Atlanta portrait and wedding photographers Craig & Cathy

404-375-6280

Need help with your photography? I work with professionals at my studio or at your location.

 

I also offer training and instruction for non professionals that want to get the most out of their camera.

Maybe a half day may be all you need, or three days to a week, just call and let's talk.

 

Bought a new camera, or even just new to digital photography? I also offer one on one instruction to help you get you started quicker in getting better images and learning to work with them on your computer.

Just call and talk to me, you will be surprised at how reasonable my price is for full day and half day one on one camera / Photoshop instruction.

Call 404-375-6191



Mentorship & Apprenticeship Training with Craig


Photo-Bio details


Early in my photography journey, I sought to study with the best possible working Master photographers of the time, I studied under such greats as Don Blair, Frank Caricchio, Stewart Craig, Rocky Gunn, David Muench and several other world renown photographers.

During a 15 year period, I maintained a staff of 8 to 10 photographers, many of which have since gone on to open and operate their own photography studios around the country. Some of them have earned the title of "Master Photographer" in the PPA organization and have had prints selected to be in the PPA loan collection, and one who even won a Pulitzer prize for one of his editorial portraits.

As a teacher, I prefer one on one training with photographers to better train each individual, and answer their questions that apply and effect them most in their development. I have trained photographers from around the United States at our Georgia studio location, and have traveled to train photographers in their own studio and local area. Some are husband and wife teams which works well also because they both have the same goals and questions that will apply to their operation of their business.

About my background and experience in photography...

In 1973 I worked for a chain of 3 studios named "Portraits by Revoir" and was the chief photographer of 6 total photographers under the direction of owner Dick Revoir. During this time Mr. Revoir also assigned me to supervise or manage all the studios custom color lab operations. After 4 years with Portraits by Revoir I accepted the opportunity to manage a local camera store. First as one of the store managers then as general manager of the chain, After taking that company from the grips of bankruptcy to showing a healthy profit, the owner sold the stores, and in 1979 my wife Cathy and myself moved from Utah to live in the Atlanta area where she grew up, to work for Miesel Photochrome's Atlanta, Georgia color lab facilities. I was responsible for custom color prints 16x20 and larger, and one of his main Miesel Photochrome clients during that time was the nations top photographer, Monte Zucker, all of Monte's orders took top priority. This association with Monte was a very important relationship in the eyes of the Miesel Atlanta color lab. Even though I really liked working for Miesel, we now had our first daughter, and I needed a higher income that I was not able to earn working with Miesel. So I got back in to retail management, and photographed weddings on the side, and did this for the next 10 years.

In 1989 we decided to open Craig Fine Portraits, and do photography full time, and have never looked back.

Although I do charge photographers for this "One on One" training, it is not to earn an hourly wage, one portrait session can net the studio three times as much income for our business in one hour of work, as is charged for three entire days of training, I do the training for love of the craft and profession of photography. By the way, when you do this training with me, be ready to work half days, and when I talk about half days, I am normally talking 12 hours. I will let you get out with 8 or 10 hour days during this training if that is your desire, but during this training we get so involved with the days training before you know it, you have been at it that many hours, believe me, you will get your moneys worth.


Adobe Photoshop and Nikon Capture Tips for Photographers

Color by the Numbers / Kodak Color Chart

Density and Color by The Numbers Example Two

Perspective Control with Adobe Photoshop CS or CS2

Perspective Crop with Adobe Photoshop CS2

Blending Two Versions of The Same Image

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