This weekend, I am on my way to Las Vegas (hooray!) to the WPPI convention at the MGM Grand Hotel. WPPI, the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International is an organization that was created in the early 1970’s. In those early years, wedding photographers were considered weekend warriors, just part-timers on the low end of the status scale of photography.

The industry has changed dramatically since many of the most talented people in photography are entering into this field. Advanced technology has also made a big contribution.

It is on my list to attend ten lectures by some of the most well-known photographers in the world who will be addressing topics that cover best practices of posing and lighting, Photoshop, albums, and portraits. There will be a huge exhibition hall of vendors, so I expect to come back to my studio knowing the latest trends and hottest products and services offered in the industry.