Melanie & Tom...

Hope no one minds that I have used (or perhaps overused) the look of my favorite black & white paper. Back when I printed my work in the darkroom using the chemical process I loved to use Iford multigrade fiberbased paper. It has just a touch of warmth (brownish/Green tint) to it and makes for really elegant prints. I was staying at the MGM Grand this weekend and they have these images in the hall ways of movie stars of the forties and fifties like Cary Grant, Samy Davis Jr., Lauren Bacall, & Audrey Hepburn. I've always loved the movies from that era. And with all of the Las Vegas cliche' I wanted these images to reflect the elegant timelessness of those classy folks. Tom was wearing a sharp looking suit and Melanie chose a sleek simple dress with beautiful little details. The style just fit them.

Melanie & Tom where not alone, altogether they had forty six guests made the trip to celebrate they're wedding day with them. It was a memorable event for all. The first image is the view from they're suite atop the MGM. And the last image was a collaboration with Melanie's dad who traveled all the way from Germany. He had asked to take a picture of the couple early in the night and I could tell that he was really passionate about his vision. After all the guests had left he asked me if I would take the photo for him. My German is bad, guess I never paid enough attention in that class, but I felt like we clicked. I hope I was able to capture the feeling & vision that Arnold had in his heart. I feel his vision was the poetic feeling of love that Melanie and Tom have for each other expressed in a photograph. Or it could just be that he thought it was cool with the two of them in the mirror. Who knows. :-)






















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