Toronto Photography Meetup Group

good idea

done

Sorry Justin, I don't see this as a good move.

Opening this up to 40 participants in case 70% show up .. that's not a good idea. Anything above 20 photographers is going to be hectic already. There have been 20 or so photographers waiting patiently for this event. To open this up to more photographers is neither fair or practicial imho. I would simply ask the participants who have signed up to commit, otherwise the rest will have to pay more. We should just divide the studio rental cost by the number of participants - is the studio rental $250? And can it accommodate such a large group of people?

I agree. Sounds like chaos if 100% turn out.

I agree with Vee and SD. Practically speaking we alreay have 11 in the green, 12 in the blue and five in the red column. Woops, I changed to red and back to green by accident. This is already 28 people.
The red column says 'I just want to check it out, a' - what does this mean? Are they coming but not participating?
I think becasue there is money involved, you need to get a firm re-comitt from everyone on the list and limit the event to a workable number of stations.
It would be helpful to know how many models are coming and the start time of the event.

I'm in. location, fee and whatnot are all fine with me.

sure sounds good to me guys

I'll limit it back and I'm waiting to hear back from the models. The start time is 10am as some ppl want to do the Zombiewalk in the afternoon too

I would say the first 2 columns are the ones that would be paying and the 3rd, is just to watch, ask questions. If someone is in the 3rd column (just coming to watch) then they shouldn't pay.

Lets see how many commit and we'll go from there

Sounds good to me.

Hi Justin, can you post some details about the facility? Per SD prior question, how much is the studio?

sure, from what I know, its an old working theater that seats 150 with a stage. It has chairs there and we can do what we'd like to in the facility.

The booking would cost $250 for the place, as this is the only place I could find that could accommodate the large numbers.

There are other studios, but this one is right on the subway line which makes it real easy for ppl to get to and from.

What time does the place open? I suggest if the place opens at 9, to have some people to setup the stations(?) and equipment so everything will run smoother.

oh, is this the old poor alex theatre location? upstairs or downstairs?

Not sure what level it is, but its the largest room you can rent there.

I'll have to make a deposit on the place on Wednesday or Thursday if we get the numbers.

It opens right at 10am, so the stations I wanted to setup will have to be done on the spot.

Thanks Justin. Any ideas on the number of stations and photogs per station?

I'm hoping to do 3-4 stations

and hopefully like 5-8 photogs each

For the subject or topic for each station, still kinda humming and hawing about it.

Any suggestions?

How about station 1- Death, station 2 - torture, station 3 - mercy, station 4 - revenge .. this would be in keeping with the zombie/halloween theme we were talking about.

hmmmm... the makeup may be pretty heavy for it

but let me see what I can do

Good idea

Being an old theatre, how about 1950's style glamour like Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Jane Russell, Grace Kelly or Ava Gardner?

that's a good idea too

the old stars had classic lighting techniques too that made em look amazing

I have my name listed on "just bringing my camera" bust should I bring my gear as well just in case or just leave it behind?

2 umbrellas
2 soft box (flash)
3 flash

Back when folks were trying to come up with a theme I'd mentioned privately to Justin that we have a couple of authentic female cheerleader uniforms TPMG would be welcome to borrow for this event since some folks wanted to avoid the classic Halloween monster/zombie concept. These are the real deal with shell tops, skirts and bodyliners and not cheap rip offs or home made reproductions.

I'm still happy to loan these for the shoot if there's interest but there is some effort involved to make sure they're all clean and delivered to Justin in time for Saturday.

I'm seeing a lot of discussion in the thread around zombie themes and hollywood starlet images, both of which would work very well so before I go and prep these uniforms and deliver them to Justin I'd like to test the waters and see if there's any interest.

Opinions? feedback? Yeahs? nays?

I'm afraid to ask why you have authentic cheerleader outfits.

I'm afraid to ask too but my curiousity got the better of me. So why the costumes?

G, bring your stuff, cause its always good to use your own stuff, but depending on what we have, we can do more "things"

I say its better to have it, and not use it, than regretting not bringing it

Wild orgy Halloween costume parties... we also throw private school parties as well but those are usually at the end of August, not October.

Seriously, I'm sure your fertile imagination has already dreamed up an answer far more interesting than anything I could respond with. And since I wouldn't want to spoil the fun with anything as boring as reality I'll elect not to even try.

The more important question neither of you have answered is whether this is good material for Saturday's Strobist II event or if it's just muddying the waters?

LOL. Its not my call what the theme is but I think it might make it interesting.

well, I think its a good contrast to have

cheerleader outfits are always fun to shoot

10am? out

Got an appointment at 9 and wont' be done until 1030 at least.

huh?? 10am where abouts are we going to meet again

oh when did this change to 10?? not sure ill be able to make it tht early!! will confirm or pull out soon!

No problem about showing up later than 10 people, its cool

and if you can please confirm as soon as you can