Nasty Reflexion
by Bassie

Comment:
GENIUS! top marks!

Matthew Bellamy
by arnit

Comment:
cool! rock on! best band in the world (well, top 5). he was more "rock" with the blue hair though; shame it's gone...

Sheridan
by gajmaj

Comment:
excellent - i like the brightness of the shot, and it's technically great - sharp, and nicely noise-free. it's an especially good, expressive picture that will do well. 9.

Carmela Viola
by johnm

Comment:
for me, the facial expression is a little too off-the-wall. i love the lighting, and the orange backdrop works especially well. it's just, call me boring, but i'm of the opinion that a prtrait should be a tad more formal - revered even.

It's In The Eyes
by K-Rob

Comment:
SO cute. there nothing wrong with portraits of doggies, and this is especially well done. i love that his face is so sharp, and the background less well-defined - gives a conception of real depth. not entirelt sure you've conveyed a taken-in-the-studio type shot, but in all, very nice. also, perhaps a smidgeon too much couch is visible at the top (slightly tighter crop needed). still, a cute and characterful shot. 7.

The Soul of a Woman
by librodo

Comment:
right, easy one this. beautiful model, great lighting, fantastic DOF (i love the greyish blurry backdrop), great pose and great cropping. perhaps a little too much softening? dunno, left eyebrow seems less defined than the right one. maybe that's due to the lighting though... still, very good - 9

Margaret
by melismatica

Comment:
this is an interesting composition. the clothing is very period, and i think it would have suited an B&W / sepia type aged look very well (but obviously wouldn't fit the challenge). i like the lighting, and i like how she's off-centre. i'm not all that keen on the background - it's just too oppressing because there is too much black. i'm also not too sure that for a portrait, looking up to the left while face is at the camera works too well. minor other thing (something i've been told off for too) the clasp from the necklace seems a bit distracting - putting it behind her neck might help. what this does have though is ample style and a fair amount of flair and originality. from me, it gets a 7

Innocence
by mariomel

Comment:
very nice well taken shot. definately looks professional. looks like it's had a touch of post shot softening, but it's been done to a gentle level and works really well. kid has a good expression, and is very photogenic. i think a coloured background might have given greater definition for her hair (kind of dissappears behind her ear), but it still works. my fourth (and last) ten of the week.

Elevator in my studio, long exposure w/ flash, PS for cross-processed look
by dimitrii

Comment:
i won't mention the title. i won't. honest. the photo: very nice! the pose seems a bit awkward, and not wanting to seem rude to the groom, but the bride is a bit more composed, and i think would be as if not more striking on her own. particularly photogenic. i like what you did in terms of editting. did you use PS for a cross processed look by any chance? (i'm teasing!) it's still a very nice drama-rich shot, very appealing. 8. and a bit of brevity in title department might be nice.

Her eyes
by Miinerva

Comment:
i'm a little in two minds over this. i love how white everything is, and i think it's a very beautiful image. with regards to its portraitedness, i'm not entirely sure... traditionally, the face shouldn't be obscured, but it has so much style and drama, i don't really mind. i bit more colour in the eyes would be nice though, and possibly a little cloning in her right eye, because the reflections look a bit messy. nice shot though - 7.