Thar' She Blows...The Photo Contest Begins!
1. Will Hawkins
(Blue Lane Photography)
5. Nick Haskins
7. Erin Harvey
Alrighty, get your friends, family, co-workers and fellow photographers to hop on over and get to voting! Limit 1 vote per person and remember I can see where you little stinkers link from so no funny stuff! haha :-) Voting ends Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time! To place your vote, simply comment in this post with your choice! Good luck and happy voting! :-) (oh and click to enlarge the image for a more detailed view)
~Courtney
P.S. Typepad is driving me nuts! Posting multiple images with text is a nightmare...I need a new blog template! If you know of a good design company, let me know!
Yeah. This alignment stuff seems tough on here! Try google-owned blogspot out! I edit on blogspot and it automatically ftps the files to willhawkinsphotography.com (/blog) !
Posted by: Will Hawkins (Liam) | February 06, 2008 at 12:40 PM
So how do I vote again? Despite the fact that Erin may not enjoy my vote, I like Taka's the best. Lots of good flare and "pizazz" although a lot of the others are quite good as well.
Courtney, you have made me wish I had a Fisheye now... grrr... =)
Posted by: Chris Harvey | February 06, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Ok I'm really up in the air over 3 or 8. And I know I can only pick 1 so I think I'll go with 3- I do love the flair, the action and the pose- way cute! :) And cute dress too.
Posted by: Mandy Hank Photography | February 06, 2008 at 12:54 PM
I vote for #1 - Will Hawkins
Sharp in the face, shallow depth of field for soft, out-of-focus background, good highlight and shadows, sparkling eyes catch light, nice placement in the frame, great model pose with turned shoulders and head, direct eye contact with the viewer, warm smile facial expression.
Posted by: Walter | February 06, 2008 at 01:09 PM
I'll vote for Taka's, but I could have sworn the contest was for the, "most unique shot."
Posted by: Nick | February 06, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Hey now! Are we allowed to vote for ourselves? LOL Well...I'm gonna have to go ahead and vote for Taka, #3. (Although I give all kinds of creativity points to Nick!!) Love the look, Taka, great job!
Posted by: Shem | February 06, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Whoever posted the voting info on their myspace bulletin wins smarty pants prize of the year! haha...
My vote goes to Nick for thinking outside the box! (even if outside the box lies a whole pile of morbidness haha)
Posted by: Courtney | February 06, 2008 at 01:34 PM
I have 4 total favorites here.
Why couldn't our presidential elections be more like this? Having to choose between a bunch of excellent options would be so much better than what we really have going on in this nation ;)
I'm going to go ahead and cast my vote for Courtney. I enjoyed the controlled usage of the fisheye & brick texture.
- Mr. Smartypants
Posted by: Will Hawkins (Liam) | February 06, 2008 at 01:44 PM
I vote for #1- Will Hawkins!
Posted by: Caitlin | February 06, 2008 at 01:54 PM
I vote for Will Hawkins- the first photo
Posted by: Mheeh | February 06, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Zekeshem Parsons all the way!
Posted by: Albert Vogt | February 06, 2008 at 02:08 PM
I do really like Courtney's as well. It is a great photo. But I can't let Courtney win her own contest, that just wouldn't be fair =)
And I totally agree with Will about our presidential election. Instead of a lot of bad choices, why can't I have at least one I can support... grrr.
Posted by: Chris Harvey | February 06, 2008 at 02:13 PM
taka yanagimoto :)
Posted by: ewelina | February 06, 2008 at 02:15 PM
I vote for #7, Courtney's blue eyes really pop!
Posted by: Armin | February 06, 2008 at 02:38 PM
They're all so great... but there's no harm in voting for myself right? =) I do have to give Taka a close second.
Posted by: Erin Harvey | February 06, 2008 at 03:02 PM
I vote for Zekeshem's photo!
Posted by: mattk | February 06, 2008 at 03:05 PM
I vote for Zekeshem's photo!
Posted by: mattk | February 06, 2008 at 03:06 PM
I vote for #1!!
Posted by: Amy | February 06, 2008 at 03:07 PM
Obviously the diagnal foreground and background lines leading to the subject in a rich chocolate sepia tone on number 2 is just too much art for anyone to understand....even for myself lol. So ok I vote Taka great cross process and cute shem pose. Make sure Shem gets the option of the half price 2nd copy as it looks like she will be the subject of 1 or 3.
Posted by: Steve | February 06, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Love #3 by Taka. So flirty and sassy. Looks like it should be a cover ad from the 1950s.
Posted by: AmyB | February 06, 2008 at 03:55 PM
I like the fourth and first pictures.
Posted by: patrick foley | February 06, 2008 at 04:16 PM
zekeshem parsons' photo please... :)
she also makes a very fine model... :)
Posted by: thomas | February 06, 2008 at 04:43 PM
I vote for Zekeshem's picture!!!!!! :)
Posted by: Jeff Joiner | February 06, 2008 at 07:16 PM
My vote is for Wil. Beautiful work!
Posted by: Pat | February 06, 2008 at 07:29 PM
Mr. Hawkins has my vote :)
Posted by: kristen :) | February 06, 2008 at 07:33 PM