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2017 Shoot and Share Contest is Going On Now! | Hawaii Wedding and Portrait Photographer | Vanessa Hicks Photography

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So last year, I had heard so many of my photography friends talking about the Shoot and Share Contest! I had no idea what it was, so I looked it! The Shoot and Share Photo contest isn’t your typical photo contest. It’s a contest for Photographers by Photographers and is held in efforts to bring the entire worldwide photo community together. There were 25 different categories and each photographer was allowed to enter 50 photos. What makes this contest a little different than others is that it’s completely focused on the photos. When voting, you are presented with four random photos from one of the 25 categories and you chose your favorite out of the four. It’s completely anonymous, so you vote for the photo on merit rather than who took it. Keeping it anonymous also meant you couldn’t ask for votes on social media or anywhere else. No popularity contest here, it’s all about the talent.

The voting is SOOOOO addicting!

I literally have to time myself on voting, otherwise hours have gone by and I’ve just been sitting in photography heaven! Last year, I submitted 50 images to the contest, and was a nervous wreck, as you really don’t know how you are doing, or how you did, till the end of the contest! I had no expectations for my first time submitting, so I just enjoyed the process! Then I got the final emails, and found out that one or more of my photos had made it to the FINALIST round!! Yes, that’s the top 3.5% of all of the images- last year, over 225,000 photos submitted from 120 different countries!

I couldn’t believe it!!

I never shared last year’s results in a blog post, so in the spirit of this years contest going on, I thought I would share all the images that placed last year!

Finalist

Top 10%

 

Top 20%

Top 30%

All of these images were taken in 2015 or the beginning of 2016! To have 19 of my images place last year was such an amazing feat! Especially because fellow photographers were the ones who voted for these images! So, now the 2017 contest is going on! And yes, I went all in again with 50 new images!

Do I have any hopes or goals? Sure, I would like to do “better” than last year! Maybe get in the Top 100? Have more that 19 images place! Again, my main goal always is making sure my CLIENTS are happy with their photos! The contest goes through the remaining of the month, and we will get the results starting the second week of March! Feel free to vote if you have some time, but be careful, it’s addicting! Maybe you will see a picture I took of you 😉

  1. Thank you for sharing… Excellent outcome from last year. Hoping you do well this year, too! Beautiful photos!!!

  2. Jacky says:

    those are lovely! my favorite was the super hero dress up, and that ring shot on the heel of the shoe <3 Great job!

  3. Ashley says:

    Wow! That’s awesome! Congratulations on becoming a finalist! And I’ll look into this contest for myself too 🙂

  4. Oooohh!! Congratulations!!! All of your images are stunning but I LOVE the one of the rock formations off of the beach. Is that in Oregon?

  5. Laura says:

    ???????? I entered for the first time this year, and am also soooo addicted to voting! Your images from last year are beautiful, so I know you’ll do well this year, as well. (I love your ring images!)

  6. Pamela says:

    Congratulations!!! Amazing outcome last year!! Your work is absolutely beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

  7. Congratulations on the all in badge! That’s awesome! The shoot and share contest is so much fun! Your 2016 photos are gorgeous & super cute – especially the superhero one!

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