Atypical Vegas

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. The atypical setting made for a dramatic sweeping composition for our subject, Elizabeth Herridge, the managing director of the preserve. Since Ms. Herridge was once the  director of the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, we thought channeling Caravaggio’s lighting appropriate for this portrait.

portrait cropped from full image

Using the high resolution digital back was a benefit in terms of detail. Here’s a crop of Ms. Herridge’s portrait.