Previous Contest Winners


2010 Annual Wedding Photography Contest

The WPD 2010 Professional Wedding Photo Contest is open to WPD members and outside professional wedding photographers. Contest finalists will be revealed to the public for voting and critique. The winners will be determined by voters. Points will be judged leaned torwards creativity and concept. The $1,000 grand prize could be yours!

Photo Contest Awards

• Top 10 Finalists:
  
  

  • One-Year WPD Membership ($360 Value) - Top three winners and seven runner-up finalists will receive a full year of WPD membership or extension.

  
  

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• First Place:
  
  

  • $1,000 Grand Prize - The grand prize winner will receive $1,000.

  
  

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• Second Place:
  

  Apple iPad With a large, high-resolution LED-backlit IPS displaye, the iPad's battery can still last up to 10 hours of video and surfing. The Multi-Touch screen on iPad is based on the same technology on iPhone, but it's been completely reengineered for the larger iPad surface, making it extremely precise and responsive.

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• Third Place:
  

  Adobe Photoshop CS5 Upgrade Improved complex selection, automatic ghost removal HDR editing, Camera Raw 6 plugin, revamped user interface, better media management - with Adobe® Photoshop® CS5® software.




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• Public Critique Commentator Award:
  

  Sony Cybershot TX9 with 3D Panorama The nature of the WPD wedding photo contest's public critique is to elevate the contestant's level of creativity via honest and constructive open feedback. WPD presents the Contest Commentator Award to the individual that provides the best and insightful critique.

Contest Timeline & Winner Selection

• 5/27/2010 - Contest submission opens to the public.

• 8/27/2010 - Outside contest submission closes.

• 8/28/2010 to 9/6/2010 - Initial WPD pre-qualification selection.

• 9/14/2010 to 12/14/2010 - Contest wedding photos open for public voting and critique.

• 1/3/2010 - Public voting data is analyzed, and winners are announced.