Today we are so excited to show you something awesome! The women that attended our May Fresh Class (a beginning camera class for parents, not professionals) have been shooting every single day this month! We encouraged them to shoot EVERY SINGLE DAY because learning how to shoot in manual in one evening is hard and if you don’t shoot every single day you will quickly forget what you learned. Practice practice practice! Seriously, I shoot something every single day still and I’ve been shooting for years! It just keeps you fresh, keeps you learning and keeps you improving!
So at the end of that first class we also issued them a challenge!
We told them that in about a month we would hold a contest for them and they would have to submit their best “FRESH” image! So far I’ve gotten 5 submissions (out of 10 attendees) but I may be adding more as the day goes on.
The voting works two ways…
1. The Popular Vote: We encourage all of our blog readers to vote on their favorite image. Keeping the idea of “FRESH” in mind. Other than that I won’t ask you to look for anything else! But if you are a pro-photog that reads this PLEASE vote and let us know why you chose that image! I’m sure the women will be reading the comments and would love to hear your comments! They also can ask their family and friends to head over here to vote too!
2. The Professional Vote: We’ve asked a small group of professional photographer’s that we respect to look at the entries this weekend and vote. They are looking for clarity, focus, composition, lighting, theme, etc. They will give us a critique of each photo as well as their final choice so that the women can learn what they did well and what they can improve on.
THE PRIZES! First place in the popular vote will receive a $25 gift card to a local store/restaurant. First place in the pro-vote will receive either a full family session with a low-res disk (valued at $1000) or 2 hours of our time to learn even more (they can design our time together, whether that be helping them photograph their own kids, coming on a session with us, etc).
The ladies are really excited to get this going so I will stop typing and show you the image… but first… let me just say how PROUD Kim and I are with each of these submissions! They have really been working hard and we are really excited to see their passion continue to grow!
Please take into consideration that these images are all STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA with no editing done to them!
#1: Tina (fresh boo-boo)
#2: Missy (fresh fruit)
#3: Pamela (playing in the fresh air)
#4: Tammy (fresh and clean)
#5: Ursa (fresh life)
#6 Lindsey (fresh water)
Aren’t these great?!?
Please submit your vote by leaving a comment on THIS POST! If your comment appears on another post it will not be counted! We will stop voting once all of our pro-photogs have voted sometime this weekend!
Good luck ladies!
i love number 4!
My goodness… how am I supposed to pick one?!? They’re all great!
I think I have to go with Missy’s fruit. It just keeps drawing me back. The color is mesmerizing. But how can that adorable fresh boo boo not just grab a heart? Arrrgh! It’s too early for this kind of internal conflict!
Phenomenal job, all of you!!
#4 fresh and clean. It really conveys the theme of fresh and is so sweet. Not to mention the great crisp focus and perfect moment that was captured!
Definitely #2
I vote #2. The fruit is so beautiful and fresh. I love the different colors in the fruit too, bright and vivid!
What great teachers! I’m wanting to squeeze those kids-however, my vote is #2 with the summer time fresh fruit. Want to grab it off the computer and eat!
Fresh fruit!
My vote is for #3……LOVE IT!!!
fresh fruit!
fresh boo-boo!
Number 2!
number 2!!
#2: Missy (fresh fruit)
#3. They are all good though! Great job!!
#4. great color, light and focus. Great moment captured.
Number 2!! But also compliments to all of them. Good work.
Fresh Boo Boo – Tear….
how does that tear not pull at your heart?
#1
#2 mmmmm!!! Love summer fruit!
#1 is absolutely precious… makes you just want to give him a hug!
2 fresh fruit by Missy. I like it’s originality.
#1 Fresh boo boo
#3
#3
#2! The fruit looks awesome!
#2
#2 Fresh Fruit…love it!
#1 Love my little guy!!!
#1 Love my little guy!!! Fresh boo-boo
#1–great use of shallow depth of field, but still managed to get both eyes in focus (very important). Perfect exposure, too.
I think #1 fresh boo-boo is the best!!!
#2!
#2!!
#1 is my favorite.
#1
#4-Awesome photo, oh so precious!
I think #4 fresh and clean is the best. It is just a perfect picture.
I agree with Nathan! Fresh Boo-hoo #1 is the best!
#1 Fresh boo boo. captured the moment/his feelings perfect
#5 is the best!
My little man is the cutest!!!!! #1
#1 tugs at my heart. What a cutie !!!
#1 Precious…..so Precious………..
#1 great picture capturing life as it happens so cute!
#1 get’s my vote
My precious Nathan is the cutest!!!! #1
#1 is the best!!
Absolutely love #5!
Fresh and Clean! What a beautiful photo!
#1 is my favorite. The tears are so sad, but he is so cute!
#1 fresh boo-boo!
I would have to go with the first one (fresh boo-boo). I love the serious look and the bright blue eyes.
Those crocodile tears are just the cutest…#1 !!
Fresh Fruit looks amazing! It seems to capture the idea of “FRESH” the most!
#4 Fresh and Clean!
I love @1 (Fresh boo-boo) – big blue eyes with little tears gets me everytime!
The best without a doubt #4!
#4 – beautiful shot
#4 and #5 are to die for cute!
#5 is too cute! It gets my vote.
Fresh Boo Boo!!
Tina’s Fresh Boo Boo
I like Tammy’s best! Great job on all of them though!
#1 – Great close up!!
I’d have to say that #1 is my favorite (but I’m a bit partial)
#1 Fresh Boo Boo. TOO CUTE.
#1 Fresh Boo Boo
Absolutely adorable!!
#2 Makes me want to eat it!
Cutie #5
#2 fruit!
