Engagement session at the Bellagio

Theresa and Uche are living in Texas.  Theresa just graduated from UNLV the night of our planned engagement shoot.  They are a gorgeous couple and were so fun to work with.
We started out in Bellagio's gardens and moved outside. Since it was beginning of the summer, the temperature was just right outside.
One of the most exciting parts of our shoot was when we started going outside, I wanted to get a shot of them in the revolving door and they were totally down.  So, that's what we tried!  It wasn't as easy as we hoped it to be, in fact, we only got one shot from it.  It ended up looking like a shot taken back in the 50's or so, somewhat antique-ish.  After that we moved outside and that's when their personalities and love for eachother shined.  We were able to move around since it wasn't too busy out and we just had an excellent time.

Thanks Theresa and Uche! Here are a few of my favorites from our shoot!

Potucek Family at Calico Basin

Here is a beautiful family, visiting from Tacoma Washington and visiting in one of our hottest months of the year. We have Nicole(mom), Jordan(dad), Ryley, Noah and the little one in the yellow is Camden.   In the summer, due to the heat and lighting purposes, it is necessary to have shoots at 8am(even earlier if possible) or as late as 8pm at night.  In this case, we shot at 8am and still it was blazing hot outside. There wasn't much shade to work with and the heat ricochet off the mountains even more in the early hours.   I think it was 98 when we finished at 9am.  They were all great sports though, especially the little ones.  I loved how everyone coordinated their outfits to match.  Thanks guys!  I had a great shoot with you all!! I hope you loved your shots!!

Shylar's Newborn Session

Shylar was 2 months when we had our shoot.  Those first months after birth really fly by and before we know it they are sitting up and curious about the world around them.  That's why having a newborn session is so important, we really want to stop time, even if it's for just a memory and get those pictures before it's too late.  With Shylar, it was too late to capture her crinkly, sleepy, little face but it's wasn't too late to capture her first grins.  I had a lot of fun this shoot and Desiree(mommy) and Hiland(daddy) did too!

Here are a few favorites of little Shylar....what a sweet little baby(the last one, mommy had to sit her up to make it look like she was sitting all by herself, it looks soooo real)!

Nikki, Mark, Mei and Matthew

A lot the time, the people I photograph are people I know or referrals from people I know.  That's just one reason why I love what I do so much!  Nikki and I both worked together in the past.  She is an amazing spirit.  She is new as a Las Vegas Realtor and is so enthusiastic about her future.  Her charisma shines through her family...Who can blame her, her family is beautiful!  Her husband Mark is a fire fighter here in Clark County.  Mei(15) and Matthew(9) were so fun to work with too!  Teens and pre-teens are so much easier than the newborns and babies that I typically photograph...If all my shoots could be this fun, I would be in Heaven! Here are a couple of my favorite shots of this shoot taken at Calico Basin this past December!