This Woman's Work

An atttractive photo. I envy your ability to choose the perfect depth of field and richness of color to invite us into the picture. You have showed this skill again and again in your work and I think it says something about the inclusiveness of your character. Is this Mrs. Jeff?

 

Thanks for everything this year, Jeff. It's been a real pleasure sharing pictures and observations with you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. I wish you a peacesful, prosperous and healthy New Year. Best Regards, Jack

Keep up the thoughtful approach to photography and I am taking this opportunity to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, a Healthy and Productive New Year bountiful with excellent images such as this one. Best regards from a snowy Candiac in Quebec. Thank you for your generous support and frequent visits to my images.

very good composition...congrats

Beautiful and original composition, I love the lighting.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

Alberto

Wonderful image of very great light and composition, thank you my friend for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

Yet another great piece of work in your portfolio. Very interesting how the warmth and the strength of the human element is counterbalanced by the cool light coming in from the pulled curtain on the other side.

Best wishes for a great Xmas season and a prosperous new year to you and your family. Nassos

the intimacy of this portrait is really very appealing as is the way you set her off against the background. The downcast look while still putting emphasis on her eyes does the trick. What I don't like though is the variety (and the saturation) of skin colours in her face. I wonder if you considered doing this in b&w?

I connect to the composition , to the soft light and atmosphere, to her beautiful face , lowered head and eyes which are hinting of being in deep thought and concentration. The warm color palette on her face and whole vs. the small blue triangle, are a nice hint of in/out reality.

Jack: Thanks for a generous review on this photo. As I mentioned, I'm attempting a return to the color world after months of treading water in B&W. Happy holidays to you as well.

 

 

Tony: It's a pleasure following your work, which always sparkles with life. Wishing you only the best in 2010.

 

 

Mehmet: Thanks so much. Happy shooting in 2010.

 

 

Alberto: I hope your holidays and the coming year were/are fantastic.

 

 

Rashed: Peace to you and my best for 2010.

 

 

Nassos: The cool winter light from the window seemed to work well to counterbalance the dim yellow light of the room. Thanks and all the best in the coming year.

 

 

Ton: Deb was looking at her computer, trying to work while the kids were scrambling over the bed, watching some inane educational program. The light was from her computer screen, and I preserved the oddball color to suggest that she was working and thereby illuminated in a different way than the rest of the room. I'll try it in B&W, although I'm trying to return to color for awhile. Thanks for a candid review. Happy holidays and have a wonderful year.

 

 

Pnina: I'm sure you can understand the small scraps of time that a mother gets to herself over the course of the day. Usually, those scraps of time are filled with some sort of busy work. I'm glad you identified with this. Hope you are well. Peace.

A very expressive shot that belies the casualness of the methods. This is actually one of those images where I think more equals less, as the almost complete absence of post processing allows it to retain that unfinished elegance we find in the snapshots of family, those images that endure with us because it is the person not the cleverness of the photographer that ultimately triumphs. Hopefully, the best of the season befell--and will continue to befall--you and yours.

its so much fun to enjoy this moment, to reflect and comment a great capture.

 

She is so going to kick you were it hurts for getting the color wrong.

 

The light on the right side of her face should have been more holidays -- the rest is what we enjoy giving -- a good time we pay for ;)

 

Happy New Year to You and Yours and I'll be happy to send you a bag of ice,

John

I like the sense of comfort and warmth and also the feeling of mystery in the darkness. There is solitude here. The colors hint at a bit of Expressionism for me, which I respond to as coming from within rather than from the surface or actual source, though I appreciate your literal explanation of them. The abstraction of light taking place in the blue triangle behind is very moving and energizing. It makes her attentiveness and peacefulness that much more palpable. This photo glows with a subdued passion.

Emmanuel: I think you eloquently summarized what made me return and revisit this shot, seemingly a throwaway snapshot, but holding something more, at least in my opinion. To me, there was a sense of layered emotion here. And you are entirely right in saying that this is about the subject, not about the photographer.

 

 

John: If she's going to kick me, she's gotta catch me first.

 

 

Fred: Winters are long and grim, often leading to extensive hibernation inside, often with lights on even in the middle of the day, especially in the midst of a snowstorm where that blue glow pervades every windowpane. It's unnerving how blue the outside world is in comparison to the yellow incandescent world inside.

Soulful. Beautiful jewel colors. A respite of quiet.