hi all, as you may or may not have remembered from a blog post about 3 months ago...i was invited to join in on a 15 year celebration of Aurora Photos in photography. The concept is a pool of Aurora photographers was selected and a chain reaction of inspiration is created by shooting a self assigned session based in concepts, ideas, color, subjects or whatever from the previous photographer image.
so i patiently waited until my turn, which came up 48 hours ago. so with out much more info than that...here was the image that Logan Moc-Bunting created as a screen capture off the aurora15.com site:

I love this image. tons of character, concept, color, shape and tone. so i had a lot of work with but honestly very little time to create. so i was going to hit it at a 3 concept level, the dog, aviation and color and shape. here are the 3 images that i create in about 15 mins.

so which one did they pick? you tell me! you be the editor! in the comments below...pick: blue sky, pilot portrait, or lucy and ice cream. the winner will get...
a 5x5 inch fine art book from aurora photos
and fast portrait session by me...if you live in san diego, must be shot in carlsbad or oceanside, as if you want that..
so vote away!! you only have till the image posts on aurora15.com...about 45 hours. all the winners will be dropped in a hat and one winner picked. you have to be present to win, just kidding!
good luck!
so i patiently waited until my turn, which came up 48 hours ago. so with out much more info than that...here was the image that Logan Moc-Bunting created as a screen capture off the aurora15.com site:

I love this image. tons of character, concept, color, shape and tone. so i had a lot of work with but honestly very little time to create. so i was going to hit it at a 3 concept level, the dog, aviation and color and shape. here are the 3 images that i create in about 15 mins.

