Hello, I’m Nick from Analog Elopements!
I am an analog film photographer located in Las Vegas, NV specializing in 35mm and medium format photography.
In the summer of 2022 my wife Shevelle (Of Colour and Hue) said I should join her on one of her elopements to take some film photos alongside her shooting digital. She tried for months to convince me to give it a shot but I wasn’t sure if it was for me. At the time my favorite things to photograph were vintage cars and old motels in downtown Vegas. One day I finally gave in and decided to join her on a shoot at Sure Thing Chapel. Not only did I have a blast taking photos of a beautiful couple on their wedding day, but they opted for the “Drive Thru” package via the chapel which included a vintage car parked in front of a famous old motel sign. It was a combination of my favorite subjects to photograph along with a new interest in couples/portrait photography and I couldn’t have been happier. That was the day I discovered my love for shooting elopements!
Originally from Baltimore, MD - I have been living in Las Vegas for 13 years and consider it to be my second home. After residing in Sin City for so long I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else!
Besides photography my hobbies include traveling and exploring new places with my wife, visiting antique shops in hopes of finding vintage cameras, diggin’ through the crates at a local record shop and meeting up with friends at a dive bar to enjoy a tasty IPA.
I am a huge tv/movie buff and love to spend the evenings on the couch with the family watching the newest episode of House of Dragons or the latest Christopher Nolan movie.
How I discovered my love for analog photography ❤️
Like so many other couples, my wife and I were scheduled to have our wedding in 2020. Due to Covid, we rescheduled three times before finally deciding to get eloped by ourselves at one of our favorite state parks, Valley of Fire.
A few weeks before our elopement we were at our local antique mall and happened upon a booth filled with these amazing vintage film cameras. We decided it would be fun to buy a camera to use at our elopement and to take with us on our mini honeymoon to the Grand Canyon afterwards.
Neither one of us knew exactly what we were looking for and that’s when we noticed a 1966 Canon FT QL. There was something about it that was calling our names so we took a gamble and purchased it along with a few rolls of 35mm film.
The morning of our elopement we loaded it with film (after watching multiple tutorials on YouTube) and brought it with us. Over the next few days we had a blast taking photos and ended up shooting two rolls of film.
As soon as we got back from our trip we had the film developed and to our surprise, most of the photos came out great! We will always have those images to remember our first trip as a married couple and for that, I am forever in love with analog photography.
