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Top Photos of 2021 - Photo Challenge Winners

By Laura Thomas on January 28, 2022 | No Comments

Top Photos of 2021

20+ Top Photos of 2021

Pretty Presets & Actions Photo Challenge

We are so excited to share these incredible photos with you from our Pretty Presets and Actions photo community.  It's always so hard to narrow it down.  Below are our favorites from the shared images in the Pretty Presets community!  Thank you to everyone who submitted an image and congratulations to all the photographers featured below.  We're so grateful to be surrounded by so many talented and inspiring photographers. 

We have listed our winners below followed by twenty-two honorable mentions.  Thank you so much for joining us and please come back soon for another fun photo challenge.

If one of your images was featured, please be sure to grab a Photo Challenge Favorite Badge at the bottom of this post, showcasing that you were featured on our website (great for marketing to your clients)!

Sasha and Kendra, we're so excited to extend a $125 gift card to each of you! Congratulations!  Thank you both for inspiring us this week with your beautiful work.  Please email us at support@prettypresets.com to claim your gift card.

Thank you all for sharing your talent with us throughout 2021 and making this photo challenge so much fun!

All of the gorgeous photos featured on this page were edited in Lightroom using Pretty Presets for Lightroom and/or Pretty Actions for Photoshop. Special thanks to Tammy Porter for sharing her image above edited with Pretty Presets!

Winning Images from the Best of 2021 Photo Challenge  

Top Photos of Seniors

Captured by the talented Sasha Coleman Arnett.  Edited with Henna preset from Pretty Film Bohemian.

Best Family Photos

"Nothing more sweet than dancing at sunset with your family on a beautiful fall evening."

Captured by the talented Kendra Foerster.  Edited with Reverie from the Dark and Moody Millennium Collection.

Top 2021 Images We Fell in Love with AND You Can be Inspired By!

Here are our other favorite best of 2021 photos we absolutely loved from the PRETTY community!  Enjoy these 20+ photos as inspiration for your next photo session.

Top Photos of Children

"She had so many ideas for posing.  She was so much fun to photograph."

Captured by the talented Amber Johnson-Kerrigan.  Edited with the preset Reverie from the Dark and Moody Millennium Collection.

Top Photos Maternity

Captured by the talented Nichole Colleen Ogle.  Edited with Mariposa from Warm & Organic Millennium Collection.

Top Photos of children

Captured by the talented Jennie Goetz.  Edited with Clean Bright Color preset from Clean and Colorful Millennium Collection.

Best Top Photo of Wedding

Captured by the talented Samantha Overby.  Edited with Paloverde preset from the Warm & Organic Millennium Collection.

Top Landscape Photos

Captured by the talented Joni Eskridge.  Edited with Oasis from the Warm & Organic Millennium Collection.

Top Photos of 2021

"One of my favorites from 2021.  My dad on his 100th birthday."

Captured by the talented Carol Omenson.  Edited with Au Naturel from the Clean & Colorful Millennium Collection.

Top Photos Childrens

Captured by the talented Devin Browning.  Edited with the Freesia from Color Luxe Workflow (retired).

Best of Black and White Photos

"This one was a total joy to take and edit. I allowed myself to play a bit and I'm so thankful that I did!"

Captured by the talented Brenda Artrip.  "Opened in Camera Raw and edited as always with the Pretty Clean Edit Portrait Toolkit then into Photoshop for the real fun!  Finished with Diamonds from the Pretty Film Actions set."

Top Photos of couples

Captured by the talented Lauren Parks.  Edited with the Mojave from the Warm & Organic Millennium Collection.

 

Best of landscape photography

"Jack Frost may have been nipping at your nose but he was also rushing about decorating windows.  The intricate designs are breathtaking.  The patterns, to me, represent trees, ferns and leaves and often look like miniature gardens.  It is fascinating how frost can paint such spectacular imagines!  We live in Saskatchewan, Canada and the frost is a bonus during cold temperatures."

Captured by the talented Leila Thompson Flavell.  Edited with Clean & Creative Advanced Workflow (retired).

Top Senior Photos

"First favorite image of 2021"

Captured by the talented Margaret Norcross.  Edited with Vivid Bright Color from Clean Edit Portrait Workflow.

Best of Christmas Photos

Captured by the talented Nicole Jonutz.  Edited with Classic Clean (Retired).

Best of Maternity Photos

"One of my favourite sessions"

Captured by the talented Chiara Cellrius Angelina.  Edited with Reverie from the Dark and Moody Millennium Collection.

Top Animal Photos

Captured by the talented Lisa Albright.  Edited with Reverie from the Dark and Moody Millennium Collection

Top Wedding Photos

"Embracing Maine Winter is hard, but a fun photo session makes it a lot easier!"

Captured by the talented Megan Gormley.  Edited with Calypso from the Pretty Film Bohemian.

Top Family Photos

"Reverie is one of my go to’s!  Loved this session so much."

Captured by the talented Amber Holloman.  Edited with Reverie from the Dark and Moody Millennium Collection

Top Photos Newborn

Captured by the talented Nichole Colleen Ogle.  Edited with Teaberry from the Pretty Film Pastels.

Top Landscape Photos

"There is nothing like a Texas sunset coming through a live oak on a fall day."

Captured by the talented Tina Auten.  Edited with the Pretty Film Toolkit found in Pretty Film Bohemian and Pretty Film Pastels.

Top Child Photography Photos

Captured by the talented Jennie Goetz.  Edited with Clean Bright Color preset from Clean and Colorful Millennium Collection.

Top Landscape Photos

Captured by the talented Joni Eskridge.  Edited with Blue Dahlia from Pretty Film Noir.

Top Photos of Children

Captured by the talented Devin Browning.  Edited with the preset Calypso from the Pretty Film Bohemian.

Featured Images Receive a PRETTY Badge

Best of 2021 Badge

If you were featured today, please feel free to feature our Best of 2021 Badge for your blog or website.  This is always a great way to showcase your talents to current and prospective clients.

To claim your Photo Challenge Winner Badge just follow the 3 steps below or you can just copy and paste the code below into your website or blog post.

1. Right-click on the badge above to copy or select "Save As" to save to your computer. If you're on a Mac, you can also click and drag it to your desktop.

2. Then, upload it to your blog or website.

3. Finally, link it directly back to this blog post with the following URL:  

https://www.lightroompresets.com/blogs/pretty-presets-blog/top-photos-of-2021-photo-challenge-winners

Share the Teal Photo Challenge Winner Badge on Your Website!

 

Thank you all for joining us this week!  Be sure to come join our Pretty Presets Facebook Community.  We would love to have you join us for our next photo challenge coming soon!

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Pretty Presets for Lightroom author Laura Thomas

Laura Thomas

Co-Founder of Pretty Presets, Pretty Actions and Pretty Forum

Laura is married and has two children who keep life exciting. She loves people, capturing beauty and enjoys a spending time with her family.  She is the Co-Founder of PRETTY (Pretty Presets, Pretty Actions + Pretty Forum).

January 28, 2022

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