The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 Pick

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.

Moment

Current Reading: The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
Current Music: Heartplay by Charlie Haden & Antonio Forcione
Smells: Chili
Mood: Full of life
Sounds: Noise
Temperature: 68 degrees

Thoughts: I'm not just sweatpants and cookie dough

Door County engagement... 35 degrees.

Kimberly and Dan are getting married in Door County at the end of May this year. They decided to do their engagement session during a recent wedding planning trip to the Egg Harbor. We were really excited for terrific spring weather... but being on the Door Peninsula the wind made the 35 degree day feel very cold!

Kimberly did a great job styling their session. Their outfits photographed perfectly in the various spots we shot. The only exception was the bitter cold and Kimberly's 3 inch heels! Luckily Dan was able to lift Kimberly over the deep cold snow to get great shots on the beach.

Thanks for a great time in Door County! Your wedding will be such a blast... and hopefully nice and warm.

Enjoy these shots from the session!

Dreams and Imagination

Sunday afternoon driving back to Pittsburgh from Philly on the turnpike – this is my view from behind the wheel of my car…

Bright blue sky, white clouds lined with a pink hue and golden sunbeams breaking through the clouds. All of it lining the horizon as far as the eye could see. I drove into this sight for about 48 miles of straight highway that lead into the Blue Mountains of PA. This was a painted landscape directly out of a Disney movie, it was that grand.

In the trunk of my car I had my camera and tripod but I never stopped to photograph this view. Yes, it was killing me at first but I wanted to get home to see my daughter after three days of being away.

Two phrases kept repeating in my head:
- Art is here to give people the opportunity to dream.
- Art is the dialogue of the imagination.

I am not sure if these are original thoughts or random sentences from past readings. Either way, perfect words for the experience.

That is what I did, dream and imagine.

Photo of the Week

Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 15
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Angela + Steve {engaged}

Angela and Steve are classy and sophisticated. I enjoyed walking around St. Anthony Main taking their engagement photos. Congratulations again Angela and Steve!

facebook

I created a page for erin johnson photography on facebook. I would love to have you be a fan!

Taking Off

Friday – Late night wedding photo shoot

Saturday – Meeting up with friends somewhere in PA???

Sunday – Nikon School in Philadelphia

P.S. isn’t this a cool pic..see you next week!!!

{enjoy} workshop

Any photographers interested in doing a workshop? Please email me if you are interested and I will give you more information and we will find a date that works.

The Business of Wedding Photography

Learn how to run a successful business photographing weddings. Listed are the topics covered:

- your dreams, goals and lifestyle

- defining your art style and finding your identity

- what products to offer and where to find them

- how to price your work and be confident

- creating a portfolio, blog and website

- branding and marketing

- maximizing your work flow

- how to create images that set you apart

- open discussions

Photographing a Wedding

Learn the details and techniques that go into photographing a great wedding. Listed are a few of the topics covered:

- equipment

- the real shot list and must get photos

- exposures

- lighting

- shooting in difficult lighting

- make any location look fabulous

- posing and direction

- live shoot for everyone to participate in

- individual critiques

- open discussions

Here is the timeline:

9am-10:30am

Goals, dreams and lifestyle

Your style

Your client

Branding

10:30am-12pm

What to charge

Products

Marketing

12pm-1:30pm

Lunch

Client meetings

1:30pm-3pm

Equipment

Shoot list

Exposures

Light

Posing and directing

3pm-5pm

Shooting

5pm-7pm

Dinner

Post production work flow

7pm-9pm

Creating great images

Critique

(enjoy) St. Thomas + The Depot

Sarah and Erik are the perfect balance to each other. I loved watching documenting their day and watching how they love each other. The ceremony was at St. Thomas where they met. After the ceremony we got some fun photos by the river in front of Mill City Museum. Then we headed to the Minneapolis Depot for the reception. It was a lovely wedding and Sarah looked stunning. Congratulations and blessings to you in your marriage.