happy hair
by tnun

Comment:
Well, it's a little bit to dark, and it looks like the saturation was too high. Maybe the biggest problem here though, is the grain. If you look in areas like her face for example, you'll see blotchy spots of color. I've had that same problem when my ISO was too high. Try lowering it a bit, and you'll end up with a smoother, less grainy image. Very good try though! I like how the subject's eyes aren't looking strait at the camera!

bad hair day
by messerschmitt

Comment:
A neat portrait! The only thing that I can think of that might improve the shot a little, is if there was some more light on the lower, darker half of the photo. I like the added detail of the photo on the wall!

Head Banger's Ball
by liberty

Comment:
A little bit too confusing for me - the composition is so busy I realy don't know what's going on. Interesting idea though!

hair
by cal_russell

Comment:
This is kind of a cool idea! Here's my two cents on what might help this photo out a little. :)
From what I can make out, it LOOKs like you focused on the face, instead of the hair. This is very good! But since there is so much unfocused hair in front of the focused face, it's hard to tell, and it looks like the whole picture is out of focus. :( It might be really cool if you had moved some of the hair away so there was no hair in front of the eye.
Secondly, the lighting is rather harsh. Many of the highlights look blown out and too white. I'm guessing that you used a flash? I don't know all that much about using the flash, but I think that if you use it too close, things get too bright and washed out, like in this shot.

Well, I hope that was helpful. Keep shooting! :)

Human Lens
by breadfan35

Comment:
This is amazing. I LOVE the blue-green colors, and the selective desaturation. At first it looks like it's just a cool shot of an eye, then you see the reflection. Something about the selective desaturation does that I think - it's like two different worlds that are separate, and yet one and the same.
I almost want to say that it would be nice if you could spot-edit out all the veins (particularly the really squigly one in the right - it makes me squirm!) but I'm not sure. They sort of add something to the shot.
My conclusion: This is an absolutely wonderful, phenomenal shot. It's so unique and unusual! Awesome!

Monkey Trap
by jgrieco

Comment:
Cool! A neat idea... I wonder how it would have looked with a different point of view? Perhaps if you had shot the vase and hand strait on, instead of from a top view? A nice shot though!

Time Tunnel
by jgrieco

Comment:
Wow! Very cool. Interesting lighting, too!

These Eyes
by scmaxfield

Comment:
Well, I don't really like the fact the light is very bright right on her nose, but everything else is beautiful! I love the details, and the shallow DOF.

Pensive Pug
by m_sarzynski

Comment:
Looks a TINY bit blurry, but a very nice, cute shot! I love the puppy's expression!

Still Life With Pottery
by KarenNfld

Comment:
A beautiful shot! I love the lighting, and the textures are wonderful!