I will be teaching a 2-night workshop called Purposeful Blogging for your Photography Business at the Silver Eye Center for Photography located in the South Side of Pittsburgh PA.

Tuesdays July 14 and 21, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

"Purposeful Blogging is a marketing tool for photographers who want to grow their business by building an audience through the use of new communication models. Blogging for your business is a demonstration of your skill and representation of who you are. This two-evening workshop with Photographer John Craig will introduce you to techniques that can help you launch your business into the blogosphere."

This is two nights of must-have information on how to build your audience thru blogging and how to sustain you business.

Reservations required

Tuesdays July 14 and 21, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Purposeful Blogging is a marketing tool for photographers who want to grow their business by building an audience through the use of new communication models. Blogging for your business is a demonstration of your skill and representation of who you are. This two-evening workshop will introduce you to techniques that can help you launch your business into the blogosphere.

Members, $55.00; Non-members, $65.00. Reservations required.

The following vendors would like to announce that we are holding a contest to give away a FREE wedding! Read below for all of the exciting details!

PITTSBURGH HALLOWEEN WEDDING GIVEAWAY CONTEST


Craig Photography$2500 Value
Lavish Events $3000 Value
Wenning Entertainment$1500 Value
Alex's Flowers $500 Value
Jody's Pantry$5300 Value
Dress My Chair$2500 Value
Eye Magnet Jewelry$300 Value
All Star Limousines$250 Value
Toast Letterpress$750
Betsy's Barn

The vendors have come together to give away free Halloween Costume-themed Wedding to one lucky couple!

All you have to do to enter is upload a video on our "Pittsburgh Halloween Wedding Giveaway" Facebook page with you and your fiance and tell us why you think you should win. If you don't already have a Facebook account, sign up and then enter the search terms "Pittsburgh Halloween Wedding Giveaway" in the "search" tool and our page will come up. Become a "fan" of the site and then scroll down to the "video upload" section of the Facebook page and upload the video you made with your fiance.

-Wedding will be held on 10/31/09 at Betsy's Barn.
-Must be a costume-themed wedding, ie
-all guests and entire wedding party (including bride and groom) must dress up in a costume to attend.
-Limited to 125 guests (including entire wedding party).
-Must be willing to do on camera and written interviews.
-Winner will be decided by public voting. Anyone can vote and voters can vote any time during the contest by sending an email to the provided email address (pittsburghgiveaway@me.com). One vote per email address. The couple with the most votes wins.-Voting ends begins April 13 and ends August 10. Winner announced on the Pittsburgh Halloween Wedding Giveaway Facebook page August 14.


INCLUDES:
-free day of photography including all edited photos with reprinting rights for printing, and upload to private website.
-free wedding planning services.-free DJ services for reception.
-$500 worth of wedding day flowers.-free catering for 125 guests plus Halloween themed wedding cake.
-free limo service for wedding couple.
-free Halloween decoration service for wedding ceremony and reception
-free venue-free tux rental
-free makeup and hair service for the bride
-free invitations-free fashion jewelry for the bride

Video entries will be received from April 13, 2009 until August 10, 2009. The winner will be announced on August 14, 2009 at 3pm on the Wall of the Pittsburgh Halloween Wedding Giveaway Facebook page.

Good Luck!

Things that have disappointed me "so-far" about being a Prius owner:

-People do not applaud when I enter a building.
-Starkbucks does not give me free soy lattés.
-Being an elitist is lonely
-Savings of only 19 cents a month on car insurance.
-I cannot find my car in an Ikea parking lot.
-Al Gore still will not accept my phone calls.
-Nobody cares that I'm an eco-snob.
-No key??? It comes with a smart key which is actually called a fob. I fear all things called "fob".
-Not sure if the Prius is Scientology approved (read this).
-As of yet to have my name added to the celebrity hybrid drivers list.
-Bumper sticker confusion? Do I place an Apple logo, Vegans are Cool, Enlighten-Up, Coexist on my Prius's backside?

Things that I love about being a Prius owner "so-far":

-It's the coolest iPod accessory ever.
-You don't have to plug your Prius into to your computer to recharge the batteries.
-I feel closer to Barak Obama.
-Oprah hugged me.
-My Moleskin notebook looks extra cool sitting on the passenger seat.
-Jesus loves me more - this I know is true....

WE DID IT AGAIN!

How excited are we?? We are proud to announce that CRAIG PHOTOGRAPHY has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2008/2009 Pick. Please pick up a copy of The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 magazine and check out our listing.

Is it more important to understand the art or the artist?
~Comments needed for project~

City Night Gallery - See updates here
My blog was down on Thursday - Read yesterday post here (p.s. it's a good one)



Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 7.1
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette - published a short story of mine, you can read it (here).

I am in the mist of my first writing workshop. Here is a draft of my homework.

I am a shepherd of Alpacas, an animal that is stuck between creation and evolution not knowing if it was meant to be a large dog or a small llama. Misfits of the animal kingdom, abandoned by God and not worthy of being served for dinner.

As for me I have the easiest job in the world. I stand atop a Peru mountain at 16,404 ft. watching this slow mammal graze and grow hair.

In replace of a shepherd staff I carry a wooden spool with alpaca's thread for making blankets. Alpaca are tribally one of the most boring fur covered beasts you will ever come a cross. No need for organizing them because they feel no need for chaos or even an outwardly sense of movement. Air, soil and water is all you need to keep an alpaca herd alive. It's akin to being a shepherd of trees, hence, why the pay is so bad.

I get rewarded in fur, which magically becomes a fiber when your shave it off the alpacas' backs. Fiber is what we call it when Alpaca hair converts into a sellable product. This magical fiber, not as valuable as wool, is a lot less scratchy when knit into blankets.

Spinning and knitting alpaca blankets, being the shepherd of trees at 16,4040 ft. atop this mountain I work. I am lonely...would you want one of these blankets? You, yes you reading these words; please take my photograph. Show the photograph to your people, and tell my story of the shepherd and alpaca blankets.

All my GAIA friends help spread the word -

CRAIG PHOTOGRAPHY CREATIVE PHOTO SHOOT CONTEST 2009

http://craig-photography.blogspot.com/2009/02/win-free-photo-shoot.html