2022 PPOC National Image Salon
Every year since joining Professional Photographers of Canada, (except a couple of times I was judging), I have entered the Regional and National Image Competitions. It is a great way to grow and challenge my skills as a photographer as well as it exposes me to new ideas when I see the work of my peers. The hardest part is deciding which images to work on and submit. Three of my four submitted images were accepted into the show this year.
"MOON OVER ME"
This image was Accepted in the 2022 PPOC National Image Salon.
When heartbreak is too much we tend to turn inward for self-reflection. A few different images were composited together to give a moody, thoughtful feeling to this conceptual illustration of living in a world that can sometimes cause anxiety, but shows how nature can be so soothing if we let it into our lives.
During the live judging of the 2022 Image Competition, I watched as the judges first accepted this image. I was okay with that score, but when a judge called it back later, my heart started to pound. Did they want to take it out of the show? No, one of the two judges, who scored it a Merit, wanted at least one more of the other three judges to change their score from Accepted to Merit. I listened carefully as he pointed out what he thought made it a Merit image - the colour harmony, the softness, the details. No luck convincing two other judges who came back with their own thoughts on her pose, the position of the tree. So my score stayed Accepted, but I silently thanked that judge for giving it a try and liking my image enough to call it back for a second look.
Available at Terrill Bodner Photographic Art.
"IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO"
This image was Accepted into the 2022 PPOC National Image Salon.
As the wind gently blew across the flowerbed of coneflowers, I noticed two stems swaying in and away from each other. They reminded me of dancers, doing a tango of sorts. When I edited the image, I decided to play in black and white, creating a background layer of brushed cement I had in my archives. This image eventually became one of ten I submitted to attain my Imgee Manipulation Accreditation through Professional Photographers of Canada. And now it is in the PPOC 2022 National Salon.
Prints available in my at Terrill Bodner Photographic Art
"PHOENIX RISING"
This image was Accepted into the 2022 PPOC National Image Salon.
I think this was my best night ever, or should I say morning, photographing the Aurora north of Prince George, BC. When we were finally heading home from our first location, I looked beside me as I drove down the highway and it was getting brighter, but it was no where near dawn. As we pulled over, we checked both sides of the road, and sure enough, she exploded overhead in a fantastic display of colours. I didn't see the phoenix until I was editing the shots so I was thrilled to have captured a creature!! Of all the types of photography I do, auroras, or night sky events, are the most addicting.
August 5th, 2019 at 2:48 AM this glorious display of the Aurora Borealis flowed above us. Magical! Available at Terrill Bodner Photographic Art.
Terrill Bodner, MPA SPA is an Accredited member of Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) and nationally qualified judge, and is one of a very few professional photographers living in Prince George who have achieved the designation of Master of Photographic Arts from Professional Photographers of Canada.
Terrill specializes in Family Portraiture, Personal Branding and Headshots (in studio and on location), and Fine Art photography.
Her Accreditations include Portraiture, Fine Art/Photo Decor, Image Manipulation, Animals, Wildlife, Nature, Ornithology/Bird, Botanical, Pictorial/Scenic, Travel Illustration, Stock, and Night Photography.
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