Photography club

going too. see you at 10am at romanplatz?

Ok, I will meet you there. I just PM'd my phone number to DK so just text me if you change your mind.

leaving now...(must get coffee on way...)

see you shortly.

m

Guys, whats the URL for your website?

our website is www.photophile.de but it is at a very early stage and still in construction. Some contents should appear soon.
DK

Hi everyone...

I woke up, saw the rain and just went back to sleep... Hope you enjoyed it. I guess I'll take a shot at that location sometime when the weather is nicer.

Hi everyone,

How was the Church visit? Any nice things to show? Was the lighting OK? Did you get a photo of the Almighty?

Are we having a meeting this Tuesday? People mentioned something about meeting up outside somewhere. Any ideas for a place? Nice and quiet where we could enjoy a beer or two but still could have a conversation without shouting?

My suggestion would be the back rooms at the Twisted Bavarian, but as Ben said last time, we might have some problems with people chumming in just to have a drink. I personally don't have much of a problem with that, seeing as people looking for this could be discouraged before they settle down, and otherwise would be pretty bored after a few minutes and probably go away.

If this doesn't work, we could still hold it this week at my place and look for another place next time.

Yep, it was cool. weather wasn´t great, but light was okay. could have been better, but at least we did it
some of my pictures can already been seen on our site here
Mel, Marcia, you can upload your pics in the same gallery. If you encounter problems, just let me know and I can guide you through the process (should be pretty much straight forward).
As for next week, I am open for suggestions as well, although I don´t really know how we are going to present our stuff. Someone will have to bring a laptop.
Maybe we should first check who is coming before we can make a final decision?
I´m in!

I'm certainly free Tuesday. I've had some, er, limited success finding things for the photo hunt, but generally getting exasperated! It would be great to get some feedback. I'll post the pictures in gallery beforehand.

Happy to bring my laptop along if it would help. Dory would probably turn the lights down for us if Mel wanted to bring her projector.

hey guys,

i am afraid i can't make it on tuesday evening (i've got a school-related commitment), and, actually, this entire week is a bit overwhelming for me. sorry! i will try to at least drop my film from the kirche shoot so that i can share it next time...

have fun without me.

-m

ok, let´s have a quick status check then. who can make it tomorrow night? I know that Mel and Marcia cannot make it...
DK

sorry folks - I'm going to have to drop out as I've just two minutes ago booked flights for tomorrow to head home. Would be fine for next week though.

hi,

i'm free tomorrow night, but it looks like most people can't make it then.

so next week?

should we send an e-mail out to confirm cause i'm not sure if sherry and others know about this new thread link?

pinky

Alright, looks like next week then, no rush. I'll send to the mailing list.

Ben, could you PM me your e-mail so I could add you to the list and send it to you?

yep...so let it be next week. let´s make suggestions for a place to meet then.

hey guys,

I've a suggestion for next week's meeting, if anyone's interested.

There's a new photo gallery on Brienner Strasse right by Odeonsplatz called Lumas.

They've got really interesting images from up and coming photographers. Maybe we could go there before it closes at 20:00 and then move on from there to a meeting place... If we still want to hold the meeting in a public place, that is. There are a lot of places to go near by such as Eisbach, Cafe Kunsthalle, Tambosi, Cafe Dukatz (Literaturhaus), Vapiano, and dozens of other ones...

LUMAS Editionsgalerie München
Brienner Straße 3 – am Odeonsplatz

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 20:00 , Saturday 10:00 - 19:00, Sunday 13:00 - 18:00

Tel. (0 89) 25 54 88 30

http://www.lumas.de/index.php?id=622 (in German. There's an English language version but it's for the UK and Ireland only)

Cheers,
Pinky

sounds great to me!

Sounds great to me as well!

Pinky, when the time comes for next week, could you pick one of these places and maybe reserve a quiet table for us?

Yeah no worries. I'll try to pick a good place for discussions and make a reservation.


p

Hey Guys,
Great idea Pinky. I am in.

I thought I was on the photography mailing list but haven't been receiving anything via email, I feel all left out now

When we all meeting up, I didn't see any definite place or nufink ...

Don't leave me in the dark ... "Hey put the light back on"

Molly

I thought I was on the photography mailing list but haven't been receiving anything via email, I feel all left out now

When we all meeting up, I didn't see any definite place or nufink ...

Don't leave me in the dark ... "Hey put the light back on"

Molly

Hey guys, so, what´s going on?? Pinky, what happened to that gallery visit you suggested last time?

if we are still on, i will do my best to make it, but am feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment?
i'll check back to see the status...

hey,

are we still meeting tomorrow night then? or is it tonight?

am a bit confused by it all...

if we're meeting tomorrow - then afterwards i can suggest going to the Ratskeller afterwards at Marienplatz.

the reason being that i don't know how many people are coming and it's the one place that can accomodate so many people at the last minute without it being a big problem. and it's quiet enough / have enough space that we can talk.

the other place would be vapiano - but that's quite busy and i've had problems getting a table before... so can't guarantee space. and it's quite busy.

so, meeting tomorrow night then?

p

If it's tomorrow (Tuesday) I'll be there.

So... what's it going to be? Does anybody want to meet at the gallery beforehand (i.e. Photography club)? Maybe at 18:30?

(Goes off to check if the exhibition is still running)

Gallery sounds good to me...

Sorry guys forgot to mention that i am actually in Israel on a business trip hope you go ahead without me!
DK
PS: @Genie: this seems to be a great country

I'm sorry people, something popped up last minute and I won't be able to make it tonight. I'm really sorry and was looking forward to the meetup.

@DK: Do you still need some tips as to what to visit during your time there? If so, PM me a phone number...

