I hardly slept on Thursday night due to the anxiety of leaving home for 3 days not too mention the anticipation of meeting up with almost 40 women/photographers that I have been speaking with on a daily basis for the last year. I was super excited and quite nervous all at the same time! Friday morning quickly approached and I was off…
I am not a frequent flyer by any means and being on an airplane stresses me out. I am not scared of the airplane itself but rather the noises and bumps along the way which provoke bad thoughts in my head. I spend the flight studying the stewardess faces and looking for signs of fear or uneasiness. I know, not exactly the way to enjoy flying the friendly skies. I just can’t help it. I have flash backs of episodes of 20/20 and Dateline where they are interviewing the flight survivors and asking them how they felt at the moment that they realized that their flight was in trouble…Lord help me! ;-)
Anyhow, I landed safely in Knoxville TN and was greeted by three of my photographer friends. It was a great start to a wonderful weekend! Despite my unexpected reaction to the altitude I had the most amazing time! I shared lots of hugs and enlightening conversations with some of the most talented and amazing women in the business!
Our time was spent photographing each other, models, brides and nature. It was incredible to share working space with many of these women and to watch the way that each of us tackled the same scene. Even more inspiring is to watch as the photos continue to be shared and to see the processing techniques that display the same images through such different perspectives. We hosted a few “mini-seminars” by some of our own gals (including me) and one of our preferred lab vendors. It truly was a wonderful group event and certainly something that I will be looking forward to each year for many, many years to come!
Enjoy a few of the photos taken by me and some of the other ladies. I must admit that it was quite fun to be on the “other side” of the camera for once.
OMG, I couldn’t have written the “flight” paragraph any better! That is SO me!
Incredible photos. Sounds like SUCH a great time.
Awwww I loved meeting you hun!! It was such a great experience!! I can’t wait for next year!!
Sure looks like fun!! :)
Love the slideshow! That was such a fun trip :)
That slide show was great!! It was so great to meet you! We all had such a blast!
Love the slideshow! makes me want to go back and do it all over again. With oil in my car this time…
Love the slide show……..you rocked it girl!
Wished I could have been with all of you.