Escher's Study
by Neil

Comment:
Awesome title! Awesome picture!

Window Seat
by Paul

Comment:
Great pose and lighting. I like the composition, except for the inclusion of the chair legs--all the action is happening in the top 3/4 of the photo. I don't think you would have lost anything (in terms of the challenge or otherwise) by cropping them out. Hard to know without seeing it, but that's my instinctive reaction.

Not in the mood for this...
by pjotre7

Comment:
The face appears weirdly smooth, which perhaps is all the weirder for the face/hands/hat being the only sharp parts of the photo.

Poverty and Hope
by DCNUTTER

Comment:
Love the grit. I gather the plant is meant to symbolize hope? It took me a minute to make that connection--would have liked to see the plant figure a little more prominently in the composition if it's to be conceptually half of the photo (as judged by the title). Possibly dragging out the end table/crate from the wall a bit would have been enough.

Laid off and useless
by calculus

Comment:
Hear, hear!

This photo definitely meets the challenge and is conceptually strong. Its greatest weakness is the flat lighting. I don't know what kind of equipment you have, but I've found that a $30 worklight bounced off something large and white can work wonders...

Left Behind
by luvmyaussie

Comment:
Nice gentle lighting. Window light? Looks like the work of AJHopp.

Lazing on a sunny afternoon
by Glanni

Comment:
Holy goodness! I hope this photoshoot didn't take too long!

Wish you'd knocked out that branch in the middle of the photo... nice choice of color for the model's apparel.

Maternity
by GeneralE

Comment:
Cute!

Regal
by dougi555

Comment:
Yes.

As a bonus, your outtakes can go straight into the Perspective challenge :D

Waiting for the Council
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
Awesome! I'm always delighted to see how landscapes can fit into a challenge. (No, really, I'm the biggest sucker for landscapes and I'd probably enter them in every challenge if I could.) I'm surprised you didn't clone out the light post. That's my only nitpick, thought--this works very well photographically, and it fits the challenge well, too.