Deluxe Combo from the Fat Guy
by love

Comment:
Some nice irony in there. :) I like the diagonal and 'expression' on santa's face, but I would have liked to see a ittle more depth (through DOF, lighting or composition) in the picture.

This wasn't on my list!
by Chappie23

Comment:
In the darker days of the year, many photogs turn to artificial light, and not everyone of us has the money (or financial priority) to buy strobes or sophisticated flashes. Now, the onboard flash of the camera seems to come in handy. But they don't. Onboard flashes kill pictures: they create shiny skins and hars shadows. Your pic suffers from theze features as well. There are simple, cheap and fairly effective ways to handle this, for instance by putting a tissue in front of the flash to soften and diffuse the light. Other techniques to soften or reflect light may be helpfull too.

I got a carton...
by zbill1

Comment:
The moralism in this pic is likely to affect your score, but I bet you won't care. I like the execution of the shot. It's well-lit and the transition from smoke to skull looks failry natural. The big empty black space is functional as well. I have two minor issues with this pic: I think it is strange that the sigaret just hangs there and I think the pic would have been more convincing if the sigaret was burned only halfway.

I didn't want a puppy.......he chews EVERYTHING
by Stagolee

Comment:
Nice pic of a cute little doggie. I am afraid the pig is a tad too messy to be realy good. Especially the red thing growing out of doggie's head is disturbing

Its the thought that counts
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Nice idea and overall well executed. Nothing exciting in terms of composition though and the wrapping paper is clearly used before, reducing the credibility of the pic.

The Amazing Folding Frisbee That Doesn't Unfold
by JimiRose

Comment:
Great timing. I think the face is a tiny bit too dark and the sky is either blown out or overprocessed, but it's not very disturbing.

"The Super Dooper Reindeer Pooper!"
by Lonz

Comment:
Great expression and the look up combined with the level POV works well. The picture is not entirely sharp @ the eyes and it seems you tried just a tad too hard to save it with USM, but the expression makes up for that.

Vintage Chair With Embedded Instructions
by amateurboi

Comment:
Yes, it is original and yes it takes guts to enter a pic like this. But no, it is not a good pic imo. Nothing much in terms of composition and POV and the crop is too tight imo.

Oh, to be aged 7-12 again.
by McJamweasel

Comment:
That is NOT a stupid gift, it is ultimately cool. ;)

Love the focus on the little guy in the front, but I am not enthousiastic about the distracting background and the harsh ligting. I think you show that you have it in you to be a creative photographer, but you should devote more attention to the execution of your pics.

What Did You Expect?
by Zeus

Comment:
In the darker days of the year, many photogs turn to artificial light, and not everyone of us has the money (or financial priority) to buy strobes or sophisticated flashes. Now, the onboard flash of the camera seems to come in handy. But they don't. Onboard flashes kill pictures: they create shiny skins and hars shadows. Your pic suffers from theze features as well. There are simple, cheap and fairly effective ways to handle this, for instance by putting a tissue in front of the flash to soften and diffuse the light. Other techniques to soften or reflect light may be helpfull too.