WPPI - Tuesday

Alas, it has come to the final day in vegas. I'm pretty sure at this point, my itty bitty notebook is being pushed to it's capacity, and my right arm is about to fall off from writing so much! I might have to work on being a left handed photographer in case of such tragedy. I don't know how i'm going to handle the transition in to going back to school and work. But at least i'll be back to photographing some lovely ballerinas :) So without further delay, here is another trade show filled day's schedule!
8:00 - Jerry Ghionis - Weddings
10:00 - Trade Show
3:30 - John Phoenix & Lisa Catera - Wedding
Phew! Seeing all these days laid out makes me notice how much wedding related information i'll have gotten by this point. But that's okay with me! The more information I gain now, the better I can become for my future brides. :) Thanks everyone for following my crazy schedule this week! I apologize for the lack of photo updates, but believe me, they're coming soon! As well, i hope to have a "post-wppi" entry giving some visual details and excitement of the event.

WPPI - Monday

Its day four here in vegas, with one more left to go! Hard to believe the time has flown by already! and i can't believe on my days away from school, i've made myself have to be somewhere at 8am for 5 days in a row. UGH! oh well, it has been so worth it for this experience! So here is what monday is looking like for me!
8:00 - Natalie Fobes - Documentary
10:00 - Trade Show
4:00 - Jasmine Star - Untold Stories
8:00 - Newbie Professional Photographers Dinner (food and socializing. yay!)
Such a contrast in down time compared to the last few days. it gives me the whole time of the trade show to get lost in the rows and rows of whatever products people are offering. I hope to learn about some exciting new things, and hopefully figure out what i want to do with my camera bag situation. my back pack is awesome, don't get me wrong, but its so not wedding photography compatible!

Post #100

a toast to the first 100 entries, and hopefully 100s more to come!
(more to come from michael & jamaica's wedding later this week!)

WPPI - Sunday

Well today is the finishing up of the WPPI-U classes, and the start of my platform and master classes! As well, some potential meeting of other photographers :) So without futher delay, here is what sunday has in store for me!
8:00 - Doug Gordon - Conquer Today's Challenges. Take Control Now
9:30 - Joe McNally - The Language of Light
12:00 - Sal Cincotta - Wedding
2:00 - Jen Hillenga - Seniors/Business & Marketing
3:30 - becker - Wedding
7:00 - Sony Runway Show (hosted by Nigel Barker)
and there you have it!
after today, everything seems to slow down a bit without so many classes right after the other. tomorrow will bring some trade show excitement, and hopefully i won't come home with too many extras ;)

"let's do 52" - wk7

honestly, i don't think i could have broken that bowl in to more pieces if i had tried. the back story starts with the week before this one... seriously ALL i ate for dinner 4 out of the 5 week nights was macaroni and cheese. Twice came from a box (ala toy story character shapes) and twice came from homemade dinner leftovers. This week, i was determined to not have a week of 4 identical meals, and so i started off with a bowl of chili and some teriyaki chicken leftovers. (no, this bowl was NOT full of chili. thank goodness). all was fine and dandy until i wanted milk (insert "if you give a mouse a cookie" feeling here). small cup hidden under big cups that i moved, came crashing down, landed in the bowl of chicken that just came out of the microwave. bowl tumbled off in slow motion, because thats how all tragic events like this happen, and crashed to the floor. serious Rube Goldberg machine effect going on here. Did i clean it up right away? no. was my first instinct to get my camera? yes. did i cut my finger on bowl shrapnel? yes. oy. so happy valentine's day to me. and mom. she got a clean kitchen floor once i put my camera down.

WPPI - Saturday

So i figured since i'm out and away doing mass brain filling at WPPI these next few days, i figured i'd give you a brief run down of who i'm hearing speak, and what goodness they're sharing with me! and i figure it would help me keep everything straight if i physically laid it out in order somewhere. haha
Well, to start things off last night was the "opening ceremony" so to speak of the WPPI-U program. When i was registering for WPPI-U, i was super excited to see this special program for my kind of photographer being (aka, the "newbie" category when it comes to running a business and such) and had to sign up right away. Plus, i'll get a rockin' certificate and t-shirt. i do love t-shirts :)
anyways, back to a brief about last night.
Dane Sanders kicked it off with information about how to get the best experience out of WPPI-U, as well as the rest of our photography career. Following Dane was Jerry Ghionis, who gave us a rundown of marketing strategies and how he began his career which is going on 15 plus years now! Now, on to today's line up of what is just beginning!
WPPI-U Saturday
8:00 - Tim Meyer - Light Styling & Posing
10:00 - Jason Aten - Top 10 Things for Your First Two Years
11:00 - Craig Heidermann - Business 101: Law School for Photographers
12:00 - Lunchtime!
1:00 - Julianne Kost - Lightroom 3: Step by Step Workflow
3:00 - Scott & Adina Hayne - Creating a Successful Business out of Thin Air
4:30 - Cliff Mautner - Weddings 101: Skills for Success
busy busy saturday, but it will be so worth it!
stay tuned for "let's do 52" later on this evening!

Friday Feet - Feb 18th, 2011

amy - "Just taking a break from hiking in the mountains of Nevada. More like really big hills. But still super fun. This was the view from my resting spot, before we found the canyon and the cliffs and caves. We had loads of fun! Can't wait to go back! "
emily - "packing... can you tell i'm terrible at it? last minute. as always. and i'm sure it will be filled with more than i need too"
jenny - "It finally rained (technically, for like an hour) so I could wear the rain boots betsy got me for my birthday (in may)! As for the picture i was bored in mendocino and looking down the stairwell on the fifth floor where my secret couch is."
kasey - "Had a bad day. My feet are hiding with me in the guest room while I play with my jewelry. Lifes got to get better eventually"