Home For The Holidays

Holbrook, Arizona

Shamrock, Texas

These are a couple catch up shots from my Christmas trip back home. The Holbrook wigwams are a Route 66 legendary motel. You might recognize it if you have seen the movie Cars. The art deco masterpiece is from the town of Shamrock in Texas. These are the types of places I will be documenting in my upcoming project about rural America. Stay tuned for more details.

O, The Weather Outside is Weather.....

Don't you love the friends that will do anything for you? I have a few go-to guys that I keep on the back burner for those special projects. I had a class where I had to do a weather assignment. I instantly got the idea to play on the world of the sun. I figured since I lived in Las Vegas it's an easy shoot. We have sunshine 360 days of the year right??? Well I decided to shoot this shot on one of those five days of rain. It was overcast and drizzling the whole day. I had to wrap my lights up in plastic and stick it out in the rain to get this shot. I was amazed how easy my lights made daylight. Mitch pictured here was amazing to work with. I have so many out takes and my cheeks hurt by the end of the shoot he was so funny. I will have to post some of those later. All I can say is there was a chicken and a shovel involved. Hope you like the post. More to come tomorrow.

Takin' It To The Streets!

I like to head down to Las Vegas Blvd with my cameras and friends to unwind and see whats happening on the streets. We usually hit Fremont or LVB. I love these spots because there are always new tourists with the same crazy faces scattered among the crowd. My favorite subjects are the people that live on the street. They usually have a great story or are just so crazy they become a story. These folks are true to life. The guy in the first image was just chilling in a construction walkway at City Center. He was drawing the best eagle I've seen drawn on the back of a pizza box with a ball point pen. I had to stop and chat with him. He didn't have much to say except that he loved to draw so when he found a pen and hunk of something, he just drew. The second guy was so happy he was, " Only twelve dollars away from a room!" I snapped his picture and gave him a couple dollars to put him a little closer to his room. The third shot here is something I see a lot living in Las Vegas. A dad is pictured here with his daughter and son watching the girls dance inside the casino. Probably not the best way to spend time with your kids on the family vacation. All these people were found within a square mile of each other. Probably the main reason I love shooting in Las Vegas.