Carl Roberts wrote:
Saw your picture of the kid running to the dad at the baseball game
Great stuff

Yep..that was pretty awesome.

Koryo Photography wrote:

Yep..that was pretty awesome.

Thanks!

GreatMomentsPhotography wrote:
Question to Tampa area photographers: Do you have a hard time setting up a shoot with Tampa area models? The reason I ask is in the years I have been doing this- not one model I been able to work with out of Tampa. It just happen again.

well thats no bueno  

i've got a large team of ladies i work with on a regular basis, but they're all commercial gals as i'm too lazy to waste a bunch of time with crazy hobby models... i dont have that kind of patience or stamina in my old age lol. 

i pay well, i make sure theres fun on set,  and i'm a tad cute.... so i havent had any problems getting any gal i want, whenever i want

Chris Photography wrote:
https://jim-colton-9970.squarespace.com … vs-amateur

Interesting read.

I like to show my big gun D800 with the Nikon 70-200mm 2.8  and  hood attached. I see a lot of amateurs roll their eyes. I eat their cameras for lunch.

Chris Photography wrote:
https://jim-colton-9970.squarespace.com … vs-amateur

Interesting read.

Thanks, it was a good read.  It does draw a bit of attention to the problem.  About 5-6 years ago I made good money, part-time, as a photographer but not much since.  Everyone that has a digital camera thinks they are a professional and are willing to give away their services for free or close to it.  I found that difficult to overcome and just never pursued much more work.  The problem was not that everyone thought they were professional because they had a digital camera!  The problem was and is that the buyers either can't tell the difference or don't care about the difference when they can spend far less, or sometimes nothing at all, out of their budget for photography.  Sure part of it may have been the economy tanking at the time but when that was combined with everyone and their great grandma getting a digital camera I think that is what did it in for me...and my lack of desire in working harder to make less.

Koryo Photography wrote:
Being involved with local photography Meetup groups has made a huge difference...highly recommended.

which one do you think is the most active and useful to join? 

i'd like to be a bit more sociable with my photography venture lol

orias wrote:

which one do you think is the most active and useful to join? 

i'd like to be a bit more sociable with my photography venture lol

The Tampa Strobist group (http://www.meetup.com/photocollective/) is my favorite, and is a well-run, very active group. Kathy Porupski, RC Concepcion and Sean Neumayer (among others) do an excellent job of tailoring events to be beneficial to newbs, intermediates and seasoned pros. Obviously this group focuses on off-camera lighting, but that encompasses most photo subjects these days anyway. $5 a year makes you a supporting member.

Other active groups are Florida Center for Creative Photography, Lakeland Shooters and the Clearwater Modeling and Photography group. I like the Tampa Strobist gang though, because plenty of models always show up, and the leadership and instruction is top-notch.

OwenImages wrote:

Thanks, it was a good read.  It does draw a bit of attention to the problem.  About 5-6 years ago I made good money, part-time, as a photographer but not much since.  Everyone that has a digital camera thinks they are a professional and are willing to give away their services for free or close to it.  I found that difficult to overcome and just never pursued much more work.  The problem was not that everyone thought they were professional because they had a digital camera!  The problem was and is that the buyers either can't tell the difference or don't care about the difference when they can spend far less, or sometimes nothing at all, out of their budget for photography.  Sure part of it may have been the economy tanking at the time but when that was combined with everyone and their great grandma getting a digital camera I think that is what did it in for me...and my lack of desire in working harder to make less.

Spot on Greg!

Koryo Photography wrote:
The Tampa Strobist group (http://www.meetup.com/photocollective/) is my favorite, and is a well-run, very active group. Kathy Porupski, RC Concepcion and Sean Neumayer (among others) do an excellent job of tailoring events to be beneficial to newbs, intermediates and seasoned pros. Obviously this group focuses on off-camera lighting, but that encompasses most photo subjects these days anyway. $5 a year makes you a supporting member.

Other active groups are Florida Center for Creative Photography, Lakeland Shooters and the Clearwater Modeling and Photography group. I like the Tampa Strobist gang though, because plenty of models always show up, and the leadership and instruction is top-notch.

The Clearwater group used to be good but now Debra has changed the scheme of things. Still I found groups like Lakeland Shooters and Tampa Strobist group very active. I can't say I go to all. For one, this upcoming one for the strobist group is taking pictures of horses. Its not up my alley. The Lakeland should be good and planning to go some time soon- 1930's Prohibition theme- my bottle is staying in the car tho.

orias wrote:
which one do you think is the most active and useful to join? 

i'd like to be a bit more sociable with my photography venture lol

I usually leave the best for last. The Tampa Strobist Group and Lakeland Shooters are the ones I show up to the most often. I have been doing this for a year now but its been rewarding. Some of my best shots have come from them. As long as the theme is of interest to me I just keep going.

