As many of you know, I was in Las Vegas in March for WPPI 2010.  I was there teaching a Master Class on Image Post Processing called “The Ultimate Adobe Lightroom Workflow.”  The class we sold out and people had a great time.  Well, most people who go to Vegas for a convention, spend their spare time gambling, drinking and going to shows and clubs.

Now, there are three things I dislike intensly: noise, large crowds and smoke.  That is vegas in a nut shell.  I don’t drink and I don’t gamble and the nightlife was never my thing, so when I am in Vegas, I either hide in my hotel room, or I run around with cameras and take pictures of others, gambling, drinking and going to clubs and shows.  And sometimes, I run into Elvis.

One thing I will say for Las Vegas is that it is a unique place where everywhere you turn is a backdrop or a subject that you won’t find in many other places in the world.

It is also one of the strangest places.  Perhaps one of the reasons “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” is that no other city in the world would accept what happens in Vegas as normal.

Every visit is an experience to say the least.

Next up on the blog: some great photos from the convention itself.  I was asked to shoot the Day in the Life of WPPI book with a four other photographers including Andy Marcus, Brett Tyler, John Arcara and Tony Corbell.  It was a fun project and I am looking forward to seeing the final book, which is being designed and produced by my album company, GraphiStudio.  Tune in for that post.