Pod
by glad2badad

Comment:
I love the flower/pod texture, color, and lighting. I would have liked to see that accentuated more. The gradient background is also very nice. It adds a touch of class that may not have been achievable with a solid black.

The composition, however, feels a bit ackward. I understand that you were likely going for a minimalism look, but something just doesn't seem to flow. Maybe if the subject were along the left side of the frame? When I look at the subject I see calm, soothing, and pretty. The composition feels "interupted," because the subject is coming in from the right and almost feels like it's forcing its way into the middle. (I hope that makes sense!)

Overall, great subject. I'd love to see some different angles and tighter crops.

Backyard fireworks
by mfulcher

Comment:
The different colors on the face is really interesting.

Pomegranates
by JLC

Comment:
I don't understand the connection between, pomegranates, string, and candles.

Magic Takeout
by cannable

Comment:
Without the title, I would have had no idea what this was.

I know it wouldn't make practical sense, but maybe some holes in the take-out box with the light shining through would have helped identify it.

Beauty of light .
by mb2006

Comment:
The irony is that, I think this is underexposed.

''Thinking''
by Crafty

Comment:
I think you're slightly underexposed on this.

Transparent
by karenk

Comment:
I like the idea, and your technique seems to have given you good results. However, the wall in the background looks like it's chopping her head off. Perhaps a solid color/texture wall would work better?

Junk
by kyled93

Comment:
I have to point out the obvious... This is a "Single Light Source" challenge, and you have 5 light sources visible, and 2 that are right above you.

Unicorn
by gmink

Comment:
This was probably a tough subject to shoot. Your whites are blown into a blob of white at the bottom, but if you had bumped up your shutter speed, you probably would have lost detail in the top of the unicorn.

While the colors are nice, and your subject is probably something very pretty to have in your house, it will not likely do well here in a photo. Photos of "stuff" generally don't score well.

We've all taken photos of "stuff" to work on technique, but generally it's not something you should enter into a photo contest.

Bethany - The Goddaughter
by Saswaa

Comment:
There's a very large shadow behind your model. Don't be afraid to move your furniture further from the wall.

There's also no true blacks or whites in the photo, which is causing it to look very flat to me. I use Curves in Photoshop to make sure I have whites and blacks set to create the best depth. With this photo I used the black eyedropper in Curves to make the blacks blacker. Doing this made your subject pop right out of the background.