David was recently awarded a certificate of merit for an entry in the wedding photography category in the Master Photography Awards 2009.
"This year over 2000 entries were received from the UK and Overseas. Your prints were judges by a panel of at least five eminent practicing Judges all fellows, specifically selected by the Chair of Competitions, Desi Fontaine FMPA. Each judge has many years experience in judging competitions at all levels. The judges used a system which provides each print with an average score, this score determines whether or not an image has attained an Award of Excellence."
The Judges use the following guidlelines:
Impact - Creativity, suject matter, dynamics, visual energy, interpretation.
Composition - perspective, centre of interest, direction, design, graphic stability.
Colour Management - Lighting, quality/quantity of light, colour harmony, tonal range.
Workmanship - Print quality, style, texture, technique, presentation.
Certificate and awarded photography below.
