the last few days i have been thinking about my long time fascination with severe storms, in particular, clouds. as some of you know it has been and still is to some degree a dream of mine to be a “storm chaser”. for me it’s the intensity. the unpredictability and the raw power that i am complete awe of. mother nature is very powerful and all one can really do is to observe. nothing less. nothing more. i have even recently shared this fascination with my two daughters and now my oldest is starting to ask when she sees the clouds roll in if we can go out and “chase”. she stands there and watches the sky. eyes wide open. taking it all in. smiling as the rain falls down on her face.

here are just a few my observations. nothing less. nothing more.

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some images of the beautiful Liu family.

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a few images from that roll.

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fast forward to April 2013 and the convention had grown incredibly over that year. people from all over the world were coming to Vancouver. Canadians, Americans, Mexicans, Australians and a few Russians. some of the biggest names in the wedding photography industry were presenting and the list grew from what i expected to be 70-80 people to almost 300.

panic set in.

having ZERO teaching or public speaking experience, how was i going to get up in front of almost 300 people? if you know me i tend to shy away from the spot light. i observe people. i am not usually the observed. so the thought of 600 eyes on me for an hour bordered on nauseating.

my moment came. my turn. deep breath in. deep breath out. i took the stage and started my presentation. i let my nervousness show and told people how nervous i was. i didn’t try to hide it. i embraced it and before i knew it my time was up. my presentation was finished and this incredible feeling filled me. i was done. i did it. i conquered my fear and best of all i didn’t throw up.

a few days later i’m sitting on a plane looking out the window. sitting there thinking about what had just happened. how much those few days changed me. inspired me. moved me. not only on an artistic level, but the convention really inspired me on a human level. a personal level. the people i met. new friends made. old friends reconnected with. the people who approached me the hours afterwards and the day following. the notes and messages i received brought tears to my eyes. to hear so many speak about their mistakes personally and business wise. speak about their insecurities and not hide anything was truly refreshing. i really hope that as this convention grows (and i have no doubt it will) it doesn’t lose that honesty and open vulnerability that was shown this year. it was amazing to be a part of this and i highly recommend you attend it next year.

i wanted to share my slideshow i played during my talk and thank you again to all of you.

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