Shows like WPPI gauge how the industry is faring in 2024 and the key trends to watch. We had several contributors attending the show in multiple capabilities from attendees to booth staff to instructors/trainers. We had it covered. So here’s our take. Business topics were red hot! How do I
With this year’s WPPI just around the corner, are you among the wedding and portrait photographers gearing up for the big event? Last year, we reported on the industry’s top “photo-focused” conferences with our from-the-floor impressions, attendee interviews, and sponsor reactions to these events. COVID-19 knocked the wind out of
Here’s a quick Day 1 report from the WPPI show! So glad we made it to the show this year. The energy is tremendous. If you decided to give it a pass, you missed some serious opportunities to network, and a breadth of ways to engage and hone your skills. The
We only have a few weeks to go before the WPPI Conference opens. I got to chat about it with George Varanakis, who was brought on a few months ago to produce this year’s WPPI event. George is the Strategic Advisor and Former EVP of WPPI. He also co-founded Sue Bryce
Having been to the WPPI show in Las Vegas before, I wanted to give you a non-wedding/non-portrait photographer’s perspective on the show. While WPPI — known as the Wedding & Portrait Photographer’s Conference — is geared toward wedding and portrait photographers, there are several options for those of us who
A few years ago while wandering the show floor at WPPI, I came across the Special Kids Photography of America booth. They had images of special needs children displayed. Having a special needs stepson myself, I stopped in to chat with them about what they do not once, but twice.
Emerald Holding, Inc. today announced the acquisition of The Wedding School, a member-based wedding photography education platform created by photographer and educator Susan Stripling and Digital Product Studio. The Wedding School offers wedding photographers of all experience levels a dynamic online learning and community environment, providing them the insights, education
It’s time to make your voice heard! Each week, we ask a question of our readers so we know what sort of content to produce more of. Your input helps us make Photofocus better. This week, we want to know what you think about in-person conferences, trade shows and workshops.
On Thursday, it broke that Sony was pulling its presence from next week’s WPPI Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The expo marks the first major trade show and conference since Covid-19. WPPI was also the last expo to take place before Covid-19 started to spread throughout the country, back in
This morning, WPPI announced that its conference — originally scheduled for March 7-11, 2021 — has been moved to August 15-19, 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. The event will be held at the Mirage Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. “Our goal is always to support, inspire and celebrate this remarkable
It was one of my last traveling events before the COVID-19 virus lockdown. And I’m glad I got there! I hadn’t been to Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) convention for a number of years. I must share that a major highlight was to view and enjoy the 16×20 print
My favorite piece of kit from the trade show floor at this year’s WPPI conference was a tripod with multipurpose gimbal head from Fotopro. Fotopro Vice President Michael Green showed off the tripod’s features, which has received awards from Outdoor Photography Magazine and BirdWatching magazine. After seeing this I feel
