Me Day 4
by emily212

Comment:
Wow, this looks amazingly candid for a self portrait. Less direct or more subdued lighting would have helped to prevent the loss of detail in the highlights on your face. Good for you for working both sides of the camera!

Hally Day 3
by emily212

Comment:
Oh, this one made me laugh! Great perspective to enhance that absolutely priceless expression. She looks like quite the character!

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Day 4
by mia67

Comment:
I'll never get tired of looking at these sweet faces...so subtley expressive and unposed. I think that one of the keys to a great portrait is to capture those little, quiet, in-between moments as you do so well with your boys.

Me
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Love the crop! Great focus on your goofy gaze!

Day 4 - Mom
by TDCollins

Comment:
What a wonderful, candid portrait of your Mom, David. You've captured what appears to be a most joyful spirit.

LOL
by pla2

Comment:
Great joyfulness! A little tighter crop would serve to bring us right in closer with her.

Day 4 Patience
by Valdo

Comment:
There's such light and sweetness radiating from her! One thing that I do notice when I look at this portrait is how much the bright red of her lips and her blouse stand out. By desaturating those areas, the viewers' focus would tend to go more directly to her pretty face. There's also a noticeable haloing around her head, perhaps from oversharpening or some other PP technique. Or maybe she's just an angel. ;)

Day 4 - bridge
by bdenny

Comment:
Nicely composed with good placement of your subject in the frame. I would agree with coming in for a slightly tighter crop and also shooting at a time when the sun is less glaring to prevent some of those blown highlights. Looks like a great spot to return for more shoots.

Day 3 - Cell Phone Ad
by xXxscarletxXx

Comment:
I like how you've been incorporating two different views within the same frame. This does look like it could be a cell phone add. Nice job!

The sorcerer
by zaflabout

Comment:
Nice direct, sidelong gaze in this portrait. I think that it would have really benefitted from having the lighting less directly focused on the face, as there appears to be a lot of detail lost in the bright highlights. By experimenting with more subtle lighting scenarios, I'm sure that you could get an effectively moody and compelling shot with this composition.