by Mephisto

Comment:

Originally posted by aguapreta: OK, I have no clue what a millinery shop is, but I like the grain and the light filtering through the windows.

ok i just looked it up on the dictionary again and another word is boutique, you know a store where you can buy clothes, shoes and stuff like that... :)

red nude
by super-dave

Comment:
this is really a great nude shot, i love the serene feel here and the negative space!
what i'd be interested in is how you set up your lights to get the background that white without blowing out her skin. if you don't mind to share...:)

Past Childhood
by hanneke

Comment:
the best of the lot!
great concept and execution, I'll come back to see who's the genious
10 and my blue!

Lost in shadows
by hajeka

Comment:
ok, cool subject with a lot of unused potential: straighten the house, convert to black and white with a red filter to darken out the sky, add more contrast and you'll have a much more powerful composition. you could have also used more of those nice tree branches to the left to give a bit more space to the comp and to give a better view of what surrounds that old house.

Twilight zone
by asij

Comment:
doode, your on a roll, wohoooo!!!
congrats,very well deserved!

Portal to heaven
by asij

Comment:
man, did'nt see you entered in a challenge, cool to see ya back!
great imagination, this is truly your style, very ási-esque! ;)
hope you will keep your creativity and use it whenevah you can for more shots like this one...

jadia-2.jpg
by Tim

Comment:
this is my favorite of the kids collection.
the tones here are awesome, would you mind sharing your technic, that you used to convert this one to b&w?
really lovely kids, i enjoyed the whole collection!

7
by Mephisto

Comment:

Originally posted by Sonifo: I am wondering what your intentions are here... Lighting, pose ..all that.

actually i'm not really thinking about an intention when shooting these kind of portraits (which maybe sucks, but i can't help it). she has this beautiful red curlish hair as you can see in the other shots, but here i wanted to go for a more severe(?) look with her hair so i told her to press it against her neck. i cropped it half face because the light came only from the right side so the other half was shadowed anyways. i post processing i replaced the black background with the blue gradient bg, because that matched the skin colors best, that i had processed before.

New Love
by escapetooz

Comment:
wow, he is a lucky guy...:D

did you use an additional flash for the middle one, because there is a bright blownout spot on the woman's forehead, that is quite distracting...
otheriwse it's a great series, every single shot has it's own quality and message.

web5.jpg
by Sechi

Comment:
this is a great candid(?) portrait, love the different hues of blue.
the negative space above her head kinda bothers me, i cant really tell you why. and maybe try to straighten the background (on the right).
otherwise good work :)