Key wrote:
I hada  great time !
Anyone with pictures of  me should send them my way I can't wait to see everyone's work!

Same here, things happened so quickly and I didn't get to exchange contact info with the photographers who got pictures of me. I'd love to see them, even though I forgot to take off that wristband haha.. how annoying!

ForesT wrote:
it was super fun doing the runway and meeting friends i havent seen in a while, i missed them!

*cough cough*

and meeting new friends/hookah/sushi/karaoke buddy

Craziest Benny wrote:

*cough cough*

and meeting new friends/hookah/sushi/karaoke buddy

yesssss! and still having that damn butt song stuck in my head!

scheer00 wrote:
My sister and I had a blast! It was great and we can't wait until the next one. Thank you Tarilyn, it was amazing!

oh man, i wish i had run into you! sunday right?

ForesT wrote:

yesssss! and still having that damn butt song stuck in my head!

i have your coat!

TarilynQuinn wrote:

i have your coat!

oh goddamnit thats right! ok sunday i will write on my hand so i wont forget

Anselpixel wrote:
It was ten o'clock and there was no drink service left except for some warm beer.

I must say I was very unhappy with the bar service as I'm sure everyone else was.

But other than that I had a great time catching up and meeting new people.

TarilynQuinn wrote:
the studio had promised signs to the place, which was never done besides 2 signs that no one could see.


we'll be more prepaid with food and beverage next time, def more prepared. and i'll personally see to it that we will have more printed signs for directions outside as well.

i always take note of any kinks and work very hard to fix them.

I know ya do! You did a great job despite all the issues raised above, its a HUGE event to coordinate and any event this size is gonna be wrought with issues both predictable and others. The biggest suggestion I have (Which SnapM has done before) is Name tags. Obviously I understand tables didnt arrive, which is the best way for people to find others and view their work, but name tags would have resolved the anonymity issue as well. Although I am a social creature I am sometimes overwhelmed and not all that outgoing in large groups.

I was at another networking event that recently (Which sucked compared to snapM) but did do the name tag things perfectly. They had pre-printed tags with "Photographer", "Model", "Makeup artist" etc at the door on a table, you walked in, took yours and sharpied on your name. Wasn't fancy but definitely worked well. Colored paper would be even better.

2 or three giant tables for people to put down their portfolio's would also be great, chaotic perhaps, but if they were in different area's I think that'd work.

Jeff

Jeff Cohn::X-Pose.net:: wrote:
I know ya do! You did a great job despite all the issues raised above, its a HUGE event to coordinate and any event this size is gonna be wrought with issues both predictable and others. The biggest suggestion I have (Which SnapM has done before) is Name tags. Obviously I understand tables didnt arrive, which is the best way for people to find others and view their work, but name tags would have resolved the anonymity issue as well. Although I am a social creature I am sometimes overwhelmed and not all that outgoing in large groups.

I was at another networking event that recently (Which sucked compared to snapM) but did do the name tag things perfectly. They had pre-printed tags with "Photographer", "Model", "Makeup artist" etc at the door on a table, you walked in, took yours and sharpied on your name. Wasn't fancy but definitely worked well. Colored paper would be even better.

2 or three giant tables for people to put down their portfolio's would also be great, chaotic perhaps, but if they were in different area's I think that'd work.

Jeff

lol, i had free lanyards and plastic tags with papers for people to write their names on at the front table. i guess we'll make it more noticeable next time?

i'll have more tables next time, definitely.

TarilynQuinn wrote:

lol, i had free lanyards and plastic tags with papers for people to write their names on at the front table. i guess we'll make it more noticeable next time?

i'll have more tables next time, definitely.

DOH!

Anselpixel wrote:
This event was hard to get to, and cost me quite a lot between car rentals, hotel, meals and other incidentals.
When I arrived, the place was a madhouse.
It was ten o'clock and there was no drink service left except for some warm beer.  We hadn't eaten for hours, and there wasn't a snack in sight.
I found a place to sit and was exiled a few minutes later.
I never found another place to sit down, and eventually went to my car and sat until the models decided to leave.
After another hour on the nightmarish roadways of New Jersey, we arrived at our hotel and went to bed.
I know this was all a "snap" for locals, and amateur photographers typically behave badly when shooting too few models in too small a space.  That being said, I can say without any doubt it wasn't a good venue to advertise as a national event.
It just wasn't ready for prime time.
Sorry, but somebody has to tell you.

