16 November 2009
Exhibition costs.
Howdy Stage 4, you'll remember that Silvia flagged some months back that a bill would be coming to cover the costs of the end of year exhibition, hire, music, security, materials etc. Penny has arranged for an invoice for $65 to be printed over the next day or so. You can pick yours from the office or wait until your assessment session, either way the invoice is due on the 27th of Nov. If you have any problems meeting that due date please see Penny to make other arrangements. Don't forget that invitations are available in the finishing room.
17 September 2009
Aerial inspirations
I came across this amazing aerial photographer, Alex Maclean. He will inspire you for/after the aerial workshops.
10 September 2009
Exhibition
Just a gentle reminder that the exhibition comes down tomorrow afternoon at 4pm. If you cannot be there let me know and we'll place your work in a safe place. As always, all care, no responsibility, the safest way of course is to remove it yourself. Also one of the responsibilities of the users is to return it to it's original condition, that doesn't mean we have to paint it in lime green however. Sarah and Sam you are off the hook, you helped out with the repaint on Monday. There shouldn't be much to do, Lars has some filler but mostly there will only be pin/nail holes to cover. Tape might present some problems but we'll see when we see. Thanks again for making it a wonderful show, every time I see staff from other areas they comment on just how fantastic the work was. Those who with Tas Neg Study will be seeing a result within the next week.
Food shoot de-brief
Well, clearly things didn't go entirely according to plan and although I was expecting some challenges there were others that were not expected.
Wednesday's shoot was fairly relaxed and problem free although it almost didn't happen. I was contacted by the head honcho to tell me that they were full and we couldn't be accommodated (despite our discussions the week before) and that the chef didn't even know about it. In the end we were accommodated but it turned out to be the restaurant and not the Cafe as requested. The restaurant had better lighting and table settings it has to be said but I feel the Cafe would have beeb more relaxed and we'd have had more room. Our head waiter allowed us to choose whatever we wanted from the menu, 1, 2 or 3 courses and the chef in the kitchen was absolutely fine to have us shooting things. We could move the tables, eat standing up, sit wherever we wanted, all pretty relaxed really. The room wasn't even full! The food was quite passable as well with no mix-ups with the orders. The waiter let us complete the orders ourselves and we were left to get on with shooting. The shots for those that are interested are on the studio computer and there were some very successful ones at that.
What a difference a day makes.
Thursday and (forgive me but I guess I just expected that we would get a repeat of Wednesday) on the surface everything appeared normal but there were some mines, snags and sharp pointy things just below. Milan was a bit particular about his seating but assurred me that "my place is your place", and YES you can go to the kitchen to shoot. For some reason the pick and choose menu became a set three course menu although after numerous requests Milan allowed us to choose single items if that is what we wanted. Ordering was not without its dramas, I ordered gnocchi followed by Barramundi, the waiter repeated the order and wrote it down. Later Milan and the waiter returned, apparently his English is not good and he was confused by the order, it happens. I repeated the order, Milan repeated it, the waiter repeated it and he wrote it down. 'Gnocchi' came without the gnocchi. Waiter said it was but there was none, it was just a glug of cauliflower, greens and cheesy floury mush, Dale had the same problem. Barramundi came and it walked like lamb, talked like lamb, looked like lamb and tasted like lamb but I was told that was what I ordered. Barramindi turned up later sans bag, yes bag, it was to be cooked in it. Nathan and Sarah got a bag with theirs but as it turns out I was the lucky one. Sarah couldn't eat any of her IJ Cook-in-bag meal and Nathan felt obligated to point out how bad the fish was, and it was. 'Cook' said "no-one else complained", well that was a bad start. Christina and Kristi were given the heave-ho from the kitchen by 'Le Chef'. I spoke to him and it turns out that no-one told him to expect us. I smoothed things over and Christina (good on you for going back) went back and shot some more. Clafoutis came and was horrendous, normally a light batter like substance that is transformed into a soft and delicate tart like form with a tiny amount of bite. This was a a floury uncooked glug that tasted like uncooked bread, ergh.
