Award Winning Images – 2018 SRP Conference

Congratulations to our award winning photographers!

 This year at our annual conference, we held an image competition.  Image competition is a way for our photographers to gain recognition for their work and it is very much an exercise in learning!  Each image was scored on a scale of 1-100.  Portraits scoring 80 or above earned the distinction of “Image of Excellence.”  Judges critiqued each image based on the five characteristics of a Spoiled Rotten Portrait:   Award Winning Images

  1. It is Authentic

  2. It is technically Excellent

  3. It has flattering Posing

  4. It is Impactful

  5. It has pleasing Composition

Our esteemed panel of master portrait artists, Jeff Johnson and Michelle Massey-Barnes selected the following award winning portraits:  

Portrait of a Preschooler

First Place Image, Crown Image Award, Judges Choice Award and People’s Choice Award: Arabian Princess – Becky Weis of Huntsville, AL
Second Place Image: Golden Breeze – Will Smith of Nashville, TN
Third Place Image: Mr. Bear – Amy Bell of Plano/Frisco, TX

Portrait of a Toddler

First Place Image: Sugar Plums Please – Heather Sams of Colorado Springs, CO
Second Place Image: The Music Man – Elizabeth Bailey of Alpharetta, GA
Third Place Image: I See You – Joy Thomas of Huntsville, AL

 

 

 

Portrait of a Baby

First Place Image: Good Hair Day – Mark Treen of Charleston, SC
Second Place Image: Mr. Modest – Julie Ouzts of Nashville, TN
Third Place Image: Formally Cute – Dianna Harriet of Denver, CO

 

 

Portrait of an Older Child

First Place Image: On Pointe – Jackie Kelly of Huntsville, AL
Second Place Image: Fine Balance – Elizabeth Powell of McKinney/Allen, TX
Third Place Image: Pretty Little Lady – Patricia Mesi of Alpharetta, GA

 

Portrait of Siblings

First Place Image (tie): Precious In His Sight – Melissa Tash of Huntsville, AL
First Place Image (tie): My Brown Eyed Girls – Melissa Tash of Huntsville, AL
Second Place Image: Cowboy Up – Jackie Kelly of Huntsville, AL

 

Portrait of a Family Group

First Place Image: Fall Family Trio – Elizabeth Bailey of Alpharetta, GA
Second Place Image: Powerful Profiles – Melissa Tash of Huntsville, AL
Third Place Image: Daddy’s Girl – Tiavalya Befecadu

 

People’s Choice Award:  Curls For Days – Tiavalya Befecadu of Huntsville, AL
People’s Choice Award: Sophisticated Sweetness – Joy Thomas of Huntsville, AL

 

Judges Choice Award:  Eyes The Strength Of The Soul – Elizabeth Powell of McKinney/Allen, TX

 

All of our Images of Excellence (Scoring 80+)

[Not a valid template]