youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment by Tiny:
Would have liked to see this higher,but got into top ten so not bad.Congrats, hope to see more from you in the future.

youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment by CNovack:
There is definite pain, suffering and sadness in this image. I can see the tears and the expression of pain in the eyes and the way the subject holds their mouth. To me it is palpable. The other thing I really think is a strength is that you only show us half the face - the message to me is that the subject is trying to hide their pain and suffering. Youth tries to hide what they are feeling inside - and I feel that this half face shows the true feeling of what is behind the mask. This is the half that is typically hidden; what we don't see. I almost feel like I walked into the room and interrupted/intruded on a private moment- that the main subject quickly looked up in surprise that someone walked in when they needed to cry it out. Nicely done. (not voting)

youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment by Tiny:
Hope this does well as it really makes me feel gloomy.My top pick.

youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment by Jutilda:
Nice crop. I like your use of narrow DOF with the eye and hair focused. Good use of light and shadow.

youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment by tanguera:
I don't know what it is about this image, but I really like it. I like that it's an incomplete story, leaving us to wonder what has reduced her to tears. The harsh light and desat really work well, as does the crop.

youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment by Dphoto:
Nice crop and the wet eye is great. Good luck.