Allison and Matt's Wedding 7.13.12

This was a wedding I shot about a year ago. So cute! I love how much thought was put into all the details. 

The bride's dress was SO beautiful! 

I love the polka dots!

That cake topper! Ha! :)

WPPI: On the Road 2013

This week, I attended my first photo conference, On the Road 2013. It completely inspired me, and gave me the confidence and motivation I need to work my butt off on what I love to do! 

WPPI is a wedding photographer organization. At the conference, there were hundreds of other photographers just like me! I spent a lot of time talking to people and getting to know them. I loved being in that environment because everyone is SO friendly! I would sit at a table by myself and within minutes, people would come and start talking to me. I made a lot of great contacts. 

One of my next steps is to transition to a professional printing company for my albums. I don't want to say where I used to get my albums printed, but it was a CHEAP company, and not suitable for professional work. I have not made a decision on who I am going to use yet, but I am pretty sure I know where I am going. :)

I am also getting my website up and running. It's also a process, as I am doing it myself. Yes, I know I can hire a graphic designer to make it look pretty, but that's too easy (and expensive). I have the basic layout done, now I need to do some fine tuning and decide what images I want up. 

At the photo conference, I also heard many wonderful "Photo Masters" speak at seminars. I walked into this place not knowing who any of these people were. But I listened to what they had to say, and left with a notebook full of tips and advice on my passion. Now I have a big list of photographers I look up to. 

Another thing I want to do is start updating this blog more. I realize I don't need to write an essay every time I make a blog post. (But here I am anyway.) Sometimes I will just post images to keep things fresh.  

So, here is a fun photo I took in Palm Desert.

I have decided to make these into a fun little photo series. See, I collect these cheap, colorful sunglasses. I have about a dozen or so now. I want to photograph each one in a setting I feel that best represents their personality. Don't judge, I'm an artist. :)