Find a 'tog buddy'.

kry10 said:
Just been wondering, is the entire point of this thread for people to contact others who want to hang out in their local area doing photography together, giving each other help, advice and generally having a fun time ?
If so, would love to know why no smegger has contacted me, lol.
Would it be a better idea for me to message others and see if I get a response, or just be patient and wait to be contacted by someone ?
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Smegger here............. If you haven't had any contact on this thread take a look at the general meeting place threads. There have been a few recently in or around the Manc area.

Don't have to wait for an invite - just generally jump in.....I would say they're usually friendly here in the NW but last time I said that I was told they were just feeling sorry for me - as a suvvner:p

You can always start your own meeting thread if you have a particular thing you want to do(y)
 
Well, I am going along to the meet on the 16th, just was wondering about meeting up with individuals when we get some good weather (not often in Manchester, lol).
I will throw some PM's to people later today and see if I get any replies.
 
Area: Swindon, Wiltshire
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Types of photography: Landscapes, Transport, Urban - Anything Really.
Photography dislikes: The fact it's always raining
Short notice: Yes
Weekends or Weekdays: Either
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Kit: Canon User
Additional info: Quite inexperienced, love being out taking photos, CS5 amateur also. Quiet at first, but will come out of my shell within an hour or so :)
 
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Area: Pembrokeshire
Sex: Male
Age: 53
Types of Photography: Motorsport and wildlife. But will have a go at anything.
Short Notice: Yes especially during the week.
Weekends or weekdays: Either.
Can travel: Yes up to 3-4 hours.
Has car: Yes
Kit: Canon
Additional info. Reasonably experienced. Need to get out and expand my interest in photography more.
 
Hello

I will add my details to the list

Area : Dagenham / Essex
Sex : Male
Age 57
Types of photography : Anything
Photography dislikes : Nothing
Short notice? : Sometimes
Weekends days or Weekdays afternoon's
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : Yes

:D
 
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Area: Essex (Chafford Hundred)
Sex: Male
Age: 36
Types of photography: Portrait ideally but like most things
Photography dislikes: Wildlife
Short notice: Yes
Weekends or Weekdays: Weekends and evenings
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Kit: Canon User
Additional info: Keen interest in portrait photography ideally with strobes, Looking for someone to 'buddy' up with to become each others lighting assistant for on location shoots.
 
AndyBakerUK said:
Area: Essex (Chafford Hundred)
Sex: Male
Age: 36
Types of photography: Portrait ideally but like most things
Photography dislikes: Wildlife
Short notice: Yes
Weekends or Weekdays: Weekends and evenings
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Kit: Canon User
Additional info: Keen interest in portrait photography ideally with strobes, Looking for someone to 'buddy' up with to become each others lighting assistant for on location shoots.
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Hi Andy, my name is Maria and I am interested on being your buddy for a Photo shoot, i would like to do more about Portraiture using lights/strobes...and in fact have been wanting to do Urban fashion shoots but need someone to do it with...Let me know if you fancy it.I ahve few days free since my kids are with their dad for a week.
keep in touch.
Thanks Maria(y)
 
Me.

Area: Bromley/Croydon
Sex: Male
Age: 49
Types of photography: All
Photography dislikes: None really, but not mad about landscapes.
Short notice: Yes
Weekends or Weekdays: Both
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Kit: Sony
Additional Info: looking for someone to buddy-up on street, wildlife and motorsports shoots/trips. Laid-back, ex-muso, leftie.
 
MIVC said:
Hi Andy, my name is Maria and I am interested on being your buddy for a Photo shoot, i would like to do more about Portraiture using lights/strobes...and in fact have been wanting to do Urban fashion shoots but need someone to do it with...Let me know if you fancy it.I ahve few days free since my kids are with their dad for a week.
keep in touch.
Thanks Maria(y)
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Hi Maria, thanks for the interest but there's 200 miles between us, not good for the logistics.
 
Name: James
Area: Hertford (Hertfordshire)
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Types of photography: Not fussed
Short notice?: Yes (work allowing)
Weekdays or weekends?: weekends or week nights in the summer
Day or night?: Both
Travel: within reason
Has car?: Yes
Skill: Newbie
Camera: Nikon D5000
Other:
 
Name: Alan
Area: West London, Hampton, Richmond
Sex: Male
Age: 40
Types of photography: sports, landscape wildlife
Short notice?: Yes (work and family allowing)
Weekdays or weekends?: weekends, week nights with planning
Day or night?: Both
Travel: within reason
Has car?: Yes
Skill: Amateur
Camera: Canon 400D and various lenses

Happy to meet other photographers, try new locations and have a fun day out shooting.
 
