2nd Annual Brooklyn Blog Fest Yearbook

So many people at the blog fest that The Old Stone House reached legal capacity and some folks had to be turned away at the door. I counted well over a hundred folks, which was a noticeable increase over last year's event. I'll post my impressions of this year's event a little later, along with some podcast interviews, but for now, I'd just like to say "thanks" to Louise at OTBKB for organizing a really swell event. I can't wait for next year, although we'll definitely need a bigger space. Something like an auditorium or stadium or arena… now where would we find one of those?

Also, I once again took a ton of snapshots, but didn't really get detailed notes on who all of these lovely folks were. I you see your picture, let me know in the comments and I'll link to your blog. I just got started on the photos, so check back later in the day, as I plan to post several more.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional photographer AND I have no idea how to take pictures indoors. I know that all of you are thinner, younger, sexier, and differently tinted than these photos convey. A poor craftsman blames his tools. A good craftsman blames ambient conditions. So if you don't like your photo, it was the ambient conditions.

Brooklyn Paper's Gersh Kuntzman	Brit In Brooklyn	The Ride
Super Vegan	No Land Grab	TalkDrinks
Ace Reporter Heather Abraham	outside.in	The Mad Overkiller
Brownstoner	NY Shitty	Flatbush Gardener
F Trainer	OTBKB	No Words Daily Pics
Creative Times	Thrice Fresh	Lesterhead!  of Clinton Hill Blog
Self-absorbed Boomer	BKLYN Mama	The F Train Sketch Bandit
Urban Seashell	Crazy Stable	???
Eefers	contemptster.com	Big Sky Brooklyn
Allan Benamer of Non-profit Tech Blog	gardenfork.tv	Gowanus Lounge

Comments

[jack]

Mr, i am agree with you, but u have to look toward ur future too,your not a complete professional photographer, and you can take only indoor pics and not able for the outdoor, so its not too hard try it you will get succeed .

[Dope]

Hey, the ??? guy in the last row is me -- Allan Benamer.

Thanks Allan, I'll update accordingly.

[abenamer]

Hey, the ??? guy in the last row is me -- Allan Benamer.

[Dope]

FYI: The unidentified gentleman in the second to last row is contemptster.com

Thanks. I'll update accordingly.

[Miss Heather]

FYI: The unidentified gentleman in the second to last row is contemptster.com

[Carla Thompson]

Great meeting you. Thanks for the photo,the link and the fun interview.

[Lisa di Liberto]

Thank you for adding me to the 2nd annual blogfest yearbook, linking the shout outs to their blogs, applauding my poster design and for the interview! The blogosphere was tingling with excitement Thursday night!

[eefers]

I do appreciate the yearbook, but yeah, I would like to make it known that I'm way cuter than that side-angle-from-below shot. Let's just say that's not my good side?

[Dope]

Hmmm...maybe it's just me, but I can only see 3 photos on each row and only a sliver of the 4th photo on each row.

I believe it's a screen real-estate issue. My screen is big. I should reformat the table to fit into a smaller number of pixels.

[Patrick Kwan (SuperVegan.com)]

Hmmm...maybe it's just me, but I can only see 3 photos on each row and only a sliver of the 4th photo on each row.

[Xris (Flatbush Gardener)]

"I did so minor tweaking in Photoshop. Should look a little more like you now."

[Laughing inappropriately at work]

[Dope]

I look like some demonic cult leader urging everyone to drink the sugary reconstituted beverages.
The lens tells no lies. However, the lighting is a little harsh, so I did so minor tweaking in Photoshop. Should look a little more like you now.

So where's your picture ;-)?

Gumbyfresh! You old centipede you. The reason you won't see my picture is that the lens doesn't lie. Maybe I should post something though in the interest of fairness.

[Xris (Flatbush Gardener)]

Um, thanks, I guess? I look like some demonic cult leader urging everyone to drink the sugary reconstituted beverages.

I hate photos of myself. That's why I'm always the photographer. And that's why my profile photo is from 25 years ago. So I don't blame you ... so much.

I'm looking forward to listening to the audio interview, though! I'm "fact-checking" some of my responses to your questions. I was wrong about the Liberty Elm! I'll be blogging about that, soon.

[Gari N. Corp]

Sounds nifty. I was drunk, unfortunately. In MeaPa. So where's your picture ;-)?

[Dope]

That's me in the picture, along with the slightest edge of my colleague Patrick Kwan

I think I nabbed a photo of Patrick if he was doing the shouting out. Should be up later today.

[Jason]

Hi, this is Jason Das from SuperVegan. That's me in the picture, along with the slightest edge of my colleague Patrick Kwan. Also in attendance from Team SuperVegan were Susie Cagle and April Salazar. They are all more photogenic than me, but so it goes.

I also have two other blogs (I didn't work up much nerve to promote them last night, though) - my personal blog (mostly drawings, many of Brooklyn) is Gas Water Nothing and my experimental music project the Glass Bees also blogs/podcasts. Thanks for documenting - it was a great event!

[Dope]

but got stuck at work late

Ah. That's not good news, but at least you weren't one of the people that had to be turned away. I was worried you might have been.

[Steve-o]

Would have liked to attended, but got stuck at work late. Ah well, I'll at least get to read impressions from around the blog circuit.