OK so this is not all about photography but is relevant and we can learn from it. The location and the lighting was fine, we have evidence of some really good work. Location shoots are always full of the unexpected, be that good or bad, useful or unuseful. What matters is how we deal with it. There was nothing that happened today that should keep us awake at night. There is always potential for misunderstandings, miscommunication and of course there are the egos to deal with. A professional photographer would just try to get the job done and you did. It was great to see you continually shooting each time food arrived (or that extra beer). Again, good on you Christina for going back to the kitchen, you would have to do that in a real job, there would be no excuses, well done.
Please blog your best work for the rest of us to see. (that cheesy cauliflower thing just came back again)
Wednesday's shoot was fairly relaxed and problem free although it almost didn't happen. I was contacted by the head honcho to tell me that they were full and we couldn't be accommodated (despite our discussions the week before) and that the chef didn't even know about it. In the end we were accommodated but it turned out to be the restaurant and not the Cafe as requested. The restaurant had better lighting and table settings it has to be said but I feel the Cafe would have beeb more relaxed and we'd have had more room. Our head waiter allowed us to choose whatever we wanted from the menu, 1, 2 or 3 courses and the chef in the kitchen was absolutely fine to have us shooting things. We could move the tables, eat standing up, sit wherever we wanted, all pretty relaxed really. The room wasn't even full! The food was quite passable as well with no mix-ups with the orders. The waiter let us complete the orders ourselves and we were left to get on with shooting. The shots for those that are interested are on the studio computer and there were some very successful ones at that.
What a difference a day makes.
Thursday and (forgive me but I guess I just expected that we would get a repeat of Wednesday) on the surface everything appeared normal but there were some mines, snags and sharp pointy things just below. Milan was a bit particular about his seating but assurred me that "my place is your place", and YES you can go to the kitchen to shoot. For some reason the pick and choose menu became a set three course menu although after numerous requests Milan allowed us to choose single items if that is what we wanted. Ordering was not without its dramas, I ordered gnocchi followed by Barramundi, the waiter repeated the order and wrote it down. Later Milan and the waiter returned, apparently his English is not good and he was confused by the order, it happens. I repeated the order, Milan repeated it, the waiter repeated it and he wrote it down. 'Gnocchi' came without the gnocchi. Waiter said it was but there was none, it was just a glug of cauliflower, greens and cheesy floury mush, Dale had the same problem. Barramundi came and it walked like lamb, talked like lamb, looked like lamb and tasted like lamb but I was told that was what I ordered. Barramindi turned up later sans bag, yes bag, it was to be cooked in it. Nathan and Sarah got a bag with theirs but as it turns out I was the lucky one. Sarah couldn't eat any of her IJ Cook-in-bag meal and Nathan felt obligated to point out how bad the fish was, and it was. 'Cook' said "no-one else complained", well that was a bad start. Christina and Kristi were given the heave-ho from the kitchen by 'Le Chef'. I spoke to him and it turns out that no-one told him to expect us. I smoothed things over and Christina (good on you for going back) went back and shot some more. Clafoutis came and was horrendous, normally a light batter like substance that is transformed into a soft and delicate tart like form with a tiny amount of bite. This was a a floury uncooked glug that tasted like uncooked bread, ergh.
OK so this is not all about photography but is relevant and we can learn from it. The location and the lighting was fine, we have evidence of some really good work. Location shoots are always full of the unexpected, be that good or bad, useful or unuseful. What matters is how we deal with it. There was nothing that happened today that should keep us awake at night. There is always potential for misunderstandings, miscommunication and of course there are the egos to deal with. A professional photographer would just try to get the job done and you did. It was great to see you continually shooting each time food arrived (or that extra beer). Again, good on you Christina for going back to the kitchen, you would have to do that in a real job, there would be no excuses, well done.
