If you missed it- Here’s Part 1
The money segment. I was really on the trade show floor for about 4 hours. I know. How sad. Being at WPPI for such a short time I knew the booths that I wanted to hit. The Finao booth was visually stunning and I didn’t even step inside. Shame on me. Sorry Finao. I still heart you and I am sure I missed a killer deal on album swatches. I didn’t wander around aimlessly this year picking up pamphlets for everything that looked like I needed or would maybe need over the course of the next year. I was there to knock this out with purpose. The Places I did hit. Jessica Claire’s Shoot Sac booth. Hoodman. ShootQ. Red river Paper and my technological love machine… Nikon
Jessica’s Shoot Sac: I have heard mixed reviews on these things. It seems more people swear by them than not. I am a girl who loves a good lens change but doesn’t care to lug around a big crazy bag. So, I think it will be a nice addition for me. I purchased the actual shoot sac and two of her new covers for $209. So, the deal worked out that I got the bag and two complimentary covers. Works for me. The gray and pink cover pictured here was given to me at her work shop. (Thanks Jessica) I can’t wait to use one of these when I shoot with Miss Chenin in a few weeks.
Hoodman CF Cards. These things are a pretty penny but with a lifetime warranty and being the fastest card out there so I was happy to invest. I got three 4GB cards for $180. Basically it was buy 2 get one free. Not only is using smaller cards a good exercise in shooting smarter but spreading your info over several cards in case of card failure. You never know and I would hate to tell a bride… sorry my CF card died. Worst nightmare. That and getting sick at a wedding.
ShootQ. This was a virtual purchase but this is a photo I took (30 seconds ago) of my complimentary t shirt they gave me. I signed up for the full blown version of this studio management software for a $1 a day for 12 months! Normally this package would be $80 a month. This was by far the deepest discount I scored at the show. It integrates with everything I need to keep track and make things run as smooth as possible. Integrating with Quick Books, Merchant Services and much more. It’s a Customer Relationship Management tool and comes complete with an iPhone application. It will build packages, deliver quotes and contracts and all kinds of other things. I am super stoked on it an hope to have it integrated into my business work flow very soon.
So there you have it folks. I did pretty good considering in I came home with a D300 in 2008.
Up next Airhorns & Lasers, The power of making connections and a conversation with Nikon.
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