the young artist
by Tiberius

Comment:
When i look at this image, i immediately think of this blog entry by Joe McNally.

Boho Photoshoot
by Pompouspete

Comment:
Nice outdoor portrait.
The soft focus looks somewhat artificial, though.

Mrs. Snuggles is wishing you to get well soon.
by damjanev

Comment:

Originally posted by Jules1x: ahhh. What a sweet bear. Nicely lit.

Thank you. I was going for cute :-)

The lighting was more or less classic portrait:
- Shoot through umbrella up front and at camera right (about 45 degrees). Being relatively huge compared to the "model" it wraps Mrs/ Snuggles with a nice soft light.
- The wall and the bright furniture on camera left act as a reflector giving a nice fill on that side
- There is also another light with a gridded snoot, aimed at the bacjground, right behind the subject.

Except for the text and the border, there is not much post processing. Only small adjustments (straighten, brightness, contrast, clarity).

Parque de El Retiro
by MichaelC

Comment:
To me, this image looks a bit overprocessed.

Ho Chi Minh Park
by GeneralE

Comment:
This image has a nasty color cast all over. I haven't tried, but it looks like it was correctable in postprocessing.

IMG_2146
by lovelachapelle

Comment:
I may not be technically well executed, but is love the spirit it brings.

Hanging Out
by gotrond

Comment:
Excellent play with the shadowy reflection.

it's only kids play
by jgirl57

Comment:
A bit overcooked for my taste.

My Local Park
by Stagolee

Comment:
Nice one.
One thing that caught my eye is the shadow of the tree. I love the way it spreads all over the foreground.

Green
by damjanev

Comment:
Well, this was unexpected. I think my choice of subject won the hearts of the voters more than my photography skills on this one. Thank you all. And the decorative lighting changes from time to time. Apart from green it can be red, blue, violet...

@ Jules1x: Your comment on the lower part of the building is exactly what my wife commented when she first saw the image.

BTW, the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX is one sharp lens. I tends to backfocus a bit on wide apertures (f/1.8 - f/2.8), but there is a chance that it's me moving the camera. I have to test this.