2007 Q4 Contest
Creative Portrait
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Judges Comments
The backlight and composition makes this a beautiful image. It has a timeless quality to it. You can almost smell the salt of the ocean. Certainly this is an image that this couple has hanging on their wall.
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2nd Place: John Ly from Southern Texas, United StatesJudges Comments
The picture seems to be a continuation of the painting it fits perfectly; in the lighting as well as the colors.
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3rd Place: Tina Wright from Arizona, United StatesJudges Comments
What I usually don't like in wedding pictures is that they are often too much orchestrated, organized. This is a really nice, natural, photojournalistic picture about daily life more than about wedding. There is a story in the gestures, in the faces of the couple, in the open boxes on the bed, in the painting on the wall. Great shot.
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Judges Comments
An intimate, natural wedding portrait with a different perspective. It's interesting not to see the groom's face, the separation between the subjects, and the almost metaphysical environment
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5th Place: Jason Brown from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
COMMENTS: I like photographers who think. This is a masterful creation, mixing all the elements and facial expressions to recreate the feel of the painting “American Gothic.†It is a well thought out photo
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Judges Comments
This frame is very clean. Great colors, composition, it makes you think of a catwalk in a fashion show.
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7th Place: Wansheng Chen from Singapore, SingaporeJudges Comments
Beautifully done portrait. Simple as that. Good angle, and the swirl of the veil works well. Simple, glowing, collection of expression and shapes.
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Judges Comments
Good use of design and color. Simple composition works well. The placement of the couple is just right. The manner in which his hand is touching hers is nice.
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9th Place: Gregory Foster from Georgia, United StatesJudges Comments
This is a more classical portrait picture but the two steady subjects, almost absent like mannequins in the prairie countryside field, make it authorial and creative and ironic and anyway different, interesting.
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10th Place: Heidi Huber from Nevada, United StatesJudges Comments
This is a good idea. A nice way to incorporate the best men and bridesmaids. The photographer portrays motion very well.
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Judges Comments
Absolute elegance! This is beautiful lighting, beautiful dress and beautiful face. Exceptionally well done technically. Great posing
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12th Place: Paul Johnson from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
This was the nicest of the really tight portraits for me. The very narrow focus works well. The angle looking down nicely highlights the lashes and the one strand of hair. Looks good as a black and white.
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13th Place: Anne Ryan from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
Not the easiest place to work, but the snow and street scene make for a great portrait. This photographer knows how to handle a camera. It is beautifully executed and captures the faces too
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Judges Comments
The lighting here is even and compliments the natural colors of the background.
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15th Place: David Hartlage from Indiana, United StatesJudges Comments
I'm usually not in favor of a tilted horizon, but it works in this case. Good pose for the situation. I would probably tone down the light in the background.
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16th Place: Amy Raab from Maryland, United StatesJudges Comments
A great natural reportage picture about a wedding. Beautiful light, perfect composition, a multi layers story.
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17th Place: Suzi Q Varin from Central Texas, United StatesJudges Comments
Nice portrait. The red sofa contrasts well with the muted green and the white and black. Good use of selective focus. The pose looks a little forced.
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18th Place: Gregory Rice from Maine, United StatesJudges Comments
Okay, okay, it's right out of Town and Country. But boy what a nice piece of seeing. Overhead angle works, shape of the dock and boats, great light and the splash (sorry) of the color of the bouquet set off by the otherwise muted color palette.
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19th Place: David Murray from Georgia, United StatesJudges Comments
There is a peacefulness to the scene the photographer must have seen before hand and managed to get the couple out on the dock at the right time. It is compositionally very strong. Very moody, very photographic and well thought out in advance.
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20th Place: Matt Lee from Indiana, United States
