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Education and Inspiration go hand in hand at DWF 09. The aim of any convention is to give you solid ideas to take home and implement into your business.

What sets DWF Conventions apart is the ability to talk to, mingle with, and network with the speakers! You’ll also connect with the people whose posts you read every day on the DWF. Trade show? We got that. We'll set you up with free badges and transportation to ImagingUSA

Uh Fun?

It wouldn't be a DWF convention without it. New this year: the DWF Poker Tournament with cash prizes! The DWF Party, this time on site so you can party til morning, complete with sloppy dancing, like you’ve seen in the videos. The Booty Shakers will go clubbing, and we'll take you off site twice: once to see AltF at El Pedrigal, and once to shh, it's still a secret. The resort’s saloon is bigger and better than any hotel bar to date, with pool tables and free peanuts. We've instructed the Carefree to lay in extra bartenders during the convention. Rumors have it Joel Wiebner is plotting revenge in the Second Annual Eating Contest and your Convention Director has already scouted the location of the nearest liquor store. Villas are perfect for parties, there are golf carts to zoom around in, rental cars cheap and the mountains are just a stone's throw away. There's even an optional trip to Sedona.

Oh right, don't forget the Speaker List Part 1, glammed-up for your viewing pleasure. Part II comes out in next week's newsletter.

• Are You Registered ?

If you could choose anyone, who would you choose to shoot your wedding? This is a fun thread to agree or disagree with, but think about it: each of the photographers mentioned has something so unique about their personal or photographic style that another photographer would like to be captured in that way.

If you are trying to develop your own unique ‘look’ check out these photographers websites to see what inspires them.

• If I had a Million Dollars

Last week Nikon announced the upcoming release of it's new D700. It's a 12.1 megapixel Full Frame (FX) DSLR with high iso performance identical to Nikon's flagship D3. The best part? It's only $3,000 and is slated to for full release later this month. Nikon also announced a brand new SB-900 Speedlight that has some amazing features. There is some lively discussion about these and more in the PRO Gear & Software forums.

• SB-900
• D700

Read the thread in Start where DWF PRO members talk about how they got started. Find out who got their start by calling all the Wedding Photographers in the Yellow Pages to apprentice, and who missed taking any shots of the groom in their first wedding.

Add your story. This thread just keeps getting better and better!

We've now got MORE page 1 Google rankings! WedFog is now on the first page of Google for the search phrase, "wedding photography" in some locations. It was only weeks ago that we touted recent first page triumphs with "wedding photographer". Hold onto your hats as we enjoy another sizable boost in overall site traffic and nationwide exposure!

WedFog Stat: What does that really mean in terms of clicks? Over the past month it's meant a 337% increase in clicks for that single phrase.

Tim Schooler’s grandson Cooper had a setback this week, but continues to hang in there. Teri Murikami’s young friend Emma, daughter of her friend Jayne, has cancer and they are starting chemotherapy. All prayers for both children are appreciated. Congrats to Mike O’Bryon who was there when greats of the golf and tennis worlds united for Chris Evert’s wedding to Greg Norman. Eric Dungan and his wife welcome Boston, their first boy and fourth child.

If you have a bit of news you'd like to share in People in Focus, please send info to gina@digitalweddingforum.com