Please blog your best work for the rest of us to see. (that cheesy cauliflower thing just came back again)
08 September 2009
Location Food Workshops
Hi Foodies, the Hospitality department at CIT has agreed to help us with our 'location' food shoots this week. Organising an off-campus restaurant for us to shoot in is not easy so we'll do it on-campus. In any case it is still out of the studio and that's what I want. The plan is as follows;
1100 Meet in the studio to discuss what we'll do. We'll need to take some mono-bloc kits and/or small portable flash units and large reflector boards. These are to supplement the poor lighting in this location. We will NOT be lighting the food/table directly, the intent is to bounce one of these off a reflector board or wall to help illuminate the table. Again, trying to ensure we maintain a fairly wide aperture and the lighing is relatively soft and from the side-and/or rear.
1130 Arrive at the Cafe (NOT Cafe Yala), choose a location/table and set-up cameras, tripods and if needed supplementary lighting. Although the Wesdnesday group is quite small and the Cafe is pretty well fully booked for tomorrow so we will be mostly shooting own food upstairs above the Cafe. You won't need props, the tables will be properly set for us.
1200 Choose a dish from the menu, we'll try to stagger this a little, and in small groups go into the kitchen and photograph its production (available light only and no tripods). When the food is cooked you'll shoot some fantastic shots of the dish on your table, order a drink to sit provocatively in the rear of the shot and then EAT AND DRINK what you've just shot.
What a doddle.
Thursday's group is a little bigger but the Cafe is not so heavily booked, I'm expecting however we'll again do most of our shooting upstairs.
1100 Meet in the studio to discuss what we'll do. We'll need to take some mono-bloc kits and/or small portable flash units and large reflector boards. These are to supplement the poor lighting in this location. We will NOT be lighting the food/table directly, the intent is to bounce one of these off a reflector board or wall to help illuminate the table. Again, trying to ensure we maintain a fairly wide aperture and the lighing is relatively soft and from the side-and/or rear.
1130 Arrive at the Cafe (NOT Cafe Yala), choose a location/table and set-up cameras, tripods and if needed supplementary lighting. Although the Wesdnesday group is quite small and the Cafe is pretty well fully booked for tomorrow so we will be mostly shooting own food upstairs above the Cafe. You won't need props, the tables will be properly set for us.
1200 Choose a dish from the menu, we'll try to stagger this a little, and in small groups go into the kitchen and photograph its production (available light only and no tripods). When the food is cooked you'll shoot some fantastic shots of the dish on your table, order a drink to sit provocatively in the rear of the shot and then EAT AND DRINK what you've just shot.
What a doddle.
Thursday's group is a little bigger but the Cafe is not so heavily booked, I'm expecting however we'll again do most of our shooting upstairs.
07 September 2009
Exhibition
A very big thankyou for today, I'm overwhelmed. The book is very special and such a great way to remember the trip. I'll be stealing the idea and having one made for each trip from now on. Back to business, we'll need to be at the design space gallery at 5pm tomorrow for a 6pm opening. We need to setup some tables, buckets of ice, glasses etc. Also if you wish to sell any of your work please get me the information tonight, you can email me at julianineke@grapevine.com.au All I need is a contact number and individual or whole set price. This info will go ionto a sheet that people can pick up on the night. If you don't want your number to be made public we can use the office number instead or say 'see staff'' If you cannot make it tomorrow at 5pm due to other committments we'll cope but better to have too many than not enough. Each of us will need to spend some time serving drinks tomorrow night as well, nothing too arduous. Cheers.
06 September 2009
Tas 09 exhibitors
Hi, don't forget I need $20 from each of you tomorrow for drinkies. I have made name tags and an A4 page of exhibition info. If you'd like to sell any please tell me what your price(s) are tomorrow morning. If prices are different please make sure you identify the image and its price. I'll also of course need names/titles of images. I'll add all of this info to the exhibition info page.
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