{ WPPI 2010 }
A bit belated, but wanted to do a quick post on WPPI 2010! It was a fantastic experience in so many ways & since rehashing everything will be a bit overwhelming, I’ll do a quick recap on what I learned in lovely bullet-point style:
- Having a fantastic second-shooter boyfriend to hold your hand through your first WPPI experience is totally amazing & invaluable. But leaving the guys behind and making it a girls trip is also a good call :) Road-tripped it to Vegas with the best roomies a girl could ask for – Serena Grace, Caroline Tran, & Sarah K Chen. It was so fun & inspiring sharing the trip with them!
- Take some classes. I only browsed the trade show last year, but took 2 classes this year – Elizabeth Messina & Jonathan Canlas – which both blew my mind. They are both utterly fantastic film photographers, and though I’ve been infatuated with the depth & color of film forever, I never strongly considered shooting it until I heard them speak. I don’t think the change will be happening in my professional work anytime soon, but I am definitely hoping to start shooting film personally.
- Bring a point-and-shoot to capture all the fun moments & DON’T FORGET THE CHARGER. My 5D was charged up all nicely but I didn’t quite feel like lugging it all around the MGM. My point-and-shoot died literally 1 hour upon entering into Vegas city limits. Sad day!
- And lastly, what happens in Vegas apparently does NOT always stay in Vegas, since I basically caught the bubonic plague there and it followed me all the way home to Los Angeles. Lame.
Some quick photos of a few of my favorite memories…
Roomies before the Airhorns & Lasers party..
One of my few shots with my 5D.. Sarah & Serena peeking out the window upon our arrival to our suite:
So happy to finally meet Tey Garcia & Karen Atrero – the sweet girly halves of amazing husband & wife photog teams!
A shot from the Fuji booth… with the cost of Polaroid film starting to cost me all my limbs, I would love to get my hands on a Fuji Instax!
Fun at the SmugMug party (my first time donning a Snuggie!)
A pic with my SD girl Jackie Wonders.. I [heart] her!
On the way home from Vegas (after a quick stop at the delicious Mad Greek), we stopped off in the middle of nowhere for a quick impromptu portrait session. The light was gorgeous!
Sarah’s Contax.. you can see some of her lovely film captures here:
And one of yours truly, courtesy of Serena. It’s been ages since I’ve had a portrait taken of me, but these girls are excellent at making you feel as un-awkward as possible.
And a quick last group shot before heading back into LA!
Tags: las vegas, wedding and portrait photographers international, wppi
March 29th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Hehehehehe that was your first time wearing a Snuggie? I can’t live without mine, haha! Loving your recap and the little portrait session you girls did! I just went to a friend’s wedding in Vegas and got to practice photography as well! I will post them soon but they are very amateur… haha!
March 29th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
awwww, doesn’t it already feel like wppi was a life time ago? i still have my cough, but the non stop fun seems so long ago! i love your recap and your images!
March 29th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
aw!! i love you! so glad we got to see each other quickly. we should make this a annual thing: a pic of the two of us every year :) good recap!
March 29th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Thank you for sharing your first Snuggie experience with us :) So much fun hanging out with you!
March 29th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Yay, so great to finally meet you too!!!! It’s been nice hanging out when we can :) Cute post! Wish I could leave Jan at home for WPPI..hahha.. j/k.
March 29th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
@ sarah k chen: Yes, it feels like eons ago! Hope your cough gets better soon!
@ jackie wonders: I love that idea! See you next year for our annual WPPI portrait :)
March 29th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
so glad to see that you had so much fun! :) It was great seeing you at WPPI. :) The portraits of you taken by Serena are lovely!
March 30th, 2010 at 11:37 am
what a fun idea to stop and shoot on the way home, make the long road trip a lot more fun ! Glad you guys had a good time at WPPI :)
March 30th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Ahhh shucks! thanks for the post Adrienne! It was great meeting you too! Can’t wait for the next smelly fingers GTG
March 31st, 2010 at 11:10 am
Aw looks like fun! Thanks for sharing Adrienne… i love your photobooth photos! Didn’t know you could be so hard core… yikes!