2009 FLARE Competition Winner Announced!!

Thanks to all of our entrants for being so patient with us while we worked so hard to narrow all of these down to one! What a TOUGH job!! But with no further adieu, here is our FLARE Grand Prize Winner!!

Drama by Shanna Ingram!!!


Shanna will receive:

$500 Cash!
$300 Gift Certificate to Michelle Black's Resources
$250 AsukaBucks from Asuka Book
Free Flash Template plus One Year Free Hosting with BluDomain
Lensbaby 'Composer' with complete optics kit
Online Marketing prize worth over $2000 from Folio Mojo
Loktah Super Sampler Giveaway Worth Over $200.00
Print Credit worth $100 with Free Shipping from Mpix
Free One Year Membership to WPPI
DVD Set from Davis Impact
An 11x14 Damask frame from Elements Frame Co

Three featured pieces at Michelle Black and Jessica Price's Flare Exhibition in Zanesville, Ohio

Our 4 runners up are:

Date Night by Lori Barbely



Father and Son by Jan Paul Yap


Sunny by Shanna Ingram


Good Times by Jessica Fajardo Photogrpahy



Those 4 will receive:

Choice of a wristlet, neck strap, or lens cozy from MyFunkyCamera
$75 gift certificate to Lensbaby
$75 gift certificate to Michelle Black's Resources
$50 AsukaBucks
$25 Gift Certificate to BluDomain

Chance to exhibit your piece at Michelle Black and Jessica Price's Flare Exhibition in Zanesville, Ohio

Our top 9 are:

Date Night by Lori Barbely
Father and Son by Jan Paul Yap
Sunny by Shanna Ingram
Cindy by Luis Aguirre
Doppelganger by Elle Moss
Epic Love Story by Christi Nelson
Good Times by
Serious Sunset Thoughts by Gina Oh
Taking Back Roads by Jennifer Hogan

These 9 will receive:

$25 Print Credit plus Free Shipping at Mpix!

We will be in touch with all of our winners in regards to their prizes!

Thanks to everyone that entered and we hope to see you all again next year!

Flare Competition People's Choice Winner Announced!!

Thank you so much for all the wonderful Flare Competition entries! We will announce the Grand Prize winner tomorrow, but for now, here is YOUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER, winner of a one year WPPI Membership, Olan Rogers with The Musician!!

Vote for the People's Choice Award!

So here you have it.... all of the 7 finalists from the previous weeks have been waiting for this opportunity! One lucky winner will recieve a FREE one year membership to WPPI!

Please cast your vote using the poll to the right.

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEDNESDAY.
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL!

In the meantime, judges are deliberating over the final top 10 winners, reviewing all entries that have been received throughout the course of the competition. We will have our judges' top 10 winners, 4 runners up, and Grand PRIZE WINNER announced to you next Wednesday!






















1. Alive by Stephanie Cantin


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2. Sunkissed by Kathryn Mathis

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3. Dancing Through the Trees by Jessica Fajardo

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4. Soy Disco by Sandra Flores


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5. Carlton and Denise by Crystal Genes

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6. Sunny by Shanna Ingram


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7. The Musician by Olan Rogers

Finalists from Weeks 6 + 7

Sunny by Shanna Ingram





The Musician by Olan Rogers