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Competition Wedding Photographer of theYear: Round 4
For Round 2 of our Wedding Photographer of the Year competition with Loxley Colour, we asked you to submit your fine-art wedding shots, and there was such a strong batch of entries that our judges really had their work cut out for them. Now that the judging has been completed, we can reveal that the Round 2 winner is Marie Anson. On finding out that she’d won the fine-art round, Marie said: “I am so shocked (in a good way) as to me this is such an honour and validation, given the esteemed judging panel and the very high standard of entries frommany other incredible photographers. I amabsolutely delighted! “There is so much talent in the wedding photography industry, so to have my work recognised in such away is very humbling and also an acknowledgement that I must be doing something right. “I amso elated – ‘I'mchuffed to bits!’ as they say inDerbyshire!” Discover the theme for Round 4 and find out the winner of Round 2 “I love the composition, crop, lighting and atmosphere. It looks a little like a painting and you are drawn straight to bride and groom, too” Natalie Martin “The reason I have chosen this image is that it has a really lovely atmospheric feel to it” Kevin Pengelly For this round, we want to see your bridal portraits, and with it being the bride’s big day the pressure to get the perfect shot is on. Most bridal portraits will show the bride in the setting of their stunning wedding venue with their dress on full show, or be a shot from the back showing off the details of her dress. But maybe you’ve gone for a close up, with the bride holding her bouquet, or her veil blowing in the wind. Last year’s Wedding Photographer of the Year, Natalie Martin, has this advice: “At the end of the day, this is the bride’s biggest day and emotion and expression will play a big part in it. However, as well as that it must be technically excellent, especially with the light and pose. If some element of creativity can be created by composition and added to the other elements, the photographer will be in with a good chance of being on the shortlist.” Remember, the bridal portrait is all about the bride and showing off how beautiful she looks. Round 4: Bridal Portrait Here is what the judges had to say:
Round 2: winning image
Marie’s winning image was captured at Carlton Towers, a Grade 1 listed, Victorian Gothic country house in North Yorkshire. Given the weather, Marie decided to create a dramatic shot with the couple and the incredible feature entrance. Marie is now in the running to be namedWedding Photographer of the Year 2019, andwill also receive a Bellissimo album fromLoxley Colour.
Here are some beautiful bridal portraits from some of the judges – Brett Florens and Paul Callaghan – to help inspire your entry. Get inspired
Submit your Round 4 image at photographynews.co.uk/ weddingphotographeroftheyear
before 12 August to enter. Full T&Cs can be found at the link above.
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