Images by Gro: September 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008

Host a Portrait Party

What is a Portrait Party?

It is a fun way to earn FREE professional portraits in the comfort of your own home! As a Hostess of a portrait party, you invite friends and family members to your home, or location of your choice, for a professional portrait session. Each guest will receive a "mini" session with no sitting fee or minimum order. You pick the background and theme for the party and have your guests dress to match.

How Does it Work?

The hostess invites between 6- 12 guests to her home. A minimum of 6 sessions is required for each party. The hostess will receive invitations to give out to friends and family to invite them to join her for this fun experience. The invited guests then contact the hostess to schedule their session times. Prior to the party all the sessions will be scheduled 20 minutes apart. All sessions MUST be booked consecutively.
During each session the guests will receive a packet which contains an order form, portrait price sheet, copyright information, and release forms. The guests can either arrive at least 10 minutes prior to their scheduled session or stay for the entire party---the schedule is set up by the Hostess, but must be given to the photographer at least one week in advance. Any changes after that point have to be approved by the photographer. In order to facilitate a more enjoyable process all guests must have an appointment to attend the portrait party.

The guests have no commitment to purchase their prints and although samples will be available for display nothing will be sold at the party.

How to Order Portraits?
Images will be available for viewing on-line within 7 days of the party. An email will be sent to all guests with an access link to their portraits. The hostess will organize and take all orders. Portraits must be ordered and paid in full within two weeks from the date the portraits are posted on line.
Although orders may be taken after the two week period, late or subsequent orders will not go toward the commission to the Hostess.
In about two weeks from the date the orders are received by the studio, the portraits will be available for delivery by the Hostess.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Talk Like A Pirate Day

Talk Like a Pirate Day, began in 1995and the holiday was founded by John Baur and Mark Summers after a racquetball game between them during which one of them (they can’t remember who) yelled out “Arrr!” in a cry of pain, according to talklikeapirate.com, the official Web site of the holiday.

The Pirate Alphabet

A: Ehhhhhhh? -- "What's that?"

B: Are -- as in "Be ye ready to surrender?"

C: Si, si! -- To a Spanish pirate, "Yes!"

E: Eeeeee! -- "Maaaaaaaaybe . . . "

I: Aye -- "Yes!"

L: 'Ell -- A destination, as in, "To L with you, matey!"

O: Oh! -- "Oh!"

Q: Queue -- A sailor's pigtail, usually tarred.

R: Arrrrrr! -- A general expression of glee.

T: Tea -- A very inferior substitute for grog.

Y: Why? -- To be said in a grumpy voice when the cap'n gives an order.

Z: Zee -- To a French pirate, "the."

Popular Pirate Slang

All Hands Hoay! - "All Hands on Deck!", everyone on the ship called to the deck, usually for action
Avast - "Avast Ye!" from the Dutch term for 'hold fast' and means "Stop and pay attention.", like, "Get a load of this."
Black Spot - a death threat among pirates made of a black spot or mark on a scrap of paper with more specific detail sometimes written on the other side, referred to in the story, Treasure Island.
Dance the Hempen Jig - To hang, (rope was often made of hemp fibers)
Dungbie - rear end
Go on Account -a tongue-in-cheek description pirates used that compared the act of becoming a pirate to going into business
Hempen Halter- The hangman's noose.
Hornswaggle - To cheat or defraud, often of money or belongings, Yosemite Sam knows a lot about it
Shiver me timbers! - akin to "Blow me down!", an expression of shock or disbelief, believed to come from the sound the ship made when 'shocked' by running aground or hit by a cannon blast.