I n t r o s p e c t i o n [Photography Contest Pictures of People Babies & Children]
Uploaded: July 14, 2007 08:32:19
Self portrait taken yesterday afternoon.
I used Christy's Glamour action to give it a soft glow. Natural light from 2 windows. 50mm, f/2.2, 1/15 sec.
cheryl m. phillips July 14, 2007
Ok, Ok... now this is probably my favorite of yours! Wonderful, Jennifer!Michelle L. Frick July 14, 2007
Well hello beautiful! This is gorgeous Jennifer, perfect lighting and a very damsel in distress mood! I bet the guys would be lining up to save you! I think it might be criminal to look this good after three children! You still look like a baby yourself!! Excellent SP! #4507811Emily E. Bem July 14, 2007
Well, arn't you just a knockout! :))))))Brilliant mood here....lots of "WOW" factor! #4507821
Lisa J. Boulden July 14, 2007
Fabulous SP, Jennifer!!!Denise M. Snyder July 14, 2007
Wow Jennifer this is soooooooo beautiful - YOU are beautiful!!!! Great composition, lighting and I love the softness and the hair falling over your face! This is just an excellent SP - and they are soooooooo hard to do! #4507842Jennifer L. Taranto July 14, 2007
Thanks ladies!!! I always have such trouble with sp's - I never seem to like the way they come out. #4507844Pamela Shane July 14, 2007
Lovely, moody sp Jennifer. WonderfulJennifer L. Taranto July 14, 2007
Thanks Pamela! #4507891Sam Britt July 14, 2007
Beautiful self portrait, Jennifer. #4507954Jennifer L. Taranto July 14, 2007
Thanks Sam! #4507975Amanda Chapman July 14, 2007
And you said you weren't good at taking SPs!!GIRL PLEASE!!!
This is so dramatic..moody...and both you and your SP are beautiful! #4508009
Jessica Jenney July 14, 2007
Gorgeous self portrait, Jennifer! I love the turn of your head, the lighting and skin tones! BEAUTIFUL!!! #4508084Joan Kocak July 14, 2007
AWESOME sp Jennifer, love the sense of movement, you are a natural beauty! very well done girl~ #4508171Alexis Yobbagy July 14, 2007
You're a beautiful young woman Jennifer!!! Lovely, dreamy portrait!!! #4508223Jennifer L. Taranto July 14, 2007
Thanks everyone!!! It means a lot :) #4508238Carol Sawyer July 14, 2007
Beautiful portrait of you, Jennifer! love this moody portrait! #4508268Jennifer L. Alder July 14, 2007
Jennifer-- WOW! This is an EXCELLENT SP! LOVE the glow-- and composure! You are very pretty! :) #4508300Jennifer L. Taranto July 14, 2007
Thanks ladies! #4508324Gail Vitikacs July 15, 2007
This is one beautiful portrait...it is so refreshing as a SP! "Nice to meet you!" #4509816Kathy L. Clark July 15, 2007
Very pretty girl and portrait Jennifer. The comp looks great. #4510607Allison Gaulin July 15, 2007
STUNNING, Jennifer- WOW WOW WOW. #4512100Connie J. Bagot July 15, 2007
This is wonderful Jennifer---beautiful portrait with a great deal of emotion. Beautifully done. #4512291Jennifer L. Alder July 16, 2007
CONGRATS ON EFP! :) #4513293Tressie Davis July 16, 2007
This is a FANTASTIC sp Jennifer! You are gorgeous, but besides that sp's are sooo hard!! I can't manage to get the lighting, pose and focus to all work at the same time - this is awesome! #4514022Steven E. Ray July 17, 2007
You are blessed with profound natural beauty. This is as stunning as the subject. Great capture! #4517018Jennifer L. Taranto July 17, 2007
Thanks everyone!!! #4518297Jean E. Hildebrant July 17, 2007
Love this! You really are gorgeous. Love the turn of your head with the downcast glance. Just lovely! Wow, I wish I looked like that, I'd have a model to work with 24/7 lol! #4518428Chastity Abbott July 17, 2007
VERY beautiful!!! I love the lighting!!Karen L. Sorbello July 17, 2007
You're beautiful, inside and out!Amanda Chapman July 18, 2007
Yea! Your SP made EFP :) #4523298April Riggs July 18, 2007
Eye catching! #4523774Jennifer L. Taranto July 19, 2007
Thanks everyone!!! #4526776Joerg Schlagheck July 19, 2007
Hello Jennifer! Just discovered this. You're not only an excellent photographer, but also very beautiful! #4527427Jennifer L. Taranto July 19, 2007
Thanks Joerg! #4527697Allison Gaulin July 21, 2007
You are GORGEOUS Jennifer! Beautiful SP!!!! #4537291Jennifer L. Taranto July 22, 2007
Thanks Allison!! #4539404Sheila D. Bottoms July 22, 2007
Awesome self portrait!!! Your just gorgeous girl. I bet this would look great in BW also! #4539587Jennifer L. Taranto July 22, 2007
Thanks Sheila - for the nice comment, & the b&w idea!! #4539621Derek D. Dafoe July 23, 2007
