by Jeff Greene /   The Devil Wears BODA   Microsoft Icon of Imaging Bambi is one of our charter Icons and it's always a blast to work with her at the various special events we sponsor. In addition to her incredible talent behind the lens, she...

Videos on Lighting,  Getting Published , and  Knowing Your Tools   by Jeff Greene /   Microsoft Icons of Imaging Matthew Jordan Smith has just completed three short tutorial videos sharing his insights on beauty lighting, publishing...

by Jeff Greene /   After 24 hours of brainstorming, prepping, shooting, and editing; the final videos were posted online for viewer voting. Finally, last week during the WPPI awards ceremony inn Las Vegas, the winner was announced....   Congratulations...

By Amy Sorokas /   Greetings from Birmingham NEC! The Microsoft stand is a popular place to be! In the first two days of Focus on Imaging, the crowds are enthusiastic and there have been over 50 attendees for every session in the theater.  We...

Big Numbers Mean Big Competition   By Jeff Greene /     Speaking of crowds...   the projected attendance was announced today and is expected to reach 12,000 registrations. That would be a record for WPPI and quite impressive, if accurate...

By Jeff Greene /   Photosynth of Microsoft Booth     It's becoming a trade show tradition that we create a Photosynth of our booth. This was taken early this morning before the crowds arrived.   The synth is comprised of 175 photos...

February 16th, 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada                                                                         ...

Time to Vote for Your Favorite Video!   by Jeff Greene /   Twenty-four photographers.   Twenty-four hours.   Two teams.   ....But there can be only ONE winner.     It’s been a long journey for both teams, but finally...

TRAVELS TO THE EDGE FIELD SEMINARS & CREATIVE SESSIONS By Jeff Greene /   Microsoft Icon of Imaging Art Wolfe is now offering a series of photographic field seminars and workshops that offer many of the same tips and techniques shown on his popular...

    It’s the penultimate episode. Both teams have shot their respective PSA videos and Team A has rallied and started filming their SECOND video (in addition to their PSA).   Finally, the editing begins...   Special guest appearances...

by Jeff Greene /   Attend the WPPI Trade Expo for FREE!  Read all the way through to find out how...        From our good friends at Wedding & Portrait Photographers International...   The Top Ten Reasons to Attend...

    ..as the night drags on, some members of Team A get antsy as Dane, DJ, and Becker go on a practical joke rampage (not even the executive producer of the show can escape their antics). Meanwhile, after their food fight in Carl’s Jr. and recording...

    Team A continues filming in Robert Evans’ studio. Meanwhile, Team B, led by Microsoft Icon of Imaging Bambi Cantrell , is granted access to another famous studio, Westlake Studios, where such artists as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and...

Union Station and the Santa Monica Pier   By Jeff Greene /   About two dozen people joined us today for Miss Aniela's ( http://missaniela.com/blog ) third day of West Coast photowalks. The weather has remained unseasonably warm for early February...

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens / The Ferry Building   by Jeff Greene /   We had a great turnout Monday for Photowalks in Berkeley and San Francisco.  About sixty people joined Miss Aniela and Ziv Gillat of Eye-Fi for the first two photowalks...

Lands End & Golden Gate Park by Jeff Greene /         We had another nice group of guests on Tuesday for Photowalks at Lands End and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.  About twenty people joined Miss Aniela, myself,...