Child Photo Competition 2015 No 1 : Results
- Competition Winner : First Prize
- $590.00 and a Leica C worth $700.
- Judges Comment
- Stunning and outstanding! Congratulations to this fabulous picture and to the first prize of this child competition! A picture with extremely high contrast that goes straight under your skin. The framing and post processing is extraordinary. A well deserved first prize!
- Photographers Comment
- Title : Emotions, Location : Tanzania, Camera model : Canon 5d Mark ll, Post processing : Silver Efex B/W conversion, Caption : Children waiting for the school lunch break, the food is often the only reason for being in the school.
- goran-jovic.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- One of my favorites! What a moment! His facial expression is gorgeous - a mix between happiness and surprising. Or maybe a "Finally I have caught you!" or "welcome back my old friend!" Would love to read a story behind this picture...
- Photographers Comment
- Hi, Thank you very much for the great accolade... It is a magical picture I have always thought... purity and youth!.. He is one of my very favorite kids in the world and he found this baby squirrel that had fallen from its nest.. He looked after it so well... and they were inseparable... It really reminds me of a time gone by... where youth was all about nature and the outdoors... How sad it is to think what far to many kids spend their time doing these days... So glad you liked it... Camera 7D Canon, taken in Zimbabwe. Lens 70-200F2.8
- www.hilaryoleary.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- You captured a fabulous moment. The tones of this picture are great. With that kind of soft light and the post processing you have created a great picture. The fact that you have put the focus on the left boy underlines this special moment of communication.
- Photographers Comment
- Hi, my name is Reynold, this was taken at an orphanage in Bagan, Myanmar. I noticed these two kids were working on assignment but the othher kid was keep looking at his friend work. so I took the opportunity to capture the moment. I was using Leica M240 with Summilux 35mm ASPH-FLE.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A picture you shot with Instagram? Good choice. I like the filter you used. It fits perfectly together with this kind of scene. Beautifully arranged and framed!
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you for the Mark of Excellence. My name is Stefan Pütz (Germany). I took this photo of my 4 years old daughter with an iPhone and the Hipstamatic App.
- www.stefanpuetz.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Like a little fairy. She fell completely into her own world, thoughts and imagination. It seems that she does not recognize the camera at all. Captured in the right time and filled with emotions.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A real deep friendship and confidence. These are the first two words that came into my mind when I saw this picture for the first time. The beautiful light underlines the mood of this picture.
- Photographers Comment
- I took the photo in Los Angeles with a Canon Mark II The dog Gladys passed away peacefully at his home a couple of weeks ago.
- www.hirshowitzphoto.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- One of my favorites! I love the way you framed this little boy and also the special tones of this photo. The timing was perfect and the light situation is so beautiful. Everything fits together in a perfect way!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Weird and interesting at the same time. An extraordinary and outstanding shot. A great composition. Well done!
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you very much. This photo was made in our courtyard with my Nikon D60 and the cheap Nikkor 18-55mm.
- www.romantripler.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A picture that strikes through its composition. Minimal, only that is shown what is important to compose a good picture like this. A great capture!
- Photographers Comment
- I would like to congratulate the winner and thank the judges for their comments. This picture was taken along Legian beach, Bali, Indonesia, using a Leica M Monochrom camera with a Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 (III) lens. Processing in Lightroom 5 and Silver Efex Pro 2. Regards, Andrew.
- www.andrewlance.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Lovely and technically well executed. I also like the format you have chosen.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A strong picture. It looks rough and brutal but at the same time you need to look at this photo again and again. A real good composition, good post processing as well.
- Photographers Comment
- Although this fist bump looks rough, it is actually a sign of affection between Father, a noted "biker" and war veteran, and his three-year old Son. It was taken in Northern New Mexico (USA) with a Nikon D7000. Post processing was done in Lightroom. On a personal note, I am delighted that you like this image and most appreciative of your comments. Thank you so much. Leba Marquez
- www.lebamarquezphotography.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A portrait of a young girl, a blue sky with some clouds, harmonic colors ... why not? Everything fits together well. Well done!
- todd.arbini.photography
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A great photo with a good sense of timing, composition and very well executed!
- Photographers Comment
- My name's Tabitha Rosario, I'm 20 years old, and from Queens, New York. I used a Cannon Rebel T3i to capture this shot. The reason I took this photo was because, I had an photography class last fall and our first assignment was called "Shutter", the purpose of "Shutter" assignment was to capture something fast moving. So, I had my nephew go jump and throw all the pillows at me and basically go crazy like a child would. Mind you this was my mothers room and bed, so you know she was upset after it all, but it was all worth because I think I got this awesome shot out of it. I do want to thank you guys of I-SHOT-IT for taking out your time looking through all those and entries and giving me a Mark of Excellence for my first competition. It means a lot. I don't have a website to link below, but I just made an Instagram: @tabrosephotograhy_
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This fellow needs every step from this leather of this climbing frame. Is he tired or is it just a bad day? I don't know but you have shot a great picture!!
- todd.arbini.photography
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- An interesting picture. Technically it is a bit overexposed but it is really effective. A frozen moment like from a sequence from a movie. The background is interesting to and gives the portrait a little story to tell.
- Photographers Comment
- Lui Arlin, Dubai, Sony Alpha A-58, converted to B/W, contrast increased.
- luiarlin.de
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Children are always trying to be children even in the toughest situations in life. This pictures tells a story and touches deeply.
- Photographers Comment
- My name is Svetlana Eremina, I'm from Russia. In this photo children - refugees from Syria, living with their families in destroyed building in one of the districts of Istanbul (Turkey). Despite the terrible conditions, children are always children and find joy and happiness in the simplest things. I use the camera Nikon D 5000
- instagram.com/shafali2883/
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- You shot this close up portrait in a beautiful way with natural light and perfect focus. Simple but effective! Great shot!!
- Photographers Comment
- My name is Melissa and I live in Parrish, FL. This shot was taken with a Nikon D3200 and 50-300mm Nikkor telephoto lens. This little man is the son of my neighbor and is the sweetest thing ever. He had been outside helping his mom with the horses and playing with his tractors (his favorite). I couldn't resist those stunning blue eyes and innocent face. The only editing I did in photoshop was to remove a few dirt spots from his face. Boys!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Great shot in motion! Not that easy to shoot. I also like the strong contrast of the colors.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A nice and spontaneous portrait of a girl. The glasses really suit her well!
- Photographers Comment
- Yes, this was quite a spontaneous photograph of my daughter Kiki as she entered our kitchen in Hellerup, Denmark wearing these retro-style specs and a party frock. I was quite pleased with the result as it was captured using an M9 mounted with a 1.0 Noctilux - a lens I don't normally associate with spontaneity due to it's long focus throw!
- rangefinder.dk
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A lovely snapshot. Pure and honest and a real pleasure to look at this shot again and again!