Gavin and Katie are in Bed, and they are not to happy about it. Toni is running her restaurant and will not be back home until 2am. I will say goodbye to her when she gets home and be on the road by 3am to San Antonio to attend The Professional Photographers of America’s Imaging USA, the largest photography convention of the year. Classes begin at 7am. All of my couples currently booked will be benefiting from the eleven classes I will be taking over the next three days.
A few of my good friends will be at the convention as well. David Jones, an absolutely excellent photographer will be there. David photographed our wedding. K and C may be there as well, and two up and coming photographers, Tammy and Patrick. More on them in a future post.
During the show, I will be taking a total of 11 photography classes, all of which are an advanced level, and I am looking forward to each and every one of them. I have decided that I will be stretching my education to the limit this year, and I am really happy about that.
My desire for education seems to come in spurts. I will spend a year reading, studying, and attending classes. Then I will spend about two years implementing what I have learned and developing the strategies learned to fit into my own business plan. And then the cycle starts again. What I find hard for myself is to maintaining my sense of personal style of photography while studying other styles.
This year is much different from previous years though. While I have been married since March of 01, and I have attended past conventions since I have been married, this will be the first conference that I have attended since the twins have been born. My wife supports my photography with her time , energy, and love every day but over the next three days she will be going above and beyond by watching the babies by herself.
Toni, my wife, I’ll miss you most of all while I’m gone. I’ll be home soon.
Aric
Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPPProfessional Photographer
2012 President PPGH
