Warmth Photo Challenge | winner

The votes are in...Once again, thank y'all for pitching in and choosing a winner.  I truly loved all of the finalists (and all of the photos entered, for that matter!) so I'm eternally grateful to y'all for joining in on the fun.

This week's "Warmth" Photo Challenge winner is The Clip Cafe!

Congrats, dear!  I truly loved your photo - it displayed the theme wonderfully and definitely warmed us all up this week;)  And I needed it too - There's snow on the ground here in St. Louis and my coldblooded self is rather chilly...Actually, that was a big 'ole understatement.
(Buttons will be coming soon, for winners and finaists.  Once again, I'm super-sorry for the delay.)

Thank you all once again for joining in on the fun - I love being inspired by you through this.  New CC assignment coming this Sunday!  In the mean time, I've several photos to share with you soon. 

Stay tuned!

-Hannah

Warmth Photo Challenge | finalists

Totally loved all of your "warmth" photo challenge entries, guys.  I had the hardest time coming up with finalists - definitely wasn't easy.

In fact, it was really, really hard.

But, here's what I've came up with.  Like last time, remember to help me choose a winner out of my group of finalists by voting on the poll (above) about for your favorite entry.  Winner to be announced on Tuesday.

Oh, and remember to leave comment of congratulations for these lovely finalist photos:)  You're welcome to shout of favorites in my comment section, too.

By a good life, photos.

This is such a sweet photo - I am loving the doggy footies.  That, and the tones - both beautifully following the theme!  Loverly job.

 By Haley Q:

This displays "warmth" wonderfully for me - the sunflare, the tones, the leaf.  Gorgeous shot, Haley!

By JM PhotoArt:

There were many landscape-with-sunflare photos entered, and I immediately loved this one.  It's beautifully vivid, but then not overprocessed or anything.  Gorgeous photo!
By The Clip Cafe:

I had so much trouble choosing a last finalist, and finally picked this one.  It's so simple and lovely...made me feel all warm inside:)  Wonderfully captured!

So, vote away now, lovelies!  I can't wait to see what you decide on.

-Hannah

Clicked and Captured Photo Challenge | warmth

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Wow - what a long time it's been since I posted here.  I've been back from Chicago for a week now but just haven't been able to get back into the swing of things, exactly.  Photos and photo shoots coming soon, but right now I'd like to introduce a new Photo Challenge assignment for the coming week.


It's winter (well, almost)...It's cold...So why not try and warm up a bit with this new photo challenge?

This week's theme is warmth.

I love this picture because it reminds me of the lovely warm October we had, the warmth of the sun, and then the warm tones of the photo just make me happy.
Let your mind run free...Whether it be something that keeps you warm, a memory of summer, or just a photo that warms your heart (heehee)...the possibilities are endless.

Now for a quick review of how Clicked and Captured Photo Challenges will work~

-Anyone can participate. Just post your one "WARMTH" photo - taken by YOU - on your blog or Flickr page sometime before next Saturday. Feel free to snag the button above.

-Then come back here and link up your post below. Blog-hopping is a seriously cool thing to do, too, by the way. But please make sure you enter the link to your post, not your blog address. Incorrect links will be deleted.

-On Saturday the 20th, I'll pick four to six of my favorite entries (depending on how many I get and how hard a time I'm having deciding) and then put up a poll so that YOU can decide on a winner. Photos will be judged on quality, creativity, and coherence to the theme {in this case, warmth}.

-After two days of voting, I will post the winner (the finalist with the most votes). For this week, at least, the winner and finalists will receive nothing except Clicked and Captured Photo-Challenge buttons claiming that they won. And of course, that satisfied feeling that always comes when one wins a photography contest. ;)

You've got through the 10th to link up, lovelies!  So grab a button, join the fun, and do a bit of blog hopping while your at it, okay?  I can't wait to see your interpretations!



Love,
Hannah

Emotion Photo Challenge | winner!

It's Tuesday, folks!  Time for me to announce the winner of CC's first photo challenge.

Thank y'all for deciding on a winner for me....I know that it would have been pretty much impossible for me to narrow down our finalists like that.  I mean, it was hard enough to choose our finalists to begin with. So I'm eternally grateful to you guys for helping me out, ;)

With that said, I'd like to announce the the "emotion" photo challenge winner is The Huchette Crew!

  Congrats!  I truly loved your photo, and it seems I'm not the only one who did. :) 

Everyone's entries were wonderful, though!  I so enjoyed this past week.

