Whisper
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by aznym:
Joey, can i swap your much yourger brain for mine? I know it's too much to ask for, but for one day? :)
Absolutely love the series! Keep pushing .. you are going somewhere beautiful.

The Moment
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by nova:
She's beautiful Joey.

Happy Alone
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by liv4him330:
:: Critique Club ::

I really like the empty swing in the background. One of the distracting elements of the background is hoe it goes from the shadow of the tree into the bright sunlight. To really emphasize the aloneness I think I would have had her not smile, but have her looked a little more depressed. The chain in front of her face really gives an isolated and caged feeling along with the empty swing.

One of the lighting problems I see is you lose all detail in her left eye and her hair, her right shoulder is a little bright. My two suggestions for the shadow for her face is either get rid of it or what I would do is use it. Cover her eye with her hair and have her look down to give a gloomy feeling to the photo.

With it being b&w it coveys more of a depressing feeling. The blacks in this photo are supper rich, but the whites suffer here.

So to conclude I want to say she has a really great smile but it doesn̢۪t work with the shot. I think going for an isolated feel here would work better. Or if you rotated the angle so she isn̢۪t stuck behind the chain. I like you taking a chance here sometimes it works and sometime it doesn̢۪t.

Alone
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by ergo:
very nice perspective. the light on her is very nice, and casts an "angelic" mood.

Alone
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by samtrundle:
Interesting perspective here - I like the shallowish dof... good work.

Whisper
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by samtrundle:
This is a terrific effot.

Alone
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by mandyturner:
my favorite in the series! This is great for me because she is not smiling. The setting is kind of dark and lonely in all the shots but she is happy? She looks like she fits in her surroundings on this one.

Whisper
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by BRCPRES:
Outstanding.

The Moment
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by Neil:
A fairly straight shot, but a great smile and overall it's a winner.

Whisper
by Joey Lawrence

Comment by Neil:
This has such wonderful tones. A very peaceful and beautiful image. Don't throw away that "old" Olympus. You made a great team. :)