#2
#1 poor baby
Poor sweet Nathan…he’s so cute! #1
#1 Fresh boo-boo. It’s perfect!
#5 beautiful!
#1 – Great job Tina!
#1
I love the expression on #5 face and the catchlight in her eyes. The diagonal lines of the background make this a versatile image that could be just as strong in B&W as well. Good work Ursa!
#3!!!!
So hard to choose! They are all lovely in different ways.
#4. A nice memory to look back on.
#5. Love the composition, love the light in the eyes, love the expression on the baby, love the funky background, not “snap-shotty” to me 🙂
Those big blue eyes. You just wanna hug him. #1
#5 She is the most beautiful baby girl which is captured so sweetly in this picture!
#5. Too adorable! The picture and the subject are beautiful!
#4 Fresh and clean. I love the way the water is captured in this picture.
I love them all but fresh boo-boo really speaks to me
No.2! I could practically taste the fruit!
#5 The baby’s expression is priceless. The background is awesome. Felt like that beautiful little girl was going to say something to the photographer.
#1 Fresh Boo-Boo
#1 fresh boo boo
No 2!!!!!!!!!!! Such vibrant colors I want to eat it all!
#2. Looks great Missy!!
#2 fresh fruit:)
Number 1 is the best!
Love the big eyes in the first one. My vote is for fresh boo boo
The fresh fruit makes me thirsty. # 2 for sure!!!
Had to decide but I would choose #1
#2! 🙂
Gotta go with #1
Love fresh boo-boo. How adorable!!
#5
My choice is for the sweet guy with the big tears. #1
I would like to see #1 win
What a happy face!
What a happy face! #5 for sure!
I like #5!
Love, love, love fresh boo boo. Love those eyes!!!
Mmmmmmm so hard to decide but would have to say that #1 is my favorite
#5 definitely!
5, svet je lep.
#5!
#1 FOR SURE…….HAVE FELT THE SAME WAY AT TIMES…..CAUGHT THOSE BOO/HOO EYES JUST PERFECT
#1
No doubt it’s #1
#1 picture is just perfect with the little tear. says is all.
absolutely LOVE #1
I love #1. Tina gets my vote.
Oh my goodness #1 is so sweet!!!!
Ray is too cute-you just see his little lips going brmmm, brmmmm! What a boy!
I love #4! So fresh and and sharp!
#1 all the way, love that little expression!
#4 So fresh and so clean!
Love #1
#1
I vote for #5 – so adorable!
Ok, my vote is for number 1!
As for why, I love the sense of connection. Great eye contact and I can feel there’s a story there. (The almost lip bite/pout gets me) I know it’s titled fresh boo boo, but I keep thinking “fresh tears” and how cleansing and fresh a good cry can be. Technically, the bokeh is beautiful, exposure looks good, awesome catchlights, rockin’ the rule of thirds. It would make a great moody black and white.
# 5 is my favorite! I like the background and the expression on the baby’s face is adorable :]
Very Fresh !!!, you cant stage a photo like this and have a child willing to let you take there picture.
Oh Yeah my vote is for #1, Although the rest are also very good, but # 1 just stares at you.
Gotta go with #1, the picture captures that transition from “Ouch!” to “I’m good!”.
Wow all are great but I think that the first one is a nice composition
All the pictures are great, but I love number five,so natural and happy
number 5 is my choice, the contrast with the hair ribbon and black and white make a good compositin picture
#5 is my choice. Good composition and a very beautiful baby!
Wow these are all nice, but #5 is my choice. At times like this we can use such a contagious smile and happy spirit.
#5 is terrific.
Love #1 awwww feel better little guy
#1
#4 is awesome!!
#5 is adorable
#5 is adorable and just makes me smile!
#5 helps you remember how new and exciting life is
#5 is a real sweetheart
Wow – tough choices. I’ll have to go with #4 – fresh and clean. I love the light, the sweet, natural expression, and the interaction with the water. It is such a simple image yet there is so much going on there. Technically very well done.
#6 would have been my next pick – a very nice natural image.
Well done, ladies!
I think no. 1 is by far the best.
Number 5 loves life 😀
#2 fresh fruit…love the combo of grapes & raspberries…looks appealing enough to eat
oh my gosh! you all must be great teachers 🙂 these shots are good! I love the boo boo one its too cute. The fresh water?? oh wow! I could print and hang that, lovely composition! My favorite though it going to have to be the fresh and clean….light is great, focus is great, and i love the action! Wonderful SOOC 🙂
They are all quite good! #5 gets my vote–caught the fresh smile at just the right second!
Tough decision because there are good qualities to each but my vote goes to fresh boo boo
#4 definitely. I love the flowing water, but I think what I love the most is the beautiful, bright natural light making the picture look so clean and FRESH! 🙂 This is an awesome idea!
#1 is too precious!! I love the tears and he looks so sweet!
#5 is the best picture and definitely sends the most precious gift, and that is LIFE……
#1 for sure!!!
Number 1!!
#1 the cutest…. such big tears
#5…too sweet!
#1
I love the fact that the photographer has taken the time to capture something that are a part of a child’s life, tears.
The photographer has used a nice depth of field so that my eyes focus on the child’s face. I also love the fact that the child is placed somewhat to the left in the picture (i.e. not centred). The light is soft and nice. I like that the photographer is brave enough to get so close to the child’s face and leaving out parts of the hair and ear.
Nice work!
5!!
#1 touches your heart.
#2 is amaazing
#1 Beautiful & captivating….very expressive & tugs the heartstrings
Cast my vote for #5!
#1 is my pick.
#1 is great.
#1 is just too cute!
#2 is really fresh!!
Not a care in the world. I really like number 3