Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment:
Charming! Expert lighting and wonderful expression! To be critical, the pigtail on the right is unfortunately sharp and contrasty--spot editing might help diminish its intrusion to the composition.

Contemplation
by waterlilies

Comment:
A nice expressive portrait. She looks a bit too sad, perhaps, while it seems you were going for wistful. I'm one of those who thinks of "studio" as an inside place--so it's not quite perfect for the challenge, in my opinion.

Roger the Plumber
by biggood53

Comment:
Good strong lighting but there is an unfortunate shadow cast on the bridge of the nose. Good facial expression. Kinda wish he was sitting up a bit more--though its not too bad for the casual feel of this portrait. I think "plumber" in your title throws it a little out of whack as there's no indication elsewhere of his trade.

Hostage
by Beagleboy

Comment:
An unusual subject for this challenge. The lighting is dramatic and the color very strong. Like the use of negative space.

Janet
by redmoon

Comment:
Lovely lighting and color. The crop adds interest to the subject. I wonder if using a longer lens would help minimize the apparent exaggeration of her nose? Little noise in the background evident on my screen.

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment:
This is a beautiful picture of a handsome man with a wonderful expression! The flowers do get in the way along with the unknown blurry object at the bottom right. On my screen, this is a bit over-bright, which unfortunately may be the only thing you can fix. Too bad, you have a good eye for timing.

Land Rover Roller Coaster Opens in Cheshire
by Paulk

Comment:
Extra point for being funny!

Flooding Continues
by weaverc

Comment:
Beautiful, high contrast! Just what a paper needs to print. Composition seems to suffer from the vertical of the tree and its reflection bisecting the photo, however.

Meteorite destroys 100 year old home.
by marlin

Comment:
Well....maybe the meterorite struck, but then I want to see the hole in the roof. Looks like you've got lens flare on the corner of the house as well.

The Art of Modern Dance
by MadMordegon

Comment:
The photo has merit, but the over brightness really detracts and, for a newspaper, the really needs to be much more contrast.