I'm so sorry you didn't have a better time. If you were still in the area I'd promise to show you some good shooting locations in Jersey so it wouldn't have all been a bust.

I wish I could have met you while you were there.

Jeff Cohn::X-Pose.net:: wrote:
I know ya do! You did a great job despite all the issues raised above, its a HUGE event to coordinate and any event this size is gonna be wrought with issues both predictable and others. The biggest suggestion I have (Which SnapM has done before) is Name tags. Obviously I understand tables didnt arrive, which is the best way for people to find others and view their work, but name tags would have resolved the anonymity issue as well. Although I am a social creature I am sometimes overwhelmed and not all that outgoing in large groups.

I was at another networking event that recently (Which sucked compared to snapM) but did do the name tag things perfectly. They had pre-printed tags with "Photographer", "Model", "Makeup artist" etc at the door on a table, you walked in, took yours and sharpied on your name. Wasn't fancy but definitely worked well. Colored paper would be even better.

2 or three giant tables for people to put down their portfolio's would also be great, chaotic perhaps, but if they were in different area's I think that'd work.

Jeff

Very true, I felt *very* awkward approaching photographers with no talking points to start with since I had no idea who they were, and most photographers on here don't have their picture on their profile. The bartender did a great job considering her predicament, she was very friendly.

Corwin Prescott II wrote:
who is going to fess up to owning the white saturn

Oh God

Corwin Prescott II wrote:
who is going to fess up to owning the white saturn

How about Jer had almost convinced me that it was my car that was in the way the next day, wth.

Anyways, it was amazing meeting everyone, so much talent there, I got to meet a lot of people I've always wanted to. :] So thanks for everything Tarilyn, it was a blasty blast, even if I was running a little ragged by the end of the night.

Oh, and it was awesome seeing a lot of faces I hadn't seen in a while. You know who you are!

Gigi Wilde wrote:

Very true, I felt *very* awkward approaching photographers with no talking points to start with since I had no idea who they were, and most photographers on here don't have their picture on their profile. The bartender did a great job considering her predicament, she was very friendly.

steve prue of team rockstar managed to capture a lot of portraits of the photogs.
perhaps a printer and station for the photogs to take their own portrait and print it out?

Anselpixel wrote:
This event was hard to get to, and cost me quite a lot between car rentals, hotel, meals and other incidentals.
When I arrived, the place was a madhouse.
It was ten o'clock and there was no drink service left except for some warm beer.  We hadn't eaten for hours, and there wasn't a snack in sight.
I found a place to sit and was exiled a few minutes later.
I never found another place to sit down, and eventually went to my car and sat until the models decided to leave.
After another hour on the nightmarish roadways of New Jersey, we arrived at our hotel and went to bed.
I know this was all a "snap" for locals, and amateur photographers typically behave badly when shooting too few models in too small a space.  That being said, I can say without any doubt it wasn't a good venue to advertise as a national event.
It just wasn't ready for prime time.
Sorry, but somebody has to tell you.

i'd like to address your issues, because i am very much aware of them.

- i'm sorry about nj roadways, i guess when you live here it's easier to understand how the signs work?

- we did have light snacks out, but they were lollipops and such, perhaps next time we can get some pizza or subs? i didn't think a lot of people would want to eat full meals.

- the drinks will be in plentiful next time. i really really really didn't expect to sell out by 10:30.  we had stocked a lot.

- the lounge had to be cleared because we needed to make an annoucement about a couple of cars that were blocking an unexpected late night truck from leaving.
next time we will have parking attendees outside directing cars. there are two other lots people didn't know about as well. shortly after, everyone was allowed back in.

this was the first event in this location, but all of these issues can be solved for the next one without a problem.

for the next event, we are oping up space in the back for a larger makeup/changing room as well as allowing more space for more free for all stations since that's a big hit.

SO NEXT EVENT
- larger changing/makeup room
- more portfolio tables
- more free shooting stations & lighting
- more food and drink

TarilynQuinn wrote:

oh man, i wish i had run into you! sunday right?

Sunday it is!