Polaroids in the Desert

Two weeks ago, I drove out to Las Vegas for WPPI (an annual wedding photography convention and tradeshow) with some wedding photographer friends from Santa Barbara. It was a blast getting to chat about weddings, business, and why we do what we do on the long drive. I love being around other artists who are passionate about what they do! At WPPI, I was able to meet many of my favorite photographers including Jose Villa, Tec Petaja, and Nate and Jaclyn Kaiser. I heard super inspiring presentations from Elizabeth Messina and Justin and Mary. I also sourced a few new wedding album products at the trade show, and got to play with all of the new cameras that are coming out this year. It was a super productive week in Vegas, and I didn't have any "Hangover" moments... *whhheeeew. On the way home, we stopped in the desert and took photos with my polaroid camera. If you didn't already know, I am addicted to polaroids lately. It was super fun taking these photos, and I even got to be in a few as well! Models/photographeras below: Josh Newton, Montana Dennis, Christianne Taylor, Jessica Fairchild Conrad, Phillip Van Nostrand, and me. These polaroids were taken with Fuji FP 100c and FP 3000b on a Super Colorpack from the 1960s :)  The above photo is my buddy and WPPI roomie- Matthias and I outside of the Hard Rock hotel (which was a really awesome place to stay btw). If you want to be inspired by awesome wedding photography, check out some of these AMAZING people that I met at WPPI: Erich McVey, Bryce Covey, Rico and Rachel Castillero, Bryan and Mae, Joel Flory, Lily and Benson Lew, Vero Suh, Kevin Chin, Emily Scott, James Moes, Hugh Forte, Lisa Lefkowitz, Tanja Lippert, Augie Chang, Cameron and Mindy Braun, Jonathan and Joanne Encarnation, Lydia Yeung, Sarah B, Matt Roberts, Manus Chau, Jeramie Shoda, Nick Radford, Tami Keehn, Lia Cecaci, Nima Salimi, and more...