Koryo Photography wrote:
The Tampa Strobist group (http://www.meetup.com/photocollective/) is my favorite, and is a well-run, very active group. Kathy Porupski, RC Concepcion and Sean Neumayer (among others) do an excellent job of tailoring events to be beneficial to newbs, intermediates and seasoned pros. Obviously this group focuses on off-camera lighting, but that encompasses most photo subjects these days anyway. $5 a year makes you a supporting member.

Other active groups are Florida Center for Creative Photography, Lakeland Shooters and the Clearwater Modeling and Photography group. I like the Tampa Strobist gang though, because plenty of models always show up, and the leadership and instruction is top-notch.

GreatMomentsPhotography wrote:
The Clearwater group used to be good but now Debra has changed the scheme of things. Still I found groups like Lakeland Shooters and Tampa Strobist group very active. I can't say I go to all. For one, this upcoming one for the strobist group is taking pictures of horses. Its not up my alley. The Lakeland should be good and planning to go some time soon- 1930's Prohibition theme- my bottle is staying in the car tho.

I usually leave the best for last. The Tampa Strobist Group and Lakeland Shooters are the ones I show up to the most often. I have been doing this for a year now but its been rewarding. Some of my best shots have come from them. As long as the theme is of interest to me I just keep going.

yay thanks guys

OwenImages wrote:
For sunrise I was at Ft De Soto North Beach
For mid-day I was on Sand Key Beach
For sunset I am home on Indian Rocks Beach

Oh My!

Good times

OwenImages wrote:
For sunrise I was at Ft De Soto North Beach
For mid-day I was on Sand Key Beach
For sunset I am home on Indian Rocks Beach

Oh My!

You're such a beach..

Tropical Photography wrote:
You're such a beach..

Carl Roberts wrote:
I still say if you are going to shoot on the beach...

Today is the day to do it

Day after a long 3 day weekend...

Should be totally deserted out there

Doing just that...11am showtime.

Carl Roberts wrote:
I still say if you are going to shoot on the beach...

Today is the day to do it

Day after a long 3 day weekend...

Should be totally deserted out there

Sunrise at Ft De Soto yesterday was great believe it or not.  When we were leaving about 9:30, there were a ton of people south of us on the beach in the lifeguard area but no one where we were.  The traffic getting into the place was nuts...when we were leaving. 

I have editing to do from THREE shoots at this point.  About 20 stragglers from a couple weeks ago, a quick thing I did on Friday with the kids and then yesterday's stuff.  Ugh!

Carl Roberts wrote:
http://www.demilked.com/end-time-jill-greenberg/

Love this

I still do that if someone jacks my chocolate bar  .  .  . 

SOS

sospix wrote:
I still do that if someone jacks my chocolate bar  .  .  . 
SOS

I'm surprised you did not think of this first

Ya big meanie

Carl Roberts wrote:

I'm surprised you did not think of this first

Ya big meanie

Who do ya think keeps tearin' the bottom outta kidz Halloween bags  .  .  .  Jake and I got it down to a science  .  .  .    I like the one kid with the look of resignation on his face as the tears roll down his cheeks  .  .  .  I guess the photographer jest finally got tired of shootin' all them screamin' kidz, and decided ta go with it  .  .  .

SOS

orias wrote:
does anyone have a piccolo that i could borrow?  lol

going back to band camp??

Tropical Photography wrote:

going back to band camp??

LOL!

Chris Rifkin wrote:
Get your camera out

It fizzled out pretty quick but the temp dropped about 15 degrees!

orias wrote:
does anyone have a piccolo that i could borrow?  lol

Will my tuba work  .  .  . 

SOS

Frank Lewis Photography wrote:
Shameless self promotion: My birthday is thirty days from today...

You are kind of getting a bit of a jump on it don't you think?

Lol!

Chris Rifkin wrote:
Shopping days Carl
Shopping days

So now we only have 29 shopping days left?  I am starting to feel the pressure!

Tropical Photography wrote:
going back to band camp??

baby i never left lol ;P

sospix wrote:

Will my tuba work  .  .  . 

SOS

perv hehe

Frank Lewis Photography wrote:
Shameless self promotion: My birthday is thirty days from today...

I kain't add that far, does that mean it's May 59th  .  .  . 

SOS