Hi,
It's the time of year when dinners, parties and events start happening. Whenever I receive an invitation - which makes me very happy that I was thought of - the invitation ends with ". . .and bring your camera."
Marilyn
Ah, what you want to do is break that cycle. If you just don't show up they'll assume you had a prior engagement. What I do is show up with a camera that hangs on a strap around your neck. I have one made of blue and white plastic in the shape of a polar bear. The back pops open on its own but that just makes the shots more 'artsy' like shooting a Holga. I have a good time at the host's expense and fire off a roll of 36 by shooting to my left while talking to and looking at someone on my right etc. I scan the negatives on a $10 Hewlett Packard flatbed scanner from eBay and print them with a $12 Hewlett Packard printer from eBay onto some nice Xerox photocopier paper. It didn't come with any ink so I use fruit juices (raspberry, grape, apple) for ink. I love the look of the prints from this printer. I love the look of the prints from this printer. They really say 'kiss my ass' in a unique way.
I pack them all up in an envelope 1/4 inch too small for the prints so they need to be folded and I stick in a bill for materials, travel and a substantial amount for emotion stress. Sure its a lot of work but quality has its price.
Greg Fraser
"Things are never what they seem" - Vlad
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