It’s a bit drab outside, sure, and the forecast says rain most of today. But, it also might clear up by this evening some, so, as of right now Nick and I are not canceling the photo walk, and will continue to assess the situation throughout the day. But, even if it gets miserable, we’ll be out there at 6, if just to send you off.

If you’re feeling hopeful and adventurous like us, and don’t mind a little damp but think your camera might have other thoughts, we’re bring along some of the wonderful little Optech camera rainsleeves. They’re not up to the par Aquatech is, but for a single casual shoot or two, they’ll protect your camera just fine. Nick’s used one in the past himself. At a photo walk even.

We’ll have these technological wonders for a low photowalk price of $5 for a 2-pack, just in case.

This isn’t a shameless plug, we just want to make sure you don’t come out and visit us and then get caught in a torrential downpour that makes ducks happy and cameras sad.

But there won’t be. It’ll be dry. Positive energy, people. See you at 6pm. West and Washington.

So, friendly reminder to everyone, tomorrow at 6pm (hope for sun, the forecast is bouncing all over the place), we’re meeting at the northwest corner of West and Washington (by the Eiteljorg) to do a new photo walk. If it’s raining we’ll cower under the canal bridges. As always, free to everyone to attend, and you’re welcome no matter what you shoot. Point and shoot, DSLR, view camera, whatever. It’s mostly just important you get out and shoot.

Picture used with permission

As a special perk, we’ve got a lovely model by the name of Amanda lined up for you all tomorrow. Now, while Nick and I will always keep these free if we can help it, when we have a model along we do encourage you to bring a few bucks to chip in for their time. This is only polite, after all.

So, get your camera batteries charged. Grab an Optek rain cover just in case (they’re cheap), and remember to come out and meet us tomorrow at 6. We’ll wait until about 6:15 for any stragglers, but after that we’ll be putting the “walk” in “photo walk,” so, if you’re running that late, here are some contact options:

Call me at 765-215-9249. Please, if you call, start with the fact that you’re asking about the photo walk. I’m notoriously cross with sales people calling me, and I don’t want to be terse with you wrongly.

Email me at iamzedmartinez@gmail.com, it pushes to my phone

Or, for you in the new tech world, send us a tweet at @robertscamera, I’ll be keeping an eye o it during the shoot.

Alright, back to your afternoons. See you tomorrow evening.

Remember those photo walkabouts Nick and I did last year? Yeah, us too. The weather’s warming up, and the forecast finally has a few days without rain and misery, so, we’re going to roll the dice and go ahead and announce our first one of the season for next Tuesday, May 3rd, at 6pm. Let’s say meet us at the northwest corner of Washington and West, then we can hit the museum district or the canal as the mood suits. We’re going to try and bring out a local model for this, so, pack your portrait kit, and remember, while it’s always free to attend any photo walk, we encourage you to bring some money along to help pay models for their time when we have them out (also note you might grab five bucks for parking, just in case. Parking does get spotty downtown.)

For those of you new to this, the idea is like this: Nick and I, being firm believers in getting the heck out there and using your gear when you can, like to go out from time to time and just spend an hour or two taking pictures of… whatever. We think it’s way more fun with a group, so, we invite anyone who wants to to come out with us. We don’t care what you shoot, whether you’re just getting going or an established pro, just so long as you’re coming out for some fun and photos. Since we’re both camera dudes, we’ll gladly give you any tips or help we can, but, what we won’t do is turn this into a sales pitch. This isn’t about gear, it’s about photos, you know?

So, yeah. Tuesday, May 3rd, 6pm, West and Washington, we’ll try and get a model. Make it out if you can, it’ll be fun.