Week 3 Sponsor/Judge Feature!

Cheryl Muhr is an Austin-based photographer specializing in contemporary maternity, newborn, child and family portraits, as well as editorial and commercial work for magazines and companies across the United States. Her wildly successful workshops for professional photographers, The Secret Photography Workshops, teach new and already working photographers how to build profitable, natural light photography businesses while maintaining balance and joy in their lives. Spend some time looking through Cheryl's website, her work is inspiring to say the least!

WPPI Wedding and Portrait Photographers International wants you to be the best that you can be, so they provide you with exclusive information, programs and professional services to help you with your photographic artistry and business needs. They're constantly bringing their members new benefits and new industry information. Check out their latest benefits, and find everything you need to know on their website. There's never been a better time to build and develop your personal support network. Joining WPPI will give you the resources you need to succeed.

WPPI has graciously donated two memberships for our contest - one for the Grand Prize winner and one for the People's Choice Award that will be voted on by you so keep your eyes on our blog for the voting to come!

As usual, please support the wonderful judges and sponsors bringing you these great prizes by visiting their sites and having a look around!

Week 2 Sponsor/Judge Feature!

We are very excited about the fantastic images that our competitors are sending in! Stay tuned here so you can help choose our People's Choice winner with our weekly votes!






This week's featured Judge is world renowned Fashion Photographer, Melissa Rodwell! A Los Angeles native, Melissa studied photography at the Art Center College of Design before starting her globe-spanning career in entertainment photography that lead to exposure in international advertising campaigns and publications. She has photographed ad campaigns for Coca Cola, Honda, Virgin Records, and NBS Television as well as being published in Playboy Magazine, More Magazine, Sportswear International, and Mademoiselle. Check out her website as well as her Fashion Photography Blog for incredible behind the scenes footage and her invaluable information!












If you haven't been to Lensbaby.com and seen their incredible products I suggest you go now! They offer creative effect lenses that enable you to bend your lens until you find your sweet spot of focus and blur the rest of the image. And if you have seen or used them in the past, you should check out their newest lenses that have replaced their older line!





As always, without these amazing judges and sponsors we wouldn't have all of these incredible prizes to offer our entrants! Thanks again to Melissa Rodwell and everyone at Lensbaby!

Good luck!

Sponsor and Judge Feature of the week!

After a few minor delays, we are finally able to kick off the Flare Competition! If you haven't had a chance to check out what we've put together for you, you may want to head over to www.flarecompetition.com and see what you can win!! There are prizes for the top 10 images as well as a People's Choice award! Be sure to subscribe to the blog to watch the People's Choice images and vote for your favorties! Of course none of this would be possible without the help of our incredible judges and sponsors for volunteering their time and amazing products! Our sponsor feature for this week is Mpix!

Mpix.com is an online digital imaging lab for the both the professional photographer and the advanced amateur. With an internet connection, a digital file and a credit card, photographers can upload their images, order professional photographic prints ranging from mini wallets to 24x36, specialty photographic items, and press products. Mpix is offering a Print Credit worth $100 + Free Shipping for the Grand Prize winner, as well as $25 Print Credits + Free Shipping to the top 9 finalists! Please, visit their site and look around at all of the amazing products they offer!

Our feature Judge is one of our competition founders, Jessica Price. She runs her own portrait photography business, Bella Valentina Photography as well as sharing a wedding photography business with Michelle Black, called Allura Modern. Jessica does on location and in studio portrait work offering artisitc images for Seniors, Children, Families, Musicians, Models, and commercial assignments. At your convenience, take some time to browse her sites to see her work!

Thanks again to ALL of our judges and sponsors and Good luck to all of our entrants!

Contest Opening Later Today!

Stay tuned everyone!