Just Like Real
The Statues in Harras in Las Vegas. They portray the dreams of those who think they'll walk out a winner.
The Statues in Harras in Las Vegas. They portray the dreams of those who think they'll walk out a winner.
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Jun, 2016Views
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People's Choice in Best Fashion Photo with an Animal Photo Challenge
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Behind The Lens
Location
As I wondered the Las Vegas Strip inside Harrah's Casino with my camera, I found myself face to face with these life sized statues. They looked so real, I had to get a shot.Time
This was shot during the mid day. I often roam the casinos and malls for street photos when the outside light is bad.Lighting
The White Balance was hard to get right with this shot. Everything was yellow. I took several shots changing the White Ballance, some too blue, some too yellow, and some too green. Perhaps the Casino lights and the halogen and florescent lights were mixed. Nevertheless, it took a while to get the right tinit and hue in post processing.Equipment
While in Vegas Casinos, hand held stealth photography is the key when holding a DLSR. Often security will forbid DSLR photography, thinking it's some kind of commercial photography. A photographer once told me, "It's often better to ask for forgiveness, rather than ask for permission". This was shot hand held, natural light, fast shutter, and high ISO.Inspiration
After frequenting the Las Vegas Strip for many years, I've learned early on that those casinos are highly profitable monopolies. Gambling is also a losers habit. When I seen this statue, I think of all the cash I lost gambling, as well as the joy and excitement of being a winner. The statue reflects how people feel when they come out winners. Nevertheless, only the experienced know how rare winning is. Jimmi Hendrix once asked "Are you Experienced?'Editing
The only post processing this photo needed was the White Balance adjustment, and some minor cropping to get the optimal composition.In my camera bag
When shooting on the Strip in Vegas, I carry small Nikon D3300 DSLR, and a Panasonic LX100 for 4K video. I do a lot of videos on the Strip, and will use a tripod for the time lapse and long exposures. But mostly, I carry 2 cameras. The key to not getting hassled by security is to have small cameras. The larger the camera the more negative attention it brings.Feedback
As stated above, if you plan to shoot in Casinos or on the Las Vegas Strip, small cameras are the way to do it. During the daylight hours, security is more of a problem. During the night hours when it's crowded, security is not much of a problem. However, late night and early morning, security has nothing to do, so often they hassle people taking photos. Some of the Casinos that allow guests to take photos on there property are: Bellagio, NY NY, Caesars Palace, MGM, Venitian, Monte Carlo, Palazzo, Winn. This all depends if security is in the harassing mood. Some of the not so photo friendly places are: TI, Excaliber. Tropicana, and areas around the LINQ and Flamingo. Again, it all depends on the mood of the security. As for Las Vegas Metro Police, they are cool with photography.
