Caroline
by Mike

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Excellent portrait work that captures great details through effective lighting AND her great expression. Her pose and smile are both inviting and powerful. Powerful, in that she is a woman who is confident in herself and knows how to assert her influence. She is not shy at all but will meet your stare with those eyes. Now I do wonder if the composition would have more visual impact if it was composed/cropped differently. I think the close crop is good for it bring us, the audience, closer to your subject. BUT, I wonder, how much more stronger would the audience connection be if you framed it such that you included her arms (the left elbow in the top left corner and the right elbow in the bottom right corner)? The position of the arms in the shot makes it possible and as such that would be another subtle way to frame her face.

Look at me
by Mike

Comment by giantmike:
Very intimate. The light contrasts work well.

Caroline
by Mike

Comment by Nadine_Vb:
Amazing light and a wonderful expression of the model.

Caroline
by Mike

Comment by blindjustice:
I recognize this from your website- it a nice series Mike. She does have eyes that burn right through...

swing
by Mike

Comment by wbanning:
Beautifully composed. I love the way the shadow, rather than the boy himself, defines the position of his body.

untitled
by Mike

Comment by blindjustice:
great detail Mike, liked this one a lot.

swing
by Mike

Comment by Neat:
great shadow.

swing
by Mike

Comment by giantmike:
That shadow completes this image.

swing
by Mike

Comment by kenskid:
I would have given you a six if there would have been grass on the ground. Out of all the swing sets in the area, you're telling me you could not find one that had grass or in fact, even some color in the area? lol. Just joking. A six from me.

Under the Ben Franklin Bridge
by Mike

Comment by SJCarter:
Damn dude! That's the best shot of the Ben Franklin I've ever seen (and Camden has never looked so enticing!). I used to live in Philly and took several shots from a similar angle (that couldn't match this). Well done.