Striped Light
by gajmaj

Comment:
great colors, but I think the horizontal bars are more of a distraction then a complement to the image. I'd like to see it tried with the blinds raised, to get pure light unfiltered. -8

A Glimpse, Captured
by Skip

Comment:
a little TOO high key, me thinks. It's nice, but a bit harsh on the eyes.

Lite
by caba

Comment:
interesting - took a while to see it though. Interested to see how you achieved this.

Alleyway Refuge
by redmoon

Comment:
great effect - nice job. Love the diffused look.

Catchlights
by Pedro

Comment:
great eyes! but what's with the dirty cheeks? and what's behind her head? Distracting a bit. -6

Old Sparky
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
nice, but I think I'd like to see a different perspective on it. Maybe a 3/4 turn with the dial turned towards the viewer...but nice effect. Love the sparks. - 6

Flirting With The Morning Light
by librodo

Comment:
Stunning portrait. I think I'd like a tighter crop on her...just remove a portion to the right just beyond her shoulder...to bring the focus more on her. Make the canvas a square. But it's breathtaking. - my first 10

"Light" Milk
by melster

Comment:
clever idea, but I think it would have been more effective if you put the glas a further distance from the background to remove the hars shadow. It also seems slightly blurred...

chase.jpg
by daveit

Comment:
I agree to some extent with everyonehere. The shot of the boy is great. His facial expression invites you into the picture. However the Father seems like he's saying "did you take the picture yet?" so that he can get his son off his back. Very contrasting thoughts. "come in closer, back away". Makes it very disconcerting.

Also, this is not a pure B/W photo - don't know what you were going for, but you need deeper shadows. Try switching the picture to grayscale to remove the color, then do adjustment levels to make the shadows richer. Then convert back to RGB so that you can add in sepia tones if you desire.

For poses, I'd have dad face the camera at least in 3/4 profile, with a smile on his face. It's is son he's holding. Not a reptile. :)

Temple of Light
by AndrewTO

Comment:
having a colored border rarely helps a photo. In this case, since there's already a lot of yellow, I would have used black. I think it would also be better if you tried to remove some of the yellow, as your camera was apperenlty on the wrong exposure setting. Unless the walls really were yellow....