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Eric Francis is a member of the WPJA and is currently ranked #1 Internationally (for current point standings) by the Wedding Photojournalist Association by earning 95 points for 2003 wedding photography contests.
Eric Francis is awarded 2003 WPJA 'PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR'. Please visit his web site for more information and sample images: WPJA
PHOTO CONTEST WINNING IMAGES - YEAR END 2003
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: The color is a little distracting, but the moments are very nice. Not your typical setting. Nice story telling sequence with touching moments.
2nd Place - Multiple Picture Story
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis View
Eric's Award Winning 2003 'Multiple Picture Story'. Click
here. 4th Place - Engagement Portrait
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: Good form separation with great body language. A clean silhouette of a nice moment.
6th Place - Ceremony
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: Loved the expressions- captured a wonderful moment. Photo is so interesting, that the eye keeps going back and forth between the guests and the bride.
8th Place - Using Available Light
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: Even though this photo is not totally sharp it does have cool colors.
10th Place - Action
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: Great peak moment. Nice composition and movement. WPJA PHOTO CONTEST WINNING IMAGES - FIRST HALF 2003 1st Place - Emotion - Eric Francis / Nebraska
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: A very touching photograph that celebrates the importance of family. It is also a sad photograph that shows two lives being lifted to new heights while another slowly fades away. Such a tender moment coming from the kisser. PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENTS: When I heard that the wedding party would be heading to the hospital to visit their grandma who could not make the ceremony, my mind began running with the photo ops. "I hope there's a window", "what side of the bed will they go to?", Sh#$, I'll have to get into the room first!" Grandma met her right inside the door as I was stuck in the doorway. I had to "hail mary" it around the bride when I saw her bend down to kiss the ring. THANK GOD (er Canon) FOR 8fps!!!
1st Place - Humor - Eric Francis / Nebraska
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: Great behind the scenes moment between the bride and a bridesmaid. While its funny to look at it also portrays any bride’s desire to look her best on the day of the wedding.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENTS: This one was a no-brainer. It was taken after the cermony. She had been messing with and complaining about the dress all day. I probably have 30 pictures of her pulling her dress up during the day, but, this one really caught her feelings about it.
2nd Place - Details - Eric Francis / Nebraska
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: A great bit of foreground/background work with the flowers sharp in the foreground and the ceremony falling off in the background with a good use of shallow depth of field. Quick thinking while the ceremony is in progress.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENTS: As I was getting ready to shoot the standard "down- the-aisle-from-the-back" image, I noticed the flowers. I prefocused, turned on the flash, set the camera on the ground, shot a few frames, checked it in the back of the camera and moved on. It really stood out in the edit though.
2nd Place - Ceremony - Eric Francis / Nebraska
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: Flawless image. It rose far above the rest of the entries. A wonderful moment; with great composition and use of light. An instant winner from the first look. This image had a terrific quiet mood. The photographer made a nice choice of being behind the couple. The composition works even though the subjects are more or less centered.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENTS: This
is one of those Cartier Bresson moments. The bride and grrom
were getting ready to head out of the sanctuary and greet
their guests and families. For some reason they decided to
stop for a moment and share some rare wedding-day alone time
and everything came together in an instant. The couple, the
moment, the doorway, the flag. This is why I
2nd Place - Kids - Eric Francis / Nebraska
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: The color and composition of this image as well as the boredom of the little girl creates a nice scene. The repetition of the flowers and the photographer’s choice to not include the women’s faces was well done.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENTS: KIDS!!! You can always count on them do do something for you. You should always keep one eye on them during the ceremony. The fact that so many of them manage to stay up on that stage amazes me. This one just came together the instant I put the 300 on her.
4th Place - Getting Ready
Photo © 2003 by Eric Francis JUDGE'S COMMENTS: The photographer was able to look past the more obvious possibilities of the bride and groom and get a nice photograph that incorporated good use of space. The jacket hanging on the door adds another story telling layer.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENTS: As I said before, keep one eye on the kids. The girls were getting ready in the bathroom. I was shooting away and noticed the boy was gone. I wandered toward the back of the restroom and there was mom, dressing him in a stall. Coat hung on the door. This was another easy one. The Judges for the first WPJA contest of 2003 were: Rick Loomis, L.A. Times 2003 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Photographer of the Year Matt McClain, Ventura County Star 2002 NPPA Region 10 Still Photographer of the Year Don Bartletti, L.A. Times 2003 Pulitzer Prize Winner Mark Mirko, The Hartford Courant 2002 NPPA Region 1 Still Photographer of the Year |
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