What's up?
by sahko

Comment:
Very well executed. The lighting is superb, the simple colours and background make this into very good photo. My only suggestion (and I know this was probably hard) would be to make the hamster face towards the viewer as he is saying Whats Up?... 10

Dodging Birds
by Samara

Comment:
Great spontanious shot. I love the boys' expressions in their faces. The movement of the birds livens it all up. I think it's great that this is in b&w as it takes the viewer to the boys and not to the background that would be too much if it were in colour. Well done.

fall
by jjbeguin

Comment:
I love autumn. This shot is so beautiful. I feel like walking into it and taking a deep breath of the moist cool air. You can feel the silence from it. Great photo indeed.

One of Millions Sentenced to Die Yearly. Spay or Neuter Your Pet.
by jaimeegrl

Comment:
This is so powerful. You have fulfilled the challenge so well. I got goosbumps when I read this. I love dogs, so I can really identify with this. I really like the sepia tone on this photo as it ads such a sadness to it. Sharpness is fairly good under the low light conditions. I would have liked to see more of the cage around him, but this is nice close up as well. But you get 10 from me for the message it sends.

The Shining
by rll07

Comment:
If you painted this with a lit flame then it is very neat. I can't see any digital noise, so it is quite well done.

The Holly Bible
by GoodEnd

Comment:
Interesting play of light and shadow. Very neat idea indeed. However, the composition of your photo could use some improvement. Either rotate the book so it is diagonal and more interesting, or center it and show both pages equally as an open book symbolism. Simple black background you are using is good. You were probably trying to focus on the angels, so the forefront of your photo is a bit blurry and distracts from the rest of the photo. Not a bad photo.

RED TILTLE.
by roozbeh

Comment:
I don't understand what you were trying to do in this image. It has lovely red colour, but beyond that, it looks like accidentally pressed shutter. Also, using a flash when you take a macro like this is not advisable to avoid glares. Better use natural or other kind of lighting source.

Universal Women Dictionary
by cosmofire

Comment:
Undoubtedly shot by a man...

Funny idea, but the photo itself is kind of boring to look at. Perhaps closer zoom and crop could have improved it a bit. It looks like the camera had hard time focusing on the cover. Some postprocessing would improve the colours of the photo.

Dating For Dummies
by Rego

Comment:
I am sorry, but I just have to take a shot at this one. You didn't have to include the book in the photo. Viewers are not dum, they would get the message. There are few things you could avoid in your photo. One is the red eyes of the subject. If you bounce your flash of the ceiling or disable the flash and use room lighting to light your model you will end up with more naturally looking eyes and face. Second, do not center your subject like you've done here. Try different positions and viewpoints. He looks very tense and his face is very red. Also closing his mouth a bit could have avoided showing his badly yellow teeth (sorry). Third, why is he naked? Do guys usually date with no cloth on? Just doesn't make sense in this case. Also, cropping the photo differently to give the person more space around him could have improved it tiny bit. Don't get me wrong, I uderstand you probably shot this as a joke, but even a joke photo can be done with taste.

"A Dog So Small"
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
You puppy is very adorable. I have a bit of experience photographing tiny dogs, as I have 3 small chihuahuas of my own. It's not easy to photograph them as they are in constant movement.

Your photo has good sharpness, but it could use a bit of brightening as your puppy is fairly dark on a fairly greyish background. I don't think the desaturation of other colours was a good choice. The purple leash in front of the pup distracts from the dog himself. Also your hand was not neccessary in the shot, as the buckle size on the leash already establishes that the dog is small. The green gras could have liven up the photo and make nice colour contrast to the dog. 7

Photographing young dogs needs lots of patience and hundreds of shots to get just the right one. So don't give up. You will eventually end up with some very good shots of your little companion if you keep trying.