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Have a browse of our upcoming community-led meetups

Have a browse of our upcoming community-led meetups

Here we have a super strong solo pic. We are immediately greeted with a big smile and 2 thumbs up. This TestBash attendee wears a black and white patterned dress and wears their hair up with some lovely dangly earrings. They do have a name tag on but we can't quite make it out. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.

Now this picture has more of a messy feel but compositionally it pops! In the foreground a hand shows the spaceduck shiny sticker to the camera whilst 2 TestBash attendees laugh uncontrollably. The light isn't great and it's obviously a bit of a mistake but it really encapsulates the joy and lightness of the MoT community. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.

This clip surely holds the record for the top amount of people you can fit in this PhotoBooth! 14 people pile in for a festive and fun set of pics that have been collated into this rotating gif/clip. As you can imagine when 14 people cram into a small space with multiple options for poses chaos ensues! There is a number of recognisable characters in this pic from Diana Dromey ( organiser extraordinaire), Gwen Diagram (Host with the most), and a fantastic number of both speakers and attendees. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.

This picture shows a TestBash attendee enjoying themselves in the photobooth. They have a name tag on that says 'Sebi'. Sebi has dark curly hair and is wearing a leather jacket with a fun moustache on a stick held up to their face while they throw up a peace sign to the camera. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.

This gif rotates around a few images of 4 TestBash attendees. Some of the images that appear are not fully formed so show a couple of the TestBash attendees without heads or arms, and mix that with the blue overcast that the lighting has cast across them it could be a little spooky. Other than the incomplete images impacting the feel the image shows 4 very happy and well decorated TestBash attendees. They find levels in their poses, variety in their silly decorations grabbed from the accessories table, have huge wide grins and an energy that shows great excitement. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.

There is a branded gif running through the above poem in around 12 slides or so. The design of the gif matches the ministry of testing planets, stars and sky theme. Dear TestBash 2024, At the heart of the Brighton Dome, You were set, on a beautiful stage, Where history has been made, By many great art, with lives touched, Even the ABBA’s, will forever, know you by name! This time, your doors opened, To over 550 software quality enthusiasts, With thy lights aglow! Aboard your podium, Inspiring talks delivered, by many great speakers, In the presence of a great audience, And a wonderful community, A CASE is made: “To foster your professional excellence, self-awareness is a moral responsibility” As the whispers of the ocean fall, By the sea, where Brighton lies A testament is told, Of some fate, some story, Some guy, some time, Some chance, some work, Some results, some grace, Some praise, some gratitude! … And suddenly, One day becomes some day! As the sunsets stains the restless tide, In Brighton’s heart, a guys dream made true, A moment of fate, charm and grace you bestowed! For the joy, and the happiness, For the fulfillment, and the motivation, For the experience, and the lessons, And all else you gave, thank you TestBash! Thank you Ministry of Testing, For being the brainchild, and the Orchestrator, Of the Bash we once wished to Test! Thank you Brighton, for these memories, And for the hope, I shall behold, Until we meet again! Sincerely, DaMovementBoss ✊✊✊

Here we have the rollercoaster pose as a group of 4 attendees at TestBash 2024. all attendees have both arms in the air and are expression glee, excitement and feigned terror for their imaginary rollercoaster. Attendee 1 on the left is wearing a green tee with some writing on it, they also wear green cut out glasses and hold a bow tie on a stick. Attendee no2 is a little more at the back and we can jst about make out that they are wearing green tinsel around their neck along with a stripey long sleeved top. Attendee no3 is smack bam in the middle and wearing a lime green sweater matched perfectly with a green leopard print hat and orange cut out glasses. Attendee no3 has a large expression of the rollercoaster pose, with both their arms stretched out as high as they can go and their feign facial expression of terror is maxed out too. Attendee no4 has both hands up in the air and look like they are really enjoying themselves. They have tinsel around their neck and orange cut out glasses on their face. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.

This pic depicts a 4 person TestBash Photo Booth moment. Attendee no1 is at the back left and has both hands in the air and look a bit like they are on a rollercoaster, they are also wearing all green including the decorative accessories from the dressing up table. Attendee no2 is closer to the camera and more in the centre they are throwing up a 'rock on' sign and you can just about make up a name tag on their right chest that says DAN. Attendee no2 has on red accessories in the form of plastic cut out glasses and a red zebra print hat. Attendee no3 is a little more towards the back and is peering at us over their orange cut out glasses whilst wearing an orange leopard print hat and a checkered plaid shirt. Attendee no4 is right at the front and to the right and wears a silver tinsel wig, pink cut out glasses and is peering at us through the cut-out glasses,. He is also wearing green. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.