Sunshine
by nards656

Comment:
Your post-processing her looks a bit over-compensatory, especially around the eyes, where it looks like an unsharp mask or noise tool was used a bit to liberally. Composition is otherwise quite strong.

Unforgiven II
by kiumars_kashani

Comment:
Whoa those are some bright highlights in her face. I would strongly suggest diffusing the glow on this shot to soften those fine details in her face, which are not very attractive at this proximity. Compositionally, I really like the cropping. 4 from me.

Shy Boy
by cubix

Comment:
Sorry, but this perspective just doesn't work for me. I think I would have liked it far better with just the left panel.

My Sleeping Beauty
by Demento_1974

Comment:
I'm going to hope this was MEANT to look like it was taken from the inside of a casket. If not, be warned that this looks like a post-mortem shot--probably because the soft focus, her pillow and the background of the bed, not to mention the position of her hands, all remind me so much of a viewing of an open casket. Otherwise, this is a fine piece of work. 6 from me.

Sweet Romance
by MissyKay

Comment:
The angling of the shot is fantastic. I think I would like this one so much more if the subjects didn't look so disinterested in one another... Overall, this composition is a well-earned 7 from me.

gaby
by arsenal

Comment:
This is my favorite kind of portrait: the casual candid taken against an undistracting though nevertheless common contextual background. It is so obviously NOT a studio pose that it works far better emotively than something that is obviously contrived. Thanks so much for sharing!

Blushing Bride
by HawesPhotoKC

Comment:
Okay...seriously, I know you were going for a nice effect of isolating the color of the eyes against the rest of this composition, and you've done a fine job of that, but I find the effect very unflattering and...well...a little creepy even. Post-challenge, I might suggest two-toning this in a dark blue to match the hue of the eyes and complement--not isolate--them. Just a suggestion. 6 from me.

The Bedouin within
by HighNooner

Comment:
While this is duotone, one might argue that it's not technically black and white. I hope the voters will not do you a huge injustice for that, but I'm inclined to say that I think the brown two-tone (or at least this bright a hue of it) was a poor choice for this subject. There needs to be greater contrast to frame the face.

She
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Not sure I'm buying the incongruity of a handsomely dressed young woman and a garden hose, but the execution and overall composition of this photo is amazing. 10 from me.

Smirky
by jenesis

Comment:
Hehe...I love it. Reminds me of something off the cover of a old-fashioned Sears catalog.