Toronto Photography Meetup Group

Works for me, lol.

are we allowed to observe? i have no equipment or experience with lighting...

Sure, even better, you can help drum up business by being our model so you'd attract peoples' attention.

i'll be glad to persuade woohoo!

Hi Mike, so what would be the setup here? are we gonna have a few strobe set up on a stands and then a remote controller firing it, being controlled by different cameras?

coz I got only one flash a 580 II, I don't have a remote controller so it will be attached to my camera body. Otherwise we can use my flash as a slave and me as a light stand. )

Regards,'
LJ

ok, so Yorkville park is pretty highly trafficked, at least in the fall, and I'm hoping that that day will not be too cold and/or raining/snowing, although snow could be interesting to shoot in.

My plan is that we'd look for a quiet corner to get set up, just away from the main thoroughfare but still within distance to attract curious people. Depending on gear people will bring, we will have 1,2, or 3 light setups. If you don't have remote triggers, you can probably borrow from someone who does and then we'll all be in business. I'd avoid using the flash on-camera, as that would not give good results.

I'd like to avoid paparazzi style 4-5 shooters to 1 subject kind of shoot, aiming instead for a more intimate 1 (at most 2) photographer to 1 subject ratio. So, depending on how many turn up that day, we'd have anything from 1-4 stations spread out over the park and surrounding areas.

After we're done shooting, we could go eat at one of the many restaurants around the place!

Sound good?

Sounds like a plan Mike. Weather permitting.

I wish to avoid setting up a station and having the same background for every shot. I'm going to keep mobile with a hand held softbox. I'm looking for sparkly out of focus lights in the background. Would Yorkville park be mostly a black (boring) background? It's probably too early for Christmas lights.

well, yeah, I thought it would be good if we could take turns being voice operated lightstands; and we definitely need not be limited to Yorkville park. I am not completely certain, but Yorkville being consumption central, I think there should be some festive lights; Nov 21 is already about a month away from the birthday of the fat man in the red suit Worst case scenario, we could always sprawl out to Bloor Street, and the vehicle lights can help.

Maybe one of these days I'll go take a walk to see the photographic potential. Maybe.

sounds good. count me in for observer, assistant, and persuader

antioxident: model?

Anybody have model friends or friends who'd like their photo taken? Invite them along and we can have some fun!

hmm, i know of two friends who have modeled before, but majority of their stuff was in a studio... i'll ask though

went to have a quick look on the way home today. Shop displays are coming up. Here's how some parts look today:

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That arched walkway looks promising...

alright, i actually have a friend (models p/t) who doesn't mind modeling for us for free...

but i'm a little confused in terms of what to tell her for what to expect.

your pitch?

Erm, what would she like to know?

Tell her we'll take pictures of her in a street setting, around dusk and into the early evening. Tell her we're aiming for pictures that express the mood of the season

May I suggest a suitcase full of clothing accessories (hats, jackets). Trying different outfits/locations should keep us busy for a while. Oh - and if she has a boyfriend to look happy with, bring him along. I'd love to get some happy couple shots (shopping, holding hands walking, laughing).

Regarding my previous comment about sparly lights - I was actually thinking about dusk/night shots. So while interested in that, I do realise we're starting at 3:30ish.

That tunnel walkway looks cool - I havn't seen that.

Yeah, I was thinking of dusk/night shots too, but I thought that some camera AF systems might have difficulty in the dark, so we should maximise chances for keepers by having more light. Plus, we'd probably take about half an hour to get into the swing of things, which puts us into the good lighting of sunset.

It sounds like fun event....
I do not have a right equipment to participate this event.. like flash..
If it is okay to participate only with Camera..
I would like to come, too..~~~


Let me know....

Though I only had 5 spots open, it was mostly because I did not want too many photographers to intimidate any passers-by. I guess we could always break into small groups if we have many people.

So, mlbsport, you are certainly welcome.

I'm going to suggest that we meet at 4pm instead. 3:30 may be a little early.

Hey Mike,

My model friend won't be available on Saturday... sorry. But no worries, I'm sure we'll be able to convince a few lovely people to model for us. Just entice them with your charisma!

I just bought a new portrait lens for my D60, so I'm gonna take my little guy for a spin We should make a competition out of this... make it a little more extroverted and exciting.

I'll probably be dropping by.

Great! even better, bring a friend or two who might want their portraits taken. Dunno, maybe for their FB profile?


Everyone, a reminder: it's today! and the weather looks like it's shaping up to be a perfect day

I have some friends who might be willing to get their photos taken. See you there!

I think of coming. Have two 602 receivers and a trigger. as well as myself as a model if we're very desperate

And I've invited some people who might come and have their picture taken.

So, great. Looks like we're going to have some fun today!

@PotatoEYE: I'll be glad to have you as a model

I have to back out, sorry for the last minute notice but I got stuck at work today.

I was going to go today, even i don't have any right equipment
But I don't think I could come today..
Hope you guys have a fun..~~~ lol

oh we had fun

it was fun, lol.

but flash and me don't add up correctly...

It was lots of fun and I learned a lot.

Thanks Mike!

Thanks everybody for coming. It was a wonderful evening, mild weather and very sporting, cooperative people who gamely posed for us, not to mention a few who were quite, shall we say, enthusiastic?

After a quick, minimal processing, my set is here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-tan/s ... 726701905/

My pick for the evening (someone help tell me what to do to fix pimpled skin):
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We even managed to see a fairly rare(?) lens and its owner:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-tan/4123854506/" title="IMG_2486 by mike.tan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/4123854506_df49455a58.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="IMG_2486"></a>

And the lesson for the evening: MAKE SURE YOUR LIGHTSTAND IS WEIGHTED DOWN WHEN OUTDOORS:
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