JUDGES who spent hours poring over the dozens of entries for the Gazette and Herald's Young Face of 2004 competition have narrowed the field to just 12 and now it is our readers' turn to help choose their final four.

Our winner will receive a £600 photographic portfolio from The Hallmark Studio in Calne, together with a framed picture worth £135, a beauty package and the chance to appear on Hallmark's publicity for the next year.

Entrants have been coming in from all over the county, which left the judges with a tough choice in choosing just 12 to go before the public vote.

The chosen 12 are on this page and four will go through to the final judging. To vote for your favourite, call 0901 1503207.

A voice prompt will then ask you to key in the relevant two-digit pin number which is printed under each photograph. Lines are open from midnight tonight and will close on Thursday, September 2 at noon. Calls cost 50p. Normal Newsquest rules apply.

Once the final votes have been counted, our judges will again meet to decide on the winner and three runners-up. Second prize is a framed picture worth £135 and third and fourth places will receive a £60 framed picture.

There will be a presentation at Hallmark where the finalists will find out who is the Young Face of 2004.

Our 12 finalists are: Emily Jones 16, of Devizes; Rhiannon Corbett, 18, of Devizes; Paul Herring, 15, of Calne; Charlotte Phillips, 17, of Crudwell; Amanda Andrews, 19, of Devizes; Ed Prestwich, 19, of Devizes; Hayley Robinson, 17, of Chippenham; Hannah Diskett, 14, of Devizes; Eugenia Whitby 14, of Market Lavington; Danielle Hughes, 15, of Malmesbury; Amy Holley, 17, of Box; and Maria Camacho, 15, of Devizes. The Hallmark Studio is based at the Pippin, Calne and has more than 14 years of experience in photographing people of all ages.

Traditional sittings cost from £30, lifestyle sittings cost from £50 and contemporary sittings from £30.

Also available are portfolio sessions, public relations shots and ID and visa shots. For more information call (01249) 816707 or visit the website www.hallmarkphotography.co.uk.