36 Weeks Pregnant
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
I'm sorry, I don't normally take borders into account when voting, but I think this one is too much of a distraction to ignore. Perhaps if it was the same yellowy colour as the photo and a bit thinner it would be okay? As for the photo, I like the high key approach.

Highland Cow
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Amazing shot!

Journey
by gaurawa

Comment:
Excellent. 10! The different colours look great! How did you find all the right leaves? I think if you made the 'circle/cycle' more obvious, rather than it looking like a line, it would be even better :)

Be fashionable, wear glasses!
by AmiYuy

Comment:
The final shot, in my opinion, looks too much like a snapshot and not an advertisement at all. I don't think desaturating the background would have helped, but getting rid of it completely would have. Doing the same shot with a white background would look much more like a pro advert. The focus is meant to be on the glasses, but the background is just too distracting here. Also, the focus seems slightly off. Either that, or you used the wrong settings when sharpening in post-processing. The lighting is a bit harsh on her neck and hair too. To get the glasses looking more appealing for the advert, they should have some kind of catchlight in them to make them look shiney and new, and add character.

Marbles
by AmiYuy

Comment:
In the first, did you apply a gaussian blur then fade it? There seems to be a soft blue halo around the marbles which, to me, spoils the shot. I would have liked to see the marbles nice and sharp. The background is also a problem, which you've already mentioned. It is hard getting a fully white background, especially without fancy lighting equipment, but it is possible. You need to over expose the shot by a few stops, and make sure it is evenly lighted. Since you wanted the shadows, which look good, you couldn't have moved the light source, so the best thing to do I think would be to put a white board at the bottom right, to reflect some of the light back onto the surface. The would create a more evenly lit background. Any imperfections or non-white areas could have also be dodged out or erased since the challenge was advanced editing :)

Going Down
by AmiYuy

Comment:
This is great :)

True Love
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
I thought this photo would do a lot better, nice one :)

Bridgescape
by Tranquil

Comment:
Great shot!!

Dark Pier Creek
by hopper

Comment:
Great shot. I wouldnt change anything about it. 10

Dreamless Phantom Creature
by nborton

Comment:
This is a really cool shot. A little bit of extra contrast or dodge/burn would make it one of the best in the challenge, but at the moment I think it looks a little flat.