Independance Pool Party @ The Surfcomber he 5th Annual Independance 4th of July Pool Party in Miami Beach was a fantastic event just like last year. Bikini clad vixens prancing around to the music of Danny Tenaglia at the Surfcomber’s beachside pool will always be a good party!
Miami 4th of July Pool Party
The 5th Annual Independance 4th of July Pool Party in Miami Beach was a fantastic event just like last year. Bikini clad vixens prancing around to the music of Danny Tenaglia at the Surfcomber’s beachside pool will always be a good party!
Models & Playboy Playmates along with muscle-bound supermen make for some great people watching entertainment. Check out the photos and pretend like you were there.
Nightclub Photography Tips (Part 2) To get rich, vibrant, colorful nightclub photos, nightlife photographers need to use slower shutter speeds than they might be used to. With a slower shutter speed, your camera has time to suck in more ambient light, creating a brighter, more colorful image.
Nightclub Photography Tips
Shutter Speed Settings
To get rich, vibrant, colorful nightclub photos, nightlife photographers need to use slower shutter speeds than they might be used to. With a slower shutter speed, your camera has time to suck in more ambient light, creating a brighter, more colorful image.
For this image of Busta Rhymes, I used a shutter speed of 0.3 seconds. This means the camera’s shutter stays open for 0.3 seconds, which forced the club lights in the background to really pop out in a wash of color.
But with longer shutter speeds, it is harder to keep the image crisp and sharp. Any movement from your subjects will tend to create a blur. In a rowdy nightclub environment, it’s hard to keep people still for a photo.
To learn how I keep the subject sharp, even with a long shutter speed, check out my nightlife photography guide below:
Twitter for Nightclub Photographers Twitter can be a powerful tool for marketing yourself and your images to the masses. If you want to be a successful nightlife photographer, you have to network with as many people as possible. Word of mouth is a common way to land new jobs, and the only way word of mouth works is if everyone know’s your name. Twitter is part of achieving this goal.
Twitter can be a powerful tool for marketing yourself and your images to the masses. If you want to be a successful nightlife photographer, you have to network with as many people as possible. Word of mouth is a common way to land new jobs, and the only way word of mouth works is if everyone know’s your name. Twitter is part of achieving this goal.
But taking the time to add fans on Twitter can be very time consuming, and you should always be spending most of your time doing what you’re best at, nightclub photography. One way to quickly create a strong following of Twitter fans is to use an automated adder program. This let’s you quickly and efficiently build a following on Twitter with much less work.
I use this program specifically for the purpose of adding fans on Twitter. You can easily add 300+ followers a day, just by pressing a button.
You can even target the followers of other photographers, big nightclubs, etc. This gives you a greater percentage of success, because it isn’t just random people, but people who are already interesting in nightlife and photography.
When you use a program to automate your tedious-yet-necessary social media marketing work, you’ll have much more time to spend on making deals with new nightclubs, experimenting with photography, and finding more ways to make money.
But if you neglect to market yourself with social media like Twitter all together, other nightclub photographers who ARE taking advantage of these techniques will have a stronger following than you will, even if you’re a better photographer. That means they’ll get more jobs by way of recommendation, just because more people know who they are. It’s a numbers game!
You must not undervalue the importance of good social media marketing techniques in today’s world, or you’ll be left behind in the dust.
Twitter is different from other social media sites, you can’t make people follow you if you follow them. When you use this adder program, the trick is to follow other people in your area using the automated tools, but you also have to send everyone an automated message too. It can just be a generic friendly message like “Thx for the follow! Look forward to chatting with you on Twitter.”
Usually once you’ve started following them, and they receive a friendly message from you, they will follow you as well. But manually adding all these people and sending them individual messages would take months. That’s why using a Twitter adder program like that one will save you lots of time. And time is money!
Cosplay @ Sushi Samba Once a month, on a Tuesday night, the Cosplay Wasabi Fashion Party takes over Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road in South Beach. There is a different color theme each time, this month it happened to be a pink invasion.
Cosplay @ Sushi Samba
Once a month, on a Tuesday night, the Cosplay Wasabi Fashion Party takes over Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road in South Beach. There is a different color theme each time, this month it happened to be a pink invasion.
