Re: It's that time of the year

[Marilyn <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "lea" <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: It's that time of the year


Hi Lea,

You have a great attitude.   Perhaps I should mello out a little when it 
comes to "bring your camera" type parties.

Marilyn
> Marilyn,
>
> I understand where you're coming from completely! I rarely leave the
> house without my camera and now just shoot at parties and gatherings as
> a matter of course...it serves me well as practice for my wedding
> reception work anyway. I often make a small album of prints for the
> host/hostess as a thank you. I shoot digital so it's reasonably cheap.
> Some fellow guests have seen me do this type of work and even called me
> for real, live paying jobs! If nothing else, it's an ice breaker and
> gives me something to talk about with people I've not met before.
>
> Ho ho ho.
> Lea
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Fraser" <fraserg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: It's that time of the year
>
>
> > > 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
> > http://home.golden.net/~fraserg