Zero spot editing. How?
by kiwiness

Comment:
for heaven's sake, man.. quit your day job now.. it is okay! LOL
You have really become amazing... the creativity shows.
congrats on another ribbon!

Curves and Stripes
by kerrywc

Comment:
terrific use of light. the b&w treatment of this .. or maybe the over use of curves or similar ... has made this person look plastic. I like the effect because it leaves the viewer to wonder. I may have tried to crop a bit more off the top of the frame.

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment:
jeez.. I looked like this more at 6 months! either this model is carrying small, or is not 9 months along! LOL
Anyway.. back to photography..
I think the pose is not as dramatic as it could be. It is more documentary than expressive. I think maternity portraits should be more expressive. The lighting is beautifully done, and the soft focus - though a bit too soft - is a good choice too.

Reclining
by magnus

Comment:
the definition of the body created by the light is very nice - although perhaps a diffuser would have helped some areas from being shiny. Loss of DOF on the hip (?) - top right - keeps my eye in the center of the photograph.. where as my eye would like to travel along the curve, but it halted and brought back to center again.

Untitled
by jenarom

Comment:
nice shadows and skin tones. I also like the grain effect. it is sort of a mirror image type of photo, but I don't like the empty space in the middle, as it splits the image into 2 separate ones.. visually.
not abundantly interesting to view for a prolonged period of time.

my boy
by jbruno1397

Comment:
what a great expression! and you also succeeded in getting great catchlights in the eyes. This is a wonderful portrait, and the b&w works well with it.

Emma G. Nation
by autool

Comment:
An interesting exploration of abstract.

Lay Lady Lay
by MikeO

Comment:
How can I say this?.. please do not be offended ... photographically speaking, this is uninspiring. The angle does nothing for me. Lighting is terrific! Just the right amount and shows depth and body detail nicely. Focus could be sharper.

Small Talk
by kavamama

Comment:
how sweet! mother and child/madonna and child/etc.. many ways a viewer can relate to this.. religiously or on a personal/human level
The lighting is good, but the shadow across the mom's hair is making me crazy. Not sure what you could have done about it..
I'd like to have better focus on the child's face.

Maestro
by albright1

Comment:
well, maestro.. what are you conducting? light? life? are you the image of God creating Adam? So much can be read into this image. I am sure others have their interpretation - but that is what elevates an image above the rest.
Lighting is nice as it almost sillouettes, but then also shows the features of musculature nicely. I have seen that tatoo before in another challenge! LOL
So, I have 2 guesses as to who the photog is. I will see after the challenge :P
Nicely done!