GKPE 2006 Portrait night

[weka2000]

Guys how many of you have a nice well done portrait of you your partner and if you have childrean them as well?

Duncan shoot me and my family however our lightning was a bit off, the photos were fine.

So here is a thought for a shoot. We get all dressed up and we have a portrait evening after dinner. Between us we have ample speedlights, I have 2 stands and umbrellas. I aslo have a few books on lightning and posing that we could look through for ideas.

The weather will not matter as it will be a "formal" sitting with casuals photos as well. I have much to learn about using my 3 speedlights and I think between us we could produce some photos that could be printed and dispalced in our homes.

All I have for backdrops are black and white sheets we would need a director as well :)

Thoughts comments?

[Wazza]

Sadly I am my own family. It comes in many forms, Wazza.. .Or Wazza with Wazza...Or Wazza sideways.

I can also bring my lightning and thunder storm chasers book. ;) Should be some help..

[weka2000]

Cool we have just found our lightning and art director.

Wazza Im sure you could find a nice young lady :lol: one that loves to be photographed by a bunch of guys.

[Michaelmjc]

Cool we have just found our lightning and art director.

Wazza Im sure you could find a nice young lady :lol: one that loves to be photographed by a bunch of guys.

Only if he keeps the brown bag over his head :lol: haha just kidding man. I wish I lived in NZ, you guys sure have lots of fun shooting. No one around here is into photography :(

[weka2000]

Oh something else I though of is that we need a contact sheet for the group. E-Mail and Phone. Anyone have one that we could pass around and fill in?

[joeseph]

Oh something else I though of is that we need a contact sheet for the group. E-Mail and Phone. Anyone have one that we could pass around and fill in?


Weka, seeing as I've got a webserver, hows about something like this?

http://joebloggs.servebeer.com/potn/contact/nzpotn.xls

username = your potn ID
password - your wifes name

I've got a few phone numbers already but will only add detail as guys okay it - let me know if it works for you or I should change/delete anything

[weka2000]

How do I find what my ID is?
Also its not bringing up a username and password dialog

[joeseph]

I was kinda thinking the name above your avetar, as in weka2000...
;-)

[Moppie]

So how do those of us who arn't yet married get in?

[joeseph]

Moppie 'ya only have ta say & i'll create you a login...
Weka if you could try again sometime - looks like my webserver skills are on a par with my sensor cleaning...

[forsaken]

sounds like a plan

[weka2000]

Oh yeah sorry I was expecting some IT complicated hidden code:rolleyes:
got it and in yep thats a plan.

So what are the thoughts on my Portrait nigh so far?

[Moppie]

Dunc, how about useing my futrue wifes name as the password? :)

[joeseph]

So what are the thoughts on my Portrait nigh so far?

I'd be keen but her indoors isn't very happy with 1 camera pointed at her, never mind several.

Simon, if you're interested, PM me with a password you want to use & contact details & I'll put them on the spreadsheet...

[joeseph]

Dunc, how about useing my futrue wifes name as the password? :)

done. let me know (PM) what details you want published & I'll bung 'em on...

[Wazza]

Wasn't allowing me to upload back via ftp.. Well my IE is being stupid, and crapping out.

www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/nzpotn.xls

[MattL]

joeseph, looks like I cant be part of your discriminatory list - alas I too, have no wife. My details have appeared on warrens version - but you should also add my email address - which you should all know by now.

[weka2000]

Duncan I got the same reaction. "Its ok for you to shoot me but all your mates as well" :(

I was then going to say that wazza could provide a bunch of young firm flawless woman, but im still gathering my brownie points backup and didnt want to blow it :) Wazza convinced me to go for the Sigma 300-800mm next.

I think we would have 1 photographer and family/couple at a time rather than free for all we all have a turn at been the subjects and the photographer.
Tell her that does not like the camera that she could be wazza's director assistant.

[scotttnz]

"Its ok for you to shoot me but all your mates as well"

Oh man, I was looking forward to my first post in Glamour and Nude....

[Moppie]

Oh man, I was looking forward to my first post in Glamour and Nude....


