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One or Two things about the dude behind the curtain...
  Craig Minielly MPA, SPA  
 
" I believe that ultimate creativity is best achieved though un-encumbered imagination with just a dash of discipline.

Years in the editorial world have taught me that having the best image in the world does you no good - if it can't be used. Similarly, fussing around with tech stuff does you no good if you miss the "Decisive Moment " as it passes you by...

I guess that's where my attitude comes from, as I have always strived to get the best image first, but to have my act together sufficiently that I can always produce what I need to.

I don't like anything slowing me down, and these processes were all born out of that attitude. So if that's an attitude that sounds familiar to you, then I suspect you'll enjoy taking a few moments to go through this site ... but don't take too long - you got work to do ;-)

- Craig
 

  Selected Accomplishments  
 
Named as the North American Recipient of the International Friendship Award presented by the China Artistic Photography Society

* Multiple Loan Collection images in Canada and the USA

* Recently learned to sail

* Widely published in Trade and Retail publications including Vogue

* Three -Time Ontario Photographer of the Year

* Heli-Skied the Rockies and camped the Sahara desert

* British Columbia Photographer of the Year Finalist

* Baked my first Banana Bread

* Six-Time Canadian Photographer of the Year Finalist

* Assistant Engineer on GingerBread housing project

* Numerous Nikon Capture, Kodak Gallery, and Fuji Masterpiece Awards

* Three-time Limbo Champion for Tenacatita Bay, Mexico

* Fifteen PPOC National Accreditations, PPOC MPA 4th Bar and SPA
* Kicked ass once at D level Club Squash Championships

 
 

I was born at an early age.

Then, as a photographer earning a living in my mid-teens, I found that my early exposure to the editorial world instilled a lifelong respect not only for the necessity of efficiency and deadlines, but also for the power of the image and the story it can tell.

Whatever the media, subject or audience, there is nothing more satisfying that being able to speak to the viewer through a photograph. Further adventures in other fields of imagery, still draw on those same basic principles...

Ok, ok, on a lighter note... life's too short to be anything less than having fun and enjoying life's adventures. You gotta admit it, there's no life like it when you get to spend your days yappin shop with other people, traveling the country, riding in logging trucks, hanging out with movie, TV and music celebs, drinking free beer with past and future Prime Ministers, hearing amazing stories and meeting beautiful people - and getting paid for it.

Just thinking about all that makes me tired... I think I need a nap... or do I need to wake up..??

Craig

 

Biography

Craig Minielly M. Photog., MPA, SPA, is the owner and operator of AURA Photographics; a totally digital photography studio servicing the Canadian market for the last eighteen years.

Recognized as a leader in Commercial, Portrait, Industrial and Editorial assignments, he is also one of the pioneers of making successful use of Digital Techniques in a working studio.

Now a transplant to the western way of life, Craig is unleashing a newfound sense of creativity in his work, his presentations and way of life!
Background

-Early start in community newspapers and as a freelancer for the Toronto and Hamilton dailies

-Commercially trained at Sheridan College ON

-Established Aura Photographics in 1986, Clientele included smaller ad agencies, graphic designers, Industrial and Commercial companies, Editorial publications.

-Established a reputation for superior photographic technique, high-end service and guaranteed deadlines

-Joined the Professional Photographers of Ontario (PPO) and the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) in 1994

- Recognized within the community, province and country as a specialist in personal and environmental portraiture.

-Presented across Canada on Basic and Advanced Photographic techniques, Sales and Marketing Ideas, Digital Studio applications, Digital Camera techniques and Photoshop for Photographers.

- Sponsored and Consultant to Nikon, Epson and various software suppliers

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