Hi everyone-

Last week I was in Nashville for the Professional Photographers Association (PPA) convention. It was a great opportunity to learn from some top notch photographers who also have top not business and marketing skills.

I attended a two day seminar on the business side of photography that covered just about everything you need to know to really start your business on a solid foundation and grow it from there.

Ann Monteith and Carol Andrews Jenson were the instructors for that class and really did an excellent job. I some great information from the class as well as a good base line for where I need to go from here.

The third day was a marketing class that was taught by Jeff and Allison Rodgers and Carol Andrews Jenson. They were awesome. They covered just about every avenue of marketing that a photographer could utilize. They had tons of great ideas. Again I got everything I need to build upon for a good marketing plan.

On the 4th day I met up with Bryan Allen and assisted him along with Ted in shooting a stop motion tilt shift video of the Digital Wedding Forum (DWF) convention at the Lowes Hotel in downtown Nashville.

This was both a challenge and a fantastic learning experience. There is nothing like putting yourself in front of some of the best wedding and portrait photographers in the world and shooting in a way you never have before!! But it was tons of fun. We shot for 11 hours before breaking off to do a little personal shooting and partying at the DWF party.

There is a lot to tell about the week and what I learned but that will have to wait. Until then here are a few images from the DWF party.

Have a great day!