Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Fun, architecture, editorial | No Comments »

wall to hall
The recently opened Rumor is a boutique hotel in the heart of Vegas (more like “off-the-strip” on Harmon, but close nonetheless). The former St. Tropez hotel was gutted and remodeled by Tandem Design and has reincarnated as Rumor. Here are a couple of detail shots that didn’t quite make it into the yet to be published editorial spread in Vegas Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 5th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Advert, editorial | 2 Comments »
Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: architecture, editorial | No Comments »

Ruvo Building Inside and Out
What’s with all this new construction? So the heady days of the boom really brought a bunch of new shiny things to Vegas. Not that Vegas wasn’t shiny enough already, but money was coming in from all over the place and where it landed, something new eventually popped up. Case-in-point, this gem of a building that was probably hand drawn on a napkin and voila, a building is born. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: architecture, editorial | No Comments »

full frame image
We photograph a lot of people in Vegas. Nightclubs, restaurants and casinos are the requisite backdrops to many of our subjects. However, the Las Vegas Springs Preserve’s Origen Experience was a reprieve. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Fun, architecture, editorial | No Comments »

Though not quite Manhattan, City Center is definitely an improvement to the growing Vegas skyline. Glass is quickly replacing stucco as the material of choice for Vegas’ casinoteurs or condoneers. Vdara, one of the buildings within City Center, is a hybrid hotel/condo. Buyer or renter beware, you’ve got huge windows as walls in your bathroom. However, if you’re the least bit shy, automated window shades come standard. Views of the flat desert city are a dime a dozen in Vegas, but seeing the valley from a higher altitude other than from the Stratosphere is a nice change of pace. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 21st, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Commercial, Food, editorial | No Comments »

Sometimes bartering is key in this industry. Though we didn’t get to barter for this tasty abalone dumpling, we have had to barter in the past just to accommodate a client’s budget. And being in the Entertainment and Food capital of the world, it ain’t too bad. Click here to see a sampling of our food images in PDF form.
Posted: June 15th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Advert, Fun | No Comments »

Animals on Call featured on Photoserve.com
On a recent posting to our portfolio site PDN online/Photoserve.com the editors took notice and featured our Oquendo Animal Center Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 11th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Commercial, architecture | No Comments »

Click image for zoomed out view
HDTV killed the close up, but for still photography it’s the advent of the detail! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 11th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Fun, architecture, editorial | No Comments »

Geisha, Brazilian Graffiti

Partying up Sugar Cane style
Looks like our Geisha has put these Sugar Cane revellers in the mood. What started out as a straight forward architectural photo shoot turned into something quite more. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 11th, 2010 | Author: Francis | Filed under: Advert, Fun | No Comments »
Rule of thumb, which, coincidentally, none of these animals have (a thumb that is). Rule of thumb: Never work with kids and animals. Rule of thumb: If the assignement is paying, forget the first rule. Rule of Thumb: When shooting barn animals, dress appropriately. Read the rest of this entry »