Tina Timmons, chairman of the 2014 Celebration of Smile Portrait Awards, has announced the grand-prize winner and category winners of the 2014 contest. To participate, entrants must have donated to the April Celebration of Smiles nationwide fundraiser.

Tina Timmons, chairman of the 2013 Celebration of Smile Portrait Awards, has announced the grand-prize winner and category winners of the 2013 contest. To participate, entrants must have donated to the April Celebration of Smiles nationwide fundraiser.

A total of 112 images were entered in the 2013 contest, nearly doubling the number of entries in the last year’s inaugural competition. This year’s contest was judged by Darcey Olson, CPP, Darcey Olson Photography, Rockford, Michigan; Karen Lueck, CPP, A Moment Captured, Troy, Michigan; and Denise Boyce, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The grand-prize winner and the first, second, and third place winners in each category will receive a glass award, and all those recognized will receive a honor certificate.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Patricia van Bergen
Adoring Glances Photography
Boyds, Maryland

CATEGORY AWARDS

BABIES

1st Place
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon

2^nd Place
Lili Engelhardt
Lili Engelhardt Photography
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

3^rd Place
Patricia van Bergen
Adoring Glances Photography
Boyds, Maryland

Honorable Mention
Lynn Brower
Lynn Marie Photography
Harrisburg, South Dakota

Honorable Mention
Meggan Harper
Harper-Wayne Portrait Studio
Ormond Beach, Florida

CHILDREN

1st Place
Patricia van Bergen
Adoring Glances Photography
Boyds, Maryland

2^nd Place
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders Photography
Cherokee Village, Arkansas

3^rd Place
Kelly Zimmerman
Cherished Images
Boise, Idaho

Honorable Mention
Kerith Patterson
Visual Girl Photo
North Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Honorable Mention
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois

TEENS

1^st Place
Alma Aponte
Metamorphosis Digital Photography Studio
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

2^nd Place
Melanie Anderson
Anderson Photographs
Hagerstown, Maryland

3^rd Place
Alma Aponte
Metamorphosis Digital Photography Studio
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Honorable Mention
Stacey Knoebel
Knoebel Portrait Design
Hammond, Wisconsin

Honorable Mention
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois

ADULTS

1^st Place
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois

2^nd Place
Pete Rezac
Pete Rezac Photography
Reno, Nevada

3^rd Place
Kelly Zimmerman
Cherished Images
Boise, Idaho

Honorable Mention
Larry Lourcey
Lourcey Photography
Plano, Texas

Honorable Mention
Mary Pat Kelley
Photography by Dale
Hagerstown, Maryland

PETS

1^st Place
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders Photography
Cherokee Village, Arkansas

2^nd Place
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon

3^rd Place
David Anderson
David Anderson Photography
Annapolis, Maryland

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon

Honorable Mention
Claire Houser
Claire Terese Photography
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania

As 2013 Celebration of Smiles donations are coming in, it’s time for participants to decide which images to enter in the 2013 Portrait Awards competition. A Grand Prize winner will be selected, and trophies will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each category. To view all of last year’s winners, click here.

Celebration of Smiles 2013 Portrait Awards Rules
Opening Date: May 1
Closing Date: May 15

Entry Eligibility
All Celebration of Smiles Day participants who made a monetary donation from their
promotions are eligible to enter images in the following categories:

• Baby
  ▪ Child
  ▪ Teen
  ▪ Adult
  ▪ Pet

Entry Fees
Those donating $240 or more will be allowed to enter up to four images at no
charge. Additional images fee of $10 per entry apply. Multiple photographers from a studio
may enter.

Judging

• Entries will be judged by a three-judge panel.
  ▪ 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 2 honorable mentions will be chosen in each category.
  ▪ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall winners will be chosen.
  ▪ Winners will be announced in June.

Prizes

• A trophy will be given to the first place overall.
  ▪ Trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each category.

Entry Procedure

• A link will be provided for uploading images.
  ▪ You will be asked to complete an entry form and pay fee if applicable.
  ▪ mages must be submitted as .jpg and sized as 8×10 at 300dpi.
  ▪ Files must be named as follows: Photographer’s first and last name_category_unique number.
  ▪ Example: JohnSmith_baby_01

You are responsible for obtaining a model release for each entry. When completing the entry
form, you will be asked to agree with the following statement:

The entrant has obtained and has access to all necessary releases (model or
property) and agrees to hold PPA Charities and PPA harmless against all claims
and liabilities arising out of PPA Charities’ and/or PPA’s display, publication and
promotion or other use of each image submitted to PPA Charities.

The winners of the first annual PPA Charities Portrait Awards, which honors images made as part of the Celebration of Smiles Day nationwide fundraiser, have been announced by PPACH Trustee Tina Timmons who chairs the awards, which were judged by PPA members Barbara Bovat, Cr.Photog; Deb Woodard, M.Photog.Cr., CPP; and Owen Kassimir, M.Photog.Cr., CPP.

The grand-prize winner will receive a cash award of $500, and each of the category award, first second, and third place winners will receive a glass award, and all those recognized will receive a honor certificate.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER – Penny Heath, Heath Photography, Redwood, New York

SECOND PLACE – Tara Rochelle, Tara Rochelle Photography, Santa Clarita, California

THIRD PLACE – Tara Rochelle, Tara Rochelle Photography, Santa Clarita, California

CATEGORY AWARDS

BABIES

1st Place
Andrea McKenzie
Andrea McKenzie Photography & Video
Brighton, Michigan

(left) 2nd Place
Sara Goodnick
Sara Goodnick Photography
Fort McDowell, Arizona

(right) 3rd Place
Hubert Gentry
Hubert Gentry Photography
Harrisonburg, Virginia

(left) Honorable Mention
Tracy Dietrich
Tracy Dietrich Photography
Baltimore, Maryland

(right) Honorable Mention
Melaney Wolf
Melaney Wolf Photography
Miamisburg, Ohio

CHILDREN

1st Place
Penny Heath
Heath Photography
Redwood, NY

(left) 2nd Place
Tara Rochelle
Tara Rochelle Photography
Santa Clarita, California

(right) 3rd Place
Damian Battinelli
Damian Battinelli Photography
Plattsburgh, New York

(left) Honorable Mention: Sabina Cavelli – Sabina Cavelli Photography - Naperville, Illinois
(right) Honorable Mention: Cindy Sherman – Cindy Sherman Photography – Boise, Idaho

TEENS

1st Place
Tara Rochelle
Tara Rochelle Photography
Santa Clarita, California

(left) 2nd Place
Hubert Gentry
Hubert Gentry Photography
Harrisonburg, Virginia

(right) 3rd Place
Melanie Anderson
Anderson Photographs
Hagerstown, Maryland

(left) Honorable Mention
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

(right) Honorable Mention
Andrea McKenzie
Andrea McKenzie Photography & Video
Brighton, Michigan

ADULTS

1st Place
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

(left) 2nd Place
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

(right) 3rd Place
Christine Lester-Deats
Christine Photography
Ballard, California

(left) Honorable Mention: Melanie Anderson – Anderson Photographs – Hagerstown, Maryland
(right) Honorable Mention: LeAnne Schmidt – Photog Frog – South Saint Paul, Minnesota

PET PORTRAITS

First Place – Tara Rochelle, Tara Rochelle Photography, Santa Clarita, California

(left) 2nd Place
Hubert Gentry
Hubert Gentry Photography
Harrisonburg, Virginia

(right) 3rd Place
Christine Lester-Deats
Christine Photography
Ballard, California

(left) Honorable Mention
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

(right) Honorable Mention
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida