Pittsburgh Photo Walks

When: Sunday, September 27, 2009

Time: 9:30 AM

Meet Up: Gate “A” at Heinz Stadium

What to Bring: Camera & passion to learn

Who: Open to all. If you attended my previous workshop this will be photography at the next level. Bring a friend.

Expectations: FUN, FITNESS & PHOTOGRAPHY

Cost: FREE

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Last Night's Workshop

Thank you to all who attended last night. The questions that were asked were remarkable.

If you would like to download last night's notes you can (HERE)

Coming soon: Sunday morning photo walks on Pittsburgh's North Shore

Photo of the Week

Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 3 sec (3)
Aperture: f/36
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Tomorrow Night Workshop

Hi Everyone! This is just one final reminder that our Photography 101 workshop is tomorrow night and we still have room! We got a fantastic response so far and just want to remind all you budding photogs that this is your last chance to get a seat.

Hope you join us! Click HERE for more info or contact me at craigphotography@mac.com

Drop-ins are welcome! Cost is $55 and don’t forget to bring your camera. If you don’t have a DSLR we will have a few extra for you to play around with.

Hope to see you there!

Book, Movie and My Ego

I watched the movie the “The Soloist” today. It is the first time that I have enjoyed a movie as much as reading the book. I read the book this past May and it has been five months of being disconnected with the story. The pairing of the movie with the book is a complimentary experience.

The obvious connection between the book and the movie would be hearing the music and the imagery to enhance the text. There was more; life…real life not played by actors in the movie. The homeless extras were all homeless…life; not art, but real.

I like giving money to the homeless on the street, probably for all the wrong reasons. I have that split notion that goes through my head every time I give a homeless person a dollar. Is it for drugs or food? I give it not matter what and then think to myself that I would rather give and be wrong than not to give at all. Then I think about how gigantic my ego is and that Jesus is smiling down upon me or condemning me to hell for this non-altruistic act that feels so altruistic to me.

Either way go with Jesus’ decision.

90 days ~ Natural Method Conditioning

Part 4 of a 12 part series every Tuesday

Not much of an update. Last week sick, this week still sick. Feel good today for the fist time in two weeks. I had a good meeting about the future of my art photography, that felt natural. Till next week

Deliberately Less

~Less driving, more walking
~Less consuming, more creating
~Less carbon, more air, water and soil

At 7:45am I was dropped off at the train for the first time. In Pittsburgh we call the train the “T” for short, not sure why. It’s a hybrid train-subway; sometimes it runs above ground and sometimes below.

I realized what a life of privilege I have when I am excited to ride the “T”. The ride was faster than driving. It takes me about one hour to drive from my home to Pittsburgh during rush hour traffic. The “T” got me in town and standing in front of the building I needed to be at in twenty-five minutes.

Mass transit, I am committed to you. I wonder if Al Gore will take my phone call now? I drive a Prius and take the “T” whenever possible; I have to be the poster boy for something.

One of my favorite observations on the “T” was the mass amount of people texting. Alone in a crowd connected to the outside world via an Internet connection.