Thursday, December 10, 2009
I haven’t run a contest in ages and I really miss it!
So let’s fix that!
CHRISTMAS IS IN 2 WEEKS! Can you believe that? I know we’ll all frantically trying to take pictures or have them done of our families so that we can show the world how cute we are and how much we’ve changed over the last year – at least that’s why I do it! Those kinds of shots are usually pretty functional. People want to see our faces and our kids faces. So, I’m running a contest of the opposite kind. Any super artsy pic of the season? One that you really want to use because it shows your skill but it doesn’t fit the card?
I’ll give you until next Friday night (December 18th) to submit your entry (only one please) and then your friends, family and my blog readers will vote! The art-sy image that captures the season and people hearts will win! AND YOU HAVE TO GET THE MOST VOTES!
Can’t wait to see what you send me… 
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First I want to say thank you to everyone for voting. I continually amazed at “the following” this blog has…over 5000 hits a month! And most are regular visitors! Even though I’m not sure why everyone reads my blog, I’m totally thankful and blessed by your support. I hope you are encouraged as a photographer, mother, business professional or whatever stage of life your in. I would love to hear from you and if you’d like me to write on any particular topics…now that the Spring Photo Contest is done the sky is the limit for what’s next on the blogging docket.
The winner of the Spring Photo Contest is Jodi Hillen!!!! YEAH!
I loved this picture! Thank you for sending it in…now I just need to get you your Itunes gift card!
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One more day of voting for your favorite image (or your friends photo) and then the contest winner will be announced! So…get on the phone, email your whole address list or advertise it on Facebook but get people to vote for you or your favorite picture so that it wins!
I love having contests! Thanks for all your feed back on the changes to the photos. Wedding season is just around the corner and I can’t wait to start posting slideshows of new photo shoots every week! Photography is ever changing and challenging…I can’t wait to grow again as a photographer this year!
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Here’s the images that received the most votes in the last round! You have until midnight of Thursday, May 15th, to vote for your favorite! The winner will receive a $20 itunes gift card from NoemiPhotography!
Choose Wisely…remember the theme is spring! I’m going to use this photo contest to teach a little “photography” techniques…remember it’s just my opinion and it’s not that I feel like the pictures were bad…I’m just giving a different way to look at them.
Photo A – I really like this picture but I would’ve liked to crop out the distractions in the background. I tried but it really changed the feel of the picture. I punched the colors a little and pretty much left it as is.
Photo B – I enhanced the colors…because they are so beautiful. We’ve talked about the rule of thirds before on the blog but, for those who are new, it basically means the photo is divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. The corners where those divides meet are usually where your eye is drawn. I cropped the flowers out a little and moved the monument to be where the thirds meet. See if you think it makes a better picture.
Photo C – I cropped this photo too! Wanting to focus on the subject and not the forest. I also wanted to show you another example using the rule of thirds.
Photo D – I added more black to this photo so we can see more detail in the birds skin. I loved how raw and fragile this photo is and I wanted to enhance that feel!
Photo E – I cropped out the people who were not featured because they can be a distraction and I enhanced the color in the image. Always ask yourself “what am I taking a picture of?” and capture that to the fullest!
Alright those are your new choices! Vote for your favorite!
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by Noemi
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