This Lady Owns My Heart!
by 777STAN

Comment by Gunnsi:
Few things IMO:
Grainy
Focus could be better
Subjects to close to the background
Light reflecting from the glasses
Flowers a bit to high and to much to the left
The mans shoulder is a bit up like the arm is streching out (taking the pic)
I am not an expert but I will try to comment on this.
All those things are possible to fix. Using NeatImage with the out of focus option would get rid of the grain. Contrast and -brightness could darken the black and give life to her hair. Polarized filter could take the reflected light from the glasses. Stand a bit further from the background and maybe put a reflector (f.x. aluminium paper) to light up your back giving a "further away" effect. Use a tripod to take the picture.
Hope some of this helps.

This Lady Owns My Heart!
by 777STAN

Comment by Tammer:
Aww, what a sweet title. For me, the red background makes the skin tones more red and maybe a different background would have worked better. A nice portrait overall though.

Charity Begins With Newborns.
by 777STAN

Comment by blazingmoonlight:
crochet seems blurry on right side, shadows too harsh from flash, coloring seems off also

Charity Begins With Newborns.
by 777STAN

Comment by Tammer:
Your images makes me smile, as I it makes me think of my mother and her needlework. Had there been a bit more saturation, more focus and maybe some darker contrasting shadows, I would have scored this higher. I like the composition.

Charity Begins With Newborns.
by 777STAN

Comment by Melethia:
I can see the connection via the title but it's tenous.

Charity Begins With Newborns.
by 777STAN

Comment by kiwinick:
different and I thought well done .8

This Lady Owns My Heart!
by 777STAN

Comment by Melethia:
And a beautiful lady she is! I think I'd have preferred this with a background other than red - let the roses be the spark of red on their own.

Charity Begins With Newborns.
by 777STAN

Comment by yourbuddyjhawk:
tis a snapshot and not artisic

This Lady Owns My Heart!
by 777STAN

Comment by persimon:
The lighting in this image seems a little flat. I love the expressions though.

Drop Everything!...It's Rain Fall!
by 777STAN

Comment by Zigomar:
it's a shame that you got knocked down, this is a good shot on the challenge topic