Blogger’s Meetup:Outfit Posts

Thewallina recently suggested some sort of blogger’s meetup for the express purpose of taking ‘outfit shots’ (and to forego the effort/embarrassment/safety hassles of taking an expensive tripod/camera/autoflash to a ‘public’ place for posing).

This is an awesome idea. So I’d like to organise one on a monthly basis.

It’ll have to be a place with:

interesting scenery/backdrops
changing rooms/clean washrooms with room enough to change in
lockers/coat check where we can leave all our stuff during the photoshoot (this means bringing in more than one outfit+multiple changes=taking shots of everything you need to blog about)
proper light and enough room to back the #### up for proper framing
great food+drinks nearby to sustain us through the photography sessions

A couple of places that tick every box are: The NGV (both of ’em), ACMI, the Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building. For example: I could call up Industria to let us shoot there for an hour or so and then we could head to Arcadia for lunch and then on to a (free) tour of the Royal Exhibition building and more shots in the gardens. Lots of backdrops, a bit of socialising + food around the city.

Carl: The coat check guys are gonna hate you. XD

Me: It’s their job. They love it.

Alternatively, there’s a park and reserve near my place and the Uni gardens are nearby so we could totally do that if you’re willing to make the pilgrimage to the suburbs (not a complete waste as Darn Cheap Fabrics and The Cloth Shop are also doable. In fact, DCF has a park nearby).

What do you guys think? This is something I can set up once a month on an ongoing basis if you’re into it. Yes, you can come along if you’d like photos (of yourself) for Flickr/Twitter etc.

Now all we gotta do is bring Thewallina to Melbourne to partake. That, I’m still working on.

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