1st PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Jose Luis Guardia | Xpression International | Granada, Spain Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Great capture of all the confetti action and incorporating it with the bride and groom and ambiant light. / Works better as a vertical. / Beautiful exposure and color.
2nd PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Kurstin Roe | Kurstin Roe Photography | Washington, DC Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Way to capture the groom’s face through the hole in the veil.
3rd PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Michelle Ross | Under Grace Photo | Saint Louis, Missouri Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Wonderful well captured moment. / What a lovely moment. It would have benefitted from a tighter crop. / An amazing moment.
4th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Cliff Brunk | Cliff Brunk Photography | San Francisco Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
This photos speaks. They’re talking and not saying a word.
5th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Christobal Perez | Azul Photography | Raleigh, North Carolina Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Lots of action happening here… excitement.
6th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Vinicius Matos | La Foto | Belo Horizonte, Brazil Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Lighting skills at its finest… singling out the subjects with high shutter and lights. Composition is excellent as well with the 3 lights in the background. / Beautiful lighting. Would have liked to be able to see more of their faces. / Beautifully simple.
7th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Michal Barteczko | Ela & Michal Barteczko | Katowice, Poland Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Way to find a different location than just on the dance floor… great framing too.
8th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Kristina Carter | Vrai | Chicago, Illinois Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
I love the facial thoughts on this couple … well compositioned and nice silhouette. / Very serene and happy expressions on their faces. Rimlighting was a good choice to isolate them and give the sense that they’re alone together.
9th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Gulnara Samoilova | Gulnara Studio | New York Wedding Photographer
10th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Richard Esposito | Photographer-RE | New Haven, Connecticut Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Way to focus away from the subjects… proud mom.
11th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Jamie Owens | J. Scott Photography | Indianapolis, Indiana Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Spectacular placement. / Great wide angle and use of color from the flag.
12th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Jamie Owens | J. Scott Photography | Indianapolis, Indiana Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Shadow on a screen… great use of light from the projector. / Great photo. The silhouette is brilliant and I love the groom’s expression.
13th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Martin Hill | Martin Hill Photography | London, UK Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Great moment. / Interesting photo. I like the shadows of the guests on the floor.
14th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Andree Kehn | Andree Kehn Wedding Photography | Bethel, Maine Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Love the kid on the railing. Not your usual scene.
15th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Eric Velado | Velado Images | Los Angeles Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Love the wide angle and celebratory fireworks being included… and angle from the ground up.
16th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
James Davidson | James Davidson Photography | Ipswich, UK Wedding Photographer
17th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Fabio Borges | Foco Estudio | São Paulo, Brazil Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Different. I’m assuming the colors come from the lens flare. B&W would have worked much better. / I love the interplay of positive/negative space in this image.
18th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Glen Cooper | Decisive Moment Photojournalists | Boston, Massachusetts Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Nice expressions.
19th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Allister Freeman | Allister Freeman Photography | United Kingdom Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Love this shot! It would have scored higher if it had less photoshop in it.
20th PLACE | FIRST DANCE
Marcin Rusinowski | 5czwartych | 5fourths Documentary Photojournalism | Warsaw, Poland Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
This scored because of the use of ambiant light from the candles… not easy to do.
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