As summer comes to a close, we are excited to announce the winners of our August 2024 photography contest. This month’s entries brought a mix of familiar faces and new talent, each capturing the essence of summer in their own way.
Check out the winning images in the video below, and scroll down to hear from the photographers behind them. Thank you to everyone who participated this month – your creativity and vision continue to inspire us!
Bella Baby winner stories
In-hospital newborn photography captures the fleeting moments of a baby’s earliest days from tiny yawns to the first meeting between siblings. We love celebrating these special moments in our monthly contest! We’re excited to honor this month’s winners for their extraordinary work capturing these precious moments and turning them into treasured family keepsakes.
“It was a special moment to witness and capture big sister and baby sharing that spontaneous, joyful connection. These candid, heartfelt moments are truly magical, and it’s not the first time I’ve seen this. I love and enjoy when that happens; it makes my work more powerful and special.” -Toty Gutierrez, Bella Baby 1st place winner
Our complimentary in-hospital newborn session is about capturing the raw emotion and unposed beauty of the newest addition to your family. Enjoy the experience of a professional photo shoot, with the option to purchase your photos later the same day, and preserve special moments like this adorable moment between a big sister and her new baby brother.
“I love to do the pose with Dad’s hands holding the name, usually you can see just the one hand but dad placed the other tenderly on baby. With the great light, sleepy baby and kind parents everything just worked out great!” -Lillian Lickona, Bella Baby 2nd place winner
August 2024 Bella Life winner stories
Whether at home, in your favorite park, or in the studio, Bella Life photographers capture all the beautiful moments from baby’s first milestones to their senior photos. The magic of these captured moments is why we also celebrate our Bella Life photographers – like those in this month’s contest, which ended in a tie for first place!
“Nothing is sweeter than a new mom with her daughter. I encouraged mom to play with her little girl as if I wasn’t behind a camera.” -Mollie Logan, Bella Life 1st place winner (tie)
Our Bella Life photographers love using prompts to encourage families to interact & it produces such beautiful candid moments as these. Way to go Mollie!
“This photo is special not only because of the beautiful baby and her graceful hair, but also due to the connection with the light and the background that I was able to find in their own home and backyard. Each session is a challenge, and I’m definitely thrilled with the results from this one.” -Toty Gutierrez, Bella Life 1st place winner (tie)
A big congratulations to all of our August 2024 contest winners! Be sure to join us next month for our regular monthly contest, along with an exciting quarterly contest. The theme for the quarterly contest is Best Hair. We’re expecting some fantastic shots and maybe a few fun bad hair day moments too!
