{"id":2411,"date":"2012-02-27T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magnifiquephotography.com\/blog\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2012-02-27T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:47:43","slug":"wppi-why-photographers-need-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terracooper.com\/?p=2411","title":{"rendered":"WPPI-why photographers need to go!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just got back from WPPI<\/a> in Las Vegas and had such an amazing time!\u00a0 I wanted to share some of all the amazing things that happened! First thing you should know is that most photographers at these shows don’t take pictures with their nice cameras….we use our phones!\u00a0 I think we just don’t want to carry them around all day-at least that’s why I don’t!\u00a0 So all of these picts were from my lovely phone.\u00a0 (The one below is a view from our balcony at the Signature.)<\/p>\n

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We left my house at eight am in a snowstorm, only to continue to drive almost the entire length of Utah in the snow storm (like over FIVE hours!).\u00a0\u00a0 A lot of cars had spun off the road and were stuck and thankfully we got there safely.\u00a0 On Sunday and that night we went to Photographers Ignite-<\/a>a program hosted by Kevin Kubota<\/a>, pictured below-yes camera phones are awful, I know! \u00a0 The videos will be posted of all of the speakers on the Photographers Ignite site, so go check them out!\u00a0 I would recommend starting with Tracy & Dee and Joe Photo-loved those!<\/p>\n

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Monday I started the day with an amazing class by Sarah Petty<\/a> who is not only an amazing photographer, but a master at marketing.\u00a0 You can watch videos from her on her website as well!\u00a0 After we went to the opening of the trade show.\u00a0 Our friend Lauren<\/a> was trying to be the first to the Kelly Moore Bag<\/a> booth to get a free one and she ran so fast that she ended up pulling her hamstring!\u00a0 She got there second, so they were so nice to give her $50 off a bag.\u00a0 I ended up getting a bag, the 2 Sues and absolutely have loved it!!\u00a0 We were able to meet Kelly<\/a> and she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet!\u00a0 I was able to talk to her about her adoption story for a minute (watch it here<\/a>-it is AMAZING!).\u00a0 I loved hearing more about her open adoption and she gave me some great advice that will help us in our journey of starting this process.\u00a0\u00a0 As Lauren was running for the bag, Brittany<\/a>, Abby<\/a>, and I ran to get tickets to go see Ingrid Michaelson<\/a> that night. So can I just tell you that I loved Ingrid before her concert, but we love her even more now!\u00a0 She was SO funny and personable and I just want to hang out with her everyday!\u00a0 Here’s a clip from the show.\u00a0 She is so talented!<\/p>\n