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Las Vegas Desert Shoot!

I'm Jackie

Traveling wedding photographer + photography/small biz educator.

Mesmerized by the way two people love each other, each so uniquely.  I always leave room for dessert. Believe swear words are just sentence embellishers. Think indulgences are necessary in this life. 

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Lots happened while in Vegas.  Man, I have lists of things I’d like to accomplish and no time to do them all! Wish I had 36+ hours in a day!  We flew into Vegas late on Friday night.  Then met up with a friend to go check out the lights.  This was my very first time to Las Vegas!! Well it was raining… I know… in the desert!  So we just grabbed some snacks and when back to our room.  Saturday Joe’s 2 sisters drove over from Southern California.  I accidentally forgot my TOMS at home.  I promise this was on accident.  So I didn’t have any shoes to wear for the 2 shoots we had going on while we were there. So Joe and I walked to the north end of the strip to the mall so I could get some new TOMS.  Bought some silver glittery ones and they are SO cute!  Then we had the best sushi I’ve ever had and then speed-walked back down to the MGM to grab our gear and meetup for our first shoot!  I thought we were going to be late but we made it with 4 minutes to spare 🙂

This shoot ROCKED!!!  I can’t thank Gavin & Erin enough!  This shoot wasn’t a learning workshop.  Really it was a great time for 30 awesome photographers to meet up at this dry lake bed grab a couple models and go to town!  We had SO much fun!  There were 3 models, a couple and a fashion model and they are drop-dead-gorgeous!  So because I couldn’t narrow down to my fav photos there are a TON!!! So I’ll stop talking/typing (whatever ya wanna call it)!  First I have to give a shoutout to those that made it happen!

Styled by Erin and Gavin of  Gavin Wade Photographers

Models: Brittanie and Tomas Cruz (Bride and Groom) Kate Colosi (High Fashion)

Hair/Makeup: Lindsey of Lindsay Shea Photography

Tuxedo: Mission Tux Shop

Hairpiece by Dara Cobb

Awesome Sponsor: Pixel2Canvas

*WARNING* Not kidding when I said I couldn’t choose! There are many many photos… maybe too many 🙂

This might be one of my favs!

Now for the gorgeous Fashion model!

At the end of the day I heard Erin say “Ya know… I’m not diggin this too much I think I’m gonna switch to black & white.”  I was like heck, ya that’s what I’m doin!  As if it was my own idea.  But truth be told…. I’d never shot black & white in-camera before!  Now…. I’m not sure why?!  The images are awesome! So thank you to Gavin & Erin for putting together such a fun event but for also pushing me out of my comfort zone to find something I really love!

Whew! Whoa, hope you made it through all of those! If ya did well, then I love ya!

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