There is a time to turn turn turn...

...and there is a time to vote vote vote! Remember the fun Fullerton Shootout I went to two weeks ago? Well, the organizers have made it interesting. They asked for everyone submit their favorite picture and turned it into a contest!

Hanssie is hosting the competition on her site so go take a peek and vote. It's kinda like American Idol, you need to vote for your favorite. Just imagine me standing up there, holding up 18 fingers. Yes, 18 fingers! That's my number and although I know I don't have 18 fingers, in my mind I do and it's fun. It's my mind, I'm allowed to!

So this is my entry, the very beautiful Karissa. I chose this one above all others because I love how intimate it is. Emotionally for me it's vulnerable and open to interpretation. Is she happy, sad, hurt, lustful, angry, lost in thought, day dreaming... there really isn't an answer! You could almost "insert caption here" and it would work.

Technically, I feel it was my strongest image from the shoot too. The focus of the picture are her eyes. Her near eye is positioned on the right third and upper third of the frame. It leaves a lot of room, or negative space, to the left which can lead you to believe she's looking off frame to the left. My favorite thing about this picture is that it didn't need any editing! The only thing I did was a light sharped over her eyes and add my watermark. Seriously, she's that beautiful!




Well in case you missed the link above, here it is again! There are many awesome artists who I'm blessed to be competing against, so leave some love on Hanssie's blog (she's fabulous!!) and pick your favorite picture!

Wanted to update everyone that Ming Chien won!