Andrew Niesen

WPPI has been fantastic so far. Andrew & Rachel were featured presenters at WPPI's Business Institute on Saturday. Over 400 people were in attendance and the response we've received from the presentation has been so positive. Thank you to everyone who has come up to us and given us feedback. We appreciate it! After the presentation, the LaCour crew, along with some friends went out to celebrate Mark's birthday! We had a swanky ride in a limo over to Mandalay Bay where we had dinner at the Russian restaurant Red Square, which featured a special sub-zero room with over 200 premium vodkas from around the world. We all donned fur coats (Note: For animal lovers out there, I was told they were not real fur) and sipped some pomegranate vodka in the freezing temperature. Fun!

Afterwards, we hung out at Mix Lounge at the top of Mandalay Bay, which provided an amazing view of the Las Vegas strip. Then, we all went to see Cirque du Soleil's O at the Bellagio. Absolutely Stunning.

On Monday, Mark spoke at the liveBooks booth. We also attended some great talks, including one by our good friend, Greg Gibson and then went to dinner with Greg and some other great friends. Thanks to Matt Mendelsohn for organizing the fun photojournalism lovefest/dinner at Mon Ami Gabi! We ended the night by heading over to The Palms hotel and going to a party at the KingPin Suite, which was absolutely amazing. In case you're wondering... Mark threw plenty of gutter balls.

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And of course we're here at WPPI until Thursday, so look for more updates soon!

After three years of development, we are excited for you to meet ShootQ, an innovative web-based studio management tool designed to free photographers from the tedious tasks of office work!

ShootQ will streamline your studio -- easily organize and track job inquiries, instantly share leads with your colleagues through your online "Q-Club" community.

What will you be doing while ShootQ is working for you?

Take a video tour of ShootQ:

http://www.shootq.com

With the right techniques, you can master lighting in dark spaces!

We're proud to announce the debut of our instructional DVD!

LaCour collaborated with Kevin Swan and the talented team at New School to create an instructional DVD featuring LaCour's signature lighting techniques. The DVD will empower you to use your flash (both on and off camera) to create flattering, beautiful light in even the darkest ballrooms!

Learn specific techniques for:

• Bounce Flash
• Direct Flash
• Remote Flash
• Available Light

www.kevinswan.com/
www.newschoolphoto.com/
www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/the-fabulous-four/
**Click Here to purchase the DVD or the download!

LaCour's WPPI Schedule

Saturday 3/24:
3:30pm: Speaking at WPPI's Business Institute

Sunday 3/25:
6:15 pm: WPPI Welcome Reception
8pm: Dinner with the Livebooks crew
Late Evening OSP get-together at Napoleon's

Monday 3/26:
12:45 pm: LaCour speaking at Livebooks tradeshow booth.
Dinner Commitment

Tuesday 3/27:
3-4pm: LiveBooks VIP Lounge (upstairs suite, for those interested in learning more about Livebooks sites. Come to the tradeshow booth for more info)
6 pm: PICTAGE Party
8 pm: [b] party
11 pm: Foundation Workshop get-together

Wednesday 3/28:
Lunch Commitment
12:45 pm: Speaking at LiveBooks tradeshow booth
6:15 pm: WPPI Awards Night Reception

We are proud to be featured in this month's Rangefinder, among an inspirational group of friends and colleagues such as Huy Nguyen, Mike Colón, Mike Larson, Bob and Dawn Davis of laStoria Photo, Gene Higa and many others! The March edition of Rangefinder is the largest issue of the magazine ever published. We'd especially like to thank talented writer CharMaine Beleele for crafting such a fantastic feature about LaCour! We look forward to seeing everyone next week at WPPI in Las Vegas.

CLICK HERE to read the article.