The Wasabi Fashion aliens came down from planet pink to convert sushi lovers into dance maniacs and propagate their interplanetory mating rituals on the humans of earth.
Once the invasion is complete, Queen of Cosplay, Pamela Wasabi, gathers up her army and plans next month’s attack on the unsuspecting South Beach scene.
Chicago’s Chinese restaurants are consistently inconsistent, sometimes delighting and sometimes disappointing, and rarely interesting visually. Indeed, some customers seem to equate hole-in-the-wall decor with authenticity.
You, Me, Them, Everybody Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host a live talk show featuring columnist and “Interview Show” host Mark Bazer and stand-up comic Mike Lebovitz, with music by Jeremy Tromburg of The Ragtones and Otter Petter. Local psych band The Clams also performs a set.
Peter Up on the 24th floor of the Peninsula Hotel you’ll find one of Tokyo’s hippest cocktail temples, Peter. The room is decorated with metallic trees which give an ethereal indoors-outdoors effect to the space that’s already pretty striking thanks to the digitized projections on the walls…
Secret City & St Paul’s Treasure Hunt (25th Feb 11 to 24th Feb 12) Hidden between the giant banks and wide boulevards of the City of London, is another, ancient and evocative, City. We head for little gardens, former monasteries and tiny passages and alleys with name…
Hoxton gets a royal rave-up The Queen Of Hoxton isn?t just another trendy bar, although it stocks a superb array of cocktails.
Brush with Fashion (10th Feb 11 to 13th Feb 11) From Thursday 10th ? Sunday 13th February, The Body Shop is offering you an exclusive sneak preview and complimentary make-over using their new limited edition, sustainable and cruelty-free make-up an…
Smartass Rock’n'Roll Trivia Teams of three people (or less) compete in a three-round, ten-question music quiz tournament, with the prize a round of drinks.
The Book of Mormon ‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone literally stage the holy book of the LDS as a musical.
Tank Girl I’ve been wanting to re-create one of my favorite bad movies, Tank Girl, in a series of photos. Here’s one of them. Sexy Lia Lanett was the perfect subject. Post apocalyptic badass!
Model: Lia Lanett
I’ve been wanting to re-create one of my favorite bad movies, Tank Girl, in a series of photos. Here’s one of them. Sexy Lia Lanett was the perfect subject. Post apocalyptic badass!
This image was taken out in the Florida Everglades, using just a speedlight on a stand with an umbrella.
Scorpions Kiss @ Exit 66 DJ Joe Dert pushed his product on the Ft. Lauderdale crowd that packed the walls of Exit 66, the newest nightclub by the guys behind the Crobar brand. A mashup of rock & hip hop kept everyone moving on the large dancefloor, while they took advantage of free drinks till midnight!
Scorpions Kiss @ Exit 66
DJ Joe Dert pushed his product on the Ft. Lauderdale crowd that packed the walls of Exit 66, the newest nightclub by the guys behind the Crobar brand. A mashup of rock & hip hop kept everyone moving on the large dancefloor, while they took advantage of free drinks till midnight!
Miami Dolphins footballer Chris Brown was there soaking up the club’s fun & quirky atmosphere at a table with friends. Exit 66 is on the path to becoming a great addition to the South Florida nightlife scene.
Get a Nightclub Photographer to Notice You If you happen to be out at a club and notice a Nightlife Photographer wandering around snapping photos, here are some tips on getting the photographer to notice you:
Kiss for the Camera!
If you happen to be out at a club and notice a Nightlife Photographer wandering around snapping photos, here are some tips on getting the photographer to notice you:
#1: Make sure you have a skimpy or wild outfit on. The more skin that shows, the better.
#2: Don’t be afraid to track down the photographer and ask for a photo.
#3: Make eye contact with the nightclub photographer from across the room and smile.
#4: If you’re a chick, make out with the girl next to you.
#5: If you’re a chick, make out with the Nightclub Photographer.
#6: If you’re a dude, make sure you have at least 3 sexy girls with you.
#7: Don’t be afraid to have a wardrobe malfunction. It’s natural.
#8: Buy the photographer a drink!
A nightclub photographer doesn’t have time and isn’t paid enough to take photos of everyone at the club, so you have to go out of your way to catch his or her eye if you want to end up on the club’s website the next day.
