When She's Not Here
by TooCool

Comment by SharQ:
Fantastic. One of the few shots with bottles in that actually makes sense. Good work ;) (9)

When She's Not Here
by TooCool

Comment by wetland:
Cool capture...not sure the border helps.

When She's Not Here
by TooCool

Comment by Natator:
Very nicely done indeed (dirty fingernails and all ;) Love it.

They say guns don't kill people...Tell that to her mother!
by TooCool

Comment by wetland:
Pretty powerful...

The Ring
by TooCool

Comment by brownt:
Not so nice bits first : Looks a tad fake to me IMO. Would someone put their hands up like that when you ask them to marry you? Maybe they would??

The line of your wallpaper takes my eye away from the photo, maybe moving the subject so that there wasn't a line?

Now for the good bits! : The colours in this are nice, good tones all over, the colour of her hair, the skin colour and the purple on the ring box. I also like how you've only shown a little of the ring rather than the whole thing.

I thought to myself that I would have liked to see this a bit sharper to see more details in her face, but I had a wee play with it in PS and her top looks too vivid, so the sharpness is good.

In all a good Surprise picture. 8

The Ring
by TooCool

Comment by adine:
I like that we can see both the ring and the look on her face, and even the gesture of her hands. The focus could be better and the scene should be less flatly lit.

The Ring
by TooCool

Comment by GolferDDS:
Nice shot and good idea. Looks a little staged though.

Six of One, Half-Dozen of the Other (or Am I Comparing Apples and Oranges?)
by TooCool

Comment by Quadrajet:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Excellent idea for this challenge, it really works well.

The lighting on this shot very soft, exactly what a person needs when shooting fruit like this. The thing that I find missing with the lighting is depth. The top and front of the fruit is illuminated perfectly; but, for food images such as this one, I find that lighting from above and slightly behind helps to add more dimension to round fruits. Lighting from above and slightly behind keeps the hot spots (not that yours are bad) to a minimum and gives the bottom of the fruit a bit of light causing a slight silhouette effect. I suggest playing around with it (if you want to) and you’ll see what I mean.

The composition is pretty straightforward. I don’t know what you could have done to improve it, but it leaves me a bit flat.

I hope this helps,
Quadrajet

They say guns don't kill people...Tell that to her mother!
by TooCool

Comment by unikorn:
ouch

They say guns don't kill people...Tell that to her mother!
by TooCool

Comment by blindjustice:
Is this an attempt to say hockey is violent? otherwise, it is a bit too obvious.