Model IG: @uma_purrmann This year I attended Shutterfest from 4-6 April in St. Louis at Union Station. I heard it was a good conference to attend and not like traditional photo conference because it had more hands-on workshops and the ability to rent models during down times. Thus, I thought I would give it a try, since I must burn some leave from my normal day job. I was sadly disappointed in the conference and didn’t feel it lived up to the hype. Venue/Food The venue, Union Station, is beautiful and has a ton of nice places to shoot. I would go to a cosplay convention there. It has more interesting features and variety then the Gaylord for Katsucon. Sadly, I really didn’t get to shoot any models in the beautiful parts, we’ll get to that later. I did not stay at the conference hotel, but two blocks up the road at a Marriot (I like my points). I don’t feel I missed anything by not staying at the conference hotel, since I like to sleep....
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