When I arrived I was warmly greeted, and entered into a conversation with the Bucks County Photography Meetup Group's creator, Jess Grave. She is a very interesting woman as well as the owner of Jess Graves Designs (http://jessgravesdesigns.com/) which makes custom cabinetry. She is also a very good photographer. This Meetup was unique (I think) in that two Meetup groups met together, the BCPMG and the TIPS group(Tri-State Imaging and Photography Society)headed up by Rex Alfes.
My thoughts: As meetings of this sort often go, the itinerary was a bit ambitious for the amount of time that was allowed. We broke into two groups, "How to Use Rear Curtain Sync" & "Sports Photography." I went with the Rear Curtain Sync crowd led by Rex, and it was very informative, as this was the first time I had my flash mounted atop my D90.
After about 25 minutes or so the two groups got back together for refreshments, and almost an hour later, people were still "shootin' the breeze" as my father used to say.
So, not knowing if the itinerary would pick back up, I decided to take the bull by the horns and put my very modest lighting setup together and shoot the two models that very graciously showed up to "sit" for us.
Colleen and AnnMarie are Model/Actresses, and apparently show up quite often to the Meetups. They were a blast to shoot! I have ZERO experience with shooting people let alone models, and they couldn't have been more accommodating. I felt quite at ease with them both and got, what I think, are some very nice shots.
So... If you have any inclination toward going to a Meetup, I would certainly encourage you to just do it.
Muggs
Muggs - so glad it was a good experience! I definitely would like to go next time one comes along. The pics you took of the gals came out great. Keep up the blogging! Post more photos!
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