The results of the Wedding Photojournalists Association were just announced yesterday and we were happy to find out that two of our images won awards.
The first, was from Nora and Matt’s wonderful wedding at The Metropolitan Club. The second was from Tamara and Michael’s Engagement Session in SoHo.
JUDGES COMMENTS: I like the layers in this photograph. It’s nice to have context in an image and to be able to see where and how many people attend the wedding. This photograph accomplishes both as a slow shutter speed records this man studying his paperwork a blur of attendees swirl in the background. Nice framing with the symmetrical lights and perfectly framed entrance that highlights the sharpness of all the detail in and outside the room.
JUDGES COMMENTS: The beauty of this image is how the primary focus on the vendor is not lost among the crowded elements of the scene. It’s partly due to the subject’s own actions. He is deliberate and focused. It’s hard to miss his professionalism. But the image gets the award for supporting actor through artful use of leading lines used in the composition combined with lighting that leads our eyes directly to his scrutiny.
JUDGES COMMENTS: I like the way this portrait includes their dog! Just adds an element about them that gives us a sense of who they are. Their embrace is very sweet and the urban context is interesting and the dog is not sure what to think of it all. Nice framing of the image.
Personally, I like the way the graphic face on the lefthand door seems to be watching the couple.