Angst....

Beautiful image…great emotion capture!

what a great image!

wow very deep. Tell him in a few years all that he worries about today will be long forgotten.

love the emotion you have captured,,, well done

Stunning work, love the lighting and the b&w treatment is great, but most of all the pose you have captured expresses the emotion so well.

Know this one well! two teenage daughters and a small boy!good shot Basia

OMG!! Thanks everyone!!! Your responses are so super quick!!! Just showed my son the finished product and now he can’t stop laughing! I guess the way to put a smile on their face is just keep taking those photos!

Yes I can, but mine is only 2.5 so I’m sure I have bigger ‘Angst’ to look forward to..

This great work Basia, love how you took the basic capture of the pose and turned it into this awsome image.. Well done

Thanks so much Marcusjohn :o) And, yes.. You do have this to look forward to ;o)

The dramatic black and white suits the subject matter so well. I can feel all the emotion. Excellent work! Glad to hear he is smiling again – such dramatic swings at this age!

OMG! This is just awesome – great feeling in this picture.

A perfect photo ,so telling,gorgeous.

Thanks so much Kathy, Shellanton & Micmac!

Great image!!!

Oh, poor thing – i feel for him, it’s such a yukky time for them – min you, how lucky you managed to snap this photo. Beautiful post treatment too.

Thank you so much Laura & Dabble.

perfect

Well captured!! He looks so unhappy , I can relate…lol

Thanks so much for your comments Pete & Elizabeth.

soooo great! Is he posing or did you catch him in the midst of his anxiety?? i love the processing (as always…) and he is positioned perfectly! Great job on cathing him from above too, totally makes the picture!

Thanks Missmunchy! It was a half pose, half real! I was trying to get him to pose but he was getting frustrated with sitting there for me so he started to get fed up.

Brilliant image Basia – very expressive!

this is ace!!

Thanks so much Helene & Craig!

Great Image, Basia !!! The B & W serve well to enhance the emotion of the moment !!

Thanks so much Phil :o)

love it!

Wow! Fantastic work Basia.. I love this.. The strong black and white tones are brilliant with excellent contrast. You can really feel the emotion of the shot too.. Great work!

wonderfully graphic..could see this on a T

Thanks so much for your comments Emapearl & Paul.. Great idea Gemynd! Haven’t got any tees up yet!

My daughter is 13.
Heh…not easy for ‘em!
Brilliant photography, Basia. The hands are gripping and expressive
and I like the slight blue tone..

Thanks Brigitta! Well this is scary because my oldest boy is only 8 and already acting like this at times!!!!! I can’t wait until he’s a teenager….NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

Great composition. Well done! :-)

very cool. such great high contrast.
I can certainly relate to his teen angst (even if I am 24)

Thanks so much Karl & Daniel!

great capture…..and well understood!!!

too well! great photo – love the strong b & w…

Thanks so much Wendy & Nicole!

clap clap clap

Thank you, thank you!

Wonderful emotive shot, Basia. The monochrome works so well.

Thanks so much Mel!

Splendid work. Luv it

Thanks Sharon, Glad you like it!

Such a powerful shot – great work

Thanks so much Julie!

lol I did an Angst a couple of days ago … my model is my 10 year old daughter and I can ID with this … great work :)

Thanks RoughDiamond! Just checked yours out!

GREAT work here WOW

Thanks heaps Peter!

Brilliant capture.Yeah,I have a 14yr old…sigh….....

Thanks flower 68… I sympathize!

just brilliant – i love the strong black and white and it feels powerful and emotion filled – love it.

This is stunning work of photography and exellent pose!

Hehe! Very cool image! I’ve got many years yet before my kids hit double figures, so something for me to look forward to! (???!)

You can feel the emotion here… wonderful composition.. great tones.. wonderful work.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your wonderful comments! :oD

Great portrayal of emotion! B&W is perfect for this!

Thanks sruhs!

Beautiful shot, love the skin.

And is he happy with the shot?

Thanks Michman! Yes, he’s happy, he can’t believe how many people have actually looked at this, he says he’s famous now!! ha-ha!

wow! lighting and composition is superb!
Loved the color tones and it’s semi-cold feeling!
Bravo!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting Mohsen!

Love the intensity of the light and image overall, great work. The shoes are a great graphic element.

Thanks Stranger!

Powerfull bw!

Thanks Dean.

Oh you have captured the emotion perfectly!

Thanks Helen!

great exposure Basia. How did you light the scene?

Thanks Ian.

awesome!

Thanks Steve

Your son is an emo! lol. Wonderful capture, the lighting and contrast make the image very powerful.

Hi Gordon! No, not an emo! He’s only 8!!

Brilliant work , this tell everything….:0)))

Thank you Mariska

Wow, this is a great shot. The lighting and composition are great but I think I’m primarily drawn in by the shoes. The laces make this shot for me.

Thanks Jonathan!

Fantastic, you have captured the mood perfectly.

Thanks again Kristy!

Great composition!

Thanks you Antanas!

Great image.

Thank you Elana :o)

the hard edge contrasty approach works here, says anguish to me

Thanks DawsonImages.

been there,done that ,at this age, painful memories, linger, on bad days, we are after all one long self recording absolutly fine art but also very moving in a dark way

Thanks Madvlad!

beautiful shapes, love it.

Beautiful work! lovely capture! great timing!

