2010 Favorites - Love

So I posted my top 20 favorite photos of children, so of course my next step was to post my favorite 20 photos of Love. I realize that love could encompass so many other genres of photography, since so many of my photos bring that emotion, but this post is mainly weddings and a few engagement photos thrown in there as well. As mentioned in my last post, many of these photos capture a feeling or create a feeling, and to me, that is the importance. Some are pretty - some are posed - and some are just that moment in time. Sharing the love - here are my 20 favorites. (Did I mention how hard it is to narrow down to just 20 photos - well let me say it again, so hard?!?)

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2010 Favorites - Children

While updating my website with work from this past year, I was in such awe of how many photos I had the pleasure of taking this year, as well as how much I have grown as a photographer. I could definitely see that my love of photography has taken me more and more towards photographing children and weddings. I have so many favorites from each session, it was a really hard decision to narrow down to just 20 photos, but at last, I have done so. I hope you realize this does not take away from all of the other thousands of photos I have taken, but to choose my top 20 - this is the list that I came away with. And with any art, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some times a photo can capture a feeling or create a feeling, and many of these images do just that for me.

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So I know the last one isn't a child - (well yet in this picture) but to me, there is just something so precious about a pregnant belly. (Perhaps because I'm sporting one now, it touches me a little more) but isn't it a cute preggo belly?!? :)

And the Winner is.....

The votes are in, and the winner of the best jumping pictures is..........

Gina and Kevin

It was a unanimous decision! Awesome work from the bridal party who really got into this picture. You made Kevin and Gina very happy and this picture will be displayed on their wall, very large, very soon! :)

And the runner ups were (in no particular order):

Awesome job to all of the bridal parties! Thank you for entertaining me with your mad jumping skills.

Wedding Jumping Pictures - Contest

So throughout this year, I have been putting my bride, grooms, and bridal party against each other in a contest. It's no secret that I love the "jumping" picture of the bridal party. For me, it's a great way to get the bridal party to loosen up and enjoy the moment, and have some fun. Of course, I truly enjoy seeing the expressions on the faces when I start to edit the pictures as well! :)

So at the beginning of this year, I decided to make this jumping picture a contest that I told the entire wedding party about during the photo. I am posting those pictures and have hand selected 6 judges (not me or Jenn ) to choose their top 3 favorite pictures from this year. (I will mention that not all the weddings I photographed this year did the jumping picture - usually due to weather (i.e. soft or muddy ground) or size of the bridal party limitations.) The winner of the best jumping picture will be receiving a large mounted photograph of the winning picture. I have to admit that some of these people can jump!!!!

I am so excited about this that I have been brainstorming next year's wedding contest giveaway.

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