WPPI: Review

As I said posted the other day, WPPI was once again an amazing experience that brought new knowledge, new ideas and new friendships with some great photographers. As a result of the action-packed days, late nights and early mornings, I’ve come home with a sore throat and an overall exhaustion that took until now to overcome. But, it was all entirely worth it!

As a result of all of the inspiration, there will be some changes around here that I am so excited to implement. Look out for some new, exciting things that will begin to unfold in the coming weeks and months! I’m super excited for the ideas that popped into my head over the past week, so I hope you all enjoy whats on the horizon! Plus, Meg and I, with all the time we were able to spend together the past couple days, have some ideas for the both of us. It’s so great to have a close friend who is also a photographer– I’ve been able to learn with her and bounce ideas off of her which has, and will continue to, let me grow as a photographer, businessperson and person.

Speaking of Meg, here are some portraits I took of her while we were in Vegas. She told me a couple weeks ago that she’d need some new portraits for a very exciting change she’ll be making to her Web site, so Vegas was just the perfect opportunity to get this done.

We began inside the hotel next to this huge window on the 18th floor. Great light.

Me practicing my Jesh de Rox-inspired method of shooting a portrait.

Then we went outside. I love this one.

This is so Meg. Classic smile.

This is my favorite of the whole session! I love the colors!

This was a fun grab-shot that I decided to try right as we came out of the elevators to walk outside for the above portraits.

Here’s a quick shot of the both of us in the elevator mirror.

Earlier in the day, Meg wanted to try her hand at the Wheel slot machines. Here she is preparing for a spin after putting $20 in the machine.

And here she is just a few moments later and $60 richer! I, on the other hand, was not so lucky at the Blackjack tables.

Now, here are some of the photos we took in the FotoCabina at the [b] party hosted by Becker. I stole these shots from Meg. 🙂 FotoCabinas are available for rent for weddings and special events all over Southern California. If you’re looking for something really fun and special for your event, look them up. They really are an awesome addition to any event!

NOTE: If you’re a photographer, check out thebschoolblog.com. Great tips and tricks for photographers!

Meg and I goofing off in the booth.

Later, Meg and I went back in with Rebecca— a photographer from Santa Cruz, CA who the day before I had met randomly in the elevator. I saw her again at the party and we ended up talking for a better part of the evening. She’s so sweet and a lot of fun… Obviously the three of us have something in common…

We totally don’t mind taking ridiculous photos!

What a completely amazing time! I met some of my favorite photographers at this event including Heather Waraksa, Nate of The Image is Found, Becker, Victor Sizemore, and many more.

I’m so looking forward to the next couple months as I put to use all of these new ideas I have. Also, I have a lot of great shoots coming up so I’ll be able to blog pretty regularly.

Hope everyone has a great Easter this weekend!