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Beautiful use of light!..beautiful on many levels.

Very lovely portrait, love how you did your eye, superb work

Very nice work, nothing wrong with the model. : )

That’s a great portrait. The strong contrast, detail, the eye, the framing of the shot and the visual impact.

No way to a new model Michelle. You have a beautiful face. This is an Ab Fab photo.

amazing lighting!

Very striking. Love the color touch to the eye. You are a great subject. Just Beautiful!

Fantastic work well done !

I’m not even going to submit my entry, You have already won. Well done.

Wonderful model Incredible photo clarity. wetness of lips and sweat on chin. VERY HUMAN!

Beautiful portrait – great use of selective colouring and love the play of light and shadow!

Great portrait….........Do not sack the model…....you are perfect

Awsome.

beautiful portrait and effects Michelle …
good luck with the comp

great portrait

Wonderful portrait Michelle and the b&w sets it off beautifully.

Very good, love that colour in the eye!
The model is perfect I think! ;-)

Beautiful portrait. KEEP the model.

No -don’t get rid of your model – you are beautiful..love the lighting and the portrait is awesome..

great image!

i like it

A beautiful child. I graduated from WSC in 1957. Best luck to you on your quest for civil engineering.

Nice crisp/sharp picture! very unique!

excellent portrait

great potrait…love the lighting…and no you don’t need a new model…self portraits are always the best..for some reason I think true feeling comes through them. Great work

You DONT need a new model. You look great Michelle. Excellent B&W, and love the eye, and the shimmer on the hair.

perfect capture, great work

This is great. Very subtle use of light.

Great picture and brilliant use of light and contrast.

Martin.

Love your expression, treatment, and lighting. Very well done Michelle!

I am down on earth because God put me here and I am a person who is not very complicated or picky, just fed up with politics and pollution and when it comes to eating ice-cream with cheerios.
The girl I am looking for would have to not be afraid to do the spunky funky chicken dance in front of my family when they frisk her at the door, and she needs to be kind, HONEST, respectful, but not to president of the United States of America if she ever meets him.

Great lighting & treatment

Beautiful portrait.

Very good detail, sharpness, and texture in this well-lit shot. It would stand alone as a b&w image, but the specific application of color adds something special to it.

Excellent use of shadow & light! Nice selective color. Super work, Michelle!

Such a great shot. Novel angle and great lighting.

Beautiful :-)

Beautiful portrait and model :)

Great lighting and Comp!
I agree with everyone else, the model stays.

Powerful image and tremendous use of shade.

Your lighting technique is superb.

Are you meant to look bored? I think you look sad.
Don’t change models, this one’s just fine.

Beautiful portrait work, really great

Fabulous Portrait Michelle. Excellent editing S/C and the lighting is Wonderful.

Amazing shot, composition, balance of tones, and model.

Very well lit, with a great comp.

Great black and white, brilliant tones, and hard shadow, works really well, well done

Beautifully done! Love the angle and the selective color. It works very well here.

Hello new friend
thanks for your comment … like this portrait a lot!
Warms
Ale

Nice work, Love the eyes!

Great shot – love the eye colour!

great use of light.

Great image, love the way you’ve positioned it. A very melencholy expression, but seems to be a hint of anticipation too :)

Splendid portrait ! I like your expression.

Beautiful expression – very sensitive portrait. :)

Fantastic contrast and great selective color!

A beautiful image. Truly well done!

This is very beautiful, I love the light

Beautiful you are :) **

very well done michelle

Nicely done…you really did a great job on this portrait – and you are indeed lovely !!

Just beautiful. Very deep in thought and a fantastic image.

Gorgeous.

Outstanding self portriat, love the b&w with the color in the eye.

cool use of shadowing

great stuff i think your model is just tops lovely

I think this a lovely self portrait and the Model is perfect….

you look amazing – you really have a glint in your eye.. Love that!

well titled, love the framing

Michelle, this is a really wonderful self-portrait. With a model of this caliber, you should do lots more!

Awesome shot

lovely image! great clarity and selective colour.oh great pose too :D well done

you should do more self portraits, you do them well. I still think the ones with the hat are excellent. And try some full body pics too.

I like the composition and light
Henk (my site: stolkphotography)

nothing wrong with this model !! such expresive eyes !! fantastic.

I think this very well done and a very unusual angle to work so well… : )

Beautiful saturation & I love the point of views you use on your portraits..;P

Excellent!

A beautiful capture Michelle. Definitely no need to find a new model! This is wonderfully composed with perfect lighting and shadow. Lovely work :-)