Archive for April, 2011

Kristin was looking to get some updated headshots for her modeling portfolio, and as she was describing to me what she wanted, I thought Lake Las Vegas would be a great place for some environmental headshots. She’s a Vegas local but has never been to Lake Las Vegas, so I’m glad she trusted me to choose the location. The session turned out great, and she ended up loving the location. We had gorgeous spring weather even in February! I’ll have to add a caveat though–it did snow in Las Vegas yesterday, which is extremely unusual! Other than some freak occurrences, I have been enjoying the weather here so far and the sunny days (but ask me again in 6 months after I’ve lived through a Vegas summer!). I absolutely love that it’s sunny here almost every day, which never happens on the East Coast!

Lake Las Vegas is beautiful and I ran into several photographers while shooting there. I really like the little Italian inspired village there! It is a great location for weddings as there are several high end hotels with beautiful views of the lake.

I love Kristin’s amazing green eyes!
Lake Las Vegas headshots

portraits by Las Vegas portrait photographer

environmental headshots at Lake Las Vegas by Las Vegas portrait photographer

Lake Las Vegas has really nice manicured grass. It’s rare to see grass in the desert!
model laying in the grass by Las Vegas portrait photographer

In the background is the cute little Italian village.
Lake Las Vegas at dusk

A few months ago, I met up with a bunch of other local Las Vegas photographers for a shoot downtown. It was organized by the Chelsea Nicole, who is an amazing photographer and head of our Pictage User Group (If you’re a local photographer and not in a PUG yet, you need to be a part of your local chapter now! I’ve learned so much from my fellow photographers!). I had a great time exploring the funky downtown Arts District, which is just north of the Strip. It has a bit of an industrial feel to it, but there are lots of brightly colored graffiti walls to choose from.

We started in the late afternoon so we could get amazing light on the couple, which is my favorite time to shoot. As the sun went down, we experimented some video lights, which was really fun! I met up with another group of photographers recently to play with their video lights, and I post that soon!

The couple were so wonderful and patient with all of us shooting. I know most people get nervous in front of just one camera, now imagine 20!
couples shoot in downtown Vegas

Aren’t they just so cute! Proof that locations doesn’t always matter – this was shot in a parking lot!
couple embracing near sunset in downtown Las Vegas

portrait session in the Las Vegas Arts District by Las Vegas portrait photographer

These were shot with a video light.
Las Vegas couples session night time shoot

Vegas at night is pretty cool, and you can see the Stratosphere in the background.
couple embracing in front of the Stratosphere

Photographing for Yelp

April 3, 2011

This past Tuesday, I photographed a Yelp Elite event organized by Misti Y., the Las Vegas Yelp Community Manager. It’s definitely a change from my normal wedding and portrait work, and I had a ton of fun at this event. This event was open to Yelp Elite members only, which are premier Yelp members who have reviewed a lot of places. All the Yelpers who I met were really cool, since I could talk forever about good food. Yum!

The event was a scavenger hunt based on Clue, the board game, at the Artisan Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. I’d never been to the hotel, so it was an eye opener for me. It’s such an interesting hotel that I can’t describe in words, but when you step inside, you definitely feel like you are in a different century. The decor is just phenomenal and so different from any other hotel I’ve been to. It was definitely the perfect hotel to have a Clue scavenger hunt! There are paintings that cover almost every inch of the lobby and bar area, even on the ceiling! You definitely need to check out this hotel if you haven’t been there! The only downside of the hotel (at least for my job!) is that it is really dark inside for pictures, darker than most wedding receptions!

Read more about the event on the the Yelp Community blog. The rest of my pictures are posted in Yelp’s Flickr page.

Oh yes, and some of the Yelpers dressed up as characters from Clue!
Yelp gets a Clue scavenger hunt at Artisan Hotel Las Vegas