I'm very proud to announce that one of the most highly respected industry panels and international accreditation programs awarded five of my six images a Bronze medal, namely The Portrait Masters Competition 2017.
I received these five awards in the Children's Portrait category. Relative to the Portrait Masters Competition's grading scale, the bronze award stands for "High Professional Standard". The professional judging was based on styling, composition, focus, lighting, connection (i.e. between photographer and model), posing, post production and overall technique and presentation.
The judges are an incredible panel of highly respected international professionals, who collectively hold over 100 years of experience in both winning similar contests and judging comparable competitions, as well as running successful photography businesses.
The judges were:
Richard Wood (New Zealand)
Pippin Schembri (Sydney, Australia)
Kelly Brown (Brisbane, Australia)
Susan Stripling (New York, United States)
Ray Schembri (Sydney, Australia)
Alycia Savage Alvarez (Texas, United States)
Michele Celentano (Arizona, United States)
Sue Bryce (New Zealand & USA)
My original goal for 2017 was to become a professional portrait photographer and I’m more than proud that I accomplished that! My goal for 2018 is to get my new studio up and running and to become an accredited portrait master!
