Black and whites and orange

[bearly]

I rarely take portrait shots because I've always found them extremely difficult, but a few days ago i was practicing with black and white portraits... let me know what you think, if you want to critique feel free even though this isn't the section... and i just really liked the way the lily photo turned out so i thought i'd share that too


my sister


my cousin's dog, bunny


the orange lily

thanks for looking

[lindyannajones]

Bearly, I think you need to rethink your ideas about portraits. Difficult or not, you did a wonderful job with this lovely young woman and, clearly, a lovable dog. You get a sense of their personhood...you know what I mean about the dog. Your lily is beautiful, too. So pretty against the blue!

[bearly]

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

Bearly, I think you need to rethink your ideas about portraits.

i guess i've always avoided doing portraits because i assumed they were really hard...

thanks a lot for the positive feedback, its great to hear it from someone that takes great photographs like you

[JerInTheBox]

I like your sister, the dog could maybe use the background darkened a little so he stands out more. But both are good, the composition is nice and the range of tones is pretty wide.