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Theme of the Day – Sweets

 

Vegas Recap : Day 5

Wednesday was a nice slow, low shooting day and went a little like this -

Cinnamon Rolls (thanks Maya & Pat!)
Stroll through the last day of the tradeshow
Yumminess at P.F. Changs with Cailyn, and Chris & Allie
Some free style dancing in Urban Outfitters
Penny slots at the Paris
Delicious dessert at the Paris cafe
Ending the night with some good housemate convo and editing

Also, remember the sweet Miss Jessica from the Neon Boneyard shoot? Well I mentioned she recently had a big record release, and have some more info to share.

Jessica, known to her fans as J* Smith has a great myspace page you can check out with everything you need to know. You can also listen to her song “My Body”, which admittedly had me dancing 15 seconds in. So click here and show her some love.

A reminder of how sweet J* Smith is….

 

jessicasmith

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Las Vegas Neon Boneyard : Part 4

 

Vegas Recap : Day 4, Part 4

I’ve somehow managed to make the day 4 recap last almost two weeks… now, if I could only use that ability outside of blog world and slow down time, that would be impressive.

This is Shannon, and I LOVED her make-up! I had a blast shooting and processing this fashion bridal.

 

Full Image Post on old blog (*TO VIEW THE IMAGES PLEASE VISIT MY OLD BLOG AT    http://photographybysheila.blogspot.com)

Las Vegas Neon Boneyard : Part 3

 

Vegas Recap : Day 4, Part 3

Introducing Tabatha and Ben….

 

Full Image Post on old blog (*TO VIEW THE IMAGES PLEASE VISIT MY OLD BLOG AT    http://photographybysheila.blogspot.com)

 

 

…look out for the last Boneyard post coming in the next two days!

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Video From Red Rock Shoot


Dale Benfield put together this video of all us [b] schoolers when we got together in Vegas out near Red Rock. Thanks Dale for doing that, sometimes I get so caught up in shooting the “subject” I forget about everything around me really being the subject.

I realized two things from watching this video. First, I make a ridiculous face when I’m shooting. It’s like an extremly scrunched face with a smile added in, eek! Second, I should not where a bright green jacket when everyone else is wearing black, I don’t pull of “incognito” and it’s not exactly flattering.

Regardless, the video rocks, check it out.


Las Vegas Neon Boneyard : Part 2

 

Vegas Recap : Day 4, Part 2

Here is a sample of Jessie’s bridal shoot at the Boneyard… I’m keeping this post a little lighter because you’ll be seeing much more of Jessie next week when I post her shoot from a couple days after this one out in Nelson, Nevada, and trust me it’s not to be missed (check out the header for a preview). Until then, enjoy Jessie rockin’ it out with the neon signs.

 

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Las Vegas Neon Boneyard : Part 1

 

Vegas Recap : Day 4

By far the highlight for Tuesday was shooting at the Las Vegas Neon Boneyard! A large group of [b] schoolers got together in the afternoon and soaked in the radtastic historic neon signs that once adorned the Vegas strip. The boneyard is split into two seperate lots, both full of old signs, and a few larger than life figures of people, shoes, and skeletons. If any of you ever go to Vegas you should set up an appointment to take a tour, the ladies who run the Boneyard were incredably helpful and are full of amazing tid bits about the history of each sign.

The couple below were so sweet with each other and were a joy to shoot. All Dustin had to do was look into her eyes and Jessica respond with laughter or a kiss, both being equally cute to photograph. Dustin may not consider himself a “model” but that didn’t stop him from rockin this shoot! To add even more excitement to the mix, Jessica has a brand new record out, it’s a pop sound and you should check her out! (I’ll post a link to her album info as soon as I get it)

 

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Working Girl to Rockstar

Vegas Recap : Day 3

In general when you go on vacation you remember to pack your camera, and when on a business trip you remember laptops, important papers, or whatever it is that is relevant to work, right? Apparently when I go on a trip that is a business vacation I get a little confused on how that all works. I obviously remembered my big camera for shoots but it slipped my mind that the week would contain a plethora of social events and I should double check that the little camera I carrying in my purse has a charged battery, or at least bring a charger with me!

Seeing as I didn’t do either of those last two things, I had to rely on my housemates and fellow photogs to document the “vacation” aspect of the trip. So, thank you to those that have been uploading photos and tagging them on facebook, next year I promise to do better.

Monday morning Cailyn and I got dressed in our black and white and headed over to the MGM for the first day of the tradeshow to work the Shootsac booth. It never crossed our minds while working to grab a picture, or it might have but the booth stays so busy that at the end of the day our mouths were dry from talking and we just wanted to get out of there and put up our aching feet and down some water (or in Cailyn’s case, Cranberry juice).

So thanks to Chris and Allie who walked by at somepoint and grabbed about 5 seconds of footage on their Flip. This is a screen caputre from their video, which you can see on their blog. Let’s just say, I must have been really into whatever Allie was saying!

UPDATE: it has been pointed out that there is a spelling error in the following image, i’ve never won any spelling bee’s so i’m not surprised but i will try to be more on point when typing in photoshop!

