{ 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
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
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
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
Thank you for sharing your first Snuggie experience with us :) So much fun hanging out with you!
March 29th, 2010 at
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
@ 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
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
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
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
Aw looks like fun! Thanks for sharing Adrienne… i love your photobooth photos! Didn’t know you could be so hard core… yikes!