Conner Mantz
LL-Nice composition and lighting.
ST-a great use of a diffused spot grid and well composed.
DN-Hands down the winner here.
Author Sarah Eden
ST-Good emotion reaction for the pose. I liked her face profile presses against the empty space of the white and not get lost in the bookcase.
LL-The emotion works well here and a nice separation of background.
LL-I don’t know if the dog is technically a portrait, but it wins third here because it’s interesting, the trauma of losing the eye catches you.
ST- Agreed that it may fall short of a portrait, but in this case, it grabbed us for the subject.
Shelter dog
DN-I am going with this for a third place image to be chosen.
Judges:
N. Scott Trimble/Advance Media New York, Lauren Long/Advance Media NY, Dennis Nett/Advance Media NY
Judges Comments
Conner Mantz LL-Nice composition and lighting. ST-a great use of a diffused spot grid and well composed. DN-Hands down the winner here. Author Sarah Eden ST-Good emotion reaction for the pose. I liked her face profile presses against the empty space of the white and not get lost in the bookcase. LL-The emotion works well here and a nice separation of background. LL-I don’t know if the dog is technically a portrait, but it wins third here because it’s interesting, the trauma of losing the eye catches you. ST- Agreed that it may fall short of a portrait, but in this case, it grabbed us for the subject. Shelter dog DN-I am going with this for a third place image to be chosen.