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As every year, the GAP is holding it’s yearly Casting Call contest and we have decided to enter our 5 year old into the contest.

We are allowed to submit 5 entries and the following are the pictures we submitted. Please take 2 minutes to see the entries below and take 1 minute to vote.

It’s 1 vote per day, per email…

Entry #1:

Vote: http://www.gapcastingcall.com/GapCastingCall/EntryDetail.html?id=395490

Entry #2:

Vote: http://www.gapcastingcall.com/GapCastingCall/EntryDetail.html?id=395591

Entry #3

Vote: http://www.gapcastingcall.com/GapCastingCall/EntryDetail.html?id=395697

Entry #4

Vote: http://www.gapcastingcall.com/GapCastingCall/EntryDetail.html?id=395773

Entry #5

Vote: http://www.gapcastingcall.com/GapCastingCall/EntryDetail.html?id=395826

We appreciate your vote!

I took sometime to look through some old images in my archive as I had time in the plane to browse.

I came across the following photograph, it was taken back in 2008 while I was Pensacola, Florida.

That night, I was on the Pensacola Pier photographing the surroundings and the beautiful orange sunset.

Rachel and Billy were taking the typical “we were here” photograph. You know which one… Where you stand someplace and you extend your arms to take the picture. I took this picture, just a few seconds before I offered to take a picture with their camera. They actually smiled to the fact that I have taken a picture of them trying to take their own picture.

I wish I could have gotten their address or at least their email address as I could’ve emailed them a copy of this image, but I just didn’t have the courage to ask for their email address

If you do know these two, it will be my pleasure to send them a copy of this image or even an actual print.

Some of the photographs from that same day.

Time is running out… You better ACT NOW!

This is a bit of a confession post. I am one of those photographers that FEARS photographing strangers on the streets. I’m working on that, but for some odd reason, when I’m on vacation, that fear goes away.

Take this shot for example… We were in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for vacation and attended the resort’s bi-weekly beach party. Everybody is having fun and I had my camera with me, of course. I didn’t care who was surrounding me or watching me. I saw this woman on the stage in front of me having a blast and I just couldn’t resist photographing her. Now, I must say that I took approximately 20 images of her and this is the ONE image I keep coming back to.

30mm, f/5 @ .5 sec, ISO 250

I wanted to capture her as she was… having fun… in the moment.  I didn’t want her to be frozen in time, as most of these images could be. You see the movement in her hands, dress, but especially in her hair.

Could this photograph be better? Of course it can, but that is NOT the point. The point is that when on vacation I overcame my FEAR of photographing strangers. And BTW, I’m extremely happy with the outcome of this photograph.  It is one of my favorites.

Hope you enjoy!

ISO: 125
Exposure: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Location: Matheson Hammocks, Miami, FL

ISO: 125
Exposure: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Location: Matheson Hammocks, Miami, FL

Why is it a prohibited portrait? There was a NO seating/standing sign on this location. It is how we roll!

ISO: 320
Exposure: f/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Location: Washington DC,VA

If you follow me on twitter, you probably already know, but if not… I’ll tell you the story anyway.

My daughter Daniella was invited to her first Mitzvahs (2 of them – 2 weeks apart). We were excited about the events and of course about going out shopping for the dresses.

Anyway, we found these two gorgeous dresses and the first thing we thought of (ok, maybe I thought of!) was to do a shoot with each dress before each event.

These are the selected images for each shoot. Hope you enjoy them!