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I hope everyone had a great holiday and that you’re looking forward to a great 2008.As mentioned previously (FP101 Holiday Contest Prize Announcement and Food Photo 101 Holiday Contest and Food Photo 101 Holiday Contest: Finalized Prizes), we have three prizes for the top spots.
Decision Process
Nika and I reviewed the entries, keeping in mind that the contest was about the first four lessons, not just the best photo. And we appreciate everyone that entered… Thank you all! For those that did enter, you’ll receive some ‘critique’ on your entries privately. We wanted to have everyone win, so it was a tough decision.
Everyone did a great job.
The Winning Entries
We awarded an honorable mention to YVONNE829 for the following photo:
SummerTX submitted a delicious image of white chocolate raspberry cake. This image has got some great geometrics, neat stylistic details, and definitely delicious subject matter. I personally liked the curve of the plate along with the loopy icing for the spiral energy.
Little-Rattle submitted this interesting image of a panettone pudding. We felt it did a good job of using different geometric shapes to guide the eye in a spiral into a central focus.
Nika adds, “Tommy Williams submitted this delicious and dynamic image full of spirals, enticing lighting, delicious subject matter and serendipity (was taken on-location in a restaurant).” The paper’s curves really add to this photo, I think.
We will be running at least one more contest in the near future so if you didnt get a chance to submit your image this time around, make sure to do so next time!
Class Resources
- My’s Food Photo 101 page
- Nika’s Food Photo 101 page
- Food Photo 101 Class Forum
- Food Photo 101 Glossary
- Food Photo 101 Flickr Group
- Food Photo 101 Newsletters
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January 9th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Those are some great looking desserts, but I have to say I am disappointed with your choice for first place. The composition is not spectacular, and the photographer didn’t even make the dish himself! Maybe that wasn’t part of the criteria for the contest, though. The dessert is pretty, but it’s smack-dab in the center of the picture (boring), and one of the paper curves is just barely cut off (and it doesn’t look like it was done on purpose, though I could be mistaken.)
Anyway, that’s my two cents. Congrats to all of the winners!
January 9th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Megan, you’re certainly entitled to think we blew it.
Part of the criteria for the contest was to incorporate the first 4 lessons, not necessarily produce the best photo. Tommy actually had another one that was also very good. But there was nothing in the rules about anything other than what we’d done so far. As we progress, we’ll have more of these types of things, and more things like composition, placement in the photo, etc., will be included, too.
And, no, the food didn’t have to be made by the photographer.
I’m not trying to stifle opinion sharing at all, just saying what we were thinking in picking the winners.
Of course, if people don’t agree with our winners, all they have to do next time is participate and turn in something that will beat the others!
January 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Thanks, Curt. I’ll be anxious to read my private critique. Can’t wait for another contest!!!