Area: NW London
Gender: Male
Age: 27 (or 28...can never remember)
Types of Photography: Automotive, candid street photography
Dislikes: Anything tripod based, night photography
Short Notice: Usually no big deal
Weekends or Weekdays: Weekends are ideal, weekdays shift
Day or night: Day
Travels: Bus, train, car
Has car : Yes
Competence: Quite experienced
Kit: Canon/Sigma shooter
Looking for: Someone else who enjoys candid/street photography, sharing knowledge etc
 
Area: North Hampshire
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Types of Photography: Automotive, Landscape, sport, animals.. Will give most things ago.
Short Notice: Not the end of world
Weekends or Weekdays: Either..
Day or night: Don't really mind lights on or lights off!
Travels: Don't mind driving, catching train or bus!
Has car : Yes
Competence: I know enough.. Competent (stupid) enough to try anything
Kit: Nikon
Looking for: Someone who wants to enjoy some fun banter with male or female, who enjoys shooting different aspects of photography but is also willing to share knowledge and learn.
 
Iris said:
Area: Teesside / North Yorks
Sex: Female
Age:31
Types of photography: Largely portraits and macro but trying my hand at landscapes and would love to give urban landscaping a shot
Weekends or Weekdays: Depends, but usually have some time during the week and weekends, night times too on occasion
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Experience: hmmmmmmmm toughie - a couple of years experience
Camera: Canon 5D2

I have just come across this thread but would love to share ideas with others and hopefully get some hints and tips on other areas of photography
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Quick change from the above, I am now in Northamptonshire (and have had a birthday in-between ;) )
 
Anybody in the blackpool area?????

I'm available most nights and weekends

Willing to travel for right location(y)
 
Matt.
Fylde coast.
Mature male.62.
interests.Portrait,model,candid,landscape,water,wildlife etc etc.
Dislikes,sport,macro.
Travel not a problem with a bit of notice.
Day,night or in between.
Free mainly weekends but sometimes weekdays eve.
 
Name: Craig Raymond
Area: Worthing West Sussex
Male
29
Types of photography: Landscape, urban, seascapes, night, street, wildlife,
Dislikes: nothing willing to give anything a try
Short notice: depends on work, family
Weekends or weekdays: depends on work (shift)
Travel: yes
 
Hi!

Area : SW London (Southfields)
Sex : Male
Age : 29
Types of photography : Really enjoy wildlife, landscapes & macro, but willing to give anything a bash :)
Photography dislikes : Nothing
Skill : Amateur
Short notice? : Sometimes
Weekends or Weekdays : Any
Day or Night : Anytime on weekends, night on weekdays
Can travel : Yes
Has car : No

Chris
 
Hi - long shot for me (because I'm in Australia!) but it's worth a try

Area: West Brisbane
Sex: Female
Age: 26
Types of photography: Prefer wildlife/birds/pets & macro, but I'm still finding my niche
Photography dislikes: Nothing
Skill: Amateur
Short notice?: yes, but never available monday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons
Weekends or Weekdays: Any
Day or Night: Either but see above
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Can borrow on occasion
 
great idea! putting my name in the hat :D

Area: Luton, Bedfordshire or surrounding (Cambridge, Hertfordshire, etc)
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Types of photography: Anything Everything :D
Photography dislikes: It's a hobby, so nothing high pressure like wedding.
Short notice?: Yes, but not during office working hours
Weekends or Weekdays: Any
Day or Night: Anything during weekends, Night during weekdays
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Kit: Canon full frame
Additional info: can speak Chinese if that helps :cool: easy going and slightly geeky. :amstupid:
 
Name: Nick Watson
Area: Newcastle/Northumberland
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Types of photography: Anything that appeals :)
Photography dislikes: overcooked HDR and I'm still relatively new so no high pressure events lol
Short notice?: yes mostly
Weekends or Weekdays: weekdays preferred
Day or Night: day
Can travel: Yes
Has car: Yes
Kit: Canon 550D, 18-55 & 55-250 is, cokin filter kit, el cheapo non sturdyo tripod
Additional info: interested in most things, I do prefer landscapes and countryside shooting, quite happy to spend a few hours out and about & pretty laid back & down to earth
 
Name: Jamie
Area: Sittingbourne, North Kent
Sex: Male
Age: 39
Types of photography: landscape, nature, dereliction, underground / night, macro, still life
Short notice?: Sometimes, (work and gym commitments) :)
Weekdays or weekends?: Sundays, some Wednesdays and week nights with planning
Day or night?: Both
Travel: Definately, regularily do for a great location (350mls last weekend for Corfe Castle at sunrise!)
Has car?: Yes
Skill: Amateur for about 1 year, still learning
Camera: Canon 550D.
Looking to buddy up with like minded people, male or female; to learn, share, explore and improve.
 
Area : Central London
Sex : Male
Types of photography : Anything except abstract art.
Photography dislikes : Nothing yet
Short notice? : Yes
Weekends or Weekdays : Weekend
Day or Night : Day preferred
Can travel : Within the London Underground system
Has car : No.
More Info: Amateur photographer looking to diversify my portfolio and find out what I really like. Currently I am into capturing people.
 
