Pete Norton

Hi everyone.
Just got back from SWPP convention. I had a fantastic time. The organisers Phil And Juliet Jones really did a god job putting it all together. The speakers at all the seminars I attended were awesome. Gerald Hardage gave a great talk on fine art nudes with the help of his beautiful model Ashley Rae.
Kevin Kubota had an early start to the day with his talk on what motivates him to take such great images and Katerine Connor just had so much energy when she gave her lectures on business and marketing.
I spent far too much money at the trade show but I've been needing to upgrade on some of my equipment for quite a time.
The awards dinner was ace. I was very honoured to be sat with three wonderful people from the states, Ken Skulte, Judy Host, and Amy Cantrell. They are such nice people and I'm really looking forward to meeting up with them again at WPPI in March.
We were all dressed in our tuxedos and the ladies looked very gracious in their dresses and gowns. The caterers served a fantastic meal and straight after coffee the awards were handed out to some very deserving and talented photographers.
I'm absolutely shattered now but tomorrow morning I'll be up bright and early going over my notes and putting to use some of the new things I've learned.
If your reading this it was great to see you Alex and keep the faith.
Before I go I would like to thank Howard from the Image File for all the help and time you gave me on Sunday. I'll be putting to use your suggestions very soon.
Take care everyone
By for now
Pete.