hey there :) i haven't been around in a looong time! just wanted to say hi and i like this portrait :) which studio were you shooting in? i decided to go back to school and i'm in Seneca now, studying (surprise, surprise) professional photography :P Gotta start working on portraits too soon! Everything well with you?

wow, this looks fabulous! that woman looks like she's made of porcelain, because of the sort of subdued colours. great exercise in DOF!

Gorgeous photo, Jako!!! the water is so still, it looks like a crystal lake or something! the moon and small lights add a cool touch. I like your presentation (framing) as well - makes it look a little more special.

I've never seen colours this intense before! perfect example of right place, right time! you did a great job of composing and cropping. cheers

I think this *could* have been a great photo, but there's waaayy too much PS work in it - so much so that it completely distorts whatever it originally looked like. Could you post the original as a workshop so we could take a look? cheers...

Wow, this is some crazy detail!! you can even see the grooves in the fingerprints and around the nails. very impressive! the image tones are so gritty and raw, love it!

did you rotate the pillow while he was sleeping on it?! haha! very cute puppy, and i like how you've repeated that diamond pattern with the pillow and tiles, with him as the centrepiece.

the high contrast really brings out the roughness and deep grooves of his face. the shirt is a little bit distracting though, but that can be cropped out easily.

the low POV adds a very cool effect, but i think there should be a subject of some interest at the end of the street. the pic as it stands right now looks a bit pointless. the detail in the street looks great, but it feels like something's missing here...

Hey!! I remember these from when I was a kid! Hard, fruit-flavoured candy in a round metal tin full of soft icing sugar! haha I haven't seen these in probably 10 years or more! Thanks for posting this, it really does bring back some fun memories! :)