What happens in Vegas should definitely NOT stay there! If it does, you are up to the wrong things. Haha! So last week I was able to take my yearly trek out to Las Vegas for the WPPI (wedding & portrait photographers international) convention. And I tell you, this thing just gets bigger and bigger every year. Last year there were over 15,000 photographers there, and this year I heard rumors of up to 17,000! Um. WOW. To top it off I was able to go with one of my favorite people in the entire world. It was a blast and I got to meet so many legends in the industry, and play catch up with those I already know. I met Bambi Cantrell, (more with her later) who is one of those legendary, along with the hilarious David Beckstead, rock star in the editorial Lindsay Adler, business suave Dane Sanders, the insanely creative Michael Greenberg, super darling and daring Dixie Dixon and one of my all around favorites (because she is just as amazing as a person and friend as a photographer) Tamara Lackey. And really, that’s just the beginning of the list, plus all the other photographers there for the convention like me. I came home exhausted, but really excited for all the things I want to bring to you guys and my business. So over the next couple of weeks I am going to be working on some samples of amazing new products I am going to have (so watch for those), and some behind the scene work that none of you will care about but should make things for me much more efficient. Yay!!
Okay, so I have to go back to Bambi Cantrell for just a moment. I had already talked to Bambi earlier in the day, so when we showed up and sat on the front row it kind of set us up for danger I suppose (and believe me, I am not normally a front row kinda gal. I’m more of a back row by the door so I can sneak out kinda girl). Mid-way into her presentation she called me, and two other photographers (the awesome girl I went with, and a new friend we had just met from Cali) up on the stage in front of anywhere between 700-1000 other photographers to use as her “bridesmaids” in this set up. Not something I was ready for… and I was so tired and not at my cutest, but do you think I was going to say no? NO WAY! So up we went! Lucky for us one of the girls had her husband there, so he got a little on video (so we won’t ever be able to forget this!), and another sweet photography couple sitting next to me took a few pictures for us (somehow no one seemed to have gotten the first set up. the poor girl from Cali had to hold my cold clammy hand as if we were best friends. What can I say, I was a little nervous up there! Frankly, I’m surprised she is still talking to me!). So here you go. This is my big debut. Be ready for my name on the big screen next! lol
becki - Love it!