Just to follow up on the last article about nude shoots outside Las Vegas, I covered some of the more popular areas to use. Not one to give away all my secrets, I wanted to give you a taste of whats available. But what if a car is not at your disposal?? Than what??
Well, glad you asked. One of the positive benefits of many of these mega resorts, is their size. Their Humongous!! They are large and not all areas are occupied at all the times. They have slow times and even some off times for the various parts of the resort. So that means times when only the eye in the sky is observing. So the risk of getting caught is much lower and the excitement level is higher.
If you look like you belong there, they tend to leave you alone when in the unoccupied areas. If you look sweet and innocent, you get away with a lot more as well. So look the part and not like a backwoods tourist or local-yokel. Yet, looking like a lost tourist can play to your advantage. But lets not go there right now.
Caesars, Bellagio, Venetian (Sands) and Mandalay Bay all have HUGE convention areas with well appointed hallways, staircases and lofts. Several are multi-story with plenty of windows and overlooks. Offering a lot of little cubbie holes, picture window nooks to dive into quickly and sneak a pic. They also have many empty bathrooms that use a common entrance off the main walkway. It looks like she is going into the ladies, but quickly disappears into the mens. (You cleared it before the move).
Being properly dressed helps. Making sure the model and the photographer are in fashion for the season and not drawing unwanted attention as they move about the halls and hallways. . She may be in fashion, yet her garment is easy on/easy off or at least able to do a quick flash on the furniture.
Now don’t forget the transportation. Las Vegas offers many diversions for getting from point A to point B. During slow times, this is perfect for the flasher. This is where the dumb, innocent tourist look really pays off. You look like the tourist wanting to do something you never could do back home.
When doing it inside, some pre-planning helps. Having walked it before or at least have knowledge of the area helps a lot. Talking it thru before hand or at least prior to the flash. Just like playing, having safe words, cues when to flash and when to walk away.
The model also needs to have safe words. When she feels its not right or has concerns, to let the photographer know without sounding any concerns or alarms
A quick flash to a camera here and there doesn’t really raise any red flags with security unless you are making a big production of posing the model and angling the camera. or you have a big lens or multiple lens’s hanging off your neck…. Than it gets their attention quickly.
Take your pictures quickly, wrap up like a couple of tourists just doing something naughty and get off at the next stop looking like a couple. Meanwhile, change memory cards.
I have only been stopped once. I looked the security officer in the eye and explained “I wanted some hot photos of my girlfriend next to the pool, but damn, this place is huge and I can’t find the pool entrance.”
The nice officer explained I had to be a guest at the resort, however, he pointed to some areas that over looked the pool and said we could shoot there.. And he rode away… Winking at my model.
Enjoy and let us know how it worked out.
