We get to do a lot of really cool things, but this may be one of the coolest. Every year, about 16,000 photographers descend on Las Vegas for the annual Wedding and Portrait Photographer International (WPPI) convention. And each year, the party gets started with a really awesome kick-off program. This year, it was...
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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas… except when you are documenting everything in photographs! The annual Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Convention & Trade Show descended upon Sin City early in March, and so did we. How could we possibly resist a few days in the desert with thousands of photographers, and more...
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There’s no place quite like New Orleans. It’s a city of countless contradictions that blend together, creating a fascinating world that dances through dark and light at its own unique pace. Paradise for a photographer. Beautiful architecture, fascinating people, and the food… don’t get me started on the food! I found myself in New Orleans...
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Every year WPPI hosts a giant convention and trade show for us geeky photographers in “America’s Playground”. Vegas Baby, Yeah!!! One of us needed to stick around and get some work done… guess who drew the short straw?? Dan (that lucky…) went this time around. It was a week of amazing classes and seminars devoted...
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