I have partnered with Pictage as my online viewing website, but Pictage is so much more than just a gallery site. They are a top notch professional photo lab, offer fantastic products including the albums I offer and believe in helping their partners grow their businesses. Pictage encourages photographers to work together and learn from each other. This a totally different concept since a lot of photographers are secretive and do not socialize much less talk business with other photographers. I am happy to say that most of my closests friends are other wedding photographers. Pictage asked me to host their Asheville Pictage User Group (PUG) and our first montly meeting was in January.
Last night, we had 17 photographers get together and guest speakers Nathan and Amber Holritz came from Chattanooga.
Nathan and Amber are amazing photographers and great speakers. Nathan is so super organized and has transformed their business into a paperless office. He spoke a lot on the concepts from the book “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. Warren Sanders won a free copy! Amber seriously rocks on the baby portraits! I think she is one of the best in the business. A lot of the group went to dinner together at Carraba’s after the meeting and then a few of us went to play pool. We all want to say a big “THANK YOU” to the Holritz for their time and generosity. It was greating see you both again and I look forward to seeing you again at Pictage’s conference in Chicago in May. Please check out the amazing photos on their blog, too!
Please note: All of these photos are from my point and shoot camera!
Corey McNabb, Corey’s office manager, Jeremy Russell and Christopher Record.
Terry Hopkins, Lisa and Warren from Blue Moon Portraits with Nathan.
Jason Tench and me
Honour Hiers and associate Aimie Cook, with Honour’s baby and Corey McNabb.
Dana Andreasson and Brady Linkous
me and Amber
Corey McNabb won both games!
Nathan tries some slick moves
Corey Cagle, Nathan, Amber, Corey McNabb and me!
We were having a problem getting all of us in the self-portrait, so a girl at the pub offered to help. She might have been a little too intoxicated, because she thought this shot was “perfect!!!”