Vegas - The Bellagio

I had several goals for this Vegas trip, as you might recall. These were aside from the standard ones of sanity and good health, of course. Unfortunately, I caught a horrible case of the flu and am still recuperating. I'm therefore going to keep this somewhat short.

The Bellagio hotel is really pretty, and not in a bright-lights-in-Vegas kind of why. It's extremely elegant. With my point-and-shoot, I wanted to capture several characteristics of the hotel:

1) Elegance

2) Beauty

3) Serenity (believe it or not)

Here are some pictures that come closest to what I was going for:







I should say, though, that I really struggled in the following areas:

1) The lighting in the hotel was very inconsistent - very bright in some spots, very dark in others. Making these adjustments on my point-and-shoot was not fun. It would have been easier with my DSLR.

2) I missed my DSLR a lot. I would take pictures and then wonder if they were any "less than" because they were taken with a point-and-shoot. I still don't know the answer to that.

3) I still cannot take pictures of room interiors for the life of me. I don't know what it is or why, but they don't remotely resemble my vision.

Some bright spots:

1) I LOVE the first picture.

2) I'm making some progress.

3) I got a great deal done, considering I had very little time to set up and take these pictures. I was in Vegas for work, and had all of one hour or so to take 365 shots. This means I've gotten better at conceiving and executing my shoots. Sure, more time would have been terrific, but this is progress.

It's rare, but I don't have any concrete tips for you. This is because I don't consider myself an expert here yet.

I really want to continue to pursue hotel photography, even though I admit it will take some more work. Now that I work in the city, I can bring my gear in one day after work and practice. I do know that I'll need my DSLR. Till tomorrow!