summer
Uploaded: July 11, 2005 07:26:20
selfportait.
day light
a little bit of PS
Kimberly J. Whipps July 11, 2005
Wow, I was looking at this thinking,Claudette Foote July 11, 2005
Wow very nice selfportrait... you are beautiful Gabriela.. and great compositon... the flowers what a nice touch.. to match your beautiful eyes... #1580134Rob Jensen July 11, 2005
Beautiful photo...I like the color. Did you adjust the eye and flower colors to match so well? #1580241Sandy Landon July 11, 2005
Beautiful! Love the eyes! #1580316Natalie Kimball July 11, 2005
Gorgeous! You should photograph yourself more often =o). Love the flowers and you are beautiful ta boot! #1580409Margot Petrowski July 11, 2005
Wonderful clarity and composition!!! #1580421Souha Dooly July 11, 2005
Great idea,colors,compostion ,Gabriela!!love all about it she is so beautiful!!well done : ) #1580748Souha Dooly July 11, 2005
sorry I mean you are so beautiful!! #1580766Marjorie A. Lyon July 11, 2005
Absolutely beautiful!!!! Great idea, and wonderful composition and lighting. #1580811Dale Ann Cubbage July 11, 2005
Gorgeous SP Gabriela! The blue flowers really make your incredible eye color pop! So lovely are you and this image!da #1580841
Robert D. Flemming July 11, 2005
Marvelous. Great colors with eye color matching the flowers. Well done. #1580842Ronald Balthazor July 11, 2005
Superb, Gabriela. I tried this with brown flowers to match my eyes and it just didn't have the same effect. #1581766Judy S. Fung July 11, 2005
Wonderful self portrait, Gabriela!! #1581786Leonard Pierce July 11, 2005
Very beautiful self portrait Gabriela, extremely well done!!! #1582571Gabriela Koopmans July 12, 2005
thank you all!!!!Ken Grooms July 15, 2005
You cheated! This is the cover of this month's Vogue Magazine! #1596551Gabriela Koopmans July 15, 2005
hahahhaha... I will like that ;) #1597058Daniel Diaz August 11, 2005
WOW this is Breathtaking Gab, I love your use of the blue flowers to bring out your gorgeous eyes!! #1706664Sandy Landon August 20, 2005
Congrats!!!! #1740982Wendy Stevenson August 20, 2005
Congratulatoins Gabriela on this beautiful portrait finalist!! Best of luck in the next round! #1741085Gabriela Koopmans August 20, 2005
thank you !!!Ken Grooms August 21, 2005
Prepare for GOLD! #1746775Susie Peek-Swint September 02, 2005
Beautiful self-portrait Gabriela ~ nice to meet you.. congrats on finals and POTD! #1795177Susie Peek-Swint September 02, 2005
Beautiful self-portrait Gabriela ~ nice to meet you.. congrats on finals and POTD! #1795178Dan Holm September 02, 2005
WOW!! Absolutely GORGEOUS SP ... and a VERY well deserved POTD, Gabriela!!!! Congratulations! #1795221
Evy Johansen
September 02, 2005
Rachel Rocket September 02, 2005
Gabriela,Congratulations on both the finalist and the photo of the day (#360 - http://www.betterphoto.com/Photo-of-the-Day.php). Both honors are well deserved - beautiful portrait with beautiful colors and composition.
Best,
Rachel #1795346
Rachel Rocket September 02, 2005
Gabriela,Just wanted to answer your question - the prizes are here - http://www.betterphoto.com/contest/prizes.php. Hope that helps!
Best,
Rachel #1795357
Nicole Kessel September 02, 2005
Fantastic job here, Gabriela! Congratulations on finalist and POTD! #1795375robert burks September 02, 2005
...stunning image Gabriela...am evem more impressed that its a self portrait...well done....contratulations on the win... #1795458Jessica L. Richard September 02, 2005
gorgous image! I love that