2006
by Postgate1

Comment:
This is a casual portrait. I'm not seeing the fashion angle at all. Showing a trend in a photo (and a pretty tired trend at that) doesn't equal fashion photography. There is a certain feel to a fashion editorial. I don't expect the same level of quality as, say Vogue or Elle, but the spirit should be there in terms of composition and style. I have to be able to at least imagine seeing the photo in a magazine.


In terms of strict photographic merit this isn't too bad but it could be better. The white thing growing out of her head is very distracting. Sepia isn't working for me at all. The mood that sepia tends to impart doesn't have much to do with this subject matter---it seems like a random choice rather than a well-considered one. Next time, try placing your subject further away from the background to avoid the halo shadow effect. Better lighting and focus is needed to bring out more sparkle (or 'catch light) in her eyes which look very flat in this photo.

Tres Chic (Soi le Portrait)
by kteach

Comment:
This isn't tres chic, if you'll forgive the bluntness. This looks more like a glamour or vanity portrait than something I'd see in a fashion magazine, and unfortunately for this attractive woman, not a very good one. I could have done without the duotone. The model needs to be placed furthur away from the background to avoid the 'big hair' effect created by dark shadow directly behind her. Her skin tones are quite washed out do to overexposure. Try again, keeping her placement in relation to her background in mind and filtering the flash a bit with some wax paper taped over it.

A tie nevers gets old
by nico_blue

Comment:
The clothes are pretty pedestrian and boring but the photo has a certain fashion editorial mood. The model is attractive. His navel looks kind of unappealing peaking out from behind the tie. I'd rather see all or none. This little spot of it is distracting and odd--like a third eye coming out of his bellly.

Hat Hair is all the rage
by posthumous

Comment:
This is very out of focus and I don't see the fashion focus. It looks like it was submitted for the sake of entering a challenge.

No Tie Required
by jenesis

Comment:
Very nice....not exactly great fashion (square-toe boots? no way) but the photographic style is works for a fashion editorial. The kitchen-tile-looking floor and the big light colored knobby feet on the loveseat throw the high style quotient off a lot. Basically, I like the idea and mood--it just leaves something to be desired in regards to the style of the content.

Western Flair
by slgardner

Comment:
This is a very nice outdoor portrait of a pretty woman but her outfit just doesn't look like something I'd find in a fashion spread or even a catalog. It's okay, just not particularly fashion-forward. Without the right clothes, this doesn't have enough of a feel of a fashion spread to pass for me (some others in this challenge have similarly 'classic' clothes but more authentic looking fashion editorial styles.

Balcony Lounging
by annah

Comment:
Very nice. It looks like it could be in an Anthrolopologie catalog. I like the setting, the color, the fashion...well done.

Tresses : His Best Accessory!!
by ARMY_DOC

Comment:
He's cute and I like the composition. Sadly, there isn't enough exposure on his face and nothing appears to be in focus.

piazza sempione
by kiwiness

Comment:
This is more of what I think of as a boudoir shot than a fashion shot. Maybe I'd see this in a certain type of mens' magazine but not a fashion magazine. It's just cheesy looking to me.

Nadine
by gloda

Comment:
Cute model and fun fashion. It could look a bit richer in terms of texture and color.