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When you leave a place...

We are all mentally ill. We all overstate our importance. We have this idea stuck in our head that when we leave a place for any of the myriad reasons for moving on that somehow our departure is going to greatly alter the trajectory of the lives of everyone around us... as if the people attached to us will lose all meaning to their lives and not know how to cope with US going away.

A word of advice... get over yourself. Nobody cares as much as you think they do. Chances are the teary goodbyes and awkward silence are gone the second you leave and they get a notification on their phone that someone direct messaged them on twitter.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind. The sooner you understand that concept, the sooner you will MAYBE cut out the long, drawn out goodbyes and just go.

This may seem as sharply pointed criticism, BUT this happened to me when I left New York for Las Vegas too... and 6 months later nobody cared. We are all mentally ill...

No I don't offer that

As a photographer working in the adult industry in Las Vegas, I get a lot of requests to do couples erotic photography, solo boudoir/erotic photos and requests of the sort.

One recurring thing that keeps coming up in my email correspondence with prospective clients flying in to town is "we would like to have other men involved in the session" ... this loosely translates to "I want to have you photograph my wife/girlfriend getting fucked by a bunch of guys".

I have photographed my share of group sex/gang bangs, but that has been working with legit, tested performers in an industry that is far more regulated from a safety standpoint than most outsiders would care to understand.

I DO NOT have a contact list of guys off of craigslist waiting in the wings to "give it" to your significant other. Why people would assume that I can just stick my head out the window and make some sort of bird call that will get all of the guys just waiting to bang your girl to show up outside your hotel door like a Polynesian rugby team is beyond me... None of the male performers I know are going to put their health/safety at risk to make your Vegas experience "one to remember".

So here's my suggestion:

Bring your camcorder with you to Vegas

Upon check-in, go to las vegas craigslist and post an open call for strange men who would be interested in fucking your woman

Sit back and be thoroughly disgusted at all of the crass, rape-like responses that you get... accompanied by the almighty dick pic

Pour yourself a drink

Rethink your grand plan and keep your relationship together long enough to last through the flight home.

I can't put this any more plainly for you. If you have a legitimate offer for work that utilizes my ACTUAL skills behind the camera, then I am all ears...

Otherwise, kindly FUCK OFF!

Studio Headshots Available - $150 I've decided to make a quick package available for people who need a new headshot. This does not include makeup/hair. I have several references for makeup/hair and am happy to pass along that information to you. What each shoot includes: - 45 minutes of shooting in-studio using studio seamless backdrops - Two retouched images (high-res images to print anywhere you like) - Web based proofs, ready the same day (password protected access to all of your high-resolution images) What this package DOES NOT include. I will not do any compositing work. What this means is you come in for a headshot and you get a headshot. This DOES NOT mean you come in for a headshot and I put your face on a Minotaur. If you have any questions, message me here or email me at: [email protected] OR call: 702-608-2274 (it's a Google Voice Number)