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Ben & Melissa, Dec 22, 2008

A very fun couple, a very simple and elegant wedding dress. This shoot forced me to really work at catching some of the opportunities for good shots around the Mandalay Bay resort, since we spent about 2 hours there. I now have greater respect for that resort, both for its numerous great places to shoot and for its generally photography-friendly management.

Actually, they eloped, and ran to Vegas just to get married. They hired me to help capture the memories of this very special occasion. I found out that Melissa had brought a purse that had been given to her by her mother...who had eloped herself and brought that very same purse with her at the time!

Mandalay Bay's registration area has a very large windowed wall looking out towards the resort's inner garden areas. It made for a few great shots.

Planned, but semi-candid photo walking down the stairs:

It was impossible to get her to have exactly the same expression she once had when looking off in the distance; she kept laughing instead!

They had to wait a very long time at the chapel before everything was arranged and the ceremony could take place. In the mean time, we had a little fun by the door.

Clara & Chuck - Dec 14, 2008

Another great couple with an idea I hadn't yet done before: Ghost town! We all do a few shoots at ghost towns at some point, and this was fun. Clara was very creative and had many ideas already pre-planned, but there were lots of add-on ideas and I made several requests. My personal favorites are the haystack shot and her alone walking down the street.

After a brief stop at the Vegas sign, we went out toward Nelson, NV.

Did I mention they were extremely playful, perhaps a little more than usual?

One of my favorites:

My other favorite:

We had parted ways and were leaving Nelson, when I thought of an idea. I think (but don't hold me to it) that they had mentioned being in the headlights of a truck on a shot at some point, but we hadn't done anything like that in Nelson. At a corner where the 165 meets the 95, there was a large area of flat gravel. It was night by this time and freezing outside! I set up flashes near the headlights of the truck and elsewhere, then had the bride & groom freestyle in the front. This is one of my picks from that:

My Last Wedding Shoot of 2008

This was a vow renewal for a middle eastern couple, and I was contracted by Djay's Entertainment for this one. I've worked for them several times in the past, and they are always good to me; in return, I give them lots of photos! The bride was the most model-like bride I've ever worked with, and she had fashion and glamour modeling experience that showed itself in her natural body poses and expressions. They also hired makeup artist Christine Copeland, which I understand to be one of the best in Las Vegas. As a result, I ended up with plenty of portfolio material from this job. These are easily some of the best shots I've done, but so much of it was the environment, the makeup, and the shining bride.

These photos are all pre-reception. I may add others later.

This is both my favorite shot of the set and one of the best I've ever done, I think:

November 30 wedding for Djay's Entertainment at Texas Station

The bride was great, nervous but very willing to talk. The groom was patient, playful and had a good sense of humor. I spent a lot of time in the bride's dressing room, talking with her and getting some laughs so I could catch the smiles. I almost felt like her confidant before the ceremony began. Even though I only shot with them for about an hour, I think there were some nice photos, including some possible portfolio pieces and one or two shots that I haven't tried before.I was obviously in a black & white mood when I edited these photos. I also threw in a formal shot, something I do plenty of but rarely show.