WPPI: Wow. What an experiance.

For the past year I have been anticipating my WPPI experience. I was super nervous going into it. I was going to a big city all by myself. Not knowing anyone really except through the internet. I was going to be rooming with three ladies that id never met before. Normally thats ok especially within the swing scene but what if they werent cool like my fellow lindy hoppers were? I wasnt too stressed about my level of photography. I know Im not half as good as Id like to be and I'm definitely not where most of the photographers that were there are. So I tried not to let it affect me. Which is also weird because within the swing scene Im so afraid to dance with those people that I admire most. But there were rockstar photographers I was just walking up to. Anyway, there were so many great things about this Vegas trip on top of WPPI.

I went there to learn some new stuff, find some awesome vendors, find my album company and make some awesome friendships... oh and to shoot some awesome stuff too. I think I pretty much succeeded in all those things. I absolutely love my roommates and I miss them even though I only hung out with them a few days. They taught me a lot. Things I didn't expect like.. how many "rockstar" photographers I'd never even heard of and also a lot of other awesome stuff. I'm so glad they were awesome girls!! Love you ladies! The classes I took were pretty ok too. I took a pinup class that I really wasnt a fan of but everything else was pretty awesome.I went to see a pretty awesome photographer Id never heard of and it turns out she's from Chapel Hill. Sweet and I learned a lot from her too.

Overall it was an awesome experience and Ill be back every year from now on if I can swing it!

Lots of things are changing in the upcoming months and I'm so excited about it! Things are happening and its awesome.

So here's some awesome photos from my trip! :)


Of course some Bellagio Fountain action


This guy was pretty funny and really good.




These next shots were out at Red Rock Canyon while I was shooting my friend Megan and her kiddos.









I think Megan might have snapped this off for me, Thanks!



One of the things I signed up for was a fast track scavenger hunt and these were a few of the "things" we needed to have a photo of.

Spiderman said that he works from commission so to take his photo it cost a dollar! SERIOUSLY! That's what I need to do. Move to Vegas and be a Sandra Bullock impersonator and charge per photo. Genius!


The skies were really pretty







This photo was out in a dry lake bed somewhere in Nevada. About 50 of us photographer took a bus out there for a bridal shoot(check tomorrow!) I took this while we were waiting on everyone to set everything up. A lot of people were looking at me while I was doing this.. I wonder what they were thinking.



Glass from one of the many props used out in the desert


And of course, the last photo I took in Las Vegas. This was at like 2am when I left the bSchool party. Which was the most awesome party I went to the whole trip! It was awesome!