Great way to start the day

This cute video was shared by the winner of the Laying Down Game challenge from WPPI. It just made us all laugh and reminded us why we love what we do so much! Thanks Megan for the kind words and for putting your heart in to it!

AND....This awesome entry didn't win, but she really deserves a prize too for all the effort! In fact, I think I will give her a consolation prize....hmmm, what kind of goodies can we round up....

Photo Ignite videos from WPPI online!

If you missed this event at WPPI, you missed one of the hottest programs...and the largest closing program in the history of WPPI. It was amazing to see all of these crazy talented people sharing treasures of information, inspiration, and plain ole' belly laughs, in 5 minute presentations. You'll NEVER guess what you're going to see, you have to just check it out. Fortunately, we recorded it all for you if you weren't there! The videos are online now.

We started Photographers Ignite as a way to share and inspire among photographers. It's not profit driven, and is made possible from very generous supporters and proponents of education and community among photographers. Keep tabs on the Photographers Ignite site, we'll be hosting more of these events in major cities throughout the year. Be there, you won't regret it!

check out all these great speakers!

Ace Cuervo  
Amy Parrish 
The Becker 
Carolyn Wells 
Craig Strong 
David Jay
Doug Gordon 
Gustavo Fernandez 
Jed Taufer 
Jerry Ghionis 
Jessica Claire
Jules Bianchi and Joy Bianchi Brown
Katie Trujillo 
Kevin Kubota 
Khara Plicanic 
Mike Steelman 
Riz Crescini
Sarah Petty 
Scott Bourne 
Vicki Taufer 

Enjoy the videos and tell your friends too!

PhotographersIgnite.com

Why would you photograph the alphabet?

Well, I can think of a couple good reasons, at least for the folks who attended my workshop at WPPI last week: A creative whack to the head and the chance to win $1000 worth of goodies! As part of my program, I shared a project that we do at my Digital Bootcamps and our Italy workshops. It's a really fun way to see things different - things you normally would walk right past. It makes you smell roses that you never took the time to smell. I love the alphabet project because I have a ton of fun with it and my class always comes back amazed at how much fun they have and we see some wonderfully creative interpretations of our daily typography.

After showing a sample of the alphabet project to the folks at my seminar, I got a crazy idea to offer $1000 worth of prizes to the person who took the coolest set of alphabet images while at WPPI. I'm going to post them here in a few days and let the public vote on a winner! If you weren't at WPPI, sorry, the contest was limited to those who attended the program and captured their images while there. Check back in a few days to vote on your favorite! 

Here's a sample of the alphabet project from past Bootcamp® attendee Josée Lafrance. She took these at the workshop.

I'll [b] @ this party in Vegas!

Friend and fellow Igniter at this years WPPI, Becker, will [b] hosting his much anticipated annual event again and it just gets better every year! While we all go to WPPI to learn and grow, you gotta have a little fun too...OK, maybe a lot of fun. Anyway, don't miss this party and don't miss the charismatic Becker when he Ingites the stage, along with 19 other photographers, at the Photographers Ignite session Thursday from 9-11am. It's the closing program to WPPI! You should have time to recover from his party by then ;-)

Click the image to sign up for the party!