget your camera’s digital memory card (CF, SD, MMC, xD, MS, MD, SM)
• Don’t forget to charge your camera’s battery
• A card reader or your camera’s cable to download photos
• A laptop (very helpful if you have one, but not mandatory)
• If you don’t have photoshop, you can download a free trial version prior to the workshop

Want to read about the other Fancy Camera Workshops?

Click here

Want to more details?

Email me at cristi@cristiowen.com

Want to sign up? Please use the paypal purchase button below:

Fancy Camera Workshop

10/09/10 $129.00

It seems like a few people are having a problem with the paypal link. I’ve contacted paypal, but in the mean time, you can email me and I will send you an invoice!

Published in Arizona Bride Magazine

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Words cannot describe how excited I am to see that Krista and Kelby’s wedding was featured on the latest edition of Arizona Bride magazine. Arizona Bride is a stellar local publication and I’m so honored to have my images grace one of its pages.

Krista and Kelby, once again, thank you for the honor of photographing your beautiful wedding.

If you would like to see more of Krista and Kelby’s wedding, click here.

Fancy Camera Workshop – May 30th!

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Hi Everyone,

I’m announcing the next date for my Fancy Camera Workshop… May 30th!

This workshop is for everyone who owns a Fancy Camera (one with a manual setting) and would like to know all about it and take much better pictures with it. If you want to purchase this as a gift to someone, I can mail you a gift certificate for the workshop! This would be an awesome Mother’s Day gift.

This will be my third workshop, and I’ve made some fun changes based on the suggestions from previous attendees. Here’s the gist of it:

AM: I will talk your ears off! We will cover the technical stuff and the fun stuff with plenty of time for questions.

noonish: We will eat lunch

early PM: We will go out and practice everything we discussed in the morning. I will have “models” for a mock photoshoot, but I will also have the attendees photograph each other. This will give everyone a chance to take control over lighting/background/composition and practice directing their own models, as well as give everyone some new pictures for their facebook profile

PM: I will show you all my images, pick a few favorites, post-process one or two images and then give everyone time to go through their images. You will pick two or three favorites, post-process them and we will have a group critique of everyone’s images.

Yes, it’s a really long day, full of learning, lots of laughing, sharing and more learning. I hope you are excited to join me! There are 10 spots open.

What is it?

A workshop to help you take full advantage of your fancy camera. You know, the camera you paid a lot of money for and have been using on auto, AV or TV and not getting the results you want (or should be getting) by using your M (manual) setting.

Here’s an overview of our day together:

• Introductions
• The Technical Stuff (exposure)
• The Fun Stuff (compositional elements)
• Equipment: What’s What
• LUNCH (included)
• Assignment/Hands-on Practice Outside
• Post Processing
• Sharing of Images/Critique
• Q&A

Who is it for?

Anyone who has a fancy camera and wants to take better pictures.

When is it?

May 30th, 2010 | 9 am to 7 pm

Where is it?

Chandler, AZ.

How much?

$110

How many people?

I want everyone attending to get all their questions answered, so there is a maximum of 10 attendees at the workshop.

What do I need to bring?

• Notebook and something to write with
• Any digital camera will work as long as it has a M (manual) mode
• Your Camera’s Manual
• Don’t forget your camera’s digital memory card (CF, SD, MMC, xD, MS, MD, SM)
• Don’t forget to charge your camera’s battery
• A card reader or your camera’s cable to download photos
• A laptop (very helpful if you have one, but not mandatory)
• If you don’t have photoshop, you can download a free trial version prior to the workshop

Want to read about the other two Fancy Camera Workshops?

Click here, here, or here.

Want to sign up or want more details?

Email me at cristi@cristiowen.com

**EDIT: Hi everyone, the Fancy Camera Workshop for May 30th has been sold out. If you are interested in attending a Fancy Camera Workshop, please email me and I can notify you when the next date is announced. Thanks so much!**

Woo-hoo! We have a winner!

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Three months ago I announced a Wedding Photography Giveaway here on the blog for all couples getting married this summer in the great state of Montana. Choosing the winners was really really easy since I only had one entry to the contest! Today I get to introduce them to you! And here’s the lucky couple…

Tassie and TJ:

Here are some excerpts from their entry:

Their story:

T.J. and I met while attending the University of Idaho.  T.J. was a football player and I was on the track team so we saw each other around the athletic facilities several times before we officially met. While at a mutual friend’s house, T.J. started up a conversation with me. We talked that night for over 2 hours.  We talked about religion, family, morals/values, sports, and life ambitions.  We even found out that we had the same initials (T.J.).  That part has been very confusing for us since we both get called T.J. by our families.  I gave him and a friend a ride home that night and after I dropped him off I felt great.  This was the kind of person I had been looking for.  I knew that I wanted to end up with someone just like him.

We were becoming better friends all the time. One night after a long conversation I told T.J. that I thought he might be my “soul mate.”  To my surprise he didn’t run away at that.  The problem was that I was moving back to Montana so we knew nothing was going to happen.  It “happened” that T.J. and I were going to both be in Spokane for New Year’s Eve.  Just before Christmas I received a dozen roses with a note saying that he couldn’t wait to see me in Spokane.  We spent New Year’s together that year.

The proposal:

For our 4 year anniversary this New Year’s Eve after dinner T.J. asked me to walk over to a gazebo with him which was across a bridge.  I agreed even though it was snowing and I was not dressed for the weather.  I had purchased a new pair of red suede high heels, they were cute but not made for the snow or walking.  But I made the trek with only a couple of near falls.  When we got over to the gazebo T.J. started to tell me how he couldn’t imagine life without me and how he was glad that we are so perfect for each other.  He said that I was his soul mate and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me.  Then before I knew what was happening he was down on one knee asking me to marry him.  I of course started to cry and asked if he was serious.  He said he was and I just started hugging and kissing him.  He reminded me that I hadn’t answered him yet and I told him of course I would marry him.  So he put a ring on my finger and made it official.  By the way the ring is amazing.  It is from Ireland and it is a claddagh ring.  Did I mention that it has 34 diamonds.  It is so perfect for me and it symbolized our whole relationship.  I am the happiest person in the whole world to get to be marring my “soul mate.”  We really are meant for each other and I knew it from the first time we talked.   I don’t think life gets much better than that!!!!

Their wedding:

We will be having 400-500 guests and a lot of this is because we both come from big Irish Catholic families.  Our reception is being held in an airplane hanger  because there isn’t anything else big enough to hold that many people.  It is going to be simple but a lot of fun.

Tassie and TJ, I am soo excited to be photographing your wedding for you. Congratulations and Happy Valentine’s Day!