619BDPC
by BMacD

Comment:
not sure where you are in your progress of learning photography, i know i already asked in the thread about your lighting. as far as this goes, its generally better to avoid wrinkles or folds in the b/g. this is not always possible depending on the workspace but moving the subject farther away from the b/g and opening up the aperature a bit will blur the b/g nicely, or perhaps blurring it in photoshop takes the attention of the b/g and puts it back on the subject where it belongs.

Feb2011 SC - Portrait 9
by love

Comment:
there is something disturbing about the eyes, looks like maybe you used shadows/highlights to brighten them? whatever method its kind of glaring. other than that its a great character shot

Lance Joseph
by LandzEnca

Comment:
nice softness, next time, maybe try bringing the light up higher and point it down some to light the top of the head a tad. you can get some really cool shots with a softbox way up high, almost pointing straight down and a reflector on the floor to bounce light back up.

20110122-IMG_0055-Edit-Edit
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
graffiti always makes a good backdrop, if its the same guy from the fence shot i would ask him to close his mouth for a few shots, but maybe we just havent seen them all....

----10-----
by Kelli

Comment:
nice! your first ribbon on your 464th entry! you get the persistance award!
and check out the scoring breakdown, no 1's, 2's or 3's!

Feb2011 SC - Portrait 8
by love

Comment:
you knocked it out of the park on this one, the angle, the hair, the eyes....great work!

Feb2011 SC - Portrait 7
by love

Comment:
blur is bothersome on this one. makes me think of Joan Jett

Feb2011 SC - Portrait 6
by love

Comment:
soft focus seems to work well here

20101031_Paulina_resized (5)
by LandzEnca

Comment:
saucy! dont know how you shot it, but if you're gonna shoot wide open i would put the focus point right on her face

JR
by Kelli

Comment:
that blue tone is awesome, really cool, like its under water