Styled Shoots

This wildly eclectic Nevada Museum of Art wedding styled shoot was put together in collaboration with amazing Reno/Tahoe wedding and event vendors. It was by far one of the most interesting and diverse shoots I’ve ever been a party of! And you know why? Because we all set out just to have some creative freedom and FUN!

The Nevada Museum of Art was so generous to allow us into their beautiful space, where we set up scenes in the Altered Landscapes exhibit, the Seven Magic Mountains display, the Nightingale Sky Room and the rooftop terrace. It was a full day of setting up, tearing down, building a balloon dress fit for Burning Man (seriously!) and shooting until the sun went down behind the mountains that overlook our beloved city of Reno.

Mixing textures and colors throughout several exhibits

You’ll see below that we used a variety of colors, textures and other elements (ya know, like balloons) to blend in OR stand out among the exhibits we were shooting in. Seriously, you just have to go look at all the pictures…no amount of talking will do this shoot justice 🙂

Thank you to all the amazing vendors involved in this shoot:
Venue: Nevada Museum of Art
Design & Styling: Tahoe Inspired
Florist: Petal to the Metal
Balloons: Inspired Balloons
Hair and Makeup: La Di Da Beauty | Artist Veronica Vargas
Wedding Gowns & Navy Ensemble: Swoon Bridal
Wedding accessories: Swoon Bridal
Cake: Delicious Designs
Wedding Invitations and other paperie: The Stylish Scribe
Rentals: Camelot Party Rentals
Linens: Creative Coverings
Model: Felicia Imelli

Are you planning a Nevada Museum of Art Wedding in Reno, or a wedding in other locations in Northern Nevada or Northern California? If you’re searching for your Reno or Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer, please contact me and schedule a consult today! You can also check out more information about weddings here.

This sloth styled shoot was neither glamorous or beautiful, but it sure was fun. The Rising Tide Society asked it’s members to take part in a styled shoot extravaganza to showcase where we’re from, so our Reno group decided to use the Seven Deadly Sins as a theme. Among the themes of lust, envy, wrath, greed, gluttony or pride…I chose the sloth styled shoot. The sloth theme seemed conducive to creating something WAY out of the norm for me, and a chance to photograph something literally JUST for fun. And it was fun!!

Kick Ass Vendors of the Sloth Styled Shoot

Although the subject matter of a sloth styled shoot is not, let’s say, appealing, our team is a bunch of bad-ass women who I adore! We all planned this shoot over a few margaritas at Miguel’s at the Summit in Reno one night…and then we were all so busy that we literally didn’t pull this shoot together until almost the last minute (after the deadline was extended)…AND after a total concept change, no less. It was very sloth-like of us.

Sandy Rose of Petal to the Metal gathered all the crap (old food and random stuff) we sprinkled on poor Kayla, our beautiful model. Leigh Anne Page of Delicious Designs provided some ‘Merica / UNR inspired cookies and cupcakes, which – again – we sprinkled on poor Kayla. Stephanie Abeyta from Pin Ups by Paris Events was there to sprinkle…and pinned up Kayla’s cute ‘do…and also smudged her makeup like a wild woman. I was there to capture it all on camera, of course. I was also a sprinkler a time or two…I believe I crumbled potato chips into poor Kayla’s cleavage. And yes, our model is officially known (in regards to this shoot) as poor Kayla (sadface but also a maniacal laugh thrown in).

Our Sloth Styled Shoot

Although there were more photos than I’ve chosen to show on my blog (like the behind the scenes hilarity), here is what you came to see. The grotesque visual pleasure of the sloth styled shoot you’ve been waiting for:

Seriously, though…this shoot was a lot of fun and I love working with the women who pulled it together. And I hope you enjoyed the silliness of this production!

Venue: Parking Lot in Industrial Sparks (Sparks REPRESENT!)
Vehicle: Donated by Goodwin and Son Auto Interiors and Leather Works. Pushed and/or steered by Sandy (Petal to the Metal), Stephanie (Pin Ups by Paris Events), Kayla and Jentry (Fifth and Chestnut Photo Co)
Slothy Model/Wardrobe: Kayla Snow
Planning: Four beautiful ladies who ate too many chips and drank too many margaritas at Miguel’s
Decor: Trash and unwanted items mostly from Sandy
Smudged and Messy Hair and Makeup: Kayla and Stephanie
‘Merica & UNR Themed Cupcakes and Cookies: Leigh Anne (Delicious Designs)
Old Food Sprinklers: Sandy, Stephanie and Jentry
Wine Drinkers: Yeah, all of us
Trash Placement: Sandy and Stephanie
Pavement Sleeper and Climber/Layer of Vehicles: Kayla
Generous Donation of half-full (I’m an optimist) Hard Cider can: Random Parking Lot Drinker/Litterer

Fifth and Chestnut Photo Co. is a Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer and Reno Portrait Photographer based in Northern Nevada, serving Northern California, too. Contact us today if you’re interested in a fun photo shoot or need info for a wedding or portrait!