I recently received an IM from a local photographer asking me to review his proposal that he was sending to a client. He wanted my opinion on the pricing etc. I agreed to take a look and provide feedback – I am good at giving my opinion.

Most of you have heard the phrase sticker shock – according to Wikipedia: Sticker shock is a United States term for the feeling of surprise experienced by consumers upon finding unexpectedly high prices on the price tags (stickers) of products they are considering purchasing.

On Thursday, November 6th, we will host a meet and greet at Morton's Downtown from 6pm to 8pm. We'll have free appetizers and drinks will be available for purchase. Also, we'll be raffling off something cool!

We have several goals for the night:

* Let you meet us!
* Let us meet you!
* Learn about our Mission
* Find out how you can benefit
* Find out how you can help
* Feed you Morton's snacks
* Give somebody a cool doodad

This is going to be a busy weekend. Friday night is the Castleberry Hill Artstroll featuring the Seven Deadly Sins Exhibit and the Artist's Showcase. Saturday is the Food Photography Workshop at the South City Kitchen in Midtown. I hope everyone can swing by the exhibit on Friday night. The event starts at 7pm. Parking can be tough, so get there early.

Hands on Food Photography Workshop
In our second workshop in food photography series, we have partnered with South City Kitchen to use their restaurant as a backdrop and studio for our next class.

Details
The workshop will be hands on and you will be required to bring your camera. This workshop will be very interactive.

This class will focus on creating atmosphere and lifestyle photography with the food as the emphasis. Tami Hardeman, a professional food stylist, will also be joining us for the second half of the workshop.

Here are some important dates and time for the artists participating in the Seven Deadly Sin exhibit.

Wednesday, October 1st - Setup and hanging.
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Setup and hanging. All artists must bring their ready to hang photos to the gallery.

Saturday, October 4th - Seventh Annual Castleberry Hill Loft Tour
Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

We have quite a few things going on over the next few weeks and wanted to keep everyone up to date.

* Sept 30th - Yelp Party at the Woodfire Grill - The group is running the photo booth. Checkout yelp.com and join in on the fun.
* Oct 1st to 31st - Seven Deadly Sins exhibit - Granite Room. Limited amount of space still available.
* Oct 11th - Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival - Group booth. Space still available for Artists.
* Oct 24th - Castleberry Hill Artstroll - Seven Deadly Sins Exhibit - Granite Room - Limited amount of space still available.

Oh, and also... Gluttony is closed. We've, um, received our fill of gluttony submissions.

Greed, Pride and Envy sure could use some help though.

Lust is doing fine, but there's still some room.

Wrath is well-represented, but still open for submissions.

And sloth is just too busy being cute.

As the Seven Deadly Sins show kicks in to high gear, it's got me thinking.

I mean, I'm lucky. I have the change to see of really great art. The photos have been amazing. Some have left me laughing, some made me grin from ear to ear. Some have left me stunned.

Really, I shouldn't be surprised. Sin seems to be what we do best. As humans, we are REALLY, REALLY good at it.

The biggest event of the year for photographers in Atlanta is the month (well... two months now...) of Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP 10). Events are kicking off this week! Here's a list from the ACP Newsletter (sign up for it here):

We are one month to the our next month long exhibit and here are the Top 5 things you need to be thinking about now.

1. If you have registered for the show and have not submitted photos yet, make sure you are getting them to Christina.

2. If you haven't registered for the show, we still have space. Don't miss out on this opportunity. Its a month long show that includes an Castleberry Hill artstroll.

3. Need to think about printing and framing. Look for sales on frames from Michaels, Hobby Lobby and online.