Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photography Contest: September 17, 2011

Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photography Contest: Award Celebration

The Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photography Contest was initiated in May 2011 as a means to create a photograph album on the Sopchoppy Florida facebook site that would demonstrate the beauty, diversity and uniqueness of our region. This contest was open to “friends” (members) of the Sopchoppy Florida facebook site and ran from May 1 to July 1 2011.

The Contest was formulated by Salli Squitieri and Gabriel Butterfield the proprietors of The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse and administrators of the Sopchoppy Florida Facebook site. The contest was open to anyone with a camera including throw away cameras…and was an excellent opportunity for amateur photographers.

The Categories included: The Most Original/Unique, The Best Representation of Sopchoppy. The Best Representation of Wakulla County, Artistic View,
The Funniest, Wakulla Has Talent, Ecotourism, Wildlife, Anything Goes and more.

Winners of this contest include: Misty Penley, Susan Schatzman, Monique Jackson, Melissa Starbuck, Joan Harlow, Robert Gene Surber, Chris Coxwell, Lori Volano, Angie Hodges Nichols, Jessica Gaboury, Angela Barton, Wendy Morgan, Denise and Eric Trice, Tina S Mark and Jennifer Bohannon/Tim Haney.

The Photographs will be used for promotional purposes for our community and region and posted on various sites that Salli and Gabriel are developing and/or contributing to and in regards to enhancing awareness of our region.

The photographs are featured in a photo album on the Sopchoppy Florida Facebook site. It was a fun free endeavor and was open to everyone and to all ages and intended to bring folks together in a community spirited project. Photographers will be credited and win some great prizes and as another incentive Photographers were also invited to frame and sell their photographs at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse.

This particular Facebook site was Salli and Gabriel’s contribution to the area and a way to not only enhance awareness of their own Music and Art forum but likewise the richness and many activities of our region. The response was very exciting and there have been requests for another contest.

Photographs continue to be added to this Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photo Album and it is Salli and Gabriel’s hope that the album will continue to grow enabling people all over the country the opportunity to see the beauty of our region.

Salli stated, “This contest was truly just about the fun, about creating a nice representation of photographs of our area and about sharing the uniqueness of our region with potential visitors. It was so nice to see the enthusiasm of contestants and community members.”

On Saturday September 17th, 2011 The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse will host a Free Night of Photography: The Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photography Awards Celebration that is Open to the Public and running from 5 to 10 PM at 118 Municipal Ave Corner of Rose St Sopchoppy Florida. There will be Music, Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres & Beverages, Special 10% discount for same night purchases in the gift store, free door prize drawings, and Photographers will receive an award certificate and prizes. Some of the contestants will be showcasing their photography and some will have a selection of their work for sale that night.

This will be a fun celebration.

For More information contact frogandhummingbirdco@yahoo.com or 305-304-2226

Original Post:

Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photography Contest:

We would love to create one of the largest selections of photographs for our Sopchoppy Facebook site representing the beauty and diversity of our region and as an incentive to post photographs of Sopchoppy and Wakulla County, we are creating a Photo Contest.

Photographs will be used for promotional purposes for our community and region and posted on various sites that we are developing and/or contributing to and pertaining to enhancing awareness of our region.

They will bef eatured and viewed on this Sopchoppy Facebook site.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000502058847

A Sopchoppy Wakulla County Photo Album has already been started and can be viewed at
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000502058847#!/media/set/fbx/?set=a.217567061603361.73751.100000502058847

Photographers will be credited and win some great prizes.


This is open to anyone with a camera including throw away cameras…and this is a great opportunity for amateur photographers.

This endeavor is for fun and for bringing folks together in a community spirited project. It's free and open to everyone and all ages.


Photographers can post and email as many photographs as they want and can also enter all categories.

As another incentive Selected Photographers are also invited to frame and sell their photographs at

The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse…

For a fun night Winner’s photographs will be (provided by photographer) and displayed at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse for a special showing and photographers will be invited to be present and collect their prizes. There will be complimentary Beverages & Hors d’oeuvres.

Other arrangements can be made for those who cannot be present.

So let the fun begin!

Categories:

The Most Original/Unique

The Best Representation of Sopchoppy

The Best Representation of Wakulla County

Artistic View

The Funniest

Wakulla Has Talent

Ecotourism

Wildlife

Anything Goes

Photographs must be entered by July 1 and winners will be announced July 15th.

Photographs can be posted on the Facebook site and/or emailed via attachment to frogandhummingbirdco@yahoo.com

If posting multiple photgraphs on the Facebook site please try to create afile via Flickr or Kodak gallery both free sites.

Please email your contact info and categories you wish to enter your photographs into.
You can enter photographs in moe than one category and enter as many photographs as you desire.

Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions or to submit your ideas or photographs to frogandhummingbirdco@yahoo.com for our consideration.

Judges:

Salli Squitieri

Gabriel Butterfield

Helen James Bateman

This contest is truly just about the fun, about creating a nice representation of photographs of our area and about sharing the uniqueness of our region with potential visitors.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s photographs.

Thank you so much…

Salli, Gabriel and Helen

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000502058847