Bright light city’s gonna set my soul on fire…..

Wow! Where to begin? The 8 days I spent in Vegas earlier this month were at once terribly action packed, inspiring, overwhelming and very VERY glittery! ;)

As many of you know, I took the trip down to the city that never sleeps to attend the annual convention held there by WPPI (wedding and portrait photographer’s international). It was my first time attending the convention and I was blown away by what an all encompassing experience it really is! With thousands of photographers in attendance, two full sized ballrooms filled with every photo item available and just about every big name in the industry in attendance I was literally worn out each day by the sheer enormity of it. I got home and needed a vacation from my vacation!

The good news is I was able to see and sample a LOT of products while I was down there. The end result is I will be adding some new books and canvases to my current offerings, so keep your eyes open for the soon to come samples! I’m REALLY excited to take my product list up that extra couple of notches… I think you will be too. :)

As if WPPI wasn’t a huge deal on it’s own, we even flew in early to hook up with Scott Robert for a little pre-WPPI workshop. Below are just some of the images I captured in those three days. All images (save one, which I have noted below) were posed and lit by me.

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^Full credit for this shot goes to Bandele Zuberi, who let me shoot over his shoulder. I just love the simplicity of it so much I had to share here… good eye Bandele!^

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A huge thank you once again to all our models for rocking it out despite the chilling winds!

{ Amber }

12 Comments

  1. Linda Tamarpirat said . . .

    Hot! Love it!

    Posted March 1, 2009 at 6:01 pm | Permalink
  2. Michael Wachniak said . . .

    KABOOOOOOOM!!!!

    Thats the sound of you NAILING these shots and sending them into the land of AWESOMENESS!!! :)

    Posted March 1, 2009 at 7:34 pm | Permalink
  3. Kelvin Leung said . . .

    Wow!!! Really good stuff. Ditto what Mike said. You nailed it! Love the last two shots. How did you get Nancy up there!?

    Posted March 1, 2009 at 9:12 pm | Permalink
  4. Scott Robert said . . .

    Well Amber, your work is getting more amazing with every post. Congrats, it was so great to see you again!! I miss everyone already!! You’re coming to Venice right?? I can’t keep things straight. Great job here!

    Posted March 1, 2009 at 9:19 pm | Permalink
  5. Tauran said . . .

    Great set Amber – you’ve got real talent!

    Posted March 2, 2009 at 12:42 am | Permalink
  6. Bandele Zuberi said . . .

    WOW! You’ve blown us away, an awesome set of images Amber! You rock!

    Posted March 2, 2009 at 2:28 am | Permalink
  7. Arielle said . . .

    Beautiful images Amber! It was great to see you there.

    Posted March 2, 2009 at 6:54 am | Permalink
  8. mmm…that first image is tasty!!! love all the images with serena too!

    Posted March 2, 2009 at 10:21 am | Permalink
  9. Arielle said . . .

    Amber, I don’t think I’ve told you yet how nice your website is, LOVE it!

    Posted March 5, 2009 at 7:58 am | Permalink
  10. Ray Nikyuluw said . . .

    Hey Amber! I’m not a fan of the Boneyard for the backdrop when it comes to wedding shots BUT in image #4 you nailed a wonderful portrait processed in black and white, lots of attitude fitting the location. Also, really love the third last image. Great work! You really are separating yourself from a lot of photographers. Awesome.

    Posted March 5, 2009 at 10:30 am | Permalink
  11. lyssa said . . .

    Wow I love the last 2 shots !! Yes vegas was amazing a great way to start the year tough.. wishing you the best W season Amber!! Cannot wait to see u aagain!

    ML

    Posted March 6, 2009 at 10:07 am | Permalink
  12. Michele Dyson said . . .

    I’m speechless. It’s obvious you had an incredible time, and have now raised the bar even higher for all us “newbies”! I’m hoping to pick your brain when we meet up….can’t wait to hear about all the fab new products you’ll be offering:) Chat soon….

    Posted September 18, 2009 at 1:40 am | Permalink

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