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PHO  136B - 2001   Las Vegas Document
Cheyenne Bldg A 1744: We will meet on location, weeks 2-15.
Th 10:00AM - 1:50PM

Syllabus

Office Hours

Week 1  -Jan 19
CSN Classroom

Getting Started click here

Week 2  -Jan 26
Fremont Street
10am Meet at Main and Fremont in front on the Golden Gate Casino, the oldest casino in Las Vegas. This is a great place to start the semester, your goal is to document the area, buildings, people, neon, what does Fremont represent to you, what is the story of this piece of Las Vegas? Never go off on your own always photograph with someone.

http://www.goldengatecasino.com/
http://www.vegasexperience.com/
Map

•Food: A class tradition is meeting for a meal or snack before class begins, I will be having some bacon and coffee at Dupar’s inside the Golden Gate at 8:50am
-email me at [email protected] the night before to let me know if you will be joining us. Please do not text me.
http://www.dupars.net/Store/breakfast/

Week 3 -Feb 2
Fremont Street East
10am -707 Carson St. (at 7th)
Diptych
•People
•Capture the old and new architecture
•Look at the layering of space - Foreground, Middleground, background, how do you stack and make a complex image using these elements.
•Food: Eat 8:45am, 707 Carson St. (at 7th) Please be on time they will not seat us without the entire party present.
http://eatdtlv.com
-email me if you are joining us.

Week 4 -Feb 9
Arts District - Las Vegas BLVD
10am Meet at Vickie's Diner/White Cross Pharmacy
-park away from the business entrance.
1700 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89104
•Food:  9:00am, Vickie's Diner
http://vickiesdiner.com/menu.html

-email me if you are joining us.

We will Be starting our book project. I chose this location for L: Love, Lyrical, Luxurious. Many Wedding Chapels are in this area. You may choose to go elsewhere to make your images, but you must meet here for the start of class.

WPPI is going on this week. If you choose to go to the trade show or classes you are still responsible for turning in all images and meeting the deadlines.

Week 5   -Feb 16
Planet Hollywood
10am outside of Planet Hollywood by Urban Outfitters.
•Food:  8:45am, Planet Dailies in the Casino
http://www.planetdailies.com/LasVegas.aspx
-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
A: Atmospheric, Abundant, Adornment

Week 6  -Feb 23
SLS Resort, 2535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
10am in front of the Northside Café & Chinese Kitchen, in the Casino
•Food:  8:45am, Northside Café & Chinese Kitchen, in the Casino
https://www.slslasvegas.com/dining/northside
-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
S: Sumptuous, Superficial, Surreal

Week  7 -March 2
DownTown
10am in front of CityHall, 495 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
•Food: MTO 8:45am, 500 S. Main Street Las Vegas, NV 89101
http://mtocafe.com   
-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
V: Voyeur, Vanishing, Vibrant

Week 8  -March 9
Arts District
10am In the parking lot S. Art Way and Boulder Ave.
•Food: Omelet House  8:30am

2160 W Charleston Blvd A, Las Vegas, NV 89102
http://www.omelethouse.net/Menus/Menu%20central%20Lg.pdf

-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
E: Evocative, Eclectic, Exploitive

Spring Break March 12-19

Week 9 -March 23
South Strip - MGM - NYNY - Tropicana
10am -Coco’s Bakery & Restaurant parking lot, 169 E Tropicana Rd
From Here you can head out to any of these south strip properties easily.
•Food: Coco’s Bakery & Restaurant 8:50pm
http://www.cocosbakery.com/menu/breakfast/
-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
G: Glowing, Grandeur, Garish

Week 10  -March 30
Venetian, 3355 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
10am -Meet in front of the Grand Lux Café in the Venitian
•Food:  8:45 Grand Lux Café in the Venitian
https://www.venetian.com/restaurants/grand-lux-cafe-venetian.html
-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
A: Alluring, Artificial, Allusion


Week 11  -April 6
Cosmopolitan, 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
10am -Meet in front of Eggslut inside the Cosmopolitan
•Food: 8:50, Eggslut
https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/restaurants/eggslut
-email me if you are joining us.

Book Project
S: Sensuous, Swanky, Serene

Week 12 -April 13
FotoFest Sigma Shoot Day
Fremont
10am -Meet TBA -

Week 13 -April 20
Up High
Stratosphere, 2000 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104
10am Meet at the Ticket Box for the Tower Tickets
-No tripods or monopods. Pack light they get cranky with tons of gear. You will go through security to go up and bags will be checked.
http://www.stratospherehotel.com/Tower
TOWER TICKETS -Nevada Resident – $12.00
•Food: 8:30, IHOP,  2210 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104
-email me if you are joining us.

Week 14 -April 27
CircusCircus and surrounding area.
Instant Day
We will explore Instant film, Polaroid and Fiji instax.  You will need to purchase film.
10am Meet in the parking lot of the Peppermill
985 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
•Food: 8:30,Peppermill
http://www.peppermilllasvegas.com/menus
-email me if you are joining us.

Week 15  -May4
Fremont
Work on final project images.
Bring anything you would like to go over before finals.
10am Meet in front of PublicUS
•Food: PublicUS 8:45AM
http://www.yelp.com/biz/publicus-las-vegas
1126 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 8910
-email me if you are joining us.

Finals May 11
Final Presentations
10am Meet in the Classroom
•Food: 8:45, Maverick Truck Stop
3225 N Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89115 (behind Wendy’s)
-email me if you are joining us.