The absolute best way to guarantee your photo will show up in the nightclub photo gallery is to dress hot, do something crazy, and kiss the photographer while handing him a drink!
Pamela & Muñeca Wasabi Fashion Kult leader, Pamela Wasabi with her attack dog Muñeca (Babydoll). Pamela’s unique sense of style & fun have made her parties and fashion shows a popular attraction in Miami Beach. Her online fashion magazine is a big hit as well.
Model: Pamela Wasabi
Wasabi Fashion Kult leader, Pamela Wasabi with her attack dog Muñeca (Babydoll). Pamela’s unique sense of style & fun have made her parties and fashion shows a popular attraction in Miami Beach. Her online fashion magazine is a big hit as well.
The shoot was for a two page spread in Argentina’s popular fashion magazine, D-Mode Mag. It’s on page 92 & 93 of the “Fantastica” issue #152.
Looking for a place to watch the 2010 NCAA tournament with some friendly faces? These schools have local bar affiliations so you can cheer your favorite team on with fellow fans.
Baylor:Red Ivy Butler: Brownstone Tavern & Grill Clemson:Gamekeepers Duke: Sedgwick’s Bar & Grill Florida: Jack’s Bar and Grill, Joe’s Bar, Sully’s House Tap Room & Grill Florida State: Riverview Tavern Georgia Tech:Red Ivy Georgetown:Gamekeepers Gonzaga:Sully’s House Tap Room & Grill Kansas: Junior’s Sports Lounge, Kincade’s, Lottie’s Pub Kansas State: Toon’s Kentucky:Gamekeepers, Kendall’s, The Pony Louisville:Finley Dunne’s Tavern Marquette: Four Shadows, Schoolyard Tavern Michigan State: Hi-Tops, Grand River Bar & Grill, Higgins’ Tavern, O’Malley’s West, Plan B Bar and Kitchen Minnesota:Red Ivy, Redmond’s Notre Dame: Blarney Stone, Citizen Bar, District Bar, Halligan Bar, O’Donovan’s, Wrightwood Tap Ohio State: Casey Moran’s, Gaslight Bar and Grille, LaSalle Power Co., Mickey’s, Mystic Celt, O’Donovan’s, Vaughan’s Pub Pittsburgh:Gamekeepers Purdue: Durkin’s, Fireplace Inn, Smoke Daddy Syracuse:Kincade’s, Gamekeepers
For years, the 40-ounce (or just 40) has been a destination drink for people who A) are cheap, B) are broke, C) need to be drunk now, or some combination of the above. The 40 has rarely found a place in actual drinking establishments, however. Is it because it isn’t a profit maker? Is it because it’s usually some pretty terrible swill? Is it because when emptied, the 40 is a formidable weapon, being wielded by a likely intoxicated warrior? These are all valid reasons, but the tides are finally starting to turn.
We’ve been seeing 40s popping up in more and more bars and restaurants around Chicago. Perhaps it’s because owners have increased their liability insurance to cover the eventual outbreak of booze-induced skull lacerations or they’ve realized how well malt liquor pairs with fish. Maybe they now understand that they’re just fun to drink (see popular drinking game Edward Fortyhands). In any case, here are a few places we’ve found where you can get the full forty without being forced to drink by the train tracks or while squatting in an alley.
Elm Street Liquors The owners of Elm Street claim to have “evolved the traditional dive bar concept into the first luxury tavern in Chicago,” whatever that means. After changing ownership in 2008, they have at least figured out that not everyone near Rush and Division wants standard macrobrew 12-ounce offerings, or slapped-together Cosmos or ___tinis. In addition to cocktails and beer mixtures like the Pretty Young Thing (PBR and Pink Lemonade) or the Brown Sugar (Negra Modelo mixed with tequila and a cube of brown sugar), they kindly have on hand a full 40 ounces of Mickey’s finest malt liquor for the low, low price of just $10.
If you’re turned off by the huge upcharge on what normally sells in convenience stores and gas stations for just a few bucks, consider that wine gets a similar price increase in restaurants, while beer is often worse. Besides, think of how much time (and tips) you’ll save by purchasing the equivalent of three beers at once.
