Secret Garden
by jmsetzler

Comment:
I added the grain after the shot. I agree that fishnet stockings would have been better, but I didn't have any at my disposal for this shoot. It was sort of an afterthough after looking at this photo. I may try that next time around.

The naked truth?
by Amason

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 10
Subject Appeal: 8
Compositional Appeal: 8
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 10
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 10
Title: 7

Additional Comments:

Excellent shot. I can't really add any suggestions for improvement :)

Passion
by Firstrich1

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 8
Subject Appeal: 9
Compositional Appeal: 8
Effective use of color/bw: 8
Creativity: 10
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 10
Title: 7

Additional Comments:

This is one of the better and more effective uses of selective desaturation that I have seen recently. The nice light and the softness add quite a bit to the storyline in this photo... excellent work...

In Repose
by Toddh

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 10
Subject Appeal: 10
Compositional Appeal: 7
Effective use of color/bw: 7
Creativity: 10
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 10
Title: 10

Additional Comments:

You are a lucky photographer. I have been dying to have the opportunity to photography a pregnant woman. I don't know if my chance will ever come or not, but this is certainly a worthy photo... great stuff :)

....as the day you were born.
by mrorange002

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 9
Subject Appeal: 10
Compositional Appeal: 10
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 10
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 8
Title: 8

Additional Comments:

This is a great photo. The composition you chose works nicely to create some universal appeal... excellent work :)

Discus Athlete
by willem

Comment:
This is excellent work... I think this is probably my favorite in this challenge... great job with the idea and the lighting...

Curves
by jxpfeer

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 8
Subject Appeal: 8
Compositional Appeal: 10
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 8
Theme/Storytelling qualities: n/a
Title: 6

Additional Comments:

Excellent composition on this photo... The lighting is also perfect for the image. The only thing I would consider as an 'alternative' possibility here would be to not include the hair on the right side of the frame. I can't decide if that is adding anything or if it's distracting. I do think it takes some amount of 'smoothness' away from this photo...

Great shot...

First Love
by Phileine

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 4
Subject Appeal: 4
Compositional Appeal: 5
Effective use of color/bw: 5
Creativity: 3
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 7
Title: 6

Additional Comments:

This is one of those photos that most people outside your friends/family will find difficult to embrace.

winter landscape
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 10
Subject Appeal: 10
Compositional Appeal: 8
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 10
Theme/Storytelling qualities: n/a
Title: 8

Additional Comments:

Excellent abstract :) Great shot.

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 6
Subject Appeal: 8
Compositional Appeal: 5
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 7
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 10
Title: 3

Additional Comments:

Let me start by saying that I believe this photo has some extremely strong potential in its idea and your choise of post processing. What I see in this photo seems to contradict with the title in a few ways. The desaturation makes this lady feel/look like a statue in a garden. I think this theme would be very strong if that would become the primary objective. The compositional choise of not including her face in this photo bothers me somewhat. I'm missing out on some possibly lovely emotion that would be visible in her eyes and the angle of her head. I do understand the need for hidden identiy in photos of this nature though. I hope you did do this with her face included for your own personal enjoyment though. Very nice work :)