Note to winners and finalists: I did promise you buttons, but I haven't gotten around to designing them yet.  No worries, I'll have them out by next week for our next photo challenge.  I'm just way too busy right now - Sorry!

And with that, I bid you farewell!  I'm leaving for Chicago tomorrow and won't be back until Sunday evening.  As super-excited as I am to be going laptop-less for a few days there, I know I'll miss you as well.

I'll be back before you know it, though!

Hopefully before I know it, too.

In the mean time, Happy Thanksgiving!

Love,
Hannah

Emotion Photo Challenge | finalists

What a fun week it's been for me going through your beautiful "emotion" entries!  I enjoyed each and every one - you can view the lot here.  After going back and forth several times and thanks to the Starbucks drink I enjoyed this morning, I've finally decided on four finalists.

I'm just thankful I don't have to make a decision on a winner - that's up to all of you.  You probably saw the poll at the top of my blog; I would so appreciate your deciding on a favorite photo and voting.  The more the better!

Due to my delay in getting this up, the poll will be up until Tuesday, when I'll announce the winner.

By Haley J:

This photos speaks "emotion" to me on so many different levels.  First, in the sweet boy's faces - their expressions and (especially in the little fellow in his, um, underwear? Excuse me while I go die.) their love.  Then, I think about their living conditions - which you can see a little of behind them - and their life, and my heart just starts aching, full of emotion.

By Allie Photography:

Beautiful portrait!  Everything from the black and white to her slightly wind-blown hair...simply gorgeous.

By The Huchette Crew (in the poll, I put "Huchette and Crew"...man, I feel dumb today.  I'm really sorry about that!):

This is such a sweet moment captured.  The love in this photo is so genuine and easy to see - I loved it for that.

By SJ:

Oh my, what a shot!  I love her expression, emotion, and the fact that you captured it.  Really well done!

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Vote away, dears..and don't forget to comment on some of these lovely entries, too!

-Hannah

Introducing CC's First Photo Challenge!

 <a href="http://photosbyhannahm.blogspot.com/search/label/CC%20Photo%20Challenge"><img src="http://imgur.com/LyQI7.jpg" /></a> Lately, I've been toying with the idea of hosting photo challenges, and, because I got a some support on the idea via some polls and comments, I am finally giving things a whirl.  I just hope that, with all the other fun photo-related events circulating the Blogosphere, this is a semi-wise decision on my part.  Menacing thoughts of getting about three (or zero) entries have been circling my mind - yeep.

But, before I rot away continuing to wonder whether or not to do it, I'm going to go ahead and introduce to you Clicked and Captured's very first photography challenge!  There, I just said it.

I'm going to start hosting these from time to time - every other week at most, every couple of months at the least.  To keep things uniform, however, they will always appear on a Sunday and run through the following Friday.  I'll have various themes, occasionally throwing in prizes or a guest judge.  Sound fun?

With that said, I'm super-pleased to announce that this week's theme is...

 Emotion.

There's no particular emotion I'm looking for...just a photo that conveys a feeling.  Whether it be joyful, serious, surprising, peaceful - show me something full to the brim with that sensation.  It doesn't have to have a face or person in it to show emotion, either.  Totally let your mind run free...I can't wait to see what you come up with.

 Alright, then.  Here is how this (and all other photo challenges here) will work:

-Anyone can participate.  Just post your one "EMOTION" photo - taken by YOU - on your blog or Flickr page sometime before next Saturday.  Feel free to snag the button above.

-Then come back here and link up your post below.  Blog-hopping is a seriously cool thing to do, too, by the way.  But please make sure you enter the link to your post, not your blog address. Incorrect links will be deleted.

-On Saturday the 20th, I'll pick four to six of my favorite entries (depending on how many I get and how hard a time I'm having deciding) and then put up a poll so that YOU can decide on a winner.  Photos will be judged on quality, creativity, and coherence to the theme {in this case, emotion}.

-After two days of voting, I will post the winner (the finalist with the most votes).  For this week, at least, the winner and finalists will receive nothing except Clicked and Captured Photo-Challenge buttons claiming that they won.  And of course, that satisfied feeling that always comes when one wins a photography contest. ;)

So, link up, lovelies!  Grab a button.  Spread the word.  I'm really hoping that I get a bit of entry love this week;)

Love and Blessings,
-Hannah