Im still trying to find Warrens photos ;)

[weka2000]

Your other half not intrested in being a glamor girl huh:D

Thats why I thought we better make it "formal"

The thought of another man / men shooting my wife....................:evil:

[weka2000]

Moppie me too, but did find some other nice ones

[scotttnz]

Im still trying to find Warrens photos

Thats what you tell Amanda when she catches you looking at all th posts in that forum!

[weka2000]

So who has a large room that we could turn into a studio?

Pot luck dinner and desert. What would suit everyone weekday or weekend?

[FlyingPete]

Oh man, I was looking forward to my first post in Glamour and Nude....

Hey who was it who told my wife about that part of the forum :evil:

[weka2000]

Cant be me as I only just meet you.

Im sure there are a few guys in the group who dont look at that section. Please put your hand up if you are one of them :D

[FlyingPete]

So who has a large room that we could turn into a studio?

Pot luck dinner and desert. What would suit everyone weekday or weekend?

We do, and it has been used that way on several ocasions by both myself and even another professional photographer over a couple of weekends, lots of nice natural light. It is about 6x8 meters with windows north and west facing.

Here are some shots taken there over the last year and a bit:
http://www.flyingpete.nzpages.net/Studio/Studio1.jpg
http://www.flyingpete.nzpages.net/Studio/Studio2.jpg
http://www.flyingpete.nzpages.net/Studio/Studio3.jpg

[weka2000]

So would you and your wife like to be the hosts?

Im wondering how many wives/partners will be actively involved?

[FlyingPete]

So would you and your wife like to be the hosts?

Im wondering how many wives/partners will be actively involved?

Yep got clearance from Shona, she is used to the drill now!

[weka2000]

So far who do we have

Weka and family
Flyingpete and family

wazza and mattl....... ummmm

[Wazza]

Yeah Matt and I will come hand in hand. :rolleyes:

[scotttnz]

Hey who was it who told my wife about that part of the forum

That would be my wife.....

Im wondering how many wives/partners will be actively involved?

We should be in......when is it?

[MattL]

Yeah Matt and I will come hand in hand. :rolleyes:

Hah!

Warren shall we organise a little evening - say, up at my batch, on the beach. It has plenty of room and oodles of natural light.

We can invite all the supple firm young ladys we know and adore, and shoot them in this order, Alice, Emma, Bekah, Christina, Hannah, Sarah, Megan - and if you can find a girl you can bring her along ;)

I have plenty of ... 'props', and Alice has a few interesting costumes you might be interested in shooting her in.

[weka2000]

Mattl better one you wake up to that 10 you photograph :)

When is it going to be? A friday night maybe good for us due to Sandra working weekends

[FlyingPete]

Mattl better one you wake up to that 10 you photograph :)

When is it going to be? A friday night maybe good for us due to Sandra working weekends

We can probably make a Friday night work, would be artificial lighting though, I know you have a fine selection of flash guns.

Will have to keep my wee one clear, she has an eye problem that causes her to hate bright light (flash guns and direct sunlight). She is in be around 7pm anyway.

[weka2000]

Duncan are you in?

Jan 13 or 27 is free or Feb 10th for us how is everyone else situated?

[joeseph]

er, probably not at this point. no sign of plan B eventuating. still looking on FM though.

p.s. posted a couple from the other day on Scott's thread: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=126564

[weka2000]

Why dont we just use the 1 20D, we can burn our pics to CD and then edit as we want later. So no camera required just bring the lens you want.

Give a us a ring this week

[FlyingPete]

Duncan are you in?

Jan 13 or 27 is free or Feb 10th for us how is everyone else situated?

Jan 13th and 27th are out for our place, not sure about Feb 10th though.

[weka2000]

Looks like an idea that we may need to put on hold untill everyone has working cameras and is free.

[iKirst]

Once organised, Can I watch from the rafters?
Hi - I'm new here (and master of the obvious).

Moppie pointed me to the GKPE threads.. once I figured out what GKPE was about I snooped over here and read through.

