School reunion

It had been talked about on facebook for sometime and now was actually time to do it. My own 10 year school anniversary took place on saturday. I will be honest and say that I was not intending to go as I have left school and moved one. But my mate Adrian suggested that this would be a great way to network with people who are at the age where they would be getting married and starting up families. So how could I really turn an opportunity like that down. I meet up with some of my friend s who were also going before hand and there was a definite air of anticipation about us. I was thinking how was i going to tackle meeting people I haven't seen for years and trying to rekindle the same if not better friendships that once had been. I thought that so long as I had my camera it would be a great excuse to meet everyone and capture their portraits. Its what I like to do when meeting new people, just get stuck in and start socialising.

I did contemplate bussiness cards for the event but I thought that it would be the wrong way to approach this type of shoot. I would just upload them onto my facebook page and that way people would have direct contact to me when they need me. I felt that the event was making people more aware that I was a photographer rather than flogging off my services stright way. When I did get to the reunion it was immediately apparent  that everyone was friendly and happy to see who did attend the night. I had a great time chatting to everyone and I was glad that I decided to go. Among getting shots of everyone who was at the reunion I even managed to get a big group shot, which after popular demand was the pinnacle of the night photographically. I thought that had I not had been there doing my thing, the big group shot would not had taken place and the opportunity missed.

The new camera worked a treat and reinforced my diction to purchase it. I completely forgot that it even did video as well until I got back. I can see that this is going to be an fantastic partnership with me and the camera. Bring on the shoots!