Zen Candle
by KevinSLR

Comment:
My two cents for what they're worth. First of all, on the whole checking a comment as helpful or not issue, not all of us are fussed about it. Personally i do check the box (for most comments), but i don't neccessarily get upset if someone doesn't check a comment from me. Its no big deal. You're free to do what you want.

I wont comment on what you can do to improve this particular image because the comments below and on your forum post pretty much cover that. I'm just here to tell you that you should probably put more thought into the subject itself. I'll be blunt with you. In this case your subject is boring. I find that in these still life type of images, the composition, lighting, editting, focus have to be near-perfect for the image to be interesting. My advice is try to spend more time and thought in choosing your idea. Sometimes, if i'm stumped for ideas, I like to browse through photos (flickr, dA, whatever) not to steal ideas but to find some inspiration. Once you have an idea, try different things with the setup and lighting. Keep trying untill you see what looks best. Don't settle for an image too fast, there's always room for improvement.

Heres an example of a normally boring subject (an onion) that looks amazing because of wonderful lighting and composition.

vawendy

Jagged
by thecolorgreen

Comment:
nice comp and image overall, a little heavy handed on the sharpening, especially around the hair.

Working the Stage
by Hussar1812

Comment:
Umm, not sure why you chose to keep the fan in there. looks like you had a great setup and a great model going for you.

S H A D E S
by toddhead

Comment:
cool! a little blown out on left side but still cool as hell.

Gray the New Black - Fall 2010
by elsapo

Comment:
Well done, solid entry, can use minor light improvements but overall great shot, and yes gray is in apparantly!

En Vouge
by LalliSig

Comment:
winner! (i think, this is 9th image i vote will come back to confirm) 10

Business Chic
by wolf

Comment:
Very relevant to the challenge, definitely says fashion to me. Background a little busy, could use a shallower DOF in my opinion.

Cover girl
by svava

Comment:
Great all around, nice lighting, great details, attractive model, and professionally done. I just dont like what seems to be an angry expression from your model.

Asian Model
by amateurboi

Comment:
Nice image, but more of a portrait than a fashion shot to me.

Kangol White
by david_c

Comment:
Great depth and detail. Only thing that would improve it (in my opinion of course) is if model was looking up a little, maybe even peeking through her sunglasses. Still, a solid image. You did a great job in keeping detail in the white hat so kudos for the pro lighting.