The countdown to WPPI 2010 has officially begun.  Stacey and I, along with a whole host of other Minneapolis wedding photographers, not to mention those from other parts of the country and world will soon be descending upon Las Vegas to partake in learning, friendship, and a wee bit of partying.  WPPI has become the biggest annual event for wedding and portrait photographers.  This year is a bit extra special for us, as I had a front row seat in the making of one of the major platform events during the convention.  Mike Colon and Jim Davis Hicks are presenting on Tuesday night in a platform titled The Marriage of Profit and Purpose.  They will be going over the Thirst Relief Benefit Shoot to Tanzania (to see some of my images, click HERE), and the impact it had emotionally.  In addition to how creating cause driven partnerships has been mutually beneficial.  Since, I recently gave a speech for the Association of Bridal Consultants, I was able to lend a hand with some of the information gathering.  I strongly encourage anyone at WPPI to come see this event.  It will certainly be memorable and informative.  For a trailer of what to expect, watch below!

As a side project, all of us on the trip gave up some of our time to offer some advice on what we have earned from our time as photographers.  Some of it is business oriented and some of it is photography oriented.  I am so excited to see the whole thing because I know the quality of the people that were involved.  My guess is that there will be something for everyone to get out of this video.  I have also included a trailer for that below.