Sad. I am aware of a couple personality conflicts and I am only aware of one "falling out" among those in the list. But seriously?! Those folks that are not best buds should not be sitting on the couch together holding hands and kissing. There's the domicile, deck, balcony and a big freaking beach! If people are not mature enough to handle themselves in a group setting, they should not be there. Holy Crap! I have had my share of personality conflicts with people over the years, some of which are on the list and most were short lived I think. I'm a big boy though...not 5 years old...and most things I have forgotten about or don't care about. I'm no social butterfly but I can politely socialize with anyone...and even host.
Jake and I are both house broken, if that helps . . . I will admit though, he does have less "accidents" than I do . . .
Carl Roberts
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Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Koryo Photography wrote: Woo hoo! Huge meetup group shoot Thursday night, Halloween style...then more costumes and body paint for a group shoot on Sunday...awesome few days of shooting coming up, wish I had time to make it to all the events going on.
Fantastic!
Hope you have fun
Take lots of pictures and then post them up so we can see!
OwenImages
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Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, US
Carl Roberts wrote:
He's kind of right on this one
But if you set something up by PM I'm sure you will have a lot of folks that would love to come visit!
Point well taken but since I was not too active around these parts for about 1.5 years...maybe someone can send me a PM to enlighten me on who hates who these days...where the clique lines are drawn etc then I could and actually WOULD do this! Let's have fun minus the drama...
Point well taken but since I was not too active around these parts for about 1.5 years...maybe someone can send me a PM to enlighten me on who hates who these days...where the clique lines are drawn etc then I could and actually WOULD do this! Let's have fun minus the drama...
Problem is that the clique lines tend to fluctuate on a weekly basis at times
OwenImages
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Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, US
No PM yet! Just the major ones, not the minor weekly disagreements that are typically overlooked after a couple of days. Just PM me what you know...someone anyone...let's have some fun!
OwenImages wrote: Sad. I am aware of a couple personality conflicts and I am only aware of one "falling out" among those in the list. But seriously?! Those folks that are not best buds should not be sitting on the couch together holding hands and kissing. There's the domicile, deck, balcony and a big freaking beach! If people are not mature enough to handle themselves in a group setting, they should not be there. Holy Crap! I have had my share of personality conflicts with people over the years, some of which are on the list and most were short lived I think. I'm a big boy though...not 5 years old...and most things I have forgotten about or don't care about. I'm no social butterfly but I can politely socialize with anyone...and even host.
amen i have only had 3 llamas and one photographer out of thousands i have ever worked with over 12 years that have proven themselves to be utter pieces of worthless trash and can't possibly fall away from this industry fast enough lol. However 2 of those llamas i had, and one i still have paid gigs and major international events with on a regular basis and the third is a local hobbyist so its possible i will run into her at some point as well. Luckily i am a professional and can conduct my self as such accordingly
Now you wont see me joining them for a fun cup of coffee or snuggle anytime soon. but i put on an EXCELLENT undetectable game face and am a great actress on set when needed
OwenImages wrote: Sad. I am aware of a couple personality conflicts and I am only aware of one "falling out" among those in the list. But seriously?! Those folks that are not best buds should not be sitting on the couch together holding hands and kissing. There's the domicile, deck, balcony and a big freaking beach! If people are not mature enough to handle themselves in a group setting, they should not be there. Holy Crap! I have had my share of personality conflicts with people over the years, some of which are on the list and most were short lived I think. I'm a big boy though...not 5 years old...and most things I have forgotten about or don't care about. I'm no social butterfly but I can politely socialize with anyone...and even host.
Sad...but true!
And like you Greg, most can. But some folks can't and couldn't swallow their pride to save their lives...
OwenImages
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Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, US
Still looking for PMs about the cliques so we can have some fun...I do not need details. Just tell me who is friends with who if that is the shortest way of doing it or tell me the people that are not exactly fans of each other if that is the shortest way...whatever. Just simple lists/groups of people that would be ok to invite TOGETHER into the same square block. No paragraphs, just lists.
If I can't get the info I am looking for, then maybe Orias and I will just have to hang out. Not a bad alternative at all!!! Maybe that is what I should try for instead? Now if I can just convince her of this...hmmmmm. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Yipppppppeeeeeeeeeee!
I don't worry about cliques, quacks, super secret parties, you-can't-come-to-my-parties, you-so-have-to-come-to-my-parties, friends, enemies, frenemies, whatever...it's just how I roll....
OwenImages wrote: Still looking for PMs about the cliques so we can have some fun...I do not need details. Just tell me who is friends with who if that is the shortest way of doing it or tell me the people that are not exactly fans of each other if that is the shortest way...whatever. Just simple lists/groups of people that would be ok to invite TOGETHER into the same square block. No paragraphs, just lists.
If I can't get the info I am looking for, then maybe Orias and I will just have to hang out. Not a bad alternative at all!!! Maybe that is what I should try for instead? Now if I can just convince her of this...hmmmmm. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Yipppppppeeeeeeeeeee!
The best thing to do is not worry about it...if you want to have a party or MnG, just have it...if people show up or do not show due to their own personal reasons then that is their problem.
