I am so honored to announce that I am officially an accredited Associate level photographer with The Portrait Masters Awards and Accreditation Program!

This means that my work (a sample of 50+ images) was evaluated by some of the best photographers in the business and judged to be at a true professional standard. There are currently only 5 photographers who have been awarded the accreditation within Connecticut which speaks to the difficulty of obtaining this distinction.

Furthermore, all the images that I’ve submitted for judging were also client work and not creative/styled photoshoots as I felt it was important to be evaluated on the type of photography I actually produce for my clients. It truly means so much to me as it’s professional validation but also an assurance for everyone I work with that their headshots and portraits will truly be of the highest quality.

About the Awards

The Portraits Masters Awards and Accreditation program was founded in 2017 by the creators of The Portrait System (educational courses by Sue Bryce) and The Portrait Masters (portrait photography conference), which offers online and in-person education for photographers. The Awards and Accreditation program was created to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate high-quality professional photographic works and to give photographers the public recognition they deserve in their profession.

Each round of The Portrait Masters Awards and Accreditation is judged by a team of award-wining photographers. Jurors evaluate and award scores on a scale of 1 to 100 (this last round had more than 4,300 photos submitted from 40 countries!). Images are judged on a range of creative and technical factors and photographers earn accreditation points by receiving Bronze, Silver, and Gold merits.

Here are the areas within the image that are evaluated and graded:

• Expression and ConnectionStyling

• Composition

• Posing

• Lighting

• Overall Technique and Presentation

• Post-Production

• Focus

• Storytelling

You can view all accredited photographers in the online directory here: https://suebryceeducation.com/directory/