What an amazing few weeks this has been. Since putting up the website and getting the ball rolling, we have hit our target of 80 participants for ShootFest. Registrations are now closed. The t-shirt design has been confirmed and the orders put in already. Most of the speaking slots are confirmed. Looking forward to 6th and 7th of June 09!!

Here is the confirmed t-shirt design. Front is the logo, back has the website and text.

Hi everyone, the T-shirts order will be made this Friday (15/5), so please check the chart below and order your T-shirt size. Email admin@shootfest.org with your registered name and T-shirt size (XS, S, M, L, XL etc etc). If you have not placed your order by Friday 5pm, we will randomly choose a common size for all. We are getting short sleeve t-shirts so ignore the long sleeve one. Thanks.

After our last meeting, those that were present viewed all the logos, took into consideration all the web comments, and then we shortlisted 1 logo that we liked. So from that one logo, here are slight variations to it. Which do you vote for? 1,2 or 3? (in the order it appears).

Another round of logo designs adapted from GT4 in the blog post below. These set of logos are designed by Alex Auyong who shares the same office as me - Grace. Thanks Alex!!! Vote pls!

Date: 7th May 2009, 8pm
Happening fellas present at FOUR (Alex & Grace’s house): Alex Lam, Grace Tan, Mark Leo, Mun Tzin, Johan Sopiee, Dee, Mun Keat, Yung Yaw, Kaz Campbell, Raymond Khor, Nick Chan and Kee Sitt (via Skype from Penang)

PR and media -

• Kaz can talk to Visithra about media coverage
• Grace has spoken to Glen about getting coverage from theStar either coverage before the event or coverage on the day itself

Ideas and sessions

• Kaz - and a session for selling 2nd hand books. Perhaps can combine with Johan’s 2nd hand equipment session
• Grace - Have a wall for people to put up their portfolios (A4 prints). Decided it will be 4R sized.
• Kaz - send the invite out to Ted Adnan as well as Syahrin Aziz
• We propose that Zach will speak on how to pose couples and have a live session
• Grace - Should we get the gown makers “Dennis & Kris” to share about gowns and wedding gowns
• Kaz - Syahrin can talk about how to shoot video with the 5D Mk2
• Asther / Mun Keat - sharing a slot to speak
• Empty sessions - to be used for practical sessions where you split the room in 2 and they do a shoot out and compete against each other
• Sharing our first photography experience (1st great and 1st horror) - 1st sessions
• Session - share your funniest moments in a wedding while on a shoot
• For dinner on Saturday, we propose going to McDonald’s as it will be easier to just walk over.

Logo

• We cannot have gradients in the logo as printing will be expensive. After voting, it was decided that the logo will be a blend between AY1 and AY2

Hi everyone,

If you’re keen to help out and be part of this unconference, please do swing by for an informal meet up at Alex and Grace’s house. Don’t worry even if you haven’t been to any of the previous meetings, we’re friendly and crazy at the same time.

Details of the meeting:

Date: Thursday, 7th May 2009
Time: 8pm

Venue: Taman Megah (email admin@shootfest.org for the address. Yes we’re paranoid about crazy people)

Topics of discussion:

• F&B
• Finalizing the logo and T-shirts
• Registrations thus far
• The schedule
• Sponsorship
• Roles and responsibilities
• Press & media coverage
• AOB (etc, etc…)

If you can come, leave a comment here, please…

Date: 26th April 2009, 9pm
Happening fellas present at FOUR (Alex & Grace’s house): Alex Lam, Grace Tan, Jon Low, Mark Leo, Zach Chin, Mun Tzin, Johan Sopiee, Dee, Mun Keat, Weng Yap, Pei Yuh, Joseph Siew and Ian Chong (via Skype from Singapore)

We had a great time just chatting and getting to know one another. In between the silly things we did, some serious points were drawn out.

• Jon showed us his design for the website - VERY NICE. *clap clap*. It will be ready sometime this week.
• A fair bit of content has been written already by Alex and Grace. More to come and be laid out nicely.
• Grace has drafted out letters that will be sent to various photographers and videographers, asking them to get involved with the unconference. Everyone can help and send out mailers using her template.
• Sponsorship - if anyone has contacts for the marketing departments of media-related companies, let’s contact them and see if they are willing to be sponsors. If not, we’ll target the next ShootFest to get sponsors.
• Joseph will speak to Canon to see if they can run a hands-on-session for everyone to try out their range of lenses. Can anyone contact Nikon, Sony, Olympus, etc…?
• Proposed logo designs need to be in by Wednesday - Grace, Zach, Jon and Joseph will conceptualize something.
• We discussed a possible list of topics, and some booked sessions already.
• As fillers, we will screen DVDs of photography/videography training. Jon/Mark will ask ShaolinTiger if we can borrow his Strobist series while Grace will ask Jenny Sun if we can borrow some of her DVDs. Kee Sitt will look into the video training DVDs.
• Weng Yap and Pei Yuh will assist with printing the T-shirts. Cost for a dry-fit with simple design can range from RM20-25 each.
• Publicity of the ShootFest will commence at the end of the week.
• Does anyone have contact with the media? Can we get some press publicity for this?

Thanks for taking the behind the scenes photo, Johan. On the wall, that’s Ian from Singapore who joined us on Skype via projector

Date: 19th April 2009, 8.30pm
Happening fellas present at Coffee Bean, Jaya33: Alex Lam, Grace Tan, Jon Low, Mark Leo, Zach Chin

1. Much as Jon Low really wants LoveFest (for his own personal reasons), we decided to call it ShootFest.
2. Different ShootFests could be themed differently, but the first one ever will be called ShootFest 001: The Wedding, and it will be primarily for photographers and videographers in the wedding industry.
3. The date was originally set for the 13th and 14th of June, but it clashes with the Treasures of the Rainforest conference. We decided to have it on the 6th and 7th of June instead.
4. Mark volunteered to help with the promotions part of the unconference (and clean-up committee), while Jon volunteered to do up the WordPress blog theme. Alex will register the domain, and install WP. Kee Sitt will be in charge of liaising with the videographers. Zach was volunteered to oversee the schedules and speakers.
5. Grace will speak to Weng Yap about printing T-shirts.
6. We agreed that more heads and hands are needed for the committee. Everyone is to source for more help.
7. The whole unconference will also be a green one, meaning no paper/plastic cups etc.

Here’s a crappy photo taken by the security guard at Jaya33 that documents our first-ever meeting for ShootFest! (errr, iPhones don’t take overly happening photos!)

From left: Mark Leo (@markleo82), Grace Tan (@ShootDiva), Alex Lam (@TheBackpackr), Zach Chin (@zachchin), Jon Low (@jonlow)