Local photographer wins top honors
P r o f e s s i o n a l Photographer, Donna Cummings of Jacksonville , Texas , received an unprecedented score of 100 for her wedding entry print, "Daddy's Girl", at the East Texas Pro Forum 2006 Annual Print Competition last Tuesday.
The East Texas P r o f e s s i o n a l Photographer's Forum gathered Tuesday evening in Tyler for their annual competition with PPA master photographers, Gabriel Alonso and Steve Kozack who judged the event along with guild member Johnny Welsh. All three judges gave the winning print a perfect score of 100.
The winning wedding print entitled, "Daddy's Girl", captured a candid moment at the January 2006 wedding of Kari Barber and Aaron Bonner of Tyler. The print received the highest print score of the evening, won "Best Wedding Image" and took the "Judge's Choice" ribbon as well.
Donna Cummings, who serves on the board of the Pro Forum, received an "Excellent" merit score of 81 on her unclassified print entry, "Dream World" which was taken in Waikiki Beach , Honolulu , Hawaii during a recent destination wedding shoot. Donna also won a distinguished ribbon and a merit score of 86 on her wedding album entry, "One Fine Day" featuring the Eagle's Bluff Country Club wedding of Tory Mills and Chris Vey of Tyler.
The Pro forum, which is a regional affiliate of the Texas Professional P h o t o g r a p h e r s Association, meets monthly in Tyler for aspiring and professional photographers from East Texas for education and fellowship. For more information, call Donna Cummings at 903-586- 8087 or visit her website at www.donnacummings.com.








