Captain George Highlighted.
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Makes me feel like I'm sitting across the table from George :)

Shy Marija
by flip89

Comment:
Good time to use a soft-focus technique, and I like the colors. I personally like the negative space, but it would probably be stronger as a "portrait" if cropped from the left to about the center of her arm.

Mr. Matt
by postoakinversion

Comment:
An interesting choice to use the relatively wild-colored plaid with a photo in which large blocks of smooth color predominate. I'm not sure if it was an esthetic choice, meant to convey something about the personality of the subject, or was just the only clean short available :) I'd like to see this with a solid dark blue or brown shirt for comparison. Lighting and focus and stuff look fine to me.

Janet
by redmoon

Comment:
Model's placement and expression add a lot of tension in this photo. This may be be a desired representation of her personality or mood, but if not it seems a departure from the main goal of portraiture which I see as representing the person in a somewhat "timeless" way, with less emphasis on immediate events or circumstances.

sophisticated
by hopper

Comment:
Good job handling the glasses, lighting, DOF.

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

Comment:
Unusual but effective not your typical wedding-album photo for sure, but has/shows distinct "personality" and liveliness.

Lady in red
by asij

Comment:
...and a few other colors as well! The colors and black background make the flesh-tones pop out of the picture, but I find her hands/legs split the attention with her face. I'd try cropping just below the top of the grip on the umbrella, around her elbows but above the knees.

A Penny For Your Thoughts
by BooZon

Comment:
Excellent lighting control (or removable lenses?) to shoot through the glasses with no reflections. I guess the "cold" lighting scheme suits the subject matter, but seems a little unusual for a portrait.

Alicia
by jodiecoston

Comment:
Simple, unusual composition and limited color pallette make this effective, almost an abstract. The eyes usually look odd shot this way -- I'd try to have them look down and not at the camera so they don't look dead/comatose. In this case, her eyes are partly-closed enough to mostly hide the effect.

All Aboard
by puma

Comment:
It's hard to shoot one like this without catching yourself (or something undesirable) in the reflections in the sunglasses. A nice, relaxed "candid" portrait.