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WPPI was an amazing trip for Colorati! We made so many new friends and connected with clients we’ve never had the pleasure of meeting face to face!

Here’s a shot that just captures Candice’s personality: High Energy! This was shot at the Airhorns party on Sunday night- great way to kick off the week!

The booth turned out nice! I may have shed a tear that I couldn’t take that beautiful white leather couch (not pictured) home to my office. Here’s a shot of our office manager Katie and I.

Jonathan Chan, a happy Colorati client worked the booth harder than I did! Thanks, Jonathan!

Matt and Katie, clients from Australia stopped by to say hello! These two are shaking things up in Australia- you’ve been warned.

These two know how to work it too! They were so busy chatting us up, we hardly got a moment to chat. Guess I’ll have to wait until the get together next month.

Justin Lee rolls deep! He brought his own posse to Vegas. (Also not pictured.)

This part was so fun! We gave away two Flip Cams, tons of iTunes gift cards, TRA gift cards (not pictured), and an iPod Touch!

Kristen Kalp from Essential Imagery rocked the booth in style and hung out with us for a while.

Robert & Kathleen Photographers from Connecticut stopped by to help out too! Don’t they pretty-up the place? Thanks you guys!

Nate & Jac brought their “A-GAME!!!” Nate also brought his new pet iguana (not pictured).

WARNING: Geekfest ahead!
It was a real treat for me to spend a few minutes chatting with Dave Cross, Photoshop expert, trainer & author. Many know that I got my start as a retoucher. Colorati would not be here today if it weren’t for the NAPP forums, publications, seminars, and wealth of online tutorials.

And then there’s the nightlife! Here are some pics of our Office Manager Katie cutting loose at the Pictage party on Tuesday night.

Erin Youngren and Katie keeping it classy!

The Youngrens, Katie and Jackie Wonders!

Parting shot: Colorati client Kevin Weinstein saying good by till next year!

******Many, MANY thanks to all of our other booth buddies (not pictured) who generously gave their time to answer questions at our booth! (Group hug and high fives!)

WPPI is HERE!!! Come see us at booth #1725, right next to Kubota Image Tools. There will be some amazing photographers who we have the privilege of calling clients joining is in the booth.

Our booth is a “NO PRESSURE” zone. No hard selling, no scripts, and no microphones. Just a casual place to stop and ask some questions. We realize TRUST is a big issue and we want you to feel right at home.

We’ve asked some Colorati clients to join us in answering your questions. These are real people who overcame their fears and learned to trust Colorati with their images. Ask them anything about their experience with our service!

Here’s a look at the schedule. If you’re a “super user” and want to download an iCal schedule with reminders, you can grab the file below.

I can’t tell you how much fun we have doing T-Shirt Tuesday. Seriously, it’s like Christmas in March!

Here’s what’s going on: Stop by our booth (#1725) on Monday to pick up an official Colorati T-Shirt. Wear that shirt on Tuesday and you could win some amazing prizes.

There are two ways to enter:

1) Wear your shirt on Tuesday and drop your card by our booth. That enters you into the grand prize drawing where you could win:

• Your choice of either an Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook.

• Flip Video Pocket Cam

• 1TB External Hard drive. (Brand & model to be determined.)

2) You can also snap a picture of yourself sporting our Colorati shirt on the trade show floor and send it to us on Twitter (@colorati). Or by email: info[at]colorati[dot]com.

If we run out of shirts, then you can still enter by putting a Colorati sticker on your trade show badge on Tuesday and drop your card by our booth.

(Yes, you can enter twice! Heck, why not do all three?)

To make it even more fun, we’re giving away loads of prizes every hour on Tuesday! Watch our Twitter stream for shouts about the instant prizes. We are giving away:

• 1 8GB iPod Touch
• 10 iTunes Gift Cards
• 2 Flip Video Pocket Cams
• 3 Totally Rad Actions credits for $99 each

Now there’s only one bit of small print: You can only win one instant prize on Tuesday. We’d love to see you every hour, but it would kind of take the fun out of it for others, right? Otherwise, let’s have fun people! See you in Vegas!

Come kick off the week in Vegas with us at the Airhorns + Lasers Party Sunday night, March 7th. Get your tickets soon, because they are going FAST!

http://airhornsandlasers.eventbrite.com/

This post made possible by our friend Rain who reminded us that she sported the Colorati shirt for TWO days and indeed- we did grab some pics of her! Thanks for the reminder, Rain!

(In the process of finding those pics, we found some other random ones from our trip.)

Here’s one of Rain I bet she didn’t know we snapped!

Then later with Alyssa Lang and April!

Here are some more random iPhone pics from our Rock Star Office Manager, Melissa!

