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NSPA Winners2009 NSPA Picture of the Year Winners Environmental Portrait
Judge's comments: This image was a unanimous choice for first. Great concept. Great make-up. Great light. Great eyes. The grass just finishes it all off.
Judge's comments: Another well thought out portrait. The floating luminaries really set a quiet mood in this image.
Judge's comments: Interesting concept we're guessing is about the frustration of going back to school and dealing with all the homework. We liked the symmetrical composition. The only fault we found with it was the strobes need to draw less attention. They need to be hidden better. Feature Picture
Judge's comments: Photographer took advantage of a great opportunity to silhouette the dancers against the spot lights in the background. The difference between good photographers and great photographers is their ability to recognize opportunities and not ignore them. Also, the use of black & white really works.
Judge's comments: Wow! Sweet moment. This is a true found feature. Beautiful light and color also add to the image.
Now that's a fire! Nice, tight composition. Excellent flames. Nice reaction and color. Oh, and obviously a nice moment captured. Junior High/Middle School
Judge's comments: All of the judges loved this picture. Nice seeing. The light really works to bring out the reflection of the subject. The hands add a nice frame. And, we all liked the photographer's choice of a medium to long lens to keep the shot tight.
Judge's comments: Nice action shot where the light is working well on the subjects. Photographer captured the moment of the cutback well. Judges thought it could have been cropped up from the bottom and down from the top a tad.
Judge's comments: There is a lot to like about this picture. Color, graphics, composition and light. News Picture
Judge's comments: Fun picture. The photographer got down low and used the wide-angle well. Nice moment and facial expression. I think each judge thought, "that poor tricycle."
Judge's comments: Really beautiful, tender moment between the mother and best friend of the girl being memorialized. The faces on the right of the frame add some great layering. The use of black & white really emphasizes the beautiful light as well as the details of the picture.
Judge's comments: Another fun image. Great composition. Great moment. Color is a little funky, but a great moment will beat technical issues every time. Sports Action
Judge's comments: Great picture. Tight crop draws you into the subject. Shallow depth-of-field de-emphasizes the background. The water and expression are frozen nicely due to a super fast shutter speed.
Judge's comments: Great moment and faces. Unusual to see the goalie taking the ball off the head of the offensive player. The crop works well (although a tiny bit could have been cropped from the left to get rid of the reddish thing). Clean background allows the players to pop out of the frame.
Judge's comments: Pictures shot from the catwalk are becoming a bit cliché, so in order for one to be successful, it has to have more going for it than just a different angle. This image does. Great color, composition, moment. It all works. Sports Reaction
Judge's comments: Great moment. Composition works well, too. The blue sign on the right and the flag on the left frame the jumper nicely. It also helps that the red, white and blue is repeated throughout the image.
Judge's comments: Clean, clean, clean. Subjects really jump (pun intended) off the screen. Nice peak moment. We've never seen refs have so much fun (even at a powder puff game). |
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Contest DeadlinesNewspaper Pacemaker - June 15, 2011 Individual Awards (Story / Picture / Design / Cartooning) - June 15, 2011 Yearbook Pacemaker / Magazine Pacemaker / Online Pacemaker - Jan. 17, 2012 Upcoming ConventionsJEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention - Nov. 17-20, 2011, Minneapolis JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention - April 12-15, 2012, Seattle |