1st PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Alessandro Baglioni | Alessandro Baglioni Photographer | Firenze Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Strong image with great focus, moment, colours and interest. However, the subject matter is directly in the middle and one of the most interesting elements of the image (the face on the left) is awkwardly cropped.
2nd PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Mark Wallis | Mark Wallis Photography | London Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Superb capture. The body language combined with the dramatic lighting makes this image a masterful piece. / This is my absolute favourite shot but I could not give it full marks because of the cropping. I think this picture would become one of my all time favourites if you had cropped the top white ceiling and some of the left of the image. The focal point is so interesting I would go in closer. The white part of an image is the first thing that attracts the human eye and therefore the ceiling is only a distraction. But it still rocks what proves to be a difficult category of the competition.
3rd PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Juliana Mozart | Juliana Mozart | Brazil Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Moment well caught, amazing framing, great use of shapes with interest created between the geometric shapes of the architecture and the organic shapes of the people. The bride and groom create an interesting statuesque shape and there is a delicious play with light on the floor. / The dark silhouettes of the onlooker guests makes this image very surreal.
4th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Chris Hartwig | Chris Hartwig | Marseille Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
This could have been a winner if the edge of the dress had not been chopped and the horizon was straight.
5th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Adam Ludwik | Adam Ludwik Photography | Katowice Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Strong reportage image, elegant and sophisticated. / The love and emotion is so palpable.
6th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Oleg Rostovtsev | Rostovtsev Photography | Hannover Wedding Photographer
7th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Gretchen McArthur | Fritz Photography | Portland Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
I love the situation but I don’t like the blown out details of the dress or the toning.
8th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Kirsten Lewis | Kirsten Lewis Photographer | The Outer Banks Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Great light, composition, colours and emotion. My favourite parts of the image are the speckles of dust and the bride’s expression.
9th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Kellie Kano | Kellie Kano Photography | Greensboro Wedding Photographer
10th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Elaine Soong | Just Married Photography | Calgary Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
This is an example of an image which photographers will love but brides don’t choose for their albums. But the repetition of the triangle both at the top and bottomed (with the hands) make this a very clean and clever image.
11th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Cristina Lima | Cristina Lima | Belo Horizonte Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
The composition is strong and there are many areas of the image which a fun to look at. A perspective from the floor looking up has elongated and flattered the couple and given us the possibility to see the ceiling. The ceiling looks like a galaxy of stars and planets and as a wonderful bonus there are interesting parts to the lower part of the images room.
12th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Ron Storer | ron storer photography | Seattle Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
This would have been the number one for me if it had been cropped differently. I love this image but there is too much skew space at the top.
13th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Citlalli Rico | Citlalli Rico Photography | Cancun, Riviera Maya Wedding Photographer
14th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
James Davidson | James Davidson Photography | Ipswich Wedding Photographer
15th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
John Lyons | John Lyons Weddings | Windsor Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Timeless & classic. Personally I am not a huge fan of sepia but the image is close to perfect in its quiet naturalness.
16th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Pedro Barros | Cristina Lima | Belo Horizonte Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
The colour treatment and the way the foil confetti is gently sitting on her shoulder make this image.
17th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Daniel Poletto | Rejane Wolff | Campinas Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
One can feel the joy of the bride but the image has a few distracting elements at the top.
18th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Alexandre Lima | Cristina Lima | Belo Horizonte Wedding Photographer
19th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Priscila Lima | Willian Lima + Priscila Lima | Santo André Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Electric! / Lots to look at, just maybe a little too busy.
20th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Meher Siegle | Marcel & Meher Siegle Photography | San Francisco Wedding Photographer
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amazing first dance wedding photos … well done to my friends Mark Wallis and Jim Davidson