Thank you Itruskett & Steven :o)

so much emotion, i love this basia

Thanks Heather!

captured the moment well Basia, the black and white does justice to it

Johno

Thanks John :o)

Wow such strong work.

Thank you Memory.

great treatment and idea, perfect title as well

Thanks Orourke.

brilliant. that you have taken this shot shows that you are a compassionate and truly loving parent.

Thanks!? Pauldrobertson…. Although he does do this pose when upset, this image was infact posed.

Beautiful image. Wonderfully designed shot!

Thanks Basil.

Love it !

Outstanding work Basia! I have four adult sons…..I remember very well! ;-)

Thanks so much Terry & Holly!

A strong emotional statement. Great contrast and composition.

Thanks for your support Eagleye :o)

such raw emotion…love it

Great work. I love the emotion here and the high contrast really adds impact. You can feel it just by looking!!

Thank you so much t1nyskert & Shazz :o)

Awesome.

THanks!

this is an awesome photo!!!

Let me add mine. Excellent shot. Great composition

as a teen i felt moments like this alot..well im still a teen lol but when i was younger.
beautiful.

Yes, too true…beautifully taken shot….we feel the emotion and angst…I like it.

Thanks Tina, Paul, LozKat & Ozczecho!

Great shot. I am stuck in this position :) – they grow up don’t they??

Thanks Sorina once again.

this is like one of those rock icon type photo’s
print sell it everyone will understand make a book of it “these years” i’ll be happy with 10%
love it very strong not there yet have a 3 year old going on 13
geeelong

Thanks so much dSart!

Excellent image!

I think there are many people without children who will understand this shot.
Really great photo!

Great image!

Stunning image, works very well as black and white, the contrast is too good.

A++ Superb!!

Absolutely perfect !Mood,contrast and the tones,all make for a very strong image

Great shot. Perfect title. You’ve captured it so well here.

fantastic portrait, love the emotion

Great capture!

Fabulous, I think everyone can understand these moments even without children

Thanks Jaime.. I agree!

Oh I know the feeling!!!

I really really like this one, you can really see the emotion in this photo. I’ve had days like that, so I understand.

Looks like that photo could very well be me.

love the mood!

Love the clarity in your images, great lines and luminance!

perfect! great pose, fantastic contrasts. a winner shot.

I love this. I can really feel the anger, depression, and confusion when I look at this image. It’s great.

Fantastic capture – love the tones and emotion in this.

Great capture

Love the high contrast, the position of his body and the viewpoint you’ve shot it from :o)

This is just to cool basia…love the mood you presented here, I want those socks, lol

oops I mean shoes hehe

I know this all to well. It happened in our house as well.
You didn’t asked him to do the dishes didn’t you

I also know this scene very well! I have 4 kids…

Fantastic b&w image, the composition is spot on

One word for it ” Masterpiece”.......Rst the title says it all

your work is exceptional, I really love your style

Fabulous yet again – you have created some superb work, I have really enjoyed looking at it and admiring your style.

Superb work Basia

that is an awesome photo, i myself am 14, what a horrid age. this picture has much emotion, it’s lovely.

xx
s-a

Again, another very powerful image. You have the talent to not only convey your message in an image, but to also evoke an emotion – true talent. Cheers, Sandra.

Absolutely superb work Basia :-)

oh i often do this, and so does my teen, superb capture

Excellent

superb lighting and capture Basia…love it

WOW, took me a while to get through your list of comments, just to say great capture and superb lighting….

Great shot, love the lighting

That is simply fantastic. Great work. Very Well done!

Gorgeous portrait. Emits such emotion. You should submit to “capturing emotions” group :0)

The emotion is unbelievable. Just want to give him a hug. The whole shot is amazing!

Very strong image, nice work.

brillant capture! love the b&w as well!!

WOnderful shot! Irene

what a wonderful shot – great contrast

Wonderful shot, a dramatic B&W.

Brilliant Image, love it :)

Nice work…....congrats on making home page!

Very well portrayed and captured.

Congrats on home page!

This is great, love the high contrast and yes, have definately felt this way!! Well done!

amazing

Congrats on the feature

Really emotive image,Congratulations on your homepage feature Basia!

I can so relate….this is excellent Basia….congrats on the homepage!!

love this..great mono work, well done

WOOHOO….You’re on the HOME PAGE FEATURE….Awesome!!!

Congrats, you made it to the home page with this amazing image. Love it. :-))

Congratulations on the homepage feature Basia… this is fantatsic shot that I love. A study in Black and White that I would aspire to.

A huge congrats on the homepage Basia! Is this the son who just turned 9? I was just reading your earlier comments when you were wondering how bad it was gonna be when he reaches a teen…take heart, mine eldest son was quite awful at times through 7, 8 & 9, but is completely adorable now at 13. Go figure, lol

Fabulous imagery, captures that transitional period in a nutshell, (I know, I’m living it currently with my 2 boys 17 & 19, lol).
Beautiful photography!

Great B&W study…luv it!!!

love this ;D

congrats on the challenge win, really wonderful image!

This reminds me of myself. It’s dark I really like that!

I love this shot Basia, I remember it from Inspi.re or was it the original photo contest? Just beautiful!!!

stunning image! love it!

Great shot Basia, I love it :)

cool image! reminds me of my 13 year old daughter!
xx

This one I really like! The starkness is cool!

Basia this is just BRILLIANT! The composition, the colours, the pose, the black and white striped shoes, it all goes together so well. Professional gallery quality.