Vegas – Days 7 & 8…

Days 7 & 8 were AWESOME!! We went to the WPPI Platform classes and did the "divide & conquer" method to make the most of our available class time. We heard some of the biggest names in the industry speak including: Me Ra Koh, Michael & Anna Costa, Yervant, Catherine Hall, Jose Villa, Denis Reggie, Mitche Graf, Joe Buissink & David Jay! One of the highlights of those two days included the AMAZING tradeshow where we got to check out all of the latest & greatest products and ideas in the photo industry and we had the opportunity to meet Becker and Jessica Claire!! They are such awesome people… If you follow the B School Blog, you probably saw this video already but a few days before we left, Becker made an open call announcement to all of his blog stalkers that he was offering to do our head shots if we met him outside of the Eiffel Tower on St. Patty's Day. It was hilarious because so many photographers showed up! Check out the video that the Bui Brothers made for him! CLICK HERE!

Here's Becker doing my head shots… 

Yay! An updated pic….just wish I would've curled the ends of my hair that day…oh well! LOL 

Here I am with Becker!! 

And our wedding photographer, Gary Fong! 🙂 His new book "Snaps" was just released and John & I were one of the very first people in line to get it autographed when the tradeshow floor opened…I can't believe it's been almost 5 years since he shot our wedding!! LOL

And here's the man behind the concept of photojournalism, Denis Reggie….pure genius… 

And Matthew Jordan Smith, one of the photographers from America's Next Top Model! 

And of course the inventor of the fabulous Shootsac, Jessica Claire!! We LOVE our Shootsacs and we tell every photographer they have to get one! I started out by using it to carry our lenses, flashes, etc. but have since started using it to carry around our most frequently used emergency kit supplies! LOL So at any given time, I have Shout wipes, scissors, a compact, water, pins, hairspray, tape, aspirin, etc. on me at all times. 😉 My brides love it and so do I! Of course, I still have room to throw in a lense and an extra flash whenever needed too! 

Here she is being interviewed by Inside Digital Photo… 

On Day 8, we also had the opportunity to mentor Gayle Iest, a new photography business owner who won our consulting session through the Thirst Relief International mentoring auction. We had so much fun with her and I was glad to be able to help her get her business going! 🙂 Gayle, let me know when you get your new website up and running, I'd love to keep up with your business happenings too! 

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