Area : Crystal Palace / South East London
Sex : Male
Types of photography : Most stuff, especially landscapes
Photography dislikes : Macro
Short notice? : Sometimes
Weekends or Weekdays : Both - probably more likely weekends though
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : No
Skill: Amateur level (been learning for a little under a year)
Kit: Canon 600D
 
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Name: rab
Area: glasgow
Sex: Male
Age: 44
Types of photography: Not fussed
Short notice?: Yes
Weekdays or weekends?:
Day or night?: Both
Travel: within reason
Has car?: Yes
Skill: Newbie
Camera: canon 1100d
Other:
 
Area : Newcastle upon Tyne/Gosforth
Sex : Male, 21
Types of photography : Street, landscape, portrait, motorsports, sports...
Photography dislikes : -
Short notice? : Yes
Weekends or Weekdays : Both
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : No
Other: I'm Chinese, just moved here last month, so I can't speak English really well yet.
 
Area: Birmingham
Name: Justin
Age: 31
Skill: Newbie'ish
Types of photography: Will try anything.
When: Weekday evenings / all weekends
Car: Yes
Kit: D5100 + 18-105mm.
 
Area : Leeds/Bradford
Sex : Male
Types of photography : Anything
Photography dislikes : Nothing
Short notice? : Sometimes
Weekends or Weekdays : Any
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : No

If anyone fancies a photowalk , just hit me a PM and we'll try sort it out =)
 
Area: Milton Keynes
Sex Male
Types of Photography Anything
Dislikes nothing
short notice yes
weekends and weekdays yes
day or night both
can travel yes
no car :(
Really want to shoot with people of any ability who also want to share their knowledge with others without looking down on the less experienced
 
Marcel said:
Inspired from photostar's thread about finding a tog buddy, I thought this might be a good idea.

I'll be devising a list/sticky of sorts for those who enjoy meeting up with other togs in the areas for what I like to call 'jollies'. Local outings or mini trips out to take photos.

I personally like meeting up with other photographers locally, as do many other people on here.

Anyway, if you'd like to put your name down, put down the following information

I'll start

Area : Manchester / Bury
Sex : Male
Types of photography : Anything
Photography dislikes : Nothing
Short notice? : Sometimes
Weekends or Weekdays : Any
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : Yes


Does that sound like a plan?
If you can think of anything that should be added, feel free to suggest it, and add your own info (with as much or as little information as you feel comfortable with).
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Marcel you need to come over to mine have a look round, maybe organise a shoot ?
 
Studi0488 said:
Marcel you need to come over to mine have a look round, maybe organise a shoot ?
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when I say mine, i mean the studio, its not an invite for dinner or anything?

whos near Bolton? should we have a model shoot at mine, who has access to. a model or two?
 
By the way fellow toggers, as you might have seen, I am running a photographic group in Middleton, Manchester.
It's every Wednesday at 1PM, at Warwick Mill, Lighthouse Project, opposite Middleton Job Center, just drop in.
 
Name: Matt
Area: Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Types of photography: Anything really. Nature, urbex, people
Photography dislikes: Nothing
Short notice?: Maybe
Weekends or Weekdays: Shift worker so pretty random
Day or Night: Any
Can travel: Yes, within reason.
Has car: Yes
Skills: Not many
 
Name: Rob
Area: Manchester, Swinton
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Types of photography: Landscape, Nature, Urban and Macro.
Dislikes: Really dont fancy studio stuff.
Short Notice: Sometimes
Weekends or Weekdays: Evenings and weekends.
Day or Night: Any
Can travel: Yes
Car: Yes
Skills: Not a lot.
 
Name: Carl
Area: Tiverton/Exeter
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Types of photography: Cycling, Landscape, Nature, Zoo
Dislikes: Nothing, although haven't done much portrait stuff
Short Notice: Yes
Weekends or Weekdays: Evenings and weekends and fridays
Day or Night: Any
Can travel: Yes
Car: No
Skills: Good
Camera: Canon 5D MkII
 
Name: Dave
Area: Worcestershire/West Midlands
Sex: Male
Types of photography: Anything
Photography dislikes : Not much
Short notice? : Yeah, maybe
Weekends or Weekdays : Weekends
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : Yes
Camera: Canon
Skill: A little
Other:

Interested in meeting others around the Midlands/Worcestershire area who want to learn and
find out more about what they can do with their camera stuff!
 
Go on then i'll try this if the fellows peeps are willing to put up with a novice :D

Area : Newport / South Wales
Sex : Male
Types of photography : Anything
Photography dislikes : Nothing
Short notice? : Sometimes
Weekends or Weekdays : Any
Day or Night : Any
Can travel : Yes
Has car : Yes
 
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