ACF Retrieve Field object: http://support.advancedcustomfields.com/discussion/290/field-label-on-frontend/p1 Code by Elliot Condon. This is simply a port, and showcase of the code, for reference by you and me.

gistfile1.php

<?php
 
function get_field_object($field_name,$post_id = false)
{
  global $post, $acf; 
 
	if(!$post_id) 
	{ 
		$post_id = $post->ID; 
	}
 
 
	// allow for option == options
	if( $post_id == "option" )
	{
		$post_id = "options";
	}
 
 
	// get value
	$field_key = "";
	if( is_numeric($post_id) )
	{
		$field_key = get_post_meta($post_id, '_' . $field_name, true); 
	}
	else
	{
		$field_key = get_option('_' . $post_id . '_' . $field_name); 
	}
 
 
	// default return vaue
	$field = false;
 
	if($field_key != "") 
	{ 
		// we can load the field properly! 
		$field = $acf->get_acf_field( $field_key ); 
	}
 
	return $field;
}
 
?>