The long anticipated day is finally here. It is time to announce the four semi-finalists for our Days of Summer Photo Contest!
After reviewing hundreds upon hundreds of photos that captured the fleeting moments of summer, our judges narrowed down the submissions to the following four:
Faces Category
There were so many cute face photos, but I chose this particular photo out of them all because it caught my attention right away. This is such a sweet moment and not always the easiest to capture with a camera! I love the action. The glow around her face with the sun shining through her hair makes it even more spectacular. It was a photo that made me smile.
- Amy Locurto, I Heart Faces
Food Category
At the P&G event we went to at BlogHer, the woman speaking on photography said crawfish is one of the “sexiest foods” you could ever photograph.
It was my biggest take away from the conference.
- Mama Kat, The SITS Girls
Places Category
I was instantly drawn into this tree lined canal. I love that you can see all the way through to the tiny bridge. The larger mountains in the backdrop give the photo scale, while the wispy tree limbs frame the shot nicely and the pop of color from the boats make great visual interest. Great job!
- Lindsey Garrett, The Modchik
Fun Category
When choosing a semi-finalist for the photo contest, I thought about the definition of “fun”. When I remember summer as a kid, I remember those road trips to visit family, or extended time with grandparents, etc. I barely remember the museums, time at the pool, and everything else that probably cost my family money to entertain me.
I think this picture depicts those summer memories. Someday these kids will look back and remember when they wore those silly shirts with the rainbow painted hand-prints. And that is what photography is all about, preserving the memories and moments from our lives.
Julie, Angry Julie Monday
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our four semi-finalist photo contest winners. They will each be receiving a camera strap cover from SewTamz on Etsy and a $75 gift certificate to Lisa Leonard Designs.
Choose a Photo Contest Winner!
Now it’s your turn to choose our photo contest grand prize winner! To vote for your favorite picture, use the below widget. Just check one of the four categories listed, and then click submit.
Voting will close this Thursday, September 1 at midnight PST. The winner will then be announced here on SITS on Friday.
To check out the fabulous prizes our grand prize winner will receive, don’t miss this post. And to check out all of the photos submitted, be sure to visit the photo albums on our Facebook fan page.
Wow! I’m flattered and super excited!!!!!! Thanks, SITS girls!
xo, Casey from http://www.thestarnesfam.com
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You’re very welcome, Casey! We’re thrilled that you thought to enter.
I had to go with Faces. There’s so much life in that picture and the lighting in the photo is phenomenal. A wonderful moment captured.
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FUN!!!!!
I’m going with the FUN photo! Those kids are too cute and the fun is totally awesome in this picture!
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I Voted Faces, the hair says it all .)
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I vote for the FUN one!
“FUN”. Love that family.
I vote for the FUN category! Too cute!
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I vote for FUN!!
I live the Faces photo. The clarity and light is perfect!
Faces. It’s the only one that captured a split second in time so beautifully. This is one of those rare one-in-a-million shots.
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FUN for sure!!!
FUN photo for sure!!
Voting for fun!! Love it!
I LOVE the Fun one! We are going on a beach trip soon and am going to try to recreate!!
Definitely the FUN category! Those kids are adorable!
It’s not clear to me where and how to vote, but if a comment is a vote, then I vote for Faces.
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You should be able to see a widget at the bottom of the post, Annette. Just check one of the four categories listed and click submit.
I updated the post so that the instructions are more specific.
Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you so much!!! I love seeing my little girl up there!
I vote for fun!!!
FACES! How adorable and what a sweet moment to catch!
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I vote for faces!! So darling!!
Great pics!!
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FUN!!!!
Fun picture has my vote. Reminds me of my crazy family:)!
I vote FACES!!! Great SHOT!
I love the Places photo. That canal looks so peaceful. Reminds me of those Take a Break photos Oprah has in her magazine. But I thought the Fun one captured more of the mood of Summer.
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I vote for Fun!
Extremely happy to be one of the semi-finalist!! THANK YOU!!!
I want to know where that “place” is because it’s gorgeous!!
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I vote for “Faces”! It totally reminds me of summer!
fun!!
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What great photos! Hard to choose… but fun to look at!
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FUN!
Thank you! Entered my Places on a whim
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I have to go with faces too! I clicked the button on the widget at the bottom.
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I have to go with food! It screams summer!!
The FUN one!!!!
I love the places photo! I look at this photo and instantly feel calm and peaceful.
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Since this is SUMMER photos, I am between the face and food! Hard to choose!
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I had to go with faces…That was a perfect summer photo!
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The food picture is really cool! I can almost grab one!
Maybe it’s just because I’m from the South, but dang! those crawfish are sexy! I vote for food!!
So even though I really like my photo (faces) I kind of love that one of the women in the “fun” photo has a hand print right over her boob. That is fun!