Established in 2013 by MainStreetHost and taken on by Alex Luyckx Photography in 2015, #photochat is a community of photography professionals and enthusiasts who congregate to talk shop and discuss anything and everything photography. After a brief pause through 2023 Photochat is back with a monthly chat model. To participate in our monthly chat (every Second Thursday at 1:00 pm (ish)), search the #photochat hashtag on Twitter, Mastodon, and BlueSky Social to see the conversation, or find me at @AlexLuyckxPhoto on Twitter, Mastodon & BlueSky. Include the hashtag in your tweets to answer the questions and talk with the other participants. I will be actively participating when I can but only on one platform with my responses, the cycle is: BlueSky (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct), Twitter (Feb, May, Aug, Nov), and Mastodon (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec). But I will seek to engage with everyone on all platforms as best as I can. Please note that this will mark the final month of Photochat taking place on three platforms, starting in December and continuing Photochat will be hosted only on BlueSky.
If there’s a topic you’d like to see covered in #photochat, hop onto Facebook, Twitter, or good old fashioned Email and let me know!
Our Topic for this Month, November 2024, is Photographic Gift Ideas!
Question 1 – What makes for good small photographic gifts?
Question 2 – What are good ‘major’ photographic gifts?
Question 3 – Thoughts on gift cards to camera shops?
Question 4 – Have you ever participated in a photography gift exchange, what were your experiences?
Question 5 – Share some images either made on gifts or of gifts you’ve received!
Past topics have included: Get To Know You (Reboot), Film Photography, Digital Photography, Pinhole Photography, Architectural Photography, B&W Photography, Colour Photography, Metering, Favourite Things (Film Edition), Favourite Things (Digital Edition)