Portrait of an Older Person in Black and White

Your photo studio deserves to be distinguished for the poetry it gives off between seduction, class and weight of years. It is undoubtedly a photo made with love. In any case it is my feeling. Your smooth b & w treatment adds to the reading of your image. I like the pose of the person and the whole is very delicate, without excess. It's a nice photo. Congratulations Dominique

I am very sensitive to the close-up that you proposed. Your framing makes us dive into the eyes of this old man. Your b & w treatment and your focus add to the very personal dimension of your shot. I like the benevolent expression that emerges from the whole It's a nice photo. Congratulations Dominique

I have reviewed several times my 10 photos chosen as the best, in my eyes, for this challenge. And each time, the photographic quality of your shot while nuance jumped out at me. Your composition is very successful with this arm which centers towards the eye. Your b & w treatment is all delicacy while keeping depth. I really like the overall attitude in which you can imagine the weight of a lifetime. It is a magnificent photo. Congratulations Dominique

I hesitated for a long time to put your photo in my top 10. Its very soft side reinforced by a nice b & w treatment while nuance speaks to me a lot. It's a nice photo testimony that I would like to do But it seems to me too centered and with a framing or too close or not close enough up. This is the reason that places it in position 11 in my choices It's a nice photo. Congratulations Dominique

You have been able to capture the intensity of the gaze very well and your close-up is well processed neither too close nor too far. Your photo deserves to be distinguished and if it is not higher in my ranking it is because it is too centered for my taste. Your precise b & w processing and depth of field add to your image reading. It's a nice photo. Congratulations Dominique