I was away for the past few days without a good internet connection and I saw that the winners for the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s (WPJA) Q4 2009 Contest had been announced. It was killing me to not be able to check out the results and when I finally got back to boston, it was the first thing I checked out.

I’m proud that one of my favorite photos from the past year placed fourth in the Wedding Details category. I’m especially happy that one of the judges commented on the moment-driven nature of the shot, which is what really makes it for me. Earlier this year, this image placed in the Top 10 in the First Dance category of contest by the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP).

I’m really happy I said yes when fellow ShootStyle member and Maine Wedding Photographer Andree Kehn asked if I wanted to help her out with this wedding!

This is the news that I’ve been building up to over the past couple of days. I’m just thrilled beyond belief to be able to announce that my album “Lake George Wedding” was presented with the Court of Honor Award for being the highest scoring album in the Professional Photographers of Massachusetts 2010 Print competition.

Wow!

In competition, an album is judged both on the artistry and technical proficiency of the individual images it contains, as well as how well those images combine to give the viewer a feeling for the way the day unfolded, and the personalities and relationships of the participants. That’s why I’m especially proud when my albums do well in competition, because I pride myself in telling a story with my images.

Thank you to Kelly and Nick for inviting me to share their beautiful day with them.

You can check out the album here:

Best Wedding Album in Massachusetts 2010

As I mentioned in my last post, this past weekend, the Professional Photographers of Massachusetts held their annual convention and print competition. I’m a happy to announce that my album “Our Fantabulous Wedding” won the Fuji Masterpiece Award in the album competition. This is the second year in a row that the Fuji Masterpiece Award was presented to one of my albums.  Big thanks to Maine Wedding Photographer Andree Kehn who helped me shoot this wedding, and to Suzanne and Rick for being such a fun-loving couple.

You can check out the album here:

2010 Award Winning Wedding Album

And you can see my post about last year’s Fuji Masterpiece Award winning album here: 2009 Award Winning Wedding Album

And stay tuned, there’s more news to come!

This past weekend, the Professional Photographers of Massachusetts held their annual convention and print competition. Many of the best photographers in the state submitted prints and albums into the competition and it was inspiring seeing all of their great work. I’m lucky to have done pretty well with the albums I entered, and I’ll have more news on my results over the coming days.

Right now I’m a happy to announce that my album Vineyard Heaven scored a Blue Ribbon in the album competition. Big thanks to Cory Ann Ellis who shot with me that day, and to Jee and Joe for having such a beautiful wedding.

You can check out the album here:

2010 Blue Ribbon Winning Wedding Album

]]> http://earlchristie.net/kudos/blue-ribbon-album-2010/feed/ 0 http://earlchristie.net/personal-work/fun-with-hats/ http://earlchristie.net/personal-work/fun-with-hats/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:59:20 +0000 earl http://earlchristie.net/?p=765 This past weekend I shot some cool hats with my good friend Rachel and some new friends, photographer Naf Visser and makeup artist Michelle Poor. Rach makes any hat look good… even the invisible one in the image below.

She can turn a minimalist hat elegant or whimsical.

And she’s dead sexy, even when you can see just the barest hint of her face.

Every couple of months, ShootStyle, an association of New England wedding photographers I belong to runs an assignment series asking photographers to creatively illustrate a concept. In honor of valentine’s day, the most recent assignment was to illustrate the concept of ‘Done Me Wrong.” Thanks to my wife for playing along!

Sadly, after shooting she went away for a few days and when she returned, the oversized box of candy used as the prop was more the half gone. She had to throw out the rest to save me from myself!

The wedding of Samantha and Brian is being featured today as a real wedding over at the Beantown Bride blog. They are one my favorite couples ever! Who else do you know who would have have been inspired by a zombie film to dance their first dance to Queen’s Your My Best Friend? Author Andrea E. McHugh did a great job telling the story of their wedding.

As a boston wedding photographer I’m doubly lucky as I to get to attend the weddings of wonderful folks like Samantha and Brian and shoot in beautiful places like the Crane Estate in Ipswich.