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  Saturday April 26th 2015 was the North Beach Art Gallery Annual car galla and benefit for the Joe DiMaggio Hospital here in South Florida. It was hosted by Brooke Trace and was a wonderful event! There were lots of cars to enjoy but most importantly, the Gallery hosted a silent auction and raffle and all the proceeds went to the hospital. The other stores in the plaza set up tables to sell their own pieces of art and merchandise, and we had fabulous pin girls and body painted girls for everyone's entertainment. The tunes were also flowing with Slip and the Fallouts providing the music. Check it all out below! Dont forget to come follow me on facebook at www.facebook.com/larenpix

I walk through the different parks around my home town quite often. Since I have a deep love for the Everglades as well, I try to find all the different ways that i can get a view of it. From lovely parks with trails and sidewalks to a backwards dirt road. Trust me...there here in South Florida, hidden, like little gems.

I had the pleasure of working with Miami Greens Screens in order to photograph the Celebrity Cruise line booth at the Broward convention center for the Cruise3sixty event!. They had the most amazing set up, and by far the most exciting and most viewed booth of the convention. Check out the pictures below!

My birthday was on the 11th, so I made my way out to the Glades to capture the last sunset of my 28th year here on earth. I went out to the Arthur R Marshall Everglades Park here in Delray Florida and caught this sunset as a big rain cloud was coming in.

Shooting outdoors on location can have its challenges at times. Anything from weather, either ongoing or previous, to other people on the location can either aid or hinder your shooting process. Even if shooting a selfie, the background and the way the light is hitting your face can make all the difference. 

Spring is definitely here in the Northern Everglades. A couple of weeks ago I started noticing baby insects like the Black Eastern Lubber and the cries of mama and daddy alligators getting ready to mate. If you travel to the Everglades this time of year, its a good idea to keep some extra distance between you and gators, as they become more aggressive during mating season.  Their courtship process usually begins in early April, and mating occurs in May or June. Females build a mound nest of soil, vegetation, or debris and deposit an average of 32 to 46 eggs in late June or early July. Incubation requires approximately 63-68 days, and hatching occurs from mid-August through early September.