Lonely Streets, Lonely People

A montage of some of my original photography set to a great remixed version of Nina Simone's song "I Can't See Nobody."

Photo Walk, August 2008

Took part in the National Photo Walk, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV, August 2008

Here are some of the pictures...

Las Vegas Document Book

A book showcasing the photography of the entire Las Vegas Document class will be coming out this year. Watch for updated information here. It will be exciting! Thanks.

Video dedicated to Las Vegas Document

In dedication to everyone in the Las Vegas Document class, Spring 2008. Photos by me, Elizabeth Aralica, as well as others in the class. Music by Nickelback.

Las Vegas Document rocks!

A touch of the avant garde

Fremont Street Revisited

We decided we couldn't resist one last shoot as a class. So, with a Las Vegas Sun reporter in tow, we once again went to Fremont Street. Yes, our great teacher put some of our pictures in the CSN magazine and The Sun saw it and sent a photojournalist to do a story on our class. Her name is Tiffany and you can see her in this slide show below. It's very exciting!
Here are some of the pics from this shoot.

Here she is... Nabila

The 'Star' - the Center of Attention

Talk to the hand! Ha ha...

The reporter (in red) amidst the photographers

Savannah...

Impromptu fashion shoot... there's real potential there!

Alleyway...

Todd talks to his 'model' - a man in an alleyway

'Wild in the City' - Las Vegas

Our next shoot as a class was 'Wild in Las Vegas,' which in Las Vegas, could mean a great many things... there is the obvious 'wild' of strippers and hookers walking down the street. Perhaps the 'wild' tourists drinking it up and acting 'wild.' Or there is the true 'wild' - such as the Spring Preserve, Valley of Fire, or places like Sunset Park. Or perhaps in the hotels/casinos, you will find remnants of the 'wild' - flowers, 'wild' headdresses, etc.... take a look to see what I mean... And don't forget to check out the class blog! More to come later on this topic.... 'Wild' in the City.'

Public Art in Las Vegas

Our fourth shoot as a class was 'Public Art' in Las Vegas, and there sure is some from actual art either on the street during First Friday, to parks, to architecture on the strip, to statues in and around casinos. It's there, you might not think so, but if you just look around, you can see the 'art' in Las Vegas... here, take a look...

Caesar's Palace, and named that rightly so!

Las Vegas Up High

Shoot three (III) of the class was Las Vegas Up High, meaning Las Vegas from a high point of view, looking up, or just 'looking up' to Las Vegas... here's lookin' at you Las Vegas!

This shot above is Las Vegas Up High, but it could also be used for my personal project for the class, which is basically 'abandoned' and 'exalted' places, people or things in Las Vegas, here is 'exalted' architecture in Las Vegas, the Paris Hotel and Casino's version of the Eiffel Tower ... more to come later...

Fremont Street at Night

Jillian's Bus Stop. This one I took on my own when I happened to be near Jillian's one night. But it was the same week as the Fremont shoot.

More Fremont Street at Night...
A completely different atmosphere at night...

Second shoot: Vegas Valentine's

Our second shoot as a class was Valentine's Day in Vegas, specifically focusing on weddings. I think we all got some very interesting shots, despite some opposition from a lot of places and people. I chose to go on this assignment on my own however, and here is some of what I came up with.

Little Church of the West, which is actually on the historic register. Thank goodness, they won't blow it away!

Here is the second one: Vegas Wedding Flowers. Can you get more 'Vegas' than that? Neon and lights?

It's hard to see, but her face there in the window might be the heart and soul

of this photo. I tried the 'pastel effect', as I call it. Do you like this one?

More mannequins.



Something about a mannequin standing there in the window in a wedding dress caught my eye.



I really like this one, I call it "the Green Bride.' There's just something sort of melancholy or mysterious about it that I like. It must be seen in its largest size, otherwise the effect is lacking.



Here she is in all her glory: technical difficulties, will be up shortly. Thanks for your patience.

First shoot: Fremont Street 1-31-08

Our first shoot as a class was down Fremont Street. It was nice to go in a group, for that is not a place you want to wander alone, especially looking distracted with a camera. So, it was nice to be able to do that. I got some interesting pictures. Here are some. These are by no means all of them or perhaps the most finished ones. But ones I thought I would post for now anyway. Thanks for looking.