The best thing to do is not worry about it...if you want to have a party or MnG, just have it...if people show up or do not show due to their own personal reasons then that is their problem.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand guess who has a run scheduled for the Miami area tomorrow.
Guess who also probably will have their run cancelled and no work because of this...
And this probably kills my shoot in Ft Meyers on Sat unless we do non beach stuff(25-30mph winds off the Gulf is unshootable )
Carl Roberts
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Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Chris Rifkin wrote: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand guess who has a run scheduled for the Miami area tomorrow.
Guess who also probably will have their run cancelled and no work because of this...
And this probably kills my shoot in Ft Meyers on Sat unless we do non beach stuff(25-30mph winds off the Gulf is unshootable )
I don't know why it would be unshootable
In fact, I would think quite the opposite
That it would make for some fantastic wave action in the background
I don't know why it would be unshootable
In fact, I would think quite the opposite
That it would make for some fantastic wave action in the background
I hate shooting when the wind is blowing off the water for many reasons
(Too much hair in face,water way too rough for my style to get in,sand blowing,ect)
I'm extremely anal about conditions
Might not be an issue for most people but I prefer the conditions a certain way,and Saturday's conditions will not be conducive for me
OwenImages wrote: Still looking for PMs about the cliques so we can have some fun...I do not need details. Just tell me who is friends with who if that is the shortest way of doing it or tell me the people that are not exactly fans of each other if that is the shortest way...whatever. Just simple lists/groups of people that would be ok to invite TOGETHER into the same square block. No paragraphs, just lists.
If I can't get the info I am looking for, then maybe Orias and I will just have to hang out. Not a bad alternative at all!!! Maybe that is what I should try for instead? Now if I can just convince her of this...hmmmmm. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Yipppppppeeeeeeeeeee!
yeah we can always do that also
but i agree that the drama mongers will weed themselves out of an event very quickly . the ones who genuinely want to get past the bullcrap will show up and put on their party faces
Chris Rifkin wrote: And this probably kills my shoot in Ft Meyers on Sat unless we do non beach stuff(25-30mph winds off the Gulf is unshootable )
Exactly....now that is out of the box thinking!
Again the problem is the wind direction.
If the wind was from the east there are so many things I would love to do,and with the sunset behind the model,the hair blowing off her face...lots of cool ideas and concepts...
Strong winds blowing off the water kills the sunset in the backround as one thing that is a major source of frustration is the model battling her hairblwoing in her face,then me having to spend way too much time in post editing her hair off her face..and generally the model is not looking anywhere near her best in this scenario..
of course winds of 25/30 mph at a beach is going to cause blowing sand no matter what
I know,I'm being an anal bitch again,just shut up and shoot
I'm sure we will figure something out if this happens
sospix wrote: Well, all this wind and rain has certainly made a mess of Fantasyfest . . .
SOS
I don't feel quite so bad about missing it now...couldn't get the time off from the new job. All our friends there will still find a way to have fun, I'm sure...
Carl Roberts
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Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
sospix wrote: Well, all this wind and rain has certainly made a mess of Fantasyfest . . .
SOS
Koryo Photography wrote: I don't feel quite so bad about missing it now...couldn't get the time off from the new job. All our friends there will still find a way to have fun, I'm sure...
I was thinking the exact same thing
That the rain made it a mess and
That Rick was probably not as mad he missed it
OwenImages
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Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, US
OwenImages wrote: If I can't get the info I am looking for, then maybe Orias and I will just have to hang out. Not a bad alternative at all!!! Maybe that is what I should try for instead? Now if I can just convince her of this...hmmmmm. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Yipppppppeeeeeeeeeee!
orias wrote: yeah we can always do that also
Where's the dancing smiley when you need it...geez.
Anybody near the beach might want to grab their gear
The top blow off/outflow clouds on the outer edges of tropical systems create some of the most insane colors at sunset.
Just looking westward it looks like the sky is already starting to set up for a sick sunset
Carl Roberts
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Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Chris Rifkin wrote: Anybody near the beach might want to grab their gear
The top blow off/outflow clouds on the outer edges of tropical systems create some of the most insane colors at sunset.
Just looking westward it looks like the sky is already starting to set up for a sick sunset
I don't feel quite so bad about missing it now...couldn't get the time off from the new job. All our friends there will still find a way to have fun, I'm sure...
Oh, there's plenty o' fun to be had . . . jest a little wetter than normal . . .
sospix wrote: Well, all this wind and rain has certainly made a mess of Fantasyfest . . .
SOS
I was thinking the exact same thing
That the rain made it a mess and
That Rick was probably not as mad he missed it
SOS...are you down there?
Jest for a day or so . . . had to attend to one of Capt. Joe's boats he has down here . . . luckily my "costume" is an old guy with two fake hips . . .
i have only had 3 llamas and one photographer out of thousands i have ever worked with over 12 years that have proven themselves to be utter pieces of worthless trash and can't possibly fall away from this industry fast enough lol. However 2 of those llamas i had, and one i still have paid gigs and major international events with on a regular basis and the third is a local hobbyist so its possible i will run into her at some point as well. Luckily i am a professional and can conduct my self as such accordingly 
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