DWF and WPPI

I almost forgot to post about where I'm at right now! I am at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers and Digital Wedding Forum conventions in Las Vegas. These conventions are where photographers from around the world come together and to learn from one another. It's been an amazing couple of days and I've still got more to attend.

Last year after I attending these conventions I came home and put all of the information I had learned to use. It's been a really great year. Looking back I'm amazed at all that's happened. I started making a list the other day of all the highlights from 2006 and all of the exciting things that are coming up in 2007. I'll be posting that really soon.

So...I'll be back in the studio on Monday. Shalise is in the studio a few days this week so she'll be answering the phones and email. Thanks, Shalise!

Pictage Partnercon

I love Pictage!!! Because of Pictage I have met so many wonderful photographers who are totally incredible people. They have helped me take my business to another level like no other company that I work with. I have been blessed by them in so many ways. So, of course, I couldn't pass up the chance to go to the Pictage Partnercon in Los Angeles! It was 2 days jam packed with great information and even better people.

A huge thanks to Raquel for working so tirelessly with the mentoring sessions to raise awareness and money for Thirst Relief International. So many mentors and so many awesome people gave so much time and money to save lives! Pictage and a long list of mentors helped to raise over $2300 for Thirst Relief International!!! Thank you everyone! It is always so wonderful to see how generous so many people are!



I'm also really grateful for the chance I had to give a presentation this year. I appreciate everyone who showed up and for the fabulous audience of people I got to speak to. All of you were really amazing...it couldn't have happened without you! Thanks!! (And my incredible husband for flying out just to be there for me...my presentation wouldn't have been what it was with out you!!)

I can't believe it!

Pictage has a Partner Conference each year in Los Angeles. I went last year and had a wonderful time. I met some amazing photographers that were just as great in person as they had been through email and the internet. It was a huge blessing to go and be inspired and encouraged by really sincere and good people. I made some great friends who still bless my life today.

As a last minute decision to risk saving face I decided to submit a presentation proposal this year. The members of Pictage (my photography peers) voted for the presentations that they wanted to see. The presentation that I submitted was one that was selected. I was in complete shock when my friend Nathan Holritz called me and left a message on my voicemail with the exciting and scary news. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and even more thankful to my peers for trusting me. I'm really hoping that I'll share something with them that will inspire and move them they way I was last year.

A new feature at this year's conference is going to be mentoring sessions. Some of you may remember that I set a similar event up at WPPI in Las Vegas. I am so excited about working with Raquel at Pictage to get these sessions set up with some really incredible, talented, and generous photographers.

I totally can't wait to go to Los Angeles this year!!!