so which one did they pick? you tell me! you be the editor! in the comments below...pick: blue sky, pilot portrait, or lucy and ice cream. the winner will get...
a 5x5 inch fine art book from aurora photos
and fast portrait session by me...if you live in san diego, must be shot in carlsbad or oceanside, as if you want that..
so vote away!! you only have till the image posts on aurora15.com...about 45 hours. all the winners will be dropped in a hat and one winner picked. you have to be present to win, just kidding!
good luck!
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erika verginelli photography:
lucy and ice cream!!!!!
(09.26.08 @ 09:41 AM)
erika verginelli photography:
oh no, just now I read what's all about...uhmmm....I think it's pilot portrait then...can I change my vote? hehehe
(09.26.08 @ 09:49 AM)
Leigh Anna:
I like your shots...but I love Lucy and the ice cream the best.
(09.26.08 @ 09:49 AM)
kris:
of course, I pick Lucy! I love the colors in the windows-they almost match the aviator lady's scarf perfectly!!
(09.26.08 @ 09:49 AM)
jay:
erika, not a problem, you vote has been changed! ;-)
(09.26.08 @ 09:53 AM)
Nicole:
Lucy and the Ice Cream.
(09.26.08 @ 10:04 AM)
karyn hatch:
Lucy and the Ice Cream!!!!
(09.26.08 @ 10:06 AM)
Candace S.:
I love Lucy & the ice cream...yummy!
(09.26.08 @ 10:07 AM)
Shari Barnes:
I would pick Lucy and the ice cream!
(09.26.08 @ 10:09 AM)
stacy t:
lucy & the ice cream
(09.26.08 @ 10:10 AM)
Jennifer Walker:
Lucy ... fer sure!!
(09.26.08 @ 10:29 AM)
laura t.:
lucy and ice cream!
(09.26.08 @ 10:30 AM)
Brad:
LUCY!
(09.26.08 @ 10:36 AM)
Katrina:
I say Lucy and Ice Cream
(09.26.08 @ 10:36 AM)
Rona Mark:
Lucy and Ice cream!!! love the blobs of color in the foreground with mess of squares in the background
(09.26.08 @ 10:37 AM)
Jamie Lawler:
Lucy in the sky with icecream! The repeating geometrics of the fence vs. window. The colors. GIrl holding what girls love - puppies and icecream. Ice cream & balloons = party! That about sums it up for me.
(09.26.08 @ 10:37 AM)
jay:
this is great!! you guys are a fun group of editors!
(09.26.08 @ 10:41 AM)
Julie Cruz:
I'm gonna have to say Lucy holding the ice cream as well! The colors in the photo remind me of the colors in the first pic. Plus we've had the pleasure of hanging out with Lucy twice at Roxy shoots...so yeah, I pick Lucy's pic!
Damnit....I better be right because we NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED a portrait session with you!! ;)
Hmm...better yet, how about I vote for all 3 so I CAN'T lose ;) LOL.
(09.26.08 @ 11:00 AM)
Irma:
I say Lucy and the Ice Cream too.
(09.26.08 @ 11:08 AM)
Genevieve:
ICE CREAM!!!!! Love love love it!
(09.26.08 @ 11:22 AM)
Cindy:
Ice Cream all the way!!!!!
(09.26.08 @ 11:25 AM)
Amanda Suanne:
ICE CREAM :D
(09.26.08 @ 12:19 PM)
tram luu:
lucy & ice cream!
(09.26.08 @ 12:21 PM)
teri:
ice cream! i love it :)
(09.26.08 @ 12:35 PM)
Zak:
Pilot portrait fo sho!! Great as usual Jay!
(09.26.08 @ 01:01 PM)
Alison :
I am going to say Lucy and Ice cream. I love the color connection and shapes:)
(09.26.08 @ 02:07 PM)
James:
Great photos Jay. Well, I just went through every submittion since June 12th, carefully analyzed the thought process of the photographer and judges from photo to photo and can now confidently make an intelligent wild guess at blue sky :) Cheers.
(09.26.08 @ 02:51 PM)
JenniferSchwank:
I pick Lucy and ice cream...YUM!!!!
(09.26.08 @ 04:54 PM)
Nathalie:
I love the one with the ice cream....
(09.26.08 @ 05:55 PM)
ohana photographers - david & kimi b:
i love lucy!!!
(09.26.08 @ 07:36 PM)
Cindy:
Lucy and Ice cream... love it!
(09.26.08 @ 08:24 PM)
kris:
If I win I forfeit my portrait session to Julie Cruz since she said such nice things about Lucy!!! gotta stand by my Roxy gals! :)
(09.26.08 @ 09:07 PM)
Kristin:
Lucy and the ice cream. That was my first instinct.
(09.26.08 @ 09:09 PM)
Kim :):
Hi Jay! :) I just stumbled upon your blog and I am in LOVE (with your photography!) :) I vote for Lucy and Ice Cream...love what you have captured there. I so don't live in Carlsbad or Oceanside..but, luckily...it's not too, too far away. I would totally make the trip! :)....that's if I win. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed. :)
(09.26.08 @ 10:58 PM)
Brian:
Your stuff is awesome - i pick the ice cream, definitely the most interesting of the bunch.
(09.27.08 @ 12:03 AM)
Bernard :
Lucy and the ice - cream :)
(09.27.08 @ 01:11 AM)
Maureen:
I like the ice cream cone shot the best, the shape of the cone like the stings of the balloons has a real strong visual connection.
(09.27.08 @ 05:42 AM)
Greer Rivera :
Lucy and the ice cream has the best colors and overall feel.
(09.27.08 @ 06:25 AM)
Kim:
What a great concept....what fun! I'm choosing Lucy and the ice cream.
Love it:)
(09.27.08 @ 08:18 AM)
katy :
lucy and ice cream!!!
(09.27.08 @ 09:14 AM)
robert benson:
the ice cream will be picked.
(09.27.08 @ 09:16 AM)
kathrin a.:
The winning image will most likely be Lucy and Ice Cream. I vote for it !
(09.27.08 @ 03:08 PM)
Girl Jay:
Definitely Lucy. Who could resist a cute little girl with a yummy ice cream cone? Gotta go....I'm running out for some ice cream. Hey don't worry about putting my name in the hat, I KNOW I'll get a photo session anyways!
(09.27.08 @ 03:33 PM)
Patrina Odette:
Lucy!!
(09.27.08 @ 07:28 PM)
Lynsey Peterson:
oh how I hate to go with the crowd, but Lucy and Ice Cream is so fun. :)
(09.27.08 @ 08:35 PM)
Amber Baker:
I've gotta be different. I vote for Blue Sky.
(09.27.08 @ 10:29 PM)
mimi:
lucy!!!
(09.27.08 @ 11:49 PM)
Jane Hasty:
I love Lucy & ice cream!!!!
(09.28.08 @ 07:21 AM)
Jamie lawler:
30 seconds and counting...
(09.28.08 @ 08:59 AM)
Tracy Higgon:
Lucy and the icecream! Love it!
(09.28.08 @ 09:12 AM)
jamie lawler:
Aurora is such a tease! It counted down..with 30 seconds to go. Then tacked on another 2 hours. And now again! Another 2 hours....and counting.
(09.28.08 @ 10:36 AM)
jamie Lawler:
Really?! The pilot! How could they not love Lucy?! Clearly it was the crowd favorite over here. WE LOVE YOU LUCY! Props to Erika Verginelli!
(09.28.08 @ 10:40 AM)
jay:
ha! the pilot it is! i what they picked and it was funny seeing all the votes for Lucy. I liked that image as well. well, hope you follow aurora 15, thanks for playing!
(09.28.08 @ 02:24 PM)
Brigett Eisele:
Lucy and Ice Cream!
(09.28.08 @ 08:55 PM)
Sarah Law:
lucy and the ice cream!!!
(09.28.08 @ 10:40 PM)
sarah Law:
um...i'll read the deadline better next time. still love lucy!!! :-)
(09.28.08 @ 10:43 PM)
Jaime Pustizzi:
I am lovin' the shot of Lucy and ice cream! But they all totally rock as usual Jay!
(09.28.08 @ 11:49 PM)
jay:
congrats to erika and zak! hey guys - email me your addresses, i will send both of you an aurora book ;-) also if your in the area, i would be happy to shoot ya! thanks guys for playing, i too loved the ice cream shot!
(09.29.08 @ 11:15 AM)
erika verginelli:
how cool!!!!! really fun! I too loved the Lucy shot but after reading what the game was about...I realized that probably they had picked the pilot shot...lucky me! what's your email Jay?
(09.29.08 @ 05:23 PM)

