{Victor Sizemore Mentor Session | Las Vegas Wedding Photographer}

It’s here!  It’s here!  I’m finally caught up and can blog this amazing session that I did while I was down in Las Vegas!  I posted somewhat of a peek on Facebook and here a few weeks ago, but here’s the FULL recap!

Victor Sizemore announced a “mentor shoot” for WPPI and when I heard about it I KNEW I wanted to be a part of it.  As soon as I saw the advertisement of it- this amazing chandelier in the middle of a desert with a wedding dress and other cool things, it was a no brainer for this girl!

There were so many amazing aspects about this shoot that I loved!  Meeting about 55 other photographers, many of which I interact with online was cool!  Being able to get shots that I’ve been dreaming of for the last few years was pretty great too.  So here we go….as we rode the bus about 25-30 miles outside of Las Vegas, this is what greeted us

Beautiful right?  The big sky, mountains and isolation reminded me just a little bit of where I went to high school in Montana.  We were the only ones out there for miles and although it was a beautiful day, it was COLD!  I’m glad I brought a jacket!

Now the good part!  We split up into groups to photograph the models.  Here’s some of my favorites that I got in the brightest part of the day.

and now for some of the great details that made this shoot so awesome!  Thanks to Summer from Grey Likes Weddings for styling this shoot for everyone!

Lastly the light started fading at around 5pm, and Victor gave us some tips on getting some great color in the sky while our model was lit.  I can now firmly see why getting stuff “right ” in camera is so wonderful.  I hardly did anything to these next images as I was able to do everything right in camera Thanks Victor!

and this is my VERY VERY favorite shot of the whole entire day!

Lastly here’s some behind the scenes shots…as I said before it was FRIGID outside.  I honestly don’t know how the model did it.  She was barefoot and sleeveless the whole time out there!  When I got back on the bus to go back to the hotel, my hands were numb AND my gear was cold for like 3 hours!

Shoot organized by Victor Sizemore Photography
Styling by Summer Watkins Grey Like’s Weddings
Jewelry by Historical Jewels
Make Up & Hair by Jill Guin of Darling Bride
Video by Elysium Productions