Wednesday night I had the excellent pleasure of joining the CPPA (Connecticut Professional Photographers Association) at a visit from the Tam Tam Tour!
I really didn't know what to expect when I got the invite from Marietta St. Onge, the VP of Programs and Promotions for CPPA via Facebook. The seminar was called Wedded Bliss - how to run a smooth wedding photography business from capture and beyond. Tammy Wolfe and Tamar London, of London Wolfe Photography, were our speakers and both were amazingly talented and had just a great sense of humor.
I was aware of a lot of the things Tammy and Tamar were speaking about but I learned many new things and developed some ideas off of the things they showed us. It was really great! I'm all fired up now and can't wait to shoot my first solo wedding in April! I really enjoy being second photographer too, but I can't wait to be creative and capture my own ideas!
Another wonderful thing about the evening was I was surrounded by talent! I only wish that I was able to meet and chat with everyone! Right off the bat Jennifer Fireck introduced herself to me, out of Glastonbury, I feel like she is my next door neighbor. Kim Bova also wicked talented and really just a nice person! After the photography contest and judging I was introduced to Dan Roggi, who was very informative on the different points they judge photos on and what they look for. He's located right out of Vernon which is where I currently work. The whole board from CPPA was really friendly and welcoming! Marietta St Onge, gave me a huge hug for coming, Bruce Hutchinson helped me via email with registration, Sally who works with getting Sponsorships and asking for money was also really great!
It was a great evening and I'm super excited about seeing everyone again for the Conference in a few weeks!
