SteemFest is about 2 weeks away and there's spontaneous folks like me still deciding to go. Since there's plenty of people "squawking" about @steemfest I figure this pic (I just edited from Yellowstone) was a good thumbnail.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Those who've been to steemfest can inform me a bit more but these are some of my reasons.

1. Well anytime a friend or steem acquaintance says they'll be at steemfest that makes it even more appealing. So let me know if that's you.

2. Also @asgarth just decided to go for part of it and since I work with him on @steempeak and @peakmonsters I figure it would be awesome to meet up.

3. Also I can support @r00sj3 who's the representative of @steempeak at the conference and giving a presentation.

4. Probably good to meet more @steemmonsters players since we run https://peakmonsters.com also good to meet @yabapmatt and @aggroed after all this time helping support steemmonsters with our site. Seems the steemmonsters community is pretty close these days so i'm sure we'll all hang out a bit.

5. I've never been to Poland so it'd be nice to add that (and Czech republic and Slovakia) to my list and bring the country count up to like 42.

6. Obviously I want to meet a bunch of new people so that's a big draw to go.

7. I'd also love to learn more about all the projects and gain a deeper understanding of STEEM and what is possible. So i'm looking forward to the most in depth presentations.

8. We'll see if I can pitch in for conversations or panels related to steem interfaces or apps.

9. See how SteemPeak can help new projects.

I'll write about this more eventually but the big reason for me to go is to talk to Steem users and projects and see how https://steempeak.com can support them. That'll be a big focus for us going forward: to see how to support all the big projects and ideas that the community has because we believe we'll be successful as we make other projects successful. (Assuming those projects are things that our users want.)

Our mission when we started was to make one beautiful location for everything we wanted to use and also to make it more intuitive so our friends didn't have to beat their head against a wall for 2 months trying to understand steem.

MEETINGS

So if you would like let's set up a short meeting with me or the whole SteemPeak team. Tell us about your project and let's brainstorm how we can help you out.

I know our backlog of amazing features for steempeak is a bit overwhelming but we love planning ahead and if there's an amazing opportunity we're not ones to shy away.

SteemPeak Requests?

On that note we're planning a big 2 week push for new features and updates to steempeak ... let us know what you'd like to see on that list. I know my request will be having more mobile stuff if i'm gonna be traveling for 2 weeks.

THE DECIDING STEP

Wednesday I told @coruscate i was now 72% sure i was going... then moved it to 79% ... now i'm up in the 87% range after talking to a couple people like @yabapmatt.
It's been tough deciding because I did just get a very lucrative offer to photograph for @thepianoguys during the same time... but I photograph for them often and will be spending a week with them in India early next year.

The final step for me is to buy the plane ticket from Utah (crazy expensive and crazy long flight) what i'm trying to decide is how much extra time I want to spend afterwards driving around and taking pictures then I can buy the flight... or maybe find a ticket i can change later?

Even though i travel a ton this will be the first flight in years that wasn't for a client and to do photography... but I'll make it for photography so i'm actively collecting ideas for where to go After the conference. So i'll take suggestions.

1. So tell me where I should go after the conference?
2. Tell me who's going?
3. Tell me who wants to have a little conversation with the SteemPeak team?

PHOTOGRAPHY

• I'll be spending about a week traveling around europe by car afterwards.
• During the conference our team is planning on a photo walk through the old town.
• I may get up a couple times at sunrise to do some really solid pictures.
• I'll have my camera during the conference... I'm happy to get pictures for people if they're nice about it.
• I'll probably document the conference itself for my own purposes. I have photographed a bunch of big conferences but that's not my role at this event but still it'll be fun and maybe gets some people some nice content to use.

Here's some of my photoshoots i've done this year: https://www.jarviedigital.com/People/2018
Might as well show them off right? haha

EUROPE PICTURES

It's been a little while since i've been hired to come out and do pics in Europe but when I do I usually spend time getting some travel shots. Let's have some fun and share some.

Obviously poland will have a totally different vibe... i'm looking forward to it

After a photoshoot in London I spent some time aimlessly wandering Wales

What will Poland and Slovakia be like?

One of the big reasons i don't travel by train is you miss all the beautiful countryside.

Switzerland was an awesome trip for me... I LOVE mountain type places.

I once had to drive from Paris to Geneva... a 4hr drive... took me 3 days and I loved it.

Kind of the type of shots i'd love to get of Krakow... but not entirely sure what to expect there.

MORE TO COME

I BETTER STOP... BECAUSE NOW I REALIZE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD STAND ALONE POST.
And i have lots more to share from trips to Europe.