Dancin’ the Night Away at Studio 54—WPPI Day 2 Recap (D190)

What a day! I got to see and listen to Jay Maisel live. I seriously felt like I was sitting in the presence of photography greatness. I mean, I just discovered his work and quoted him in a post about carrying your camera with you everywhere you go. And now, just a few weeks later, I was able to listen to him say that very thing along with some other incredibly poignant thoughts. I will definitely share what I learned from him in a separate post once I have time to process it all!

Right after listening to him, I headed down to Studio 54 to party with the people from Pictage, Shoot Q and KISS Wedding Books. So much fun!

I’m not really a party girl (actually not at all), but I do love to dance. So once everyone got out on the dance floor, I had a ball! It’s been way too long since the hubby and I got to dance together. And fun to watch the other photogs cutting the rug… Mark Adams from LaCour Photography and Carlos Baez even got up on stage to shake their groove thing!

Very long day and now it’s already early Wednesday morning. I forgot to eat dinner so I’m eating fig newtons and orange juice from the hotel store. Yum. Such a glamorous life I lead (not really).

Once I get some shut-eye, it’s time to head back to the tradeshow floor for the women’s panel I’m speaking on at Pictage. I’m so excited to be on the panel with such amazing women like Mary Marantz and Jules Bianchi… and to connect with other women photographers. Watch out world, here we come!

Manual: Confession… I didn’t read my manual yesterday. I’m hoping I can get a pass since I’m at a photography convention and learning from a master like Jay Maisel. Today, page 39—ISO.
Images: Tons of Jay Maisel’s images in his presentation.