#453 Chad
Hi everyone-
We woke up today with remnants of a bit of snow overnight. Nothing of any significance but I am holding on for the chance of one more good shot! I mowed the grass the other day and can't believe it's that time already. Now the list of outside things to do is growing and growing. One more snow would help to put that off just a bit longer.....
Enough for wishful thinking....
Today's image was shot back in February while in Las Vegas. This is Chad Fuller of Fuller Edge Photography in Calgary. He and his wife Erin were kind enough to model for us in the downtown area. They were a lot of fun and super models.
This image was shot against a white brick background along a motel in that area. I added a few layers of texture to remove the brick background and to age the image a bit. Then I added two borders in varying opacity's and finally converted the image to black and white. Lastly I added a bit more blur where it was needed.
Have a great day!
4/08/2009 11:15:00 AM | Labels: black_and_white, borders, Las Vegas, Photography, photoshop, Portrait, texture | 2 Comments
#452 Vegas Vic and His Girl Vicky...
Hi everyone-
While I was in Vegas I got to shoot to of it's most famous signs.
Located along Fremont Street Vegas Vic and his girl Vicky adorn positions across the street from each other. Vic is located on the historic Pioneer Club building and Vicky the Glitter Gulch Topless Club.
This couple is as much Vegas as anything else you might come across.
Vic arrived in Vegas in 1951 and has been a fixture ever since. He's changed his clothes a few times and even got a smaller hat in 1994 when the Fremont Street Experience was created. He has always been a man of few words, know to occasionally say "Howdy Partner". But in recent years has pretty much just kept to himself, he doesn't even wave anymore.
Even though he's quiet he still tells everyone about his favorite Durham Tobacco.
Vic's partner, Vegas Vicky sits just across the street atop the Glitter Gulch Topless Club. She's a bit of a racy girl but pretty quiet. She just uses her good looks and a knowing wink to lure in her clientele.
The Club, Glitter Gulch, was named after the slang term used by many for the Fremont Street area. Pretty clever when you think about what the club offers...
Have a great day!!!!!
4/07/2009 11:24:00 AM | Labels: Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Neon Graveyard, Neon Signs, Photography, photoshop, texture | 0 Comments
#451- The Pioneer
Hi everyone-
This week I'm posting some images that I shot during my last Vegas trip. I took a little time to shoot some of the old and restored neon signs in the Freemont section of the city.
Today's image is the front of the Pioneer Casino on Freemont street.
Short post today but it's one of these days where there is more to do than there is time!!!
Have a great day!
4/06/2009 03:29:00 PM | Labels: Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Neon Graveyard, Neon Signs, photoshop, texture | 1 Comments