Scarlet If you think that the lure of the 40 is only limited to mainstream dancehalls and unsophisticated destinations, think again. Boystown’s Scarlet also understands the appeal of massive amounts of malt liquor, offering one the best bulk beer deals in the city during its Original Frat Boy Party: a full 40-ounce of King Cobra for just $5. (Sure there are 40s of Miller Lite available too, but when you can have steak, who needs hamburger?) No word on whether high-fiving, chest-bumping or beer pong goes along with it, but you’ll probably be too busy ogling polo-shirt clad guys rocking Dockers to worry about it.
The Fifty/50 This flashy Wicker Park bar has built a following for its artery-clogging comfort food, including multiple versions of mac ‘n’ cheese, buffalo wings with house-made hot sauce and a late-night menu featuring cheddar waffle fries (add bacon for a buck!), pulled pork or steak nachos and stuffed ‘shrooms. But the beer list is where things really get interesting, thanks to the rotating 40-ounce of the Week. Like the now-closed Lakeview Broadcasting Company, which would regularly change the type of 40 on hand for variety’s sake, the Fifty/50 orders a certain number of cases of 40s per week, and when a brand is gone, it’s gone ’til next time. So it is entirely possible that if the 40-ounce demand is high (and when isn’t it?), there could be more than one 40 style per seven-day period. For just $8 you can try your hand Colt 45, Big Bear, Crazy Stallion, Old English or whatever other brand they decide to assault your liver with, which makes the Fifty/50 the destination for true malt liquor variety – outside of the gas stations and truck stops of America, of course.
Glenn’s Diner Wait, an actual restaurant that serves a 40 alongside its otherwise serious fare? If owner Glenn Fahlstrom – who claims to serve “the best food in the world – approves, we’re not going to argue. You can match up an $8.25 bottle of Miller Lite with any of the fish specials of the day on the chalkboard, or if you’re really feeling ready to call your sponsor, pour it over a bowl of any of the dozen or so cereals Glenn features during breakfast and brunch. (You might have to ask nicely to get them to serve it to you that early.) But if you’re going to go big, you might as well put those 40 ounces of booze up against as many King Crab legs as you can possibly handle. Glenn’s gluttonous steal of a Tuesday night all-you-can-eat deal is just $34.95 per person and worth doing at least once in your life, definitely with a huge bottle of beer at your side.
Fat Willy’s Rib Shack Perhaps you aren’t comfortable toting in an economy-size bottle of brew to Smoque or Honey 1 BBQ. Maybe you had to rush and couldn’t stop at the Food & Liquor joint for the malt liquor swill of your preference but you’ve got an undeniable hankering for ‘cue. (Or you absolutely, positively can’t handle sitting through the film you’re being dragged to at the AMC City North theater across the street.) No matter what the reason, Fat Willy’s is here to help.
Argue as you will about whose barbecue is the best, the most authentic, the most flavorful, the most properly prepared, the most reliable – only Fat Willy’s can put a 40 of Miller Lite, Budweiser or MGD in front of you for $8 along with your pulled pork or slab of baby backs. Appetizers like jalapeno corn fritters, hot links or rib tips and sides like collard greens or Southern baked spaghetti round out the 40-enhanced experience.
Sonnets for an Old Century UrbanTheater Company performs an exploration of the afterlife by Academy Award-nominee Jose Rivera (“The Motorcycle Diaries”), told in a series of monologues.
Dirty After Dark Burlesque Extravaganza A cocktail party hosted by model Simply Ophilia features a performance by Nikki Lynette, burlesque performers in fantasy costumes, appetizers and raffles.
Brews News #103 Reviews of Swan Lake Porter, Echigo Red Ale, and Asahi Stout in the February/ March issue of our Japan beer newsletter.
New – La Gargote: Azabu-Juban “French kushiyaki” is the specialty at this casual bistro, including a Y4300 omakase menu of various charcoal-grilled skeweres of meat and seafood. There’s also an extensive bistro menu – duck confit (Y2500), poached salmon, steak tartare, charcuterie platters, various carpaccios and so on.
Up on the 24th floor of the Peninsula Hotel you’ll find one of Tokyo’s hippest cocktail temples, Peter. The room is decorated with metallic trees which give an ethereal indoors-outdoors effect to the space that’s already pretty striking thanks to the digitized projections on the walls… 
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Watch March Madness with fellow fans.