My name's Kirst (Kirstine, iKirst, Woody, Hey you, Can you, Will you (and so on)), Shore based Aucklander, with my first SLR. I have loads to learn about it, but at least know where the on / off switch is ;)

Oh, and warning, I either talk too much, or observe in silence too much :)

[forsaken]

never seen this 'observe in silence' bit from you before :)

[weka2000]

Ok boys now we need to tone it down. Dont let wazza or mattl know we have a new gal in the group:rolleyes:

Welcome iKirst you will learn heaps and have a lot of fun.

[iKirst]

I'll burp, and scratch like the rest of you, that oughta keep a guise that I could be male. Cool? ;)

Thanks for the welcome, Mr WekaTwoThousand (I think I'll just call you Weka :) )


Simon - Shhh, don't destroy my air of mystery :lol:

[weka2000]

So far I havnt seen much scratching (except for getting "l' glass) or heard much burping.... that must be the young lads (those under 25)

[Wazza]

There's only a few of us younger, wiser people. :p

Welcome to the forums iKirst.

That's a nice photo timeline.

I have one similar, but it's not a pretty subject :rolleyes:

Watch out for the over 60 crowd, such as Weka. :p

[weka2000]

Wazza Im old enough to be your dad not granddad:lol:
(hell thinking about it I am old enought to be your dad)

Hows the results of your camera

[iKirst]

To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.
I'm still working on the stupid bit

Thanks Wazza, noticed you posted over on my site. I peeked about on your site too :)
Woodhill 100, D1NZ, Puke.. I already asked another friend of mine if he knew you from the same events (bar the Woodhill 100 - that takes me back..) He did, Nikon D70 user, Dion. Sound familiar?

Anyhoo - over 60s folk (real or fabricated ages) are fascinating! Weren't you brought up to respect your elders? :p

[Wazza]

I spoke to someone with a noink camera?

They'll be obsolete too. They'll just continue making fry-pans.


Do you have a pic of him on your site? I'm better with faces and numbers, but awful with names.

[iKirst]

I spoke to someone with a noink camera?

They'll be obsolete too. They'll just continue making fry-pans.


Do you have a pic of him on your site? I'm better with faces and numbers, but awful with names.
Noink, nice, hehe.
Nah - no pics, he's like me. Perfers to be behind one. Young fella.. 'official' Republic Photog :lol: for Frank Liew (D1NZ)
Maybe I just know too many people.

[FlyingPete]

Noink, nice, hehe.
Nah - no pics, he's like me. Perfers to be behind one. Young fella.. 'official' Republic Photog :lol: for Frank Liew (D1NZ)
Maybe I just know too many people.

Hey another Kiwi, welcome aboard!

[iKirst]

Hey another Kiwi, welcome aboard!

Merci Beaucoup, Monsieur FlyingPete :)

[Wazza]

Noink, nice, hehe.
Nah - no pics, he's like me. Perfers to be behind one. Young fella.. 'official' Republic Photog :lol: for Frank Liew (D1NZ)
Maybe I just know too many people.

Yeah I think I saw some of his shots on D1NZ.org.nz forum. ;)

I might try and get a nice lens before the next event, and see if I can get some better quality shots.

[iKirst]

Yeah I think I saw some of his shots on D1NZ.org.nz forum. ;)

I might try and get a nice lens before the next event, and see if I can get some better quality shots.
He's designing the new D1NZ site :p

[Wazza]

So is his name Dion or Frank Liew

I was emailing Dion, the old boss, before he moved to Melbourne. ANd they ran a photo comp,but there was no final. :lol:

I was only trying to get better access at the Pukekohe round. Just infield, for some panning shots, with my 17-40L.
And I only share for my website and guests of their forum.

[Wazza]

Ouch, I just noticed some admin must have deleted all my posts and photo sharing stuff.

Sad to see.
:rolleyes:

I've got 39 posts on their forum, but can only find 18 posts. All the ones in my Round 6 day have been deleted. And no PM or email from a mod or admin to explain why it was deleted. That's not fair.

[iKirst]

So is his name Dion or Frank Liew

I was emailing Dion, the old boss, before he moved to Melbourne. ANd they ran a photo comp,but there was no final. :lol:

I was only trying to get better access at the Pukekohe round. Just infield, for some panning shots, with my 17-40L.
And I only share for my website and guests of their forum.
Dion. But he's not the old boss. He's an amature enthusiast photog based in Titirangi :)

Frank is the 'new face' on PCTV, but has had a ton to do with the set up of D1NZ initially.

