This is my first day back from Las Vegas, NV where I attended WPPI, only the biggest photographer convention in the world and I have about a gazillian images to import, back up and edit but so glad I got a chance to photograph couples in Las Vegas. Internet connection was very poor at the MGM hotel and I did not get to update my twitter, facebook or blog frecuently. I had an amazingly blessed time from beginning to end, my feet asked for rest, my stomach growled and my eyes were wrestling but it was freaking o fantastic with a cherry on top! I have so many experiences to share with you but as I sit here still in my pjs and very sore I just want to nap with my boys. I will say one thing, the biggest lesson perhaps learned in these last 5 days was do onto others as you wish it was done to yourself. WPPI can be so overwhelming and it made me feel small and alone at times and I thought about folks who were feeling that all the time and so I said well what if I smile more, what if I talked to the person standing in line next to me in the food court, what if I invited folks out, invited folks to the free parties I knew of, what if I gave? what if I served others? Although I had VIP pass I did not get a chance to attend VIP classes and even see some things I wanted to see like packaging and some other album companies, the best parts were the in betweens, it was running into people and changing plans, it was hanging out at the New Media lounge and just embracing this almost surreal out of body and yet fulfilling experience. To all my new friends, thank you for sharing and giving of yourself this week, thank you for hanging out with this crazy Brazilian who lugged huge bags all around, who ate while she was walking, who looked tired, who dance danced and danced some more. So as I thought of okay just do it, just be it, just smile, just invite, I came up with a last minute photoshoot out of my own. I had met this hot South African Couple at the food court during some arm wrestling, long story, but was so cool to meet folks from so far and all day tuesday I thought to myself, what if I saw them again and offered to do a mini shoot and don’t you have it that they were at the morning prayer get together with PhotogUnite which by the way was the perfect way to end my trip to Vegas, praising God with these incredible photographers and friends, talking in small groups and praying for each other, for our industry and praying for our wonderful clients.

I offered and they said yes, we scheduled to meet up within 2 hours and I ran into my new Brazilian fellow Fast Tracker Waldyr and invited him to go so he waited with me then saw Kristi Crosson and she tagged along as well and as we were shooting right outside the Signature Towers, my new buddy Otto Rascon came down and enjoyed this fun. Christine ( check out her work folks) and Iaan ( if you need a website check him out), thank you so much for saying yes to this wacky Brazilian and for being so true, real, beautiful, for speaking Afrikan during the shoot probably saying how strange it was to be on other side of camera, perhaps saying why did we say yes, perhaps shy, loved how you laughed nervously but let go as you thought more of each other, and how well you work together and felt your love in your eyes. From bottom of my heart thank you thank you, so glad I can say I have now friends in South Africa, wish I was going for World Cup 2010. So no further a dew here are some behind the scenes of this awesome Love Photo Shoot in Las Vegas, NV.

Waldycir getting some second shooting Shots while Otto was  showing Iaan how it is done

And how cute, romantic and fun are Christine and Iaan?

Loads more to come from this mini shoot~