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Every year the contestants in the Miss Mandarin High School pageant get together a month before the competition and have pictures taken. The headshots are used in the program that's handed out on the big night. This year I had the unique opportunity to work with them! It was amazing, because the girls are gorgeous and actually like being in front of the camera. What else could a photographer want?! The best part was that after the headshots were taken, I had a quick mini-session with each contestant. I can't wait to go through those pictures-these girls know how to work it for the camera and each one looked absolutely fierce!!! Here's a little preview of the headshots. I'll share the individual photo sessions soon.
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Last night's Jacksonville PUG meeting was held at the Almeida House. What a great group of photographers-we loved having everyone over! It's always fun catching up and meeting new faces. Our fearless leader, Scarlett, wasn't with us, but Kate Gardiner filled in for her and did a great job catching us all up in the latest Pictage news. Thanks for leading us Kate!
PS-None of you took your yummy leftovers. Shame on you. Anderson and I both have stomach aches from "cleaning up the kitchen" after you all left!!!
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It was the night before we were supposed to leave for WPPI, and I was sitting on our bedroom floor with suitcases all around me...empty suitcases. Anderson came in and looked around, obviously surprised that I hadn't made much progress since I had been packing for over an hour. He asked what was wrong, and I burst into tears. The tears quickly turned into ugly, snotty-nosed, gasping for air crying. The worst part was that I couldn't explain what was wrong, because I just couldn't pin point it. In between sobs I told Anderson that I had too much going on and not enough time to do everything. I didn't want to go to Vegas anymore, because I knew I would feel pressured to work the whole time, and all I wanted to do was relax for a few days. He listened to all the blubbering and finally said, "You're burnt out. We're going on this trip, but you don't have to work at all. Let's just have fun." So that's exactly what we did! I didn't take my computer or the massive list of fab photographers I wanted to meet and network with. Instead I just took a silly book to read on the plane, and when we got to Vegas we decided to be total tourists. I dragged Anderson to see EVERYTHING. Even though we didn't get much sleep I came home feeling refreshed and energized. Maybe next year I'll actually take a class or two while I'm there...maybe not!
The tradeshow was incredible. Information overload for sure! This is me and Jessica Claire at her booth. She's such a rockstar!
The WHCC (my printer) booth.
Anderson waiting for me somewhere.
We had no idea the fountain show was starting, so we were pretty excited at our timing!
The fountains at the Bellagio.
Us inside the Venetian. My absolute favorite hotel in Vegas. My mom and I stayed here once!
We were pretty impressed by the vine woman. She was on stilts and covered in leaves. Weirdness!
Self portrait.
After seeing the cirque de soleil show, Ka. Waiting in line to get into Studio 54.
Me-going out. Anderson-with a statue man.
Anderson in front of the Mirage.
Leaving New York, New York.
This cool lounge was right below our room.
We have really bad "staying in a hotel" etiquette. Look at that messy room!
Enjoying our last day.
A few more of the photographers from our night shoot have posted pictures, so I wanted to share their links with you:
Jackie Blair from Michigan,
Cindy Schultz from Illinois,
Noelle McCoy from Tennessee, and
Beth Dreyer from Texas.
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I just love Mark and Jenny! And no, it's not just because they own my favorite yogurt place-yogaberry! I'm drawn to them, because they are kind and truly care about each other as well as other people. When Jenny asked me to shoot their wedding I got excited. Then when she told me they were holding the reception at their gorgeous home AND were serving yogaberry for dessert, I was in! When it comes to weddings, I'm a little obsessed with two things: 1.) "behind the scenes" type images that give you a feel for the chaos, emotion and fun of the wedding day 2.) and all-things-bride. So even though I have a lot of favorite shots from the day I wanted to post a little sneak peak of some of my favorites of Jenny that fall into those two categories. More to come...
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One of the incredible photographers we met at WPPI was Justin Lee. Anderson and I both liked him instantly and appreciated all the direction and encouragement he gave us during our night shoot. I copied a few pictures from his blog but you should really go check it out to see more of his work. He's SO GOOD! Leave him some blog love while you're there too. Justin, you rock! I hope we get to work with you again sometime, but I'd rather be on the other side of the camera this time. :)
The madness began in the MGM lobby.
New York, New York.
Everyone kept congratulating us-it was so funny!
We look relaxed hanging in the lounge, right?
But this is what it was really like-AAAGGGHHH!
More shots in the lobby.
left: Scarlett knew I'd like the wallpaper here. right: Rock on!
The whole crew. Mark Sweeney was also part of the photo shoot madness. He helped a lot, and somehow managed to get some cool shots too! If you aren't completely tired of seeing pictures of my and the hubby, check out his blog for more. :) Mark, thank you, thank you for carrying our stuff around and being so helpful all night!
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