Nelson, Nevada

NELSON, NV- Ghost town? When I went to Vegas I had one session that was supposed to take place at Nelson,NV. So because I like to scout out all my locations prior to shooting, we went and scoped out this so called Ghost town. After 30minutes of driving off a dirt road we finally reached an area we thought was Nelson. Well, it was Nelson but we ended up going right instead of left on the road (mind you we were following every bit of directions Map quest dished out) So this put us in an area were both my phone and my sister's phone's signals dropped, the road became very rocky and we quickly realized we were going up a hill or some type of mountain. Needless to say, we pulled out of that area really quickly as we saw ourselves being the main stars in a new slasher film called "THE HILLS HAVE EYES 4:  Nelson,NV". Yeah we were very paranoid but what can you say, there is nothing around you, when you go onto this road the sign reads, "no gas stations, or rest stops next 30miles".. These words do haunt you once your more and more into the road and experience complete solitude.  Alright, so we finally made it to Nelson, after making the correct turn, and following a road that lead us to this Ghost town. The town is set to look like a historic 1800s town, but failed short because I think it really look liked a 1950s ghost town. Coke and Cars? Yes, 1950s not 1800s.. But it's a pretty cool location.  If your not into rattle snakes, and the fear of them biting your calf off. (yes, your calf) Than don't sign the waiver you have to sign upon arriving in the area. There is a gift shop museum of sorts, you have to check in and they are nice enough to fill you in on all the possible critters that lurk in the old abandon things as well as possible scenarios of things that may happen to you while your there. This is why my family shoot did not happen here, Kids, rattle snakes? I don't know thing so.  Safety people, safety! (Yup, thats what PaulaAndreaPhotography is all about ) :) 

However, when it comes to family and knowing one another's limits we decided to venture off "safely" and take pictures as quick as we could before we heard things moving and freaked out thinking there was snakes all around us.

Here are a few pictures of Morgan at the Nelson,NV location

packaging

I thought it'd be neat to share my packaging. It's still a long ways of what I ideally would LOVE it to be, but I think this is a good start to show my customer's that I take pride in my work, and who doesn't like to receive a gift?

The boxes come from DNLPHOTO.com, they are awesome and have great customer service!
Labels printed from Zazzle.com
CD cases are from DNLphoto as well.
CD White envelope from Office Max
Ribbon and Paper stock from Michael's

Nikki and Duane!

This session, was "meant to happen".. We went through so many small obstacles, and scheduling interferences and were finally able to put it all together at Red Rock Canyon the morning of me returning back home. Nikki was extremely excited about pictures, and dragged poor Duane along for the ride. Just kidding! He was actually a really good sport and I think he did a good with posing. It's tough for guys to take pictures, so I give him props! Duane is part of the Air Force so I'm sure he's used to being all professional and up for any challenge, even if it is picture sessions.  Nikki was incredibly up beat, willing to do whatever, and very talkative. I think her personality relaxed him and made for some good images.

They were really cute how they talked with one another, you could tell they really love each other, and genuinely care about their relationship. I hope these images showcase your personalities and natural love for one another. I know I only had about 30minutes if that, and I hope in those few minutes I was able to give you everything you wanted from the session! :)