Ferned Out
by jaysonmc

Comment by HeiSch:
good idea, may be a bit too much light on the fern

Green Trash Can
by jaysonmc

Comment by signal2noise:
While the subject is "still", the overall image suggests great movement.

Ferned Out
by jaysonmc

Comment by JLC:
Nice black and white. Great detail in the leaves.

Engaged
by jaysonmc

Comment by colorcarnival:
Your wife is very pretty and has a beautiful natural smile. You did not need to blur her out lol. It's a very good candid and the lighting is very nice as well. Good luck on the free study shot!

Green Trash Can
by jaysonmc

Comment by dfstevenson:
DNMC

Engaged
by jaysonmc

Comment by JuliBoc:
Jason, I think the gausian blur hurt this photo. Your wife has a beautifully natural expression and a very winning smile. When I first looked at it I couldn't understand why her face was in focus and the rest of her body was not.

I think gausian blur can help a subject stand out from a distracting background, and it can help smooth skin, when used very lightly, but surface blur is better for skin smoothing. But in this case the blur becomes the distracting element.

I'd love to see this excellent shot reprocessed. The lighting is nice.

Green Trash Can
by jaysonmc

Comment by DistantColours:
One trash can good, Two trash cans god but one and a half trash cans not so good.

Engaged
by jaysonmc

Comment by bmartuch:
You're right, this is more of a candid shot but it's very nice. The very shallow DOF is interesting.

Green Trash Can
by jaysonmc

Comment by GThumbtack:
A nice shot, but not what I think of as a Still life.

Engaged
by jaysonmc

Comment by citymars:
Looks like you used a lensbaby with this.