…And I wonder, still I wonder, “who’ll stop the raaaain?”

(I was going to quote lyrics from that Alanis Morisette song, but decided that starting a sentence with a conjunction was a lesser offense than referencing examples of cosmic irony; besides, Credence Clearwater Revival trumps all!)

Wow, for a week there, I was beginning to wonder if I’d need to begin loading my birds and cat onto some sort of ship and set sail; it not only rained in Las Vegas, but it rained *a lot*! Our corner of the Mojave desert has seen a deluge the likes of which I cannot remember, but Brandy and Roger parted the clouds with their warm personalities and glowing smiles just long enough for us to slip away to Red Rock Canyon for a post-wedding portrait session.

Brandy and Roger were dressed in vintage wedding garb that looked amazing – the black shirt/white tie and suspenders on Roger inspired me to pick up a similar outfit (only I’m sad to say that I don’t pull it off nearly as well) and Brandy’s veil, fur coat and form fitting dress was on fire!!!

The use of shapes and layers adds a lot of interest to a photo and lengthens out the bodies; coupled with great fun loving personalities, you have a perfect shoot.

I love Red Rock Canyon; the whole area is an amazing 360 degree vista with dozens of photo opportunities and I’ve always found that our clients are immediately comfortable there. I highly recommend the experience not only to get off the strip and into the the beauty of desert nature, but to add variety and a sense of wonder to your photo session.

Light is the hero of photography and the best time for photography at Red Rock Canyon is late morning, when the sun is just creeping over the rocks without being directly in the subject’s eyes, or flooding the delicate hues of pink, orange and yellow rocks with punishing desert sunlight.

We had the added bonus of a thick blanket of angry clouds that moved in midway through our shoot and we took advantage of that with some moody ethereal shots. What’s so neat is that one one side of us we had a cheery sunny day, while on the other side, we had these creepy looking clouds, which gave a surreal look to Brandy’s pose. I used the surrounding brush in the foreground and a baby tree to form a natural frame to the image and give an impression of miniaturization.

I had wanted to extend the shoot a bit longer, but mother nature had other ideas in mind and towards the end of our shoot, the rain made its return and we decided to pack up before we’d need to swim back to the studio

Mazel Tov, you two!!