One of my fave family photographers, Tara Whitney, is the Guest Photography Judge at iheartfaces.blogspot.com for this week’s photo challenge theme, which is “Dramatic B & W”. Other then being a black & white image, the only other criteria (besides being ‘Dramatic’) is that the image contain a human face, so I hope this image fits the bill!
I captured this image back in 2007 with my first Canon SLR, the 30D. I have since upgraded, first to the Canon 5D and then to the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV. This image was shot with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens, which does a fabulous job of showing amazing detail in portraits. I have this image framed in my bedroom, and also printed as a 20×20 metallic print, which is one of the samples I show at the in-person proofing meeting.
I debated entering with this image, but wasn’t sure there was enough ‘face’. The second image in this blog posting, of my daughter Rebecca, is also a favourite…alas, I can only enter one, so this is it! 🙂
(See “My Camera Equipment” in footer section for links/more information on camera equipment used.)
by Holly
Dramatic. Powerful. Simply beautiful.
Love it.
love the focus on the lashes and great depth of field. i’m sure it looks amazing printed in metallic.
Breathless….that is how I describe this shot…Love it!
Lovely, just simply a lovely shot. Good choice!
Beautiful capture, Holly! I started with a 30D also and I loved that camera! So reliable! 🙂 This is truly perfect!
Gosh, i love this shot, it is so close and love the feeling it gives – can you what lens you used? very dramatic!!
I absolutely love this photo! Stunning!
Wow. Powerful portrait. I can see why you love it so much!
i love the angle on this shot. It looks amazing black and white.
love it…. for some reason it makes me think of Prince William….lol
This is powerful. Love this angle…very modern and the b&w is dramatic for sure!
Beautiful shot!
Those lashes!! This definitely says drama. I love it:)