My Baby
by StevePax

Comment:
"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

Photos like this are tough to vote on. Sure, it's a cute baby. What element of this photo is going to draw me in?

Surprised
by oksamit

Comment:
"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

What element of this photo would draw my attention?

Aria @ 10 months
by Robro

Comment:
"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

It's a cute baby, but what differentiates this portrait from any other family album shot I would expect to see?

Ahhh... Coffee
by silverleaf

Comment:
This is a great portrait.. a self portrait perhaps. You have become the cup and you are one with its contents :) = 10

Architectual curves 1
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Did the title of this photo change during the challenge or is my original comment coming from left field?

Solitude
by moodville

Comment:
There are some great portraits in this challenge. Even though I have given several tens this week, I think this is my overall favorite. I think you captured a perfect moment with this photograph. This chip seems to be sad, and having the fence visible in this shot really supports that theme with a lot of strength. - Best of show

Blue
by dagaleaa

Comment:
"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

I'm asking myself what element(s) of this portrait make me care about this person. The backlighting feels particularly harsh.

Hypnotic Stare
by librodo

Comment:
This is an excellent portrait. I like the wind-blown hair. Having her hand in the frame seems to add something for me as well. I don't really know what it is but it works.

"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

Dad
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
very nice work... u may want to consider cleaning out that small black spot in the upper left corner. = 9

Waiting for the Light
by bobgaither

Comment:
This is a nice black and white. I particularly like the shapes and the textures moreso than the subject itself. The composition here feels slightly 'squeezed'. I don't know if it was possible or not, but creating a little breating room on all sides of this light fixture could possibly create something even stronger. I'm estimating that you are probably hearing comments about how this meets the challenge as well so I won't expand on that. I think it's a great image :) = 8