10. Anonymous - (5/1/2008 6:14:01 PM)
Richard, thank you for unvealing the "how-to" on the winner's page. It's amazing on the work and complexity a shot can require, sometimes it's hard to judge that by simply looking at it. In today's digital age, anything that looks out of the ordinary would draw a quick conslusion, "Oh, that's photoshopped". But once in a BLUE MOON we can blown away by raw techniques!

9. Anonymous - (4/28/2008 11:16:28 AM)
Richard: thanks for the reference to your Blog on the video, but it's been updated. What section is it in now? Great photo!

8. Richard Esposito (WPD Member, This Entry's Photographer) - (4/3/2008 11:12:39 AM)
The blur inside the heart is my hand. The sparkler lit it up just enough. I think I need some black gloves.

7. Anonymous - (3/30/2008 11:45:20 PM)
is the blur along the inside of the heart someone's hands?

6. Eve Wedding Photography (WPD Member) - (3/6/2008 9:56:23 AM)
AMAZING PICTURE!!!!!

5. Richard Esposito (WPD Member, This Entry's Photographer) - (3/5/2008 1:29:06 PM)
Funny you should ask, I just spoke about the image to a class of students. Go to my blog and look for the Off To School post.

4. Anonymous - (3/4/2008 4:57:09 PM)
I would like to know too, Richard! Spill the beans!

3. Artistic Images by Sam Chinigo (WPD Member & Contestant) - (3/3/2008 8:34:52 PM)
I love this shot Rich! I am interested to know how someone got in there and sparkled the heart without showing up as a blur somewhere in the image. Do tell. I would have thought you would have had to PS it to clean it up. Tell me, tell me! ;-)

2. Richard Esposito (WPD Member, This Entry's Photographer) - (3/3/2008 12:54:21 PM)
This is the shot directly from the camera, no photoshop work has been done to it.

1. Anonymous - (3/2/2008 6:40:14 PM)
Is the sparkly heart composited or real! Originally I thought it's real, but I can't see how it's actually holding up.