Mister Paper Bag
by Arti-Elvi

Comment:
Good use of contrast here.

Bag -light
Shadow - dark
Highlight on skin - light
Shadow of nose, cheeks, mouth - dark
Eyeball - light
Iris - dark
eye highlight - light

Another great example of the zone system used on portraiture.

Fleur
by Arti-Elvi

Comment:
Awesome expression. Makes me feel like she is not happy being punished or something. Putting the model next to the wall helps to give this feeling. Can't help but stare at her eyes.

J
by Arti-Elvi

Comment:
Interesting that the composition is very symmetrical. It's odd that the viewers eyes are drawn to the man's eyes, but at the same time because of the color contrast of his clothes and the grass really brings your eyes to the grass. Wonder what would happen if the pants was a different color to his shirt. Maybe a darker color. It would help to focus in on the eyes longer and not the grass.

Don't know what lens you used for this one, but seems pretty sharp.

One
by Arti-Elvi

Comment:
Incredible sharpness on the fence post. The great contrast makes the photo look 3D. You have got to show the original version and show the processing on this.Or was it simply a great lens/camera combo.

I don't mind see the post in the center. Most folks would say it would look better if it composed using the rules of 3rd but I like a simple compostion in which the focus point is right there where your eyes don't have to wonder.

P1010479bw.jpg
by SamDoe1

Comment:
Nice black & white shot. The haze in grey haze in the background helps to make the sailboat pop out of the shot. Good tones. Could be a sellable print.

Only suggestion is to leveling the horizon.

little-monkey-squarecrop.jpg
by Tallbloke

Comment:
Great focus on the eyes gives emotional impact. Good job with b/w conversion. Beautiful tones, and sharpness gives you the feeling of the softness of the fur.

parking lot
by bucket

Comment:
Interesting capture of the ground. Great eye for design and texture. Amazing that we walk past something like this everyday, but the simple act of looking down for an extra few seconds there is something beautiful below our feet.

You.jpg
by Napalm Nymph

Comment:
Depends on what you are conveying? Reminds me of those romance novel covers that look like paintings.

I would like to see more sharpness brought back to the girl. The viewers eyes sweep from left to right because of rules of third and you see the girl but without more sharpness your eye doesn't linger as long.

The way you have the compositon it you put some font or message on the left side and the viewer would focus your eyes there like an ad would.

sarahjump.jpg
by kenskid

Comment:
Looks like she flying. The angle that you shot it at gives a dynamic feeling usually shown in sports shots; usually motorsports,skating boarding or other extreme sports.

The added girl in the background gives context and helps to convade a story.

If you were to erase the background and kept the girl masked and added a white background behind her this image might sell pretty well has a stock type of image.

Message edited by author 2005-11-25 00:00:16.

...if I hold very, very still...
by Faye Pekas

Comment:
I wonder if a sephia or black & white treatment would've given you a better score. You eyes are drawn toward the giraffe because of the coloring (whites) and thus most viewers would not really think that it was camoflauging itself.