Networking eh? sly ;)

Ouch, I just noticed some admin must have deleted all my posts and photo sharing stuff.
Poo to them. Sour grapes. They should have at least had the decency to let you know

[Wazza]

But there was one or two others, who represented stuff like Ignition magazine, and all those posts, of Round 6 have been deleted. There were like 40 replies, going "wicked pics". It felt pretty good, and someone removed them.

[weka2000]

To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.


Well based on that no wonder im so wise now because I was a right STUPID young person

[iKirst]

So they deleted them all? Stupid.

They are willingly taking away the benefits of having a good photog or 2 there for free, from their forum members/ readers. Sad.

Ignition post pics on NZHondas, but we allow them. We allow any photog who wishes to share their images of a day, with no inclination to benefit finacially, to post.

Forget about the unnappreciative. I Think your images are tops :D

Well based on that no wonder im so wise now because I was a right STUPID young person
Excellent! So I may be on the right track to wiseness then..

[Wazza]

Alright, well I just got the 20D in my possession.

Finally, I can hold it. Although a bit scary without my neckstrap on it.

The viewfinder has been cleaned. Remember how dirty it was Tim? Haha. :)

Well at least I've cheered up a bit now I have a camera.

Must charge my AA batteries now

[joeseph]

wohoo! at least one of us now has a working digital...
:-)

[Wazza]

Is yours in for repair yet? :)

Canon NZ have even given me a new registration number.

Does that mean it's now "NZ second", not quite new. Updated firmware also, to include the new number. Only 3 numbers were still showing, as the old were worn off from the tripod collar

[joeseph]

Is yours in for repair yet?
Not yet - had to ask the extended warranty folks if they'd cover for accidental damage. Turns out the warranty that describes accidental damage hasn't been released yet (?!) so no, I'm not. Will phone for an estimate on Monday. (still franticly scouring FM buy&sell for a plan B body)

have entered a shot from it in the Macro "damage" competition - at least I still have sense of humour!

[tim]

The new firmware has white ballance bracketing... not so important given most of us shoot RAW!

[Wazza]

What version is that called?
I think I had 2.02

[tim]

I have 2.0.3 on one 20D, the other's on 1.1.0! I think i'll upgrade it now...

[Wazza]

Cool. I must be on that too. I'll check when I can be arsed to walk over to the camera and look. :p

[tim]

1.1.0 worked fine, I think later ones are just minor tweaks.

[iKirst]

How was the beach excursions with the 20D, Wazza? Glad to have it back?

[Wazza]

Last night, I couldn't be bothered.

And tonight I drove out to Piha. Just got back.
As I went into the Waitakere Ranges, it was all cloudy, and like driving through fog. On the other side it was no better.

So I chose to walk around Kitekite falls, and do a few stream shots in the VERY low light. Most the shutter speeds were 2-10 seconds!

Take a look in the Travel and Landscapes section sometime. I'll try and get some shots up tonight, but for now have to get ready and go to a house-warming

[iKirst]

House warming at 9:43? You're the fashionably late dude!
I was going to head up to Murawai this evening and get some shots, but instead I played around with the camera and a little mirror ball.

[Wazza]

It's only my cousins.. I arrived, and I left. Stayed around for maybe half an hour. :p

Surprised that most people had already left. I was too busy relaxing, after wearing myself out, walking around Kitekite falls track. Then I wanted to post some pics before I left. :cool:

[forsaken]

Found another trip to do.

Went down to the Coromandal yesterday to do a fishing trip off a mussel barge, the drive around the coast lends itself to some great shots and the sunset on the water was stunning. No pics though because when we left thames it was raining hard so left camera gear safe and dry at my gandmothers house. Regreted it when we got out there and it was a nice clear day not a spot of rain. :(


That and the fact that even on a fullish moon the fishing was great.

