Laughter
by debbybris

Comment:
Grand Love-of-Life Portrait! I can't think of any type of photograph more filled with the heart of God than a child frozen in a laugh! So amazing! Such a blessing!

Emotionally, this photo calls out...10! Yet to be consistent with the principles of good photography, I can't actually grade it that way. The face is lit by what appears to be a reflector placed much lower than the face. This gives the portrait a mild effect of 1950's Saturday afternoon matinee B Movie a la Bela Lugosi, yet over-all the facial features are a little flat. Composite score 7 with a little man who is over-the-top!

Fading Beauty
by Chilibean

Comment:
I love this photo!

However, lighting this rose with a spot from above & behind doesn't appear to quite give the rose the same "punch" it would have if some of the petals were translucent. Try to set the spot just below the camera's line-of-sight shining directly at the bloom from behind.

This is a great photo for a couple's wedding album!

Sun Kissed
by knklove

Comment:
Wow! Great translucent study! Fine composition! Very pleasing!
I can taste the Vitamin C!!! :)

Pure
by h2

Comment:
The tulip appears to be lifts its arms in praise of the Creator!
Praise the LORD!
Great lighting, Great composition, Great clarity, Great simplicity! You nailed the concept!

Portrait of My Daughter
by jencurrie

Comment:
What a charming young lady! Sweet picture!
The highlights outlining the hair are nice & really set her off from foreground/background.
Personally, I would have enjoyed seeing a second back-light set lower to highlight more of the strands of hair. However, her hair appears to be thick, so I'm not sure how translucent it would be at any angle.
Over-all...Great entry!

Windows to the Soul
by elsapo

Comment:
Mesmering! Pensive! Gripping Interaction between viewer & model.
She is the type of model photographers dream of...a model that makes the photographer look good! Score that a 10.

Santa's Hat
by sizzler

Comment:
Hey! It's the Unknown Comic from the Gong Show (cerca 1970's.) Looks like he's (or she's) in the Christmas mood.

"Listen Kid, There's No Speeding in a Construction Zone!"
by laser

Comment:
"I dig ya, Man! Everything's just ducky!"
With a two-year-old in the house, I can really relate to this cute picture with its funny concept.

Unfolding Reaction
by crank2o

Comment:
"You're what!?!...No way!...Shut up!...Get...out!...That's like sooooo cool! When's the due date?"
That's the only thing I can think that they might be talking about in the kitchen. If they were talking about boyfriends, they would have all gone to the bathroom together. (The photo could have been improved with a tighter crop around the ladies or a blurred border around the picture.)

left the light on
by blacksheep

Comment:
I'm kind of "in the dark" about this picture, too, but at least that heightens the ambient lighting. Though it is a little blurry, I can still tell that these are four lights that help to comprise a ceiling fan kit.
The soft focus, ambience & the orange/brown hues all speak ART rather than photo-realism/photojournalism.