I was beyond excited when I was invited to go on an out of state location shoot fo the popular hotel Aria Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to shoot for the weddings the offer! The images Troy shot for this client before ended up on the large bill board in the strip of Vegas. Needless to say, this shoot was a pretty big deal and I feel beyond lucky to have been a part of it.
5am - 11pm
On the road to Tampa by 5, the team met at the airport with more equipment clothes, and props that I have ever seen taken on a plane before. Two flights and 6 hours later we had finally arrived in Las Vegas. We immediately began to work by unloading equipment and getting checked into the hotel. It was so nice that we each go tour own hotel room as well as a suite in which we kept all the clothing, had the client meeting, and prepped models for the shoot. The hotel was giant and beautiful, as well as the rooms. It was one of the most luxurious hotel rooms I had ever stayed in in my life. After we had everything settled we met up with the rest of the team that had been flying in from other locations and rented a cabana by the pool to relax and cheers to a creating a successful shoot as a team! He explained to the team how he wanted us to be in sync with each other have excellent communication, and only express positivity durin the shoot in order for the team to make a good impression on the client as well as other people.
The hotel was very artistically built, which made it ten times better to stay in. Troy took us through the Cosmopolitan for dinner and showed us some of the beautiful artwork that was in the building. It was very inspiring to be around not only a fresh and creative team but to be with them in such a place with so many different types of art.
Day 2 (5.28.13) Prep & Props
8am-11pm
I have been learning all the different jobs and tasks around the studio to explore and learn more about what goes on in the running of a studio and production of a high client shoot. For this tip, I was assigned stylist assistent and worked under a very talented stylist, Eric Stern. He is not only an expert in a fashion, but has a natural eye for what will look good before it is on the model. He is a true natural and it was so amazing to be able to watch him at work and learn what I could about a subject that I was somewhat unfamiliar with.
We met for breakfast and grouped together to go get more props and clothing for the shoot. We went to a beautiful wedding dress shop and rented gorgeous dresses to shoot. The other team members went around the whole town in order to find props for the next days shoot. Eric and I spent the day shopping for clothes that would be worn by the models. I learned about filling Before we met with the clients, we had a team meeting. I thought this ws really great how Troy spent a lot of time preparing us and making sure we were all on the same page. the meeting consisted of chosing the appropriate attire for each of the shots and general dicussion about the shoot.
We ended the day with a wonderful dinner at the Bellagio and walked the different galleries along the strip. I was able to see the work of Peter Lik and other artists of different mediums. It was all such incredible work and was nice to get out and see new art that I hadnt seen before!
Day 3 (5.29.13) Shooting Day!
7am-6:30pm
Although I have had intenships before, in none of them have I ever exprienced such intensity. We woke up early to fuel up and start the day. We had 6 shots for the entire day which meant after uprooting, setting up, makeup, wardrobe and doing the actual shooting, we had a to accomplish before the models left at 5:30.
I spent most of the morning preparing the wardbrobe for the shots and helping with the set. Each shot was done in detail and done well! The work that was put into one shot was incredible. It was like moving a whole caravan! Each of the shots were so beautfiful, at one point I was the "dress fluffer" and had to pysically get under the dress to help bring it volume. (please not she was wearing pants under the dress and I was very willing to do it!) It just goes to show the messures that we take to create a great image! (insert images)
I am pretty sure I got about 3 miles in that day from walking/running back and fourth between sets throughout the hotel! When the shoot was finally complete, we all celebrated! We cleaned up from the shoot and all went to bed with sore feet!
Day 4 - 5 (5.30 & 31.13)
8:30 am - 9:45 am (next day)
the mornng was spent makin sure we had everything packed up and ready to go. Since we were doing the red eye flight, we had the whole day to spend relaxing and shopping. We spent the afternoon relaxing by the pool and then went to Ceaser's Palace to do some shopping! It was my first time ever doing a red eye flgiht, and as someone who doesn't enjoy sleeping on plane, I was very tired the next day! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be because I was traveling with such a great team! It was a long trip and it was nice to finally be back home, Vegas has such high energy!
This experience was not only amazing for furthering my knowledge in photography , but it truly brought me closer to the team. Troy has done a wonderful job of selecting and creating team that is not only hard working and talented, but positive. This makes working with everyone so enjoyable and easy to work with. There is a lot of hard work that goes into the shoots, so having a connection and a strong team makes the work flow amazing.
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