[Wazza]

Sounds like more great fun.
I'm saving my money today, not driving to the drags... Instead, I just spent the last 30min selecting 78 raw files, adjusting the levels etc, and now doing a batch convert. When it's finished in maybe 20min, I'll change them in photoshop to smaller jpgs, and make a Simple Viewer page. They're some good Theatre photos from last year, which I never got around to editing!

The whole series goes along nicely, with 1600 ISO and f1.8 - f2.8 on 50mm

[forsaken]

nice, couldn't be bothered going to the drags either, sick of their slack organisation and the car getting dinged up in their car parks:(

[iKirst]

nice, couldn't be bothered going to the drags either, sick of their slack organisation and the car getting dinged up in their car parks:(
I just drove to Helensville for the Rodeo thing.
Apparently, the organisers neglected to tell the papers it was only the 14th, not 14th and 15th, it was being held.
Gah!

Might do a Murawai drive this evening.
Si, keen? I can drive you in her Royal Blueness..

[forsaken]

could do. will check my schedule

[Wazza]

Have fun at Muriwai.

I'm looking at either going to Bethells or Maori Bay and Muriwai.
Undecided at the moment, and depends whether those darn clouds come rolling in again like last night. :rolleyes:

www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/theatre
Posted those in People..
Took 3 months to post process ;)

[iKirst]

Too windy for Murawai now :( - weather has turned pooy in the last 20mins over on the shore, and I know i'll get blown off the rocks if I attempt any form of lightfooted prancing about up there (it's happened before, heh)

Anyone was welcome, but I figured it was too forward of me to ask :p

Mission Bay instead!

Impromptu pizza on the beach and pee everyone off with the XXDelta ;)

[Wazza]

Never to forward with this bunch here.

:lol:

I've met the members many times already.

Anyway, before I read your post, I looked out window and saw the crap skies, and thought, that's it.. Not going.

[weka2000]

hey wazza just had an idea for a portrait sitting out newist member ikirst
that nurses picture gave me a couple of ideas :D

sorry part of the curious personality

[iKirst]

hey wazza just had an idea for a portrait sitting out newist member ikirst
that nurses picture gave me a couple of ideas :D If that means I'm infront of a camera, think again :lol:
It's easy to look ok in pics when I have control over what is posted :p

[weka2000]

Ok its a deal you can pick what we post. All you need to do is look sexy:lol:

[iKirst]

All you need to do is look sexy:lol:
Bwahaha! Impossible

I opt you use Simon as a model ;)

[weka2000]

I think we have all had our "wazza" photos. New year new model.

I have spent all weekend rebuilding PC's (3) and now im done.
Wazza if you are going out to Piha this week let me know. Ive just ordered some new books from amazon on exposure so they will be here in 14 days or so.

I decided that I would only load photoshop CS2 that way I will force myself to learn it.

Who is the photoshop expert in the group anyway?

[Wazza]

Here's my self portrait tonight

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wazza.jpg

[iKirst]

I think we have all had our "wazza" photos. New year new model. I vote Simon ;)

Or me so long as I can be like that faceless man in the old Sapphire and Steele progam that used to scare the life out of me as a kid


I have spent all weekend rebuilding PC's (3) and now im done.
Wazza if you are going out to Piha this week let me know. Ive just ordered some new books from amazon on exposure so they will be here in 14 days or so.

I decided that I would only load photoshop CS2 that way I will force myself to learn it.

Who is the photoshop expert in the group anyway? I cheat and use Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/index.html) for the most part. It's a simple gallery program, with 'basic fix' attributes added, as well as simple gallery to web page html stuff.

I was always too impatient to mess about with Photochop

[Wazza]

Double eh? You're just trying to catch up to Tim. :p

Class? Sweet.

I'm going to Bethells now. I have a girl to take pics of. :D :D :D

[weka2000]

See what I mean. Hey wazza Im bald cut all my hair off people at work kept saying im a hot head cant wait to see what the say now:D

woops thats out of focus a bit

[iKirst]

Double eh? You're just trying to catch up to Tim. :p

Class? Sweet.

