Princess
by Judi

Comment:
Stunningly flattering portraiture here. The composition suffers some, I think, from that blurry hair in the lower left corner, and I think you might capture the essence of the "princess feel" more with a white background instead of a black one, but as is this is still solidly an 8 for me.

"Dark and Twisty"
by saphire

Comment:
I like what you're trying to do. Keep working at it, though...go for greater contrast and shallower shadows on the face.

Sexy lady
by whiterook

Comment:
I hate to sound like a thoughtless critic, but what was the point of this shot, exactly? It's thoroughly unengaging.

Savin' Me
by L1

Comment:
Are those costumes, or did you actually convince the local police to pose for this? That's an incredible accomplishment in of itself!

Dance Dance by Fallout Boy
by JeffryZ

Comment:
Lovely shadow work here. You know what I would have actually experimented with? Try cropping the actual monument out of the picture and play with contrast in just the shadow itself, with generous white space above it.

It's Snowing
by Mulder

Comment:
Wow...interesting that you would choose to focus on the subject's TEETH instead of the eyes. I give this a 6 for creativity, even though the composition is not very striking to me.

A last minute portrait
by agenkin

Comment:
Last-minute though it may be (it certainly feels impromptu), I think this really works. The backlighting is lovely, and the positioning of the subject and her shadow is perfect. The only blemish: a distracting line of sunspots. Use post-processing to clean those up, and I think you have a real winner here. 7 from me.

Oh My ~ Look at That
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Black and white is the perfect realm for a shot like this. It really highlights the duotones of these kids' uniforms.

Joan
by lahern

Comment:
The post-processing on this helps it tremendously, taking an otherwise mundane and mediocre snapshot and capturing the "mood" of the shot and creating a work of art. Very finely done. I'm having a little difficulty ascertaining whether the subject is smiling or crying, though...probably because the eyes are obscured by her hair. I find the ambiguity intriguing. 7 from me.

24/7
by Rob O

Comment:
I know it might have been difficult to convince the viewer that it was a laptop in the foreground without the Dell logo on the bottom, but I really feel that the crop being so low seriously weakens the impact of this shot. 6 from me.