A Little Railroad Town in Nevada

Here are a few of the images from the week spent in Las Vegas.

Who says there's no modesty in Vegas?

"No, I don't want a hooker. But I'll take your photo!"

Too many people come to Vegas to get married. Not just in the quickie-drive-thru-by-Elvis kind of wedding but nicer ones. Sure, there are beautiful places in Vegas to get married. The canals in The Venetian, The Bellagio, Hooters Casino...but everything there is a fake. The facades, decor, lakes, and streams. It's all fake or put there by man. What does that say about the marriage? Is it real? Will it last longer than a Las Vegas landmark? Will it implode or will it flourish? Will it become more elegant with time or turn cheap and tacky? I would prefer a smaller wedding at the real resort on Lake Como than the fake one near Lake Mead. But that's just me.

Yes, they have dolphins in the desert. Who knew?!

And finally, as we ventured up the escalator L says, "that girl's not wearing underwear!" Being the male that I am my ear perked up like a startled dog and quickly scanned my surroundings...nature at its best. Then I saw what she was talking about, but the artist in me also saw a perfect framing of people and had to grab this frame. Does this make me perverted? Do I care? I think it's a nice photo... regardless of the subject matter.

Cinefex

Cinefex magazine, the visual effects industry trade publication, recently did an article about the upcoming film Get Smart. My company, Digital Dimension, was the primary facility on the show and handled many shots throughout the film but primarily the end chase sequence featuring a computer generated Cessna flying over Los Angeles. At the end of the sequence the airplane lands in front of the Disney Hall in downtown LA.

While my name (or any of the artists) was not mentioned specifically in the article, I did have a frame from one of my shots printed. This is basically the equivalent of an artists having his work published in a magazine. Ok, it's not the equivalent...it's basically what it is. I like to consider what I do more an art than anything else. And I don't want to sound pretentious or "artsy" but I think it's a pretty big deal. We work so far behind the scenes and all we can hope for is our name flying by in the credits...and that doesn't always happen. So I'm happy and proud to have had this image published and honored to have worked on such a great team!