Kelly
by Tallbloke

Comment:
Strong colors, lighting make me think of a concert photo. I think as a "portrait" it would be stronger with a somewhat tighter crop.

Mayor of Dogville
by ellamay

Comment:
I'm missing the top hat, cigar, and "Vote for Me" button :)
S/he looks very "dignified" under the circumstances -- good job getting the focal plane centered around his/her eyes.

Ponderous
by dagills22191

Comment:
Good lighting to see the hair on the table, "limited color scheme" works well.

Blond light
by Louison

Comment:
Lighting, color, pose are all great. Only tiny change I'd have made would be to clone out the lower catchlight in her right eye to make the pupils symmetrical.

Carmela Viola
by johnm

Comment:
Looks like after 200 shots she got tired of posing.

Captain George Highlighted.
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Makes me feel like I'm sitting across the table from George :)

Shy Marija
by flip89

Comment:
Good time to use a soft-focus technique, and I like the colors. I personally like the negative space, but it would probably be stronger as a "portrait" if cropped from the left to about the center of her arm.

Mr. Matt
by postoakinversion

Comment:
An interesting choice to use the relatively wild-colored plaid with a photo in which large blocks of smooth color predominate. I'm not sure if it was an esthetic choice, meant to convey something about the personality of the subject, or was just the only clean short available :) I'd like to see this with a solid dark blue or brown shirt for comparison. Lighting and focus and stuff look fine to me.

Janet
by redmoon

Comment:
Model's placement and expression add a lot of tension in this photo. This may be be a desired representation of her personality or mood, but if not it seems a departure from the main goal of portraiture which I see as representing the person in a somewhat "timeless" way, with less emphasis on immediate events or circumstances.

sophisticated
by hopper

Comment:
Good job handling the glasses, lighting, DOF.