Child Photo Competition 2013 No 2 : Results

• Competition Winner : First Prize
• $1,712.00 plus a Leica V-LUX 40 worth $800

• Judges Comment
• <p>Congratulations!! I really like everything about this picture. It is honest and powerful! You captured a strong moment in the right time.</p> <p>This picture stays in my mind since I have seen it the very first time! Well done!!</p>
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you so much for the acknowledgment (and the cash!). This was shot with a Canon EOS 40D, using a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L. This was one of those magical moments when the photographer disappears, becomes part of the landscape, and the subject allows us to see him as though unobserved. I am a 51 year old animator/illustrator/designer/dancer currently living in Marin County, CA, USA.
• www.jeremyweichsel.com

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• This is a special moment of two little children. There are strong and real emotions in it. The elder girl looks straight into the camera with a brave and protective look on her face. She wants to show everyone how much she cares. I really love it!!
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you so much for the acknowledgement. This photo shows a brother and sister who have been are being torn apart because of circumstances that are beyond their control. Kaikua, the brother, is weeping because this is the last time he will see his big sister for the next four months. Gracie, the big sister, consoles her brother calming him. As they parted ways and she was out of his presence she lost her composure showing just how strong she was in the moment. Shot with a 5D mkII & 16-35mm.
• www.Facebook.com/LindstedtPhotography

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• What a wonderful portrait! This subject looks a bit like a painting from Jan Vermeer. With strong black and white contrasts it is really special and arcane.
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you very much for the acknowledgment! It was a candid shot during a school event. The light was absolutely perfect! The model is my beautiful daughter, dressed in a traditional Colombian dress! Wave Faber http://500px.com/WaveFaber

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• Great shot! Technically well done! I like this real close-up moment and also the intense sight of this little baby curious and straight into the camera. It really touched my heart!
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you very much. This candid shot was taken at the Oase Himba Village in Namibia. Shot with a Canon 40D and EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 (proving that the cheap kit lens is capable of decent results ... sometimes!). 39mm f5 1/50 iso800
• www.flickr.com/photos/phil1983/

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• This picture is quite funny to me! I like the way you crop it and the strong colors. Very well done!!
• Photographers Comment
• Wow, thank you, I'm so honoured to have my photo chosen. There were so many amazing photos - Congratulations to all. I took this photo while on vacation in Palm Springs California. Camera Nikon D7000 Lens 24-70mm f2.8 (70mm 1/125 2.8) Post processing Lightroom 4. -Tracy Linnel Oates
• www.tracylinnelphotography.com

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• Congratulation to this beautiful shot! You captured a bit of her soul and character in this picture. Yo can look at it again and again - it never gets boring!

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• An amazing picture that is very well done! The soft colors and the attitude of the girl together with the relaxed cat works really well.
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you for this Mark of Excellence! After an afternoon photography session with this darling little girl and her brother, I was packing up my gear and preparing to leave when she scooped up the family cat, who co-operated willingly. I caught this photograph as the final image from the session using a Canon EOS 60D with 18-135mm lens. Minor post-processing in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom included local tone adjustments and sharpening.
• www.flashbackphoto.ca

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• This photo is really conspicuous to me. The picture is calm but definitely not boring. It is focused on this lovely little girl with a bunch of colorful balloons. It looks like a postcard from a very famous child photographer.
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you so much Judges! What an honor, especially considering the incredible company I am in. My name is Jon Wolfson. This photo was taken in Marina Del Rey, Ca. on my daughter's first birthday. We'd planned a celebration for her on the beach, and it turned out to be a misty cloudy day. She certainly was no less happy without the sun. Also, it is my favorite weather. She was so fascinated by the balloons, she just kept wrapping herself up in them and keeping them with her wherever she went. I used a Nikon D90 with a 16-85 Nikkor. This was actually a longer shot, which I cropped - and lost a little sharpness in doing so. But I loved the picture so much I didn't let it bother me. I processed in Photoshop, added some color saturation to the shirt, tutu and balloons. A little vignette and a touch of mood from OnOne Photosuite.

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• A beautiful shot of a little sad looking child that touches me deeply. Well done!
• Photographers Comment
• My name is Kylee. I shot this photograph using a Canon Rebel T3i while on a mission trip in Cap Haitian, Haiti. This little 14 month old girl was sitting on a four foot wall just swinging her legs watching every move we made All by herself. She touched my heart and is one of my favorites of the trip.

