Topic: Something's wrong here [Now With Pics]

[Cools]

Hey all, remember me?

I just got back from a Halloween party that I had the opportunity to "cover", ie. I was the dedicated photographer and videographer (original was just video but the photographer bailed out on the last minute so I had to do both). This is one of the largest parties in Toronto over the weekend; attendance was close to 3k apparently this year. Without going into the particular details here's the good and the bad:

Good:
A lot of good pics and some great video memories
Lots of girls who were into me...
Great crowd in general

Bad:
A bunch of shitty pics cause the place was way too crowded and dark to get anything decent at times
People getting drunk and being idiots
Clubs = equipment smelling for weeks

Oh and the funniest thing, while I was taking pics or doing video, I got asked for dances, kissed, and touched in a variety of ways by girls trying to get my attention. One girl started kissing me and tried to get my phone number. Yes, I was a *hit* in a way. So what's wrong with this picture? I didn't go for it, I just ignored it. I don't know, I just get so focused on work, that I forget to have a good time.

So yeah, something to be proud of I guess, I did a supposedly good job with covering the event, but something's still missing. Yeah, it's called personal gratification...

Idol, don't worry, I'll put up pics.

[Xessive]

Hehe sweet, it sounds like you had a good time And you maintained your dedication to your work

[Quemaqua]

Ah, I remember the days of girls being into me at parties.  They were oh so long ago.  I still have a picture from this friend's birthday party where it turned out I was the only guy to show up, so the girls just messed with me all night.  The picture was from when they all threw me down on her bed and dogpiled on top of me (about 12 of them).  Heh, I wonder what I did with that.  I framed it and put it up somewhere, but it's been a long time.  I ended up talking to two girls a lot, one of whom really wanted to date me but I wasn't into quite as much (though she was cute as hell), and another girl who I was much more into and thought was in college... but found out later she was like fucking 15.  And you'd never know it.  She was tall, leggy, rather uh... well developed physically, and she was extremely mature and well read.  I was really mad when I found out how young she was, haha.

Anyway cools... don't sweat it.  They were probably all skanks.

[idolminds]

I need to become a party photographer or something....

[Cools]

You guys are useless at times...

Anyway, pics are done: link

[idolminds]

Hooray!

[Cools]

Sheesh that was fast...

[Ghandi]

Good pictures, it looked like a lot of fun- there were some great costumes.

[Cools]

Thanks.

This is the 3rd time I took pictures at a club. Now at last with a bit more prep and decent equipment (new lens and flash). That place was super dark so getting a good shot was challanging. A lot of times I had to focus blindly cause I couldn't see people's faces at all. I used 2 lenses through the night, most of the grainy and darker pictures are with my old (original) lens, the brighter pictures (especially close ups) are with the new one.

More experience, so even better pictures next time.

Oh and you are right, the costumes people wore were actually great, not the cheap stuff I usually see at Halloween.

[Quemaqua]

Pretty damned good pictures for how chaotic it must have been.  I can't photograph anything for shit.  But yeah... good stuph.  Plenty of hot chicks, so you win.