#CROWN contest Winners!
Friends, I’m happy to announce the #CROWN contest winners!
Judging was not easy. 47 works submitted, and most of them were So Good!
We had several judging criteria:
- Concept & Idea: Idea, Emotion, Feeling, Mood, Impact, Creativity, Originality, Style
- Technical Value: Exposure, Focal distance, Focus, Sharpness, Depth of field, Lighting, Noise, etc
- Aesthetics & Processing: Composition, Framing, Background, Design elements, Colors, Retouching
- Modeling: Model choice, Posing, Commitment, Expression
- Makeup, Design, Effort: Make up, Hair, Dress, Design elements, General Effort level, etc
This way, with this categories, a newbie photographer with a cheap camera, but who would go an extra mile, put a lot of effort into the shoot, etc — can win over a professional photographer with a $5,000 worth equipment. After all, this was a contest of TFP projects, not a contest of who has the most expensive camera, right?
1st PLACE
I’m proud to present you the winners of the contest!
Photographer: Alyssa Macey
Make up and hair: Veronica Davalos de Verdaguer
Model: Audrey English
The photo is clickable to reveal the original work:
The team gets the following prizes:
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$300 worth SmugMug.com BUSINESS account 12 month subscription 21+ premade site designs, or create your own (no coding needed), Optional HTML and CSS customization, Use your own domain name, Turnkey storefront and e-commerce-optimized galleries, Fulfill orders with top labs: Bay Photo, WHCC, EZPrints, etc. Sell digital photo downloads, Set site wide pricing. Create custom pricelists and coupons to accommodate every client. Group galleries under events for clients to choose their favorites and share with friends and family. Brand shipped client orders and offer gift-wrapped packaging, etc |
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$119 worth Think Tank URBAN APPROACH 5 photo bag Low profile, high capacity shoulder bag specifically for your mirrorless camera gear and 8” tablet. Specifically designed for mirrorless gear with premium materials and quality construction. Dedicated zipper compartment for up to an 8” tablet. Low-contrast and matte black appearance with BBG leather accents |
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$100 worth of make up product credit from Camera Ready Cosmetics |
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$27 worth brush soap from Crazy Merman Crazy Merman’s Brush soap is handmade with only the highest quality, vegan, and cruelty free ingredients. Their fusion of coconut and olive oil removes makeup from natural and synthetic brushes, leaving them luxuriously soft, clean and conditioned. Because of their lack of harsh chemicals, Crazy Merman soaps are also perfect for cleaning beauty sponges and other tools. |
2nd PLACE
Photographer: Jason Lott
Computer graphics: Jason Lott
Model: Gee Vee
The photo is clickable to reveal the original work:
The team gets the following prizes:
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$100/year FolioDrop.com PRO account LIFETIME subscription Foliodrop is for you if you want to manage your website fast and in very intuitive manner. We don’t expect you to know HTML or other technical stuff. And we don’t want you to waste time on understanding how to do things. Managing foliodrop website is as simple as moving icons on your desktop – simply drag & drop. PRO account offers unlimited categories, 2000 photos limit, 3 professional responsible templates, websites statistics, etc. |
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$75 worth Think Tank My Second Brain tablet bag Slim, soft case specifically designed for Apple products fits an Pad® + iPhone® 6 and accessories, each in secure dedicated pockets. Separate dedicated pockets for an iPad and iPhone 6 and other Apple accessories. Expansive accessory compartment with clear zippered pockets and mesh pouches. Premium-quality YKK® zippers and durable, long-lasting materials |
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$27 worth brush soap from Crazy Merman Crazy Merman’s Brush soap is handmade with only the highest quality, vegan, and cruelty free ingredients. Their fusion of coconut and olive oil removes makeup from natural and synthetic brushes, leaving them luxuriously soft, clean and conditioned. Because of their lack of harsh chemicals, Crazy Merman soaps are also perfect for cleaning beauty sponges and other tools. |
3rd PLACE
There were several entries competing for the third place. All were great, and it was impossible to choose!
But what if I told you that Matthew got his first camera only 6 months ago???
Photographer: Matthew Hillery
Makeup: Kimberly Allen
Models: Miranda Morta & Tina the Snake
Wardrobe & Flower Crown: Miranda Morta
Assistant: Sib Malik
The photo is clickable to reveal the original work:
The team gets the following prizes:
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$96 worth SkillShare.com PREMIUM account 12 month subscription Skillshare is a global learning community for creators. Anyone can take thousands of online classes or even teach a class themselves. There are hundreds of photography classes, classes on photo editing, post processing: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, etc |
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$35 worth Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 5 photo bag Slim, soft case specifically designed for Apple products fits an Pad® + iPhone® 6 and accessories, each in secure dedicated pockets. Separate dedicated pockets for an iPad and iPhone 6 and other Apple accessories. Expansive accessory compartment with clear zippered pockets and mesh pouches. Premium-quality YKK® zippers and durable, long-lasting materials |
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$27 worth brush soap from Crazy Merman Crazy Merman’s Brush soap is handmade with only the highest quality, vegan, and cruelty free ingredients. Their fusion of coconut and olive oil removes makeup from natural and synthetic brushes, leaving them luxuriously soft, clean and conditioned. Because of their lack of harsh chemicals, Crazy Merman soaps are also perfect for cleaning beauty sponges and other tools. |
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$15 worth LensPen MicroPro cleaning pen. LensPen MicroPro safely and effectively cleans micro camera lenses. With its specially designed tip, it applies the LensPen compound to places its bigger brothers can’t reach. Retractable brush removes dust and the unique LensPen Invisible Carbon compound outperforms all other cleaning systems. Now with NEW Invisible Carbon! |
THUMBS UP AWARD
We also want to present you an entry that has received very high scores. High scores in technical quality, aesthetics, processing and design. And we were surprised to know that Evan got his first camera 6 months ago as well! We award Evan with this incentive award certificate! Bravo, Evan!
Photo: Evan Michael Woods
Model: Caitlin Leiva
The photo is clickable to reveal the original work:
You all done amazing job, guys! Thank you for participation!
I welcome your to stay tuned for the next contest which will be announced pretty soon!