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• Like a proud little princess is this little girlie..... Big compliment!
• Photographers Comment
• Thank you for the Mark of Excellence award. I shot this picture during my vacation in Romania with my cousins. Teodora, the little princess is their doughter. I think she loves to my model. I used the Nikon D5100, 18-105., and was post-processed in photoshop by my friend Fabio Baggio. My name is Isabella Meres, I'm from Pieve di Cadore, Italy.
• isabellameresphotography.com

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• You created a picture full of calmness and beauty! Putting the focus on her hands makes this photo really special! I also like the simple composition together with the blurred background. It works!
• Photographers Comment
• My name is Andrea Surak and I got interested in portrait photography about a year ago. This shot was taken in Montgomery, Tx (where I live) and I used it with my Canon 5D Mark II and my go to lens--85mm 1.8. I put the aperture setting wide open at 1.8. I use VSCO for all my post processing. Thanks for liking it!!
• www.amsurak.com

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• Love it!! When I look at this photo it always puts a smile on my face! The colors are great, technically altogether well done and a special point of view.
• Photographers Comment
• I spent the new year's eve in a cottage in the Alps, surrounded by my friends and their sons. I took the chance for some extraordinary natural light portraits, catching them busy at having fun all around the clock. In this very shot, they're peeking out of a table soccer, attending at a raging game. I loved its simmetry, and the strange light coming from fluorescent fixtures. Nikon D600, 85mm/1.8 wide open. -Roberto D'Antoni
• www.robertodantoni.it

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• This picture tells a story to me. It could also be a sequence from a film. Great shot with a perfect light situation!

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• This pink little fairy is so lovely! You captured a great moment!
• Photographers Comment
• Congratulations to the winner, and all the marks of excellence. Thank you so much for choosing my picture! This photograph which I titled my "favorite adventure", is my three year old daughter and muse Harper. 5D Mark II 1/800 f2.8 125 90 mm-70-200 lens
• www.photographybyll.com

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• Sometimes you see a smile that is just stunning. This photo is pure and honest to me!
• Photographers Comment
• My name is Pedro Matos and I’m from Portugal. I work mainly in editorial projects. This photograph was taken in 2012 in a small village in the north of the island of Santiago in the Cape Verde archipelago, to the african magazine Nós Genti. The inhabitants of this village are a very special social group, called Rabelados, who live in gated communities with very peculiar social rules. This photo was taken with a Canon 5DMII  and a Sigma lens 24-70. It was edited in Adobe Lighroom 4.

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• An exotic photo that lives from great colors. Beautiful!

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• You captured a real great moment. The eye contact between both children is so nice. It tells a whole story to me. Congratulation to your great power of observation and sensitiveness.
• Photographers Comment
• Hi, My name is Steven Jermaine, I am a lifestyle fashion photographer who takes pictures everyday all day especially at my church where this was taken. I owe god everything for all he has done in my life. I am happy that I was considered and given the mark of excellence. This was shot with a Sony RX1, a wonderful little full frame camera with high capabilities. I edited this in Lightroom 4 as with most of my pictures, using curves for the most part. Thanks again, I am truly grateful.
• www.stevenjermaine.com

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• You have done a great photo with this little girlie. I like the warm light situation and her facial expression is real and touches my heart!
• Photographers Comment
• What a great way to start my day! Thank you! My name is Deborah & I am from Southern Illinois, USA. I shoot with a Canon EOS 60D. I used LR3 to edit, but for this particular photo all I did was sharpen & crop. It had been raining & this little girl had never played in mud puddles before ~ so ~ we jumped in! Her squeals & giggles made the day & the photo special. You can see the rest of them on my blog at http://deborahturnerphotography.blogspot.com
• www.facebook.com/DeborahTurnerPhotography

• Mark Of Excellence

• Judges Comment
• This photo is so special! It stands out from many other photos I have seen! A great and simple composition with this shiny red balloon and the contrast to the cold blue tones. Really great!!
• Photographers Comment
• Thanks SO much! Congrats to the winner(s). I am a (new) freelance photographer mainly focusing on action, street, and journalist photography. I took this photo in Paris, France in early June 2013 on a rather cloudy day. Equiptment: Fujifilm X-Pro1 | Lens 18mm |Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec | Aperture f/5.6 | ISO 800. Thanks I Shot It and Lisa Alessandra Kutzelnig! Love the website. It really motivates and challenges me. Cheers! -Kevin Sparrow
• 500px.com/kevin_sparrow

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