together we can
by maymay

Comment:
OK, I would love you to PM me and tell me how this meets the challenge.. I reckon you are shooting for the brown deliberately.. truely dull and inspiring.. 2

Lucky man
by sunnyaz

Comment:
snapshot. but it is a portrait, just not very inspiring. 5

people & pelicans
by charliebaker

Comment:
You should of saved this for the freestudy.. a great shot that just doesnt meet the challenge in any way, shape nor form.. gonne mark you down which is a shame on such a nice image.

if you get a chance, read up on the definition of portrait. 3

Rugby
by boxImmortal

Comment:
not a portrait.. DNMC, sorry.. 4

The Blondes And I
by Coley

Comment:
great shot. Nice composition and cropping. very good BW conversion. it is actually a portrait ( trust me, a rarity in this challenge) and nails all the technicals.. 9 and a top 10 finish I am sure.

Last Supper
by De Sousa

Comment:
OK, this is just great, nicely lit, well posed.. probably a theatre group or something right?? whatever, meets the technicals, slightly quirky, good shot.. I bet 640 pixels doesnt do it any justice.. 9 all the way and a top 5 finish at least.

European Volleyball Champion ITALY
by Miep

Comment:
This isnt really a portrait is it?? I will say its a great image, but doesnt really belong here in this challenge, thus I am gonna mark you down.. sorry.. nice shot though.

Family
by kryta

Comment:
OK, its nice to see someone thinkging OOTB, but it aint doing it for me here, call me a traditionalist, but in group portraits I like to see a few faces in there.. 6

Score!!
by quinde

Comment:
dull boring snapshot, not even sure why you bothered to convert to BW.. 3

It Runs In The Family
by Judi

Comment:
Hmmmmmm. OK. some good things with this image and a couple of tiny niggles. Lets start with the niggles.

The t-shirts - I would of loved to see plain black here, the logos from the `triumph` tee and the `Harry Potter` Tee are quite distracting, the little guy on the left has his coverd, so not as distracting. Thats all though.. Oh, and maybe lining up the eyes on all the models, but I am being pedantic now. ignore me..

Now, I like the composition, not cropped too tightly or too much space left around the edges. The colour is great, quite dark and moody but works with the backdrop. Lighting is good and not just slapped into the scene, a bit of though has been put in there.. The concept of the photo as a whole works well. The title compliments the shot here, it doesnt drive it.

overall a good solid shot, maybe not a ribbon winner, but certainly a top ten (if there is any justice). I am gonna drop you an 8 here, would of been a 9 but finding those tee's a bit distracting still. well done!!