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Thoughts on Shutterfest 2023…Not For Me

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....