AG|WPJA The Artistic Guild of the WPJA

Judges Comment: If you look in every nook and cranny of this image, there is something going on. The bride and groom are just a piece of this image that has both a cultural and wedding day story line working in parallel. The image toning elicits an emotion without overpowering the content. We simply love the realness of this image.

Judges Comment: Using a shallow depth of field and heavy post processing helps define the bride's tears. Beautiful image!

Judges Comment: We love the feeling of being in the middle of this petal toss. Small note: the groom's left hand could use a little burning to match the rest of his skin tone.

Judges Comment: The emotion of the woman in the background makes this image a clear winner. We suggest cropping the right side of the frame so the white wall in the background doesn't compete as much with the subjects. Wonderful composition!

Judges Comment: Focusing on the confetti provides an interesting entry point that drags your eye back to the bride and groom. Great frame!

Judges Comment: Good juxtaposition between the couple and crying bridesmaid. The image would become even stronger if you cropped off of the top to just above the couple's heads.

Judges Comment: The photographer left just enough highlights to capture the guests’ faces as they throw the petals. We like the cropped horizontal format as well.

Judges Comment: The strong vignette helps to solidify the look between both subjects.

Judges Comment: Congrats to the photographer for getting close during the ceremony and using a dramatic angle to compose this image. We like that the focus is on the action (the ring) and that the photographer worked this image into a slightly warm-toned B&W.

Judges Comment: Messy and whimsical, but in a good way, rounds out the top 10. This is a great moment that would benefit from some selective highlight burns (doorway, window frame, flower girl’s dress, etc.).

Judges Comment: The balanced lighting across the ceiling illuminates and directs your eye to the kissing couple. This is a nice moment and would look even better if the groom's forehead had more detail.

Judges Comment: The off-camera light starts to fight for dominance with the bride and groom but it gives added separation and definition for the people all around the couple. The couple are way too hot and we'd love to see what this frame would look like when toned down.

Judges Comment: Good use of a long lens to compress the image content. We'd suggest evening out the tones in his tux as well as opening the shadows around his eyes.

Judges Comment: The highlights on the subject separate her from the background and slightly define her clothing. This is another image where the vignette is too strong and the rest of the content appears dodged. A much larger feather on your vignette would alleviate the ‘glowing’ content in this image.

Judges Comment: The blowing veil is the initial entry point but the bride's body brings your eye down and then out of the frame. A tighter crop from both left and right along with a dodge on her face would make this image much stronger.

Judges Comment: Closer is better. Repeat that three times. At first glance, all that you see is the vignette then the couple. This is a great moment that would have placed much higher if the distracting, colored vignette wasn't applied.

Judges Comment: This is a nice moment. A half-step to the left and the photographer would have perfectly balanced this frame. As is, the image is content heavy on the right and the bride competes with the preacher.

Judges Comment: A beautiful moment that gets lost with over-processing. We see her moment and her tears but the overlay hides her emotion. This image is begging for a tight crop. Keep it simple and clean, the moment will take care of the rest.

Judges Comment: This is a wonderful situation. Be careful when dodging (dodging on the dress helpers’ faces is too strong) and burning. If overdone or done unevenly, it will quickly cause the viewer to lose attention.