Our ad came out quite nice in the show guide!

Last call for getting your Colorati shirts!!! (The last of our 360.)

On Monday before we rocked the Rouge, we had our own little room at Wolfgang Puck’s. Awesome Sauce experience.

One of our business partners, (via marriage to Kevin) Stacey.

Melissa, of course! (About to enjoy some of the best food of the trip!)

Wolfgang’s Tuna Tartare ruling the table!

Just one more to cap off this post… a shot from my iPhone at the BluDomain party. Yes, the Mammoth Men set the place on fire!

We met so many amazingly talented, ultra-creative people in Vegas it’s not even funny! Here are a some of my favorite things I’ve seen on the blogosphere.

First up, Sam gave us a huge shout out and had some fun with our stickers!

What a great night at the Rouge!

This one’s just begging for a capture contest…

For a great look at WPPI check his complete post:

Viva Las Vegas With Your Neon Flashin’…

I thought Jen Harris did some cool stuff at the Neon Boneyard shoot. Cool models! Go check it out:

Of course, you’ve already seen Melissa McClure’s seriously cool shot, but it’s worth repeating!

And Melissa, if you’re listening… how ’bout tracking down the high rez versions of these other Colorati girls in the collage? I count two others!

Last, I just want to give a huge high five to every one of you who wore your Colorati shirts on Tuesday! We gave out over 40 prizes on the spot! Enjoy!

Our time in Las Vegas was truly amazing!!! Not only did we get to meet so many fabulous photographers, we got to shake hands with many current clients!

As you know we sponsored the Pay It Forward party on Sunday night. We deeply believe in what Lindsay and her crew are doing with the blog. It’s a great resource for photographers, so go check it out!

The party was cocktail style and the sponsors gave away LOADS of prizes.

That’s enough chatter, now for the real treat: Go check out the video that Dave Williams Films produced in HD! Talk about top quality! Thanks, Dave!

Pay It Forward Photography Party at WPPI Las Vegas from Dave Williams on Vimeo.

Hey Everyone!

Big shouts to you who sported our shirts on Tuesday at WPPI! We met so many great people and had some amazing conversations. And that’s the stuff that just makes our day!

Now go check the video and see if you won!

Winners to be announced in an updated post with site links!

Cheers!

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And the WINNERS:

Grand Prize: iPhone – Karen from Joey Carman Photography!

Second Prize: Western Digital 1TB USB Drive – Melissa McClure!

Third Prize: Kodak Zi6 Pocket HD Camcorder – Michele Shanker Photography

* My sincerest apologies to Michele! In my nervousness to record the segment in the first take I mistakenly mispronounced her name from the business card. By the way- Michele also won a 1TB WD External Drive from our party on Sunday night! Talk about luck of the draw!!!

We also had two extra prizes to give out and those $15 iTunes gift cards go to Melissa Breedlove and Wayne Thomas.

-Leon

Hey People! 

We are so excited to meet all of you at WPPI! We’ll be there on Sunday and hopefully you’ve registered for our party by now. 

I’m sure you know the drill with our T-Shirt contest and how you’re going to win some fabulous prizes. 

We took a little break from editing to fold and prep the T-Shirts for distribution. In the video you’ll see us pick up the shirts from Fineline Screenprinting, a local shop that just rules. Thanks you guys!

And in case you were wondering- YES, we had loads of fun!

Special thanks to our friends, Switchfoot. The song in the video is “Stars” from the album Nothing is Sound. Used with permission.

Hey Everybody! Thanks for participating in the Colorati T-Shirt voting. The results are in and here’s how you can get involved!

Wear the official Colorati T-Shirt on Tuesday, February 17th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. When we spot you, we’ll ask for a business card. You will instantly be entered to win one of the following:

• 8GB iPhone

• 1TB Western Digital MyBook

• Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Cam

Watch a live stream of the drawing Feb. 24th, at Noon (PST) where you’ll be the first to find out who wins the grand prizes! (Link to be announced.)

In addition, the first 35 people to find us will receive either a Colorati or iTunes gift card.

But what happens if we don’t spot you? No worries- snap a picture of yourself on the trade show floor and email it to us! Extra points for creativity!

How to increase your chances of winning:

1. Follow us on Twitter. Three of us will be roaming the trade show floor tweeting our location.

Official Colorati Twitter Feed

Melissa’s Twitter Feed

Kevin’s Twitter Feed

2. Enter more than once! Yep! Just mention and link us on your blog. Provide a link and tell the world about the best post production company on the planet!

So where do I get a shirt? Come party with us on Sunday night! We’ll be giving out shirts and MORE prizes at the party. Don’t miss it! (Go register now!)

Thanks for playing! See you in Vegas!