Photos capture moments in time—a vision of beauty, the joy on someone’s face, and memories. It is more than a job says Hollie Cardinal, owner and operator of Hollie Cardinal Photography. She feels honored to be a part of people’s lives for any occasion.
Cardinal started her career as an events planner. A mother of five, including two with special needs, she began to incorporate creativity and using her arts education when she took up photography, serving as the house photographer at the Peppermill and The House of Blues. Cardinal loved it.
“There is no one right way to take a photograph,” she explains. “It is about capturing the essence of the subject while making it enjoyable for people. I want everyone to see what I am seeing through my photos.” She also developed her eye for photography working for WTS Events, a live events company provides staging, production, audio/visual, staff, and other production needs.
When live events stopped during COVID-19, Cardinal continued to work as a freelance photographer. Now, she has pivoted to focus solely on photography full time. More than ever, people wanted to capture memories in 2020. “I decided to make miracles happen,” she says. Because Las Vegas is the “wedding capital of the world” and wedding photography was deemed an essential service, Cardinal is grateful to have been able to offer her gifts to many people during the pandemic.
Along with continuing her thriving photography business in 2021, Cardinal is now the Events Director for the Las Vegas Wedding Chamber of Commerce. The chamber has been holding live events since restrictions lifted in Nevada, including networking events for the wedding industry. Cardinal also fills in at Smash Booth & SB Interactive Photo Studios. And her photos have been featured in several issues of Sensi magazine, including the March 2021 cover.
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