Our first category is “Decisive Moments.” These are images that capture the essence or the experience of the subject frozen at its peak. Provide the judges with image/s which display this thought process and good luck! Once the submission portal is open, you will have two days to get them the curator. “The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting preyRead more
I am The WPS…the video
Back in the day when we were the Wedding Photographic Society we made a fun video. We changed our name to The Wedding & Portrait Society to embrace the portrait community. This group has been getting together since 2005 working to make one another great! Thank you Jason Arthurs for the video. Let’s keep it amazing WPS! Meet the Wedding Photographic Society from Jason Arthurs on Vimeo.Read more
Monthly Contests
The Wedding & Portrait Society (WPS) is proud to bring back the image competition starting in January of 2016. The image competition has been a favorite among our members and showcases the talent of our group. Every month there will be a new category that will challenge both wedding and portrait photographers. The categories selected were created by current members of The WPS. All good standing members will be able to enter the first quarter of competition free. The top images willRead more
Portrait Palooza is back on February 23rd!
Portrait Palooza is one of the premiere WPS events each year and this year it’s on Tuesday, February 23rd. Our chapter leaders coordinate with local vendors to arrange for dresses, flowers and an awesome venue to shoot at. It’s a timed competition where each photographer has 10 minutes to produce an editorial/commercial quality image using our professional models, dresses, bouquets and a really awesome location. This year The Hall at Landmark has graciously invited us to shoot at their venue.Read more
Meet The WPS Contest Judges
The WPS is proud and thrilled to bring a talented group of photographers to be our panel of judges. Each one brings a unique perspective into the wedding and portrait world. The judges will view all the images prior to making a decision on their winners. The winners will be notified with an announcement on The WPS website with their winning badges attached. 2019 WPS JUDGES Chad Winstead Chad is the 2016 & 2018 Wedding & Portrait Society’s Photographer ofRead more
Headshots for Hope | Charity
Please join the Wedding & Portrait Society as we give back to our wedding vendor community through Headshots for Hope to benefit Beautiful Together! Photographers will be ready to freshen up your headshot at The Garden on Millbrook on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 7-9pm. The headshots are FREE to everyone associated with the wedding industry, though donations are encouraged, and all proceeds will support Beautiful Together, a non-profit spearheaded by the Triangle’s own Tamara Lackey, that works to improveRead more
Big-Small-Big Family Portraits | Education
When I first started as a wedding photographer in Texas, family portraits were always a pain. It wasn’t until I move to North Carolina that I found out a fast and very effective way to move through them quickly. I call this technique “Big-Small-Big.” The “BSB” family portrait system should take about 15-20 minutes. BIG–SMALL–BIG PORTRAIT LIST B&G with both sides of the family together. It does not matter where people stand because they are “one family now.” B&G with bride’sRead more
WPS Meeting Recap | Jonathan McCardell
A muy grande gracias to Jonathan McCardell for making the trek to Chapel Hill to chat about album sales. Lots of great points were made on how to generate more revenue for our businesses. We also chatted about different album companies and the pros and cons of each one of them. Great night, great speaker and great conversations! Also, we want to thank Heba Salama for allowing us to meet at Fig & Honey. I had the best burger inRead more
My love letter to The WPS
I was on my way to Pinehurst to attend a rehearsal and get set up for a wedding on Saturday. A few miles from the venue, the car in front of me slammed on the brakes suddenly to avoid hitting the truck in front of it turning left on a hidden driveway. With little room to stop, I slammed on the brakes and swerved on to the shoulder to avoid a collision. I hit a tree going 45 miles anRead more
10 Tricks for Getting REAL Smiles out of your Kids | Education
Kids can be a joy to photograph. When they’re small, they are so open and unfettered by self-consciousness and ideas about how they should look that they make it easy to capture an amazing range of genuine emotion on their little faces. But then they turn two. It’s remarkable how early we become aware of the camera and begin to react when one is pointed in our direction… usually with less-than-genuine results. In my work as a photographer, though, IRead more