The Goblin King Contemplates
by Purple_Girl

Comment by liberty:
Great image, nicely done!

The Goblin King Contemplates
by Purple_Girl

Comment by GThumbtack:
Great lighting and focus. I am unsure if I like the neutral background or not, but it did not distract from overall picture.

The Goblin King Contemplates
by Purple_Girl

Comment by bobnospum:
Great idea -- Kudos. Wonderful lighting on the King's head and arm. Flash highights on chest detract. The DOF on the background is nice, although it bit faded -- TV screen maybe?

The Bog of Eternal Stench -- "Smellllsss Baaaaddd"

The Goblin King Contemplates
by Purple_Girl

Comment by stphq:
like the backdrop.. the colours are cool, nice capture

The Goblin King Contemplates
by Purple_Girl

Comment by jomari:
This works so well. The background just sets him off perfectly.

The Goblin King Contemplates
by Purple_Girl

Comment by Lonni:
Labyrinth- yeah!!

Missing You
by Purple_Girl

Comment by bvy:
I can't add much to what other commentors have already said. The conception is brilliant, the execution -- well, that comes with practice. Controlling light can be tough. I shoot mostly outdoors for that reason. When I do shoot indoors, I usually resort to poor man's lighting: the sun. Natural light offers tons of possibilities ( MelonMusketeer suggested it also I see), so keep it in mind for next time.

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Viola Ragazza
by Purple_Girl

Comment by Martini_Beach:
I adore the veracity to personality in this photo and I think the harsh lighting is a brilliant artistic tool used well to impose personality in the image...
natural light I do not feel would have served the artistic elements which make this pic eye catching and intense...
kudos, ur score does nothing to reflect ur ability

Missing You
by Purple_Girl

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
A smoother background, like a big sheet of construction paper, or poster board would help this. Everyone is talking about your on camera flash in your challenge images comments. You should try shooting with light coming through a window with a light curtain to diffuse the light sometime, and see how much better your indoor shots will look.
Good luck, and keep shooting. That's the way to learn the craft of photography that you are so interested in. I feel that you would get a lot more out of DPC if you can afford to become a member so that you can take advantage of the side challenges and put up a portfolio to get comments and to learn about shooting great images.

Missing You
by Purple_Girl

Comment by photokariangel:
only problems i find are the shadowf from the flash used, but once you figure out yuor lighting sources, you can really make these sorts of shots work. great job and have fun here on dpc!