The Shoot & Share Contest 2018

I have THE BEST clients in the world!!

Yes, I know a lot of people say the same,
but it’s TRUE for me… haha.
I have been blessed to work with
a lot of kind, amazing
and beautiful people!
I also feel blessed to get to be part of
an amazing community of photographers
who belong to the Shoot & Share group!
Every year, the leaders of this group
put on a photography contest.

Here’s a little background info…
The Shoot & Share Photo Contest is FREE & FAIR…
Anyone can enter up to 50 images in 25 different categories…
No one knows who took the photos
{unless you happen to follow that photographer on social media}
I recognized several images in this year’s contest,
Including images from other LOCAL photographers!

This year, they started with 412,379 photos!
People were voting from over 130 different countries,
and they cast about 75 million votes!!!
Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer 2018 Shoot and Share Contest DETAILS | Sally-Ann Taylor, PhotographerSally-Ann Taylor, PhotographerAnd here are the images that I entered into this years’ contest!

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8 of our images reached the top 30%

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Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer

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11 of our images reached the top 20%

Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Rachel placed 5,184 / 29,460 in the Teens & Seniors Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Soda placed 2,393 / 19,330 in the Lifestyle / Family Documentary Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
The Luscombe’s placed 4,843 / 37,145 in the Engagement and Couples Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Mallory’s image placed 3,265 / 18,185 in the Maternity Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Our Vikings placed 2,507 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Raine and Levi placed 2,481 / 14,733 in the People Portraits Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Blade placed 2,421 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Levi and Raine placed 2,378 / 14,733 in the People Portraits Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Levi placed 2,317 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Our Vikings placed 1,742 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Sierra’s image placed 1,513 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category

Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
By this time, the images in the contest
have made it through 10 rounds of voting!
It’s motivating to keep voting in the hopes
of seeing your own image {and of course voting for it}.
There were people I didn’t even know,
as well as local friends & family,
messaging me to tell me that they had
seen my image(s) in the contest…
this was so encouraging as this is one of the
only ways of knowing if you are still in the contest!

8 of our images reached the top 10%

2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
The Luscombe’s image placed 1,997 / 37,145 in the Engagement and Couples Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Mallory’s image placed 1,745 / 18,185 in the Maternity Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Kurtis and Christina placed 1,702 / 36,983 in the Wedding Couple Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Viking Soda placed 1,098 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Blade’s image placed 995 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Our Vikings placed 533 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Mallory placed 755 / 18,185 in the Maternity Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
This image placed 712 / 14,733 in the People Portraits Category

Sally-Ann Taylor, PhotographerIf your images make it to Round 12,
that means you are a FINALIST in the contest!

3 of our images were FINALISTS!

2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Our Vikings placed 392 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category
2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
Our Vikings placed 317 / 13,502 in the Creative / Personal Projects Category

Interestingly, the image that had the best results in the contest
this year was not even a portrait of a person!
The image of these beautiful doors (image below)
was captured while driving through
an artisan’s village in Rosarito, Mexico.

2018 Shoot and Share Contest | Sally-Ann Taylor, Photographer
This image placed 171 / 16,373 in the Travel / Landscape Category

Sally-Ann Taylor, PhotographerIf you’ve read this far…
I really want to say Thank You!
Thanks for taking a moment out of your
busy day to support me & my photography!
I would LOVE for you to Like, Comment & Share!!
If you are interested in seeing some of the other
images that placed in the contest
click
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