i have a suggestion actually...
instead of having a gathering where we just sit around and talk...(i know it might be awkward for some of us, especially if it's a large group...and i know i'm a shy kind of person)... we can have a mission-based shoot.
meaning to say, we can mock-up a client's brief for a shoot, say, an architectural interior shoot, product shoot, or even fashion shoot... and everybody will get a turn directing and photographing the shoot, while the rest of us can be the assistants.
at the end of the day, we will submit the pictures to an independent panel of judges (eg. Clubsnap members) for critique.
what say you guys?