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After much excitement and anticipation, we are absolutely thrilled to announce the winners of our 2018 International Image Competition. Uniquely focused on child photography, the NAPCP International Image Competition features a range of image categories, including Babies, Newborn, Children, Family, Maternity, Siblings, Toddlers, and Seniors. Thank you to our amazing judges who dedicated days to scoring, deliberating and judging the hundreds of submissions. Our acclaimed panel of judges, Kirsten Lewis, Becca Wohlwinder, Diogo Loureiro, Barbara Griffin, Anne Simone, and Michael Howard scored based on technical merit, creativity and composition, and impact.

The following images received the highest scores in our International Image Competition:

To view the complete listing of winning images, visit our Award Winning Image Gallery.

The purpose of our Image Competitions is to recognize the creative and technical excellence of our child photographer members, reward talent, and serve as a vehicle for learning and improving our craft.

Winners will receive:

(1) Highlighted listing in our Member Directory, (2) Our coveted award winning NAPCP seal for website placement, (3) Their winning images published in both their Photographer’s Profile and in our Award Winning Image Gallery, (4) Individual press packets to distribute to their local media, (5) Increased exposure and promotion to our Vendor Partners, (6) Recognition as an Award Winning Photographer, and (7) Eligibility for our coveted Photographer of the Year title. For more information about our International Image Competitions, click here!

Thank you to all who participated in our 2018 NAPCP International Image Competition, and congratulations again to our winners!

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This month’s issue of Inspired features NAPCP’s 2017 Ambassadors! Click here to read their interviews, find out who’s who for 2018, craft positively perfect paper flowers for Mother’s Day, and see which photos we have featured this month from #napcp on Instagram.

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I have been lucky enough to have snapped these little ones for 3 years now and each session is more and more fun. It was December when we decided to avoid trying to make the outdoors work and went for an in-home session. I love in-home sessions, as I love to capture little ones in their childhood rooms with their favorite toys or posters just spending time with each other! I feel as though, sometimes, parents shy away from in-home sessions as they feel their home isn’t “Pinterest worthy.” Home is where the heart is, and it is decorated with your family’s beauty, personality, and colors all its own. Although you might not have the home you see in magazines, there may come a day when you look back and wish you had a photo of you all together in your kitchen making cookies or in your bedroom snuggling together on a rainy day.

Camera: Nikon D750

Lens: 35mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8

Location: Elmhurst, Illinois

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1. Inspiration – The inspiration for this photo session was totally from the mom and dad. They had a very specific vision in their head as to what they wanted their photos to look like and I am so glad that I was able to capture that for them. They wanted a fun, snow filled session with some of our beautiful mountains featured in the background. The weather didn’t *completely* cooperate with us that day but we were still able to get a few shots with the beautiful scenery in the background.

2. Favorite Element – Hands down my favorite element, if it can be considered one, is this family’s love that they have for each other. They were so much fun and they have such great love for each other and I think that it really shows in these photos. They were relaxed, having fun with each other and laughing a lot. My second favorite element are all the fun pops of color against the white and grey background. Talk about a great wardrobe – which is hard for snow pictures!

3. Biggest Challenge – The biggest challenge was the weather. It was below freezing temperatures and we were walking through a foot of snow. Keeping their son warm and happy was a challenge, and after about 15 minutes of the session he was freezing cold and wet. We ended up having to call a wrap on the session. I think everyone did an amazing job despite this challenge – we were able to get an entire gallery of images in just those 15 minutes!

4. Final Thoughts – Having your family portraits taken can be stressful. Getting the kids dressed, making sure everyone is in a good mood, praying for the weather to cooperate. I get it. It can be hard. But when you push all of that stress to the side, relax and truly utilize the time that you’re having family photos taken as a time to bond and love on your family, the more amazing your images will turn out. So the next time you feel frazzled about a detail of your upcoming family photo session, take a deep breath and remember to have fun with each other and relax. Everyone will have a much better time and your images will reflect it.

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