Chicago, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas – Oh my! We’re hitting the road, and traveling across country to offer a great educational experience for everyone. This year we’re offering great classes and for the first time we are featuring the “Hands on experience” where you’ll be able to watch, learn and put into practice… Continue reading »
Apr
25
WPPI “On the Road” Instagram Photo contest
I can’t tell you how stoked I am for “On the Road” this year! Working to improve our fundamentals is something we routinely need to work on, and we used that as our inspiration for this year’s seminars. For the first time, we are featuring the “Hands- on Experience” where you’ll be able to watch,… Continue reading »
Apr
11
Free 24-hour Trial Membership with NAPP!
We love the folks at Kelby Training! So much in fact we’re partnering up quite a bit this year. I will be down in Orlando next week for PhotoShop World as one of their speakers, and they are joining us in four cities this year for our “On The Road” Workshops. They’ve sent us a great offer to… Continue reading »
Mar
26
Happy Belated Birthday Joe Buissink!
Oh this is such a fun blog post for me! I wanted to take a minute to wish my friend Joe Buissink a happy birthday! As many of you know, WPPI awarded Joe the WPPI lifetime achievement award this year! I must say as my inaugural year at the conference, it was one of the… Continue reading »
Mar
21
From the bottom of my heart. Thank you!
I’m finally back at my desk in New York City—my brand new desk actually. As if preparing for WPPI wasn’t enough, we moved offices while we were in Las Vegas to 85 Broad street, the old Goldman Sachs building. It’s nice to be in a new office, but I’m definitely going to miss our old… Continue reading »
Feb
28
….the envelope please!
I knew it would be busy leading up to WPPI, but I’ll be honest, I don’t think I knew what busy was until I started this job! I want to start by saying THANK YOU to all the people who entered the “I want 10!” competition. There were so many great entries, and it was… Continue reading »
Feb
11
The importance of a photograph.
Unfortunately, my dad passed away a little over 10 years ago and we really miss him. My dad, Barry, was only 60 years old and was taken from us too soon. As a tribute to him on his birthday today, I wanted to share my favorite photo of him—taken by Bob Gruen. At the time… Continue reading »
Jan
31
Last chance to send your submissions to Photo Ignite
I’ve been fortunate to be one of the presenters at Photographers Ignite the last two years. I can tell you it’s one of the most terrifying and enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had. Each year there’s been a great lineup and an audience that is so supportive. I just can’t say enough about how much fun… Continue reading »
Jan
18
You asked, we listened!
One of my key responsibilities here at WPPI will be overseeing the educational content of the conference. Given we have over 150 speakers, it’s a daunting task, and I take it very seriously. That said, I’ve been listening to the feedback from you guys, and I’m listening! Over the next few weeks I’m going to… Continue reading »
Jan
17
The green monster lives! Simplicity rules!
Zack Arias and I have been friends for many years. A ten minute chat with him makes me want run back to my studio, lock myself in and shoot for 3 weeks straight. That’s the kind of inspiration he provides. He’s one of a kind, and I love how he not only approaches his art,… Continue reading »