What The Focused On Photography,
Up Close {Portrait}
Challenge Winners!!!!!
Last weeks super talented challenge winner Jonathan, of Sparks Ignite photography, chose this weeks challenge to be Up Close {Portrait}!
"Thank you to everyone that voted my image as the best of the best for the Catchlights Challenge! I want to give a big shoutout to my first born, Noah. Although I feel the image I submitted was strong, his cuteness surely secured the win for me."
-Jonathan Sparks Ignite
And now for the moment you have all been waiting for!!! The winner of this weeks challenge,
Chosen by Jonathan...
I'm really impressed with the submissions this week. It made it extremely difficult to choose ONE winner. For the close up portrait challenge I have chosen Kimberly Sol Photography as the overall winner with this gorgeous image. It just so happens that this was also the image that received the most likes by the group.
Image by: Kimberly Sol Photography
I based this decision on the way the image made me feel. The emotion in this photo is overwhelming! I believe, as artists, the best thing we can accomplish with an image is to affect the viewer's emotions.
The photo is also technically sound. The lighting paired with a beautiful color palette make for an extremely desirable image. I love seeing a portrait of a stranger that I can picture on my own wall. Great shot Kimberly!!
And here are the rest of the top 10 champions!
Image above by: Jessica Images
Image above by: Saskia Van Kuijen - Fotografie
Image above by: Peridot Rain Photography
Image above by: Kayla Pettis
Image above by: E. Pratico Photography
Image above by: Momma Got Soul Photography
Image above by: The Flash Lady Photography
Image above by:Yaffa Koff Photography
Image above by: Brianna Hunsberger Photography
All winners will be given a badge of honor to throw in everyones faces and be allowed to say "look at me I am all powerful and gloriously talented! bow at my magnificence!"
Next challenge theme & winner will be decided by
Thank you to all the talented photographers who submitted! Next challenge we hope to see more WTF'rs submit their photographs as well! Join the awesomeness that is the WTF winners!