Hey all,
I will be going to Vegas for a friends wedding in May. She got a couple photographers for the actual wedding, but asked me to take some of us throughout the other parts of the weekend. So like thur/fri night going out, dinner, the girls getting ready, stuff like that.
Just wondering if there are any tips you can share with me for shooting in Vegas? Any acessories or equipment I should get? Any must see and shoot at locations to visit?Any advice or photos you can share is much appreciated. I don't really charge for it, just trying to do something nice and hopefully I can get 1 or 2 that she really likes.
Thanks and I look forward to reading all your great advice.
We have some friends who got married in Vegas a couple of years ago. I am sure if you know venues beforehand you can google the hotels for ideas but they all seem to have interior decor that they change on a whim!!!
Photographically, during the day outside Vegas is actually a little bit dull and "Beige" being in a desert, therefore the more interesting photos are always going to be the architecture and amazing blue skies, if they are clear, and the hotel interiors.
The famous "Welcome to Vegas" sign is a stop off for most of the Vegas Weddings and there is a dedicated parking area as it is in the middle of the Strip, it is between the Luxor and the airport, at the south end, but worth a trip.
The north end of the strip runs out into downtown and is rough, don't go there on foot at night (crack whores and dope fiends....nice!!!!)...
Vegas comes alive at night! I would definitely recommend a tripod for long exposure night shots which due to the amount of passing pedestrians should provide interesting blur if you can get your subjects to stand really still.
The Bellagio fountains are always worth a visit, depending on schedules and if it's clear, the observation deck of the Stratosphere is good especially at night but the hotel is grim!!!
We failed to find time to get to Fremont street but again the lights and night exposures should be amazing - don't be tempted to walk there from the strip - get a taxi - once you get off the strip it can be dangerous!
In terms of equipment, wide angles and shorter lenses are the order of the day in town, telephotos not much use due to the high surrounding buildings and lack of extensive vistas. Same lenses if you get the helicopter flights to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam or even just round Vegas at night. Hope that is some help? Have a great time - it's amazing!
I think it is the Cosmopolitan where I took a bunch of shots of this two story "chandelier" ....two story mall like area with black shiny floors and cascading strings of beads and velvet round booths...
Thanks for all the great info. I am definatly puting the sign on my list and looking into a better wide angle. I have the canon l 24-105mm, would like the get a good deal on a 10mm before hand. @emilychadderton
That sounds really cool. I will look it up. @espyetta
ooo yay! we are staying at Ceasar's so its nice to know I will be able to do alot with the immediate surroundings. @welcometocarolworld
I will google the cactus gardens, those sound really cool and its good to know Ceasar's has a good view of the lights, as I have never been to vegas. @swguevin
Thanks so much for all the great advice. CAN'T WAIT!
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Photographically, during the day outside Vegas is actually a little bit dull and "Beige" being in a desert, therefore the more interesting photos are always going to be the architecture and amazing blue skies, if they are clear, and the hotel interiors.
The famous "Welcome to Vegas" sign is a stop off for most of the Vegas Weddings and there is a dedicated parking area as it is in the middle of the Strip, it is between the Luxor and the airport, at the south end, but worth a trip.
The north end of the strip runs out into downtown and is rough, don't go there on foot at night (crack whores and dope fiends....nice!!!!)...
Vegas comes alive at night! I would definitely recommend a tripod for long exposure night shots which due to the amount of passing pedestrians should provide interesting blur if you can get your subjects to stand really still.
The Bellagio fountains are always worth a visit, depending on schedules and if it's clear, the observation deck of the Stratosphere is good especially at night but the hotel is grim!!!
We failed to find time to get to Fremont street but again the lights and night exposures should be amazing - don't be tempted to walk there from the strip - get a taxi - once you get off the strip it can be dangerous!
In terms of equipment, wide angles and shorter lenses are the order of the day in town, telephotos not much use due to the high surrounding buildings and lack of extensive vistas. Same lenses if you get the helicopter flights to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam or even just round Vegas at night. Hope that is some help? Have a great time - it's amazing!
Also, there are several cactus gardens in the city. You can google them.
Night lights are fantastic both around the Bellagio/Mirage/Caesar's Palace and on Fremont Street (which is a real circus at night).
The Welcome sign as parking and a mound in front to set up group shots.
Take a tripod.
That sounds really cool. I will look it up. @espyetta
ooo yay! we are staying at Ceasar's so its nice to know I will be able to do alot with the immediate surroundings. @welcometocarolworld
I will google the cactus gardens, those sound really cool and its good to know Ceasar's has a good view of the lights, as I have never been to vegas. @swguevin
Thanks so much for all the great advice. CAN'T WAIT!