You did a great job on this self portrait!! Beautiful shot of a beautiful Gal!! #4542410Jennifer L. Taranto July 26, 2007
Thanks Derek! #4562240Wendy Bristol July 26, 2007
Wow!!!!Jennifer, you are beautiful. Way to go on this self portrait. #4562405
Jennifer L. Taranto July 26, 2007
Thanks Wendy!! #4562865Gary Lange July 31, 2007
Jennifer, this is just fantastic!! Wonderful SP...you should be a model! #4583142Jennifer L. Taranto August 02, 2007
Thanks Gary! #4591270Luigi Di Serio August 17, 2007
Nice portrait.Patrick Rouzes August 19, 2007
Well, Jennifer!!! I am certainly in the line up to save the damsel in distress!!! WOW!!! #4668485Jennifer L. Taranto August 21, 2007
Thanks guys!!! #4678288ALLEN O. HOWARD August 26, 2007
It's beautiful!!! #4700226Amanda Chapman August 27, 2007
CONGRATS ON YOUR SP FINALIST!!!!!!! #4704906Sheila D. Bottoms August 27, 2007
Congrats Jennifer! #4704976Rachel McKinnie August 27, 2007
Beautiful SP Jennifer. Gorgeous lighting! Congrats on the finalist :) #4704984Heather August 27, 2007
Congrats Jenn!! :) #4705004Chastity Abbott August 27, 2007
I ADORE this!!!!! Beautiful congrats!!!! #4705231Denise M. Snyder August 27, 2007
congrats Jennifer! #4705925Jessica Jenney August 27, 2007
Congratulations, Jennifer on your gorgeous SP finalist! #4706599Michelle L. Frick August 27, 2007
C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S!!!!!!! Way to go chica - you are beautiful, and so is this SP! #4706669Jennifer L. Alder August 27, 2007
woooooo hooooooooSam Britt August 27, 2007
Congratulations on this finalist, Jennifer. Beautiful SP! #4709201Kathy L. Clark August 28, 2007
WTG girl, they just thought you were so pretty. Great finalist, congrats. #4711138Rahul Sharma August 28, 2007
Big congratulations Jennifer on this Wonderful finalist.....Tressie Davis August 28, 2007
A beauty of a finalist. :-) Congratulations! #4711983Sherri Gorman August 28, 2007
Congratulations on your BEAUTIFUL finalist!!!!!!!!!! #4712547Gary Lange August 28, 2007
Congrats, Jenifer!!! You have to win something with this... Good luck to you in the next round! #4713401ALLEN O. HOWARD August 28, 2007
Congratulations Jennifer! #4713518Maria Warren August 28, 2007
Congrats!!!!!! :D #4714024Alexis Yobbagy August 28, 2007
Congrats Jennifer!!! The ultimate compliment... finalist with a self portrait!!! You rock girl!!! #4715056Manos Peponas August 29, 2007
sensual, soft, moody, composition, a great image #4716226Jennifer L. Taranto August 30, 2007
Thanks so much everyone - it means a lot :)Sorry it took so long to respond - I've been having computer issues :( #4723946
Allison Gaulin August 30, 2007
Congrats Jennifer!! #4724805Jennifer L. Taranto August 31, 2007
Thanks Allison!! #4728118Emily E. Bem August 31, 2007
CONGRATS on this MOODY and BEAUTIFUL SP! What a thrill to have a sp as a finalist.. :))))))))) #4728181Hayden Cannon August 31, 2007
wow a stunning sp of a stunning girl fantastic photo Jennifer also congrats on your finalist great shot!!! #4728290Jennifer L. Taranto September 01, 2007
Thanks guys!!! #4731784Wendy Bristol September 01, 2007
HOORAY!!!! congratulations, Jennifer!!!!!!! #4733374Jennifer L. Taranto September 02, 2007
Thanks Wendy!! #4736538Pamela Shane September 03, 2007
I know I'm a little late, but congratulations on your wonderful finalist Jennifer. :) #4742841Phil Cannon September 18, 2007
Jennifer - this is awesome -well composed and great lighting - oh and the model is stunning too!! #4809893Jean E. Hildebrant September 25, 2007
CONGRATS! I absolutely love this! I'm so glad to see it got a finalist and I hope that it wins! It is so soft, feminine and expressive. Gorgeous! #4844955Randy L. Quast December 18, 2007
Great photo Jennifer you truly are beautiful and a great finalist good luck.Randy #5223868Dr. Harmeet Singh May 08, 2008
Gorgeous SP.Great capture and Congrats.. #5898229Mukesh Srivastava May 22, 2008
Great composition, color tones and soft glow effect. Awesome SP, Jennifer!!! I visited your gallery today. Stunning images!!! #5961474David Stegmeir June 12, 2008
Jennifer I saw a comment you made on another image so I visited your gallery. All your images are very good but this one really got my attention as it obviously got so many others. congrats on the finalist, I know this is old but my what a fantastic SP. I know it helps to have a model like this to work with. :)I think you should submit this to a magazine really!! #6052199
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