I first experienced Imaging USA, January 2010, in good old Nashville, TN. It was my very first trip to Nashville, which was in itself super exciting for this music lover!
Beyond the lights on the water, the beautiful snow, and the music in every inch of downtown, was the larger-than-life expo. Everywhere I walked, there were super helpful people ready to answer all of my many, many questions about everything from camera equipment to frames.
As I wondered around like a kid in a candy store, I saw PPA's (Professional Photographer Magazine) booth. It was like a magnet drawing me in. From the first time I ever picked up their incredible magazine, I knew there was just something special about it.
Every time I got my hands on a new issue, I would devour it within minutes. It's such a positive, real life magazine! So, I went over and talked to them, and the lady was SUPER sweet! She signed me up for my very own subscription, and then I had my "duh" moment. They are located right here in Atlanta! Shows how much I knew, I guess.
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| With the Smugmug crew at the Expo! (Jerry Roek) Photo credit belongs to them. :) |
Just to give you an idea of how much I love this magazine, when fellow photographer friend, Cassie Jones, featured me in her blog post-"Internet Friends"-I was so excited because it was the closest I'd come to being like all the photographers I read about each month in the Professional Photographer Magazine. To our surprise, the one person who inevitably brought us together, THE Jasmine Star, (since we both fell so much in love with her Showit site that we just HAD to have one, too) actually commented on the blog post! It was so awesome to have someone else to share the sheer excitement! Usually, I'm all excited and everyone else is staring at me like, "What's the big deal?"
Well, each year, that magazine has a Cover Contest. I entered last year, but never really told anyone. haha!
Today, I got the email about entering-so I immediately chose one of my favorite shots from Kerri's Senior Session last weekend, and entered.
Just the thought of having one of my photos in this magazine would make me shed tears of joy and jump around like a 13-year-old, but a chance at the cover is a dream!
So, this time, I would be honored if you would go cast your vote for my photo!
The plus side to this...YOU COULD WIN AN ipad 2!
Here's the link:
http://www.ppmag.com/cover-contest-2011/vote/107/
If you could pass this pretty little link to your friends, that would make my day!
THANK YOU SO MUCH in advance!
~Alisha
