Red Deer Award Winning Photographer

Last week I was extremely delighted by my 1st Place in the NAPCP July 2016 Competition in the category of Family.  To win a photography award is always exciting and quite humbling for myself and very exciting for my business.  I love being a Red Deer award winning photographer because it means that I can provide my customers with the very highest quality of imagery for their homes and for their history.

What is the story behind these awards?

When I won my first award during the January 2015 NAPCP Competition in Toddlers, I was ecstatic.  Literally – no grace needed – I just wanted to swing from the proverbial chandelier and shout out to the world that ” I WON”.  No joke.  Totally embarrassing.  I never thought in a million years that I would win – the image that won was a last minute submission that I literally just ‘threw in’ to replace another image that I felt would be docked because the hair looked fuzzy and out of focus.  It wasn’t but wasn’t as visually appealing as the new one on a technical scale.  It turns out the judges agreed with me my line of thinking and awarded me first place giving me my first award title.

Since January of 2015 I have been published numerous times in online magazines and in print, as well have earned a total of 17 placements and honorable mentions in the award circuits that I follow and participate in (all of which are backed by legitimate photographic companies).

What is an Award Winning Photograph?

Being a Red Deer award winning photographer has given me an opportunity to create images that are a ‘next level’ image.  I don’t want my images to look like other photographers in the Red Deer or Calgary, Alberta area.  I love creating something that is impactful, often beautiful and sometimes overlooked by others.

So what is that exactly?  It is a great question that I am not sure if I have an answer to.  Sorry about that!  I will take a try at it though so you don’t leave too quick.

First of – any Red Deer award winning photographer should be ensuring that the image is technically as perfect as possible.  What that means is that the image should be clear of flaws, imperfections and anything dramatic like super dark shadows (maybe), blown out highlights, blur (maybe) or have it look aesthetically unappealing.

Typically the moment I take an image I know it is going to be a winner.  It is clear, striking and has a mood to it that is simply out of the ordinary.  It moves you to look at it and is often simplistic in nature.