I'm going to Bethells now. I have a girl to take pics of. :D :D :DYeah - class, even if I did delete that bit out by accident :lol:

I'm not a post whore, I swear! I got harassed about it on that other place I post on - then they made me mod, then club secretary, then all the other stuff I do too.., so I'm allowed to post whore there, being that I'm all important and stuff :p

Have fun with the girly on the beach

[Wazza]

I'll keep spiking my hair, as long as I got it. Going by the genetics in my family, I'll be completely bald by the time I'm 25.

I've seen these pics of my dad, at 21, he looks cool.. 26... Man, what happened

[Wazza]

SURE WILL!

She's hot

One to make even Tim and Matt jealous.

[weka2000]

wazza will you post into the glamor section like the last lot that we still are having trouble finding :)

[Wazza]

I do have my own glamour, but promises aren't for breaking. I can't post the pics, when they say please don't show anyone else.

Alright, well I'm off.

I'll have to see if I can put these on People section.

[forsaken]

Bwahaha! Impossible

I opt you use Simon as a model ;)


I would defineatly advise against that. We can't have everyone here breaking their cameras on the same day now can we.

[iKirst]

I would defineatly advise against that. We can't have everyone here breaking their cameras on the same day now can we.
Aww, come now Si. Where is your sense of adventure!

[Wazza]

Alright I'm back.

Those bloody clouds are so annoying. They crept in again, and blocked out any sun. Instead spent the last 30min relaxing on the sand dunes...
:cool:

[joeseph]

thought it looked a bit dodgy, still nice place to spend some time...

[Wazza]

Nothing dodgy about this place.. Just the young couple of people . :p


http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/lisa.jpg


http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/lisa2.jpg

She went camera shy on me, but there's plenty of other chances...:cool:

[tim]

That 2nd pic is georgous, clone out the people in the background and enter it in a competition, you'll win - except maybe for the hand in front of her face. Apart from that, perfect.

[weka2000]

Ah wazza those pics bring back some fond memorys of my youth and the beaches at Mt Managanui. In those days we didnt have digital cameras :(

I like #1 the best but would have IMHO had her look directly at the camera, the pose is fine. The eyes are everything.

The last time I was at that beach people were drowning.

[Wazza]

Yeah, she was too shy to show her face at that point sadly. Wonder if I can photoshop another face of hers, lol

Worktime, cya

[tim]

Interesting avatar Wazza - a new variation on the one lots of people have. I'd recognise you from just your hair! Is it like that when you wake up in the morning? :p

[iKirst]

Interesting avatar Wazza - a new variation on the one lots of people have.
I was beginning to think that was the thing to have around these here parts :p

[Wazza]

I re-edited the pic

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/lisa9.jpg
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/lisa10.jpg

But feel free to leave comments with the other 40 in People section :p

[iKirst]

I already did! Right Thur! (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1089771#post1089771)

[Wazza]

Yep, saw that afterwards.
hehe

But that was travel. My pics are everywhere. Think I need a new subject, or I won't be sleeping tonight. Instead of sheep, I'll be counting Lisa's :rolleyes:

[iKirst]

Instead of sheep, I'll be counting Lisa's :rolleyes:
I think we're all counting Lisa's after your post frenzy! :lol:

[forsaken]

I think we're all counting Lisa's after your post frenzy! :lol:

you say that like its a bad thing :cool:

[Wazza]

Wait till you see my other friends. Just none are comfortably with photos. :o

You can't be bad behind the camera iKirst. :p

I have been known as the clown on GKPE trips. It's almost embarrassing. But always being the youngest on the trips, someone's gotta do it. :D

[iKirst]

Wait till you see my other friends. Just none are comfortably with photos. :o

You can't be bad behind the camera iKirst. :p

I have been known as the clown on GKPE trips. It's almost embarrassing. But always being the youngest on the trips, someone's gotta do it. :D
Ok - perhaps I should stay away from GKPE's. I'm.. clown like.. most of the time. 2 Chuckles The Clowns (short notice name, shoosh!) can't be a good thing..

Just keep aiming the camera at your friends, they eventually give up and let you shoot away. Experience speaking here! (They all hate me)

[forsaken]

they don't hate you kirst they are 'allergic' to cameras, its an afliction that I also suffer from, thats why I stay behind the lens and not infront of it

[tim]

Kiwis - please take a look at this thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1090195) for me, about labs and printing.