Every year the Bayside staff holds a Christmas volunteer party and the creative department try's to always go above and beyond with making the volunteers(vol) fell much appreciated and loved. In November a group of creative staff went around for about 3 weeks gathering face shoots of all of our awesome volunteers, it was a little awkward taking pictures of random vol and not being able to tell them what it was for, however most cooperated. We also encouraged the vol to be very expressive and hi·lar·i·ous. After we collected all the pictures I turned them into B/W using the best mass picture program ever; Google's Picasa 3.
Paper Wall Tips:
1) Picasa 3 mac, When/if you convert the images to B/O you will more than likely need to adjust the contrast ans brightness (I'm feeling Lucky), test the prints.
2) Use card stock, it will cut your time more than half.
3) layout two horizontal rows FACE DOWN/ RIGHT SIDE UP and apply packing tape.
4) Lots and Lots of packing Tape (clear)


Full stage shoot



Close up


Pastor Randy and Amy Bezet



Balloon Drop

Sarcastically I say yeah for Balloon drops. OK PEOPLE, these things are HARD and very time consuming.
I went online and found a balloon drop kit for about 40 dollars and also purchased three different colors for an additional hundred. I don't remember how many, but it was a lot of balloons. With a consistent group of three people 1) using an air compressor and two tying the balloons it took about 5 hours to fill the drop 5/8 full. So I recommend that you have a very large team to pull of your/my next B-drop. and for a 30sec awe. NO, haha

notes to look out for:
1) Make sure the venue you are using does not have a laser fire alarm system. experience:-(
2) Have more than 2 air compressors
3) research and try to find an alternative to tying balloons (be special and save a finger or two)
4)have a Genie life, two is always better
5)beware these drops are narrow and long! great for a hallway
6)zip tie the string at the ends while you hang the system, it not you will have a premature dropness
good luck.

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Location: Bradenton,Fl. Bradenton Municipal Auditorium