After we headed back to the house and had found our energy again it was time to head out to the [b] school party over at The Palms. The party was up in the famous REAL WORLD suite. I’m not going to lie, I felt a little like a rockstar when we approaced the elevator and we weren’t even allowed on before checking to make sure our names were on the list.

Here we are (Maya, Pat, Chris, Allie, Cailyn & I) in the phone area. MTV did a great job filming the show, that space is tiny compared to how it seemed on tv. Photo by Candice KausHagen.


Here we are again in the official [b] party photo booth, with the addition of Cathy Crawley in the middle. I ordered this print and am anxiously awaiting it’s arrival, I have the perfect frame waiting.

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The Last of Red Rock


Vegas Recap : Day 2, Part 2

Ok, so I should clarify that our Sunday shoot was on the way to Red Rock, but not quite there. Our caravan of photographers headed out a little late in the day, so in order to catch the fading light we pulled off on the side of the road, and I think this location served us well.

Something you may not notice in the pictures from this post and the last was the light dusting of snow on the ground! Both Jessie and Elly handled themselves beautifully, I’m not sure I could have worked it for the camera baring either a short dress or strapless dress, especially surrounded by bundled up photogs who are able to keep moving to stay warm. So thank you girls.

Here’s Elly… oh, by the way, Elly is actually wearing my wedding dress! I’m thrilled that thing got to come out of the closet another time. However, getting it to Vegas was not as thrilling. I left for WPPI on February 14th, that’s right folks, Valentine’s Day. Carrying a wedding dress through in airport and onto a plane is sure to warrent a few “Awww’s” on it’s own, but carrying a wedding dress through an airport on Valentine’s day on your way to Vegas, and alone, was quite a conversation starter! Not to mention that thing gets heavy.

Ok, now here’s Elly… :)


Who needs a bouquet when you have tumbleweeds…

This is the group that ventured out towards Red Rock. Photo courtesy of Chris and Allie, taken by Zoe Grant.

After the shoot we headed back to the house to warm up and have some grub. A big thank you to David for making us some delicious rosemary potatoes and making up some killer marinade for our steaks, and an equally big thank you to Chris for being grill master. I miss our household dinners and conversations!

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Retro Inspired


Vegas Recap : Day 2
, Part 1

So in my last post I believe I referred to my Vegas housemates as “pure greatness”, and I’m confident I could go on and on about how that’s so but I may lose your attention. So here’s just a little proof for you, when I walked into the kitchen Sunday morning Pat (affectionately known as Tom Brady) was making PANCAKES! He even did the dishes afterward, what a terrific start to the day.
After a tasty breakfast a few of us had planned on going to a large shoot out in Nelson for the afternoon but, to my dismay, it was canceled. That was two shoots in two days that something had gone wrong, I was starting to become a bit worried. So with nothing but time on our hands Cailyn and I set out for a drive. We decided to cruise the strip, which takes a surprisingly long time to do!
It turns out there was no need for my morning worry after all. Last minute shoot, in the middle of nowhere- I’m in!

These photos are of Jessie. She is an aspiring model in Virginia beach, personally I think she should drop that “aspiring” part. You’ll be seeing more of her on the blog later because I had the privilege to shoot with her twice more last week!

I had a very specific goal with these images, from the way I shot to the way I post processed. Something about Jessie’s dress, peace earrings, great hair, and the surroundings just screamed “modern retro”. I realize I wasn’t even born in the era we now call “retro” but I imagine these pictures would be something I’d want to see while flipping through a 1971 issue of Vogue.







More stories and pictures from day 2 to come…

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I’m such a fibber.

I’m a little dissapointed I made a promise I didn’t keep. I said I would be updating while in Vegas and didn’t follow through. To my credit however, I kept pretty busy shooting and soaking in knowledge (ok, and having a bit of fun), so in my down time I tried to relax a bit.

Vegas Recap : Day One

I was scheduled to fly out early from Dallas Saturday morning, with plenty of time to attend a mini workshop, the KISS shoot, with the Boudoir Divas but not all goes as planned. After multiple mechanical problems and switching to a new plane I finally made it to Vegas, and we touched down just as the shoot was scheduled to end. As frustrated as I was, I was excited for my first WPPI experience.
I met up with Allie and Chris on the strip for a little lunch before we went to pick up the rest of our housemates from the airport. Can I just say right now, my housemates were pure greatness! Instead of rushing off to blow money on overpriced restaurants on the strip we all took a field trip to a near by fresh foods grocery and stocked up. Cailyn, my awesome roommate for the week, fixed some delicious pesto pasta and Chris rocked the grill with some Italian sausage.
Then of course we took in a little of what the strip had to offer, lights, fountain shows, and guys shoving nudy cards at ya!

I should also add that Chris and Allie are awesome bloggers and there is an entire VIDEO recount of the week (go back a page to start from the beginning). I am by no means forcing any one to watch, I’m just saying… it’s there, I’m in them, they make me laugh. For their blog click — HERE.

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