Arkansas Professional Photographers Association...

Hi, Everyone! We just returned from 3 days in Hot Springs at the Arkansas Professional Photographer's Convention! It was so much fun! The people we met there were friendly, fun, and helpful in every possible way! It makes learning so much better when you are with people you truly like, who know what they are doing, and who want to help you learn!

Anyway, we entered the print competition and got some amazing results -- especially considering it was the first time we had entered! Here's what we did:

Prints Deserving a Merit (Award):

A Little Bit Country (Cowboy Hat Photo of Laura Lee Lacy)
Heaven and Earth (Wedding Photo of Kristi and Dale Wooten)

Back to Iraq – (Engagement Photo of April Hurt and Matthew Riley)
Final Bow – (Ballerina Photo of Laura Lee Lacy)
Old World Tradition – (Traditional photo of Annie Kim)
God’s Grace – (Maternity Photo of Tracy Lilly)

At the Awards Dinner, we also received the following:

Debbie -- First Place Wedding Photograph in the General Division (Heaven and Earth); Distinguished Print in the Portrait Division (Old World Tradition)

Jaclyn -- First Place Illustrative Photography in the General Division (Back to Iraq); Best Photo of a High School Senior (Final Bow); Best Photo by a First Time Entrant (Back to Iraq)

We are so excited!

Our Ark-la-tex Photography Guild meets this coming Monday evening at Park Place Restaurant, at 6 p.m., where we have been asked to assist Vaughn Monigold in a program on wedding photography! If you are a photographer interested in weddings, don't miss this meeting! See you soon!