Monsieur Yeux Bleus
by smardaz

Comment by qvfd153:
Really love the effect of this photo. The eyes are amazing

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by smardaz:

Originally posted by boyd2000: Care to enlighten those of us that are a little slow about the significance of the bridge Jason? Is it the bridge to her growing up? Wow, I can't believe Sofia ScooterMcNutty is a 15 year old! She looks like a model. She has really matured in the past couple of years and I'm sure has a great future ahead of her. Kailey is pretty cool too. Good job, but until I see an explanation my (and other peoples) comment below still stands. ;-)

ok....are you guys ready? is everyone sitting down? have you put the kids to bed? here is the story:THERE IS NO FREAKIN STORY!!!! lol seriously we were out shooting in Tacoma and I just really like the underside of the bridge as a backdrop, i liked the randomness of someone all made up standing under a bridge in the inner city. when i was getting these comments during the voting i was thinking "man, if this was one of those bizarre ads in vogue magazine people would think the photographer was brilliant"
As for the title, it was just the first thing that came to mind, basically just the two main elements in the shot, thats all :)

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by boyd2000:
Care to enlighten those of us that are a little slow about the significance of the bridge Jason? Is it the bridge to her growing up? Wow, I can't believe Sofia ScooterMcNutty is a 15 year old! She looks like a model. She has really matured in the past couple of years and I'm sure has a great future ahead of her. Kailey is pretty cool too. Good job, but until I see an explanation my (and other peoples) comment below still stands. ;-)

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by roz:
sofia looks incredibly beautiful and enigmatic in this brilliant portrait jason ...
looks like it was a close race in the challenge for you both .. :)

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by ordinaryangel:
Very nice separation, and composition.

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by L2:
Technical fundamentals are there, but there really is no context or story for this shot to take it to the next level.

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by NikonJeb:
Okay......kind of a weird title but an excellent portrait. IMNSHO the bridge is irrelevant. 7

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by boyd2000:
Your model is just gorgeous, but the bridge just doesn't fit in IMHO. Nice lighting. If you had a very shallow DOF or more plain background it would be much nicer.

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by bvy:
Quite an improvement over your "practice" images. Better job with the background here, and good skin tones and pose.

Beauty and the Bridge
by smardaz

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Pleasant evening lighting on a pretty girl. I'm not sure the background scenery adds to it for me.