September 5-7, 2012 - Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas
What an awkward name for a Photoshop World post, but that sums it up for me. I only got to experience 1/2 of Photoshop World due to a family emergency. Not seeking out any pity from you though, I felt privileged to get the experience that I received.
I arrived in Vegas on Tuesday, which was about a day before most PSW attendees got into town. I definitely took advantage of my early arrival — I walked roughly five miles that first day leading myself on a photowalk of the strip. Later that afternoon, I met the one and only @NAPP_News (I call her Nantz) for dinner. It was that first evening that I also met the one and only Scott Kelby. Scott was extremely kind and I am happy to say that I didn’t freak out — I was worried about meeting all of my Photoshop / photography idols, because I wasn’t sure if I would be able to hold a normal conversation. Later that evening I was lucky enough to meet and hang out with Matt Kloskowski, Corey Barker, Jason “TheScriv” Scrivner and other NAPP employees. Not kidding, these are some of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet or take a cab ride with.
On Wednesday, pre-con day, I was fortunate enough to attend David Ziser’s Wedding Photo Shoot class. David Ziser is pretty much my all-time favorite wedding photographer and if I could embody the style of any one wedding photographer, it would be him. The best part of this pre-con is that I felt like it picked up where David left off in his Digital Wake-up Call tour. David captured some amazing shots during the pre-con and it was incredible to see the man in action. Wednesday night brought the Forum / Twitter Tweet-up and I am happy to say we exceeded our own expectations. At one point in the evening there was close to 150 people at the House of Blues for the gathering. It was awesome to see some of my favorite Tweeps and incredible to get the opportunity to have face to face conversations with them. By Wednesday night, I could already feel the week starting to catch up with me and I was happy to hit the sack somewhat early to prepare for the PSW Keynote.
When Thursday morning rolled around, I was pretty much ecstatic and ready to roll. The PSW Keynote was a first for me and I was live blogging with Nantz and Scott Bourne. I saw Scott at the Tweet-up, but never had the opportunity to speak with him and since I have been following his work for what seems like ever, I was honored to be live blogging with him. It was interesting to live blog the keynote and to be able to interact with those that were following along at home, we had people from all over the world reading our live blog which is AMAZING!
On Thursday I made it to two classes and to the EXPO before I had to catch a plane back to Kansas City to be with my family. I was lucky enough to attend classes taught by Dave Cross and Scott Kelby. While both classes were awesome, I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get to experience the other several classes that I had lined up for Thurs, Fri and Sat. I do, however, have my PSW Workbook and it is a beast. I am excited to be able to look through it all and learn on my own while I eagerly await the opportunity to get the other 1/2 of my Photoshop World experience in Orlando next spring.
I urge you to make arrangements now for March 25-27, 2010 – Photoshop World Orlando will be an experience you won’t want to miss. See you there!
Kristopher Saim is an experiential marketing professional and photographer in Kansas City, MO. You can follow his 365 project by clicking here.
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