Right, so how many people are up to meeting tonight? We can always postpone another week if there are too few who can make it.

pinky

I would like to attend, will be a first timer though and won't know anyone.

Only want to gather more technique tips and how better to compose my pictures, and learn more I guess. So if you all willing, I'd like to come along. I don't have a fab camera like I am guessing the rest of you have, trying to sell my 35mm SLR because I want to put it towards a Nikon digital one, so I just make my pictures with my trusty Sony T1.

Time, place? Just post it hear and I shall keep an eye on it.

Cheers



p.s. I may live more out of town than you'd like but my place is big and airy and its at the end of the U1 OEZentrum if you get stuck.

there's been no more action on the thread today... should I take it that we are postponing?

sorry, i wish i could make it, but will be working for another several hours.

hi all,

due to low participation, today's meeting will be postponed to next week.

more details to come.

deekay, genie, mels and others, which days next week would be good for you?

cheers,
p

I hope to be there next week as well, but not Thursday if possible since I play badminton then. I'm also a newbie but have had an interest in photography for a few years.

LOL...

I was about to post that Thursday would be my best day next week.

in theory, any day would be good... in practice however, i have just a few weeks to finish my MA, so i am having a very hard time tearing myself away from the computer. Thankfully, i am almost done, and will soon be a free woman again!

I'm afraid I'm away in Paris for the next two weeks... I'll see you when I get back!

So?

Anyone for a shift to Thursday?

kind of a novist and have a few questions for the pros.

1. Do you prefer film to digital cameras? Why?

I like my digital camera, but it is obviously limited on its zoom capabilities. However, I know there are several functions that can be utilized such as panoramic ect that when matched with a digital pic is nice to have. The most obvious advantage is that if you dont have the right light or what have you, you dont have to wait for the pic to be developed to find out that it was not a good shot.

2. Any photographer friendly recommendations for a digital camera/accessories to take more than the family reunion pics?

thanks for the info.

i can make tues or next week

Hi Guys,
What is happening with the photography club? I am getting a bit frustrated booking in nights/days that we plan, then to find when I get home and check my email that the event is cancelled 1/2 an hour before I am about to leave. I am usually unable to get on the net at work, so don't respond and was very disappointed that last week was cancelled. I understand that people cannot make it for various reasons, but that doesn't mean the event has to be cancelled. I say, that we always commit to the event and if individual people cannot make it, that is fine, but those that really want this club and their photography skills to evolve, then it goes ahead anyway. Does anyone have any ideas as to how we can really get this going? Although I have not done this before, if one other person is interested and really committed, I would be happy to form a mini committee that plans a photography programme and really gets it up and going. Let me know what you think.

Marcia
PS As I don't know the history of how the group started I hope I have not stepped on anyone's toes :-/

Hi Everyone,

I think Marcia has a good point, we seem to be too light on the cancel button. I don't mind holding meetings with few participants, and on a more regular basis. It's true, most of the people here have tight schedules and somtimes they just can't show up, but this should not halt the progress of the club.

That said, if we're going to hold meetings with 3-4 people, there will have to be some meat to them. I think most of the administrative matters are behind us, so we can now dedicate most of the meetings' time to photography stuff neto.

As I see it, we could do this in one of two ways: the first is that each person comes up for each meeting with a little something she prepared. Something for about 20 minutes or so, that she will show us, tell us or share with us. This could be showing and discussing his or someone else's photos, researching some technique or technicality that could be useful and sharing his conclusions with us, maybe a book review, whatever. The other possibility is that one person will be responsible for each meeting.

Personally I prefer the former, because it makes for more diversity and personal expression. We could, just to make things a bit more orderly, have the people that are coming to a meeting post their themes before the meeting, so we know more or less what's coming up.

As for tomorrow, I guess it would be a good idea to go on with the meeting and hold it as planned for last week, e.g. 18:30 at the gallery, then off to some place to sauf and talk photography. What do you all say? Please post what you think both about tomorrow's meeting and about the whole cancellation/postponement issue.

Oh, and mollym, if you've not yet been welcomed to our club, allow me to right this wrong. You're more than welcome to join in on our meetings, and I'm sure you'll get to know people quick as a 1/5000 release We haven't been communicating very much lately be e-mail, and I don't remember if you've been added to the mailing list yet, but please PM me your e-mail and I'll add you tomorrow morning.

I am happy with meeting tomorrow night. I just need the details. Thanks. I will try to check my email at work for confirmation.

When is this Photography Club going to meet, I also getting frustrated ... I have just made my website which has a few pics on it, am trying to get the jscript working on it though so you can read the text that goes with the pictures ... I'd really like some feedback on my technique and composition and that was my sole purpose in joining. Well have a look at it if any of you get the chance, I would appreciate feedback.

http://www.freewebs.com/sudenkorento/index.htm

mail me, pm me when y'all decided on a time and date and place ...

p.s. what do I bring with me??

My suggestion: let´s meet tonight in a bar/café to talk about structure and organization. My feeling is also that we are wasting a lot of time/energy in cancelling/postponing/procrastinating. Is it a question of motivation? Commitment? Interest? I think we should address those issues if we want to move forward. Personnally, I don´t want to carry on like that as it is going nowhere...
Let´s put the cameras down for tonight and talk about how we can really create some excitement around the club and make people really want to participate.
Anybody can suggest a nice place, café, bar or whatever where we could just sit and talk?
My 2 cents worth...
DK

Sounds fine, Dee. I still want to take a look at the gallery before, so why don't we meet, say, at the Ratskeller (or wherever) at 20:00, and if anyone wants to meet at the gallery before, we could meet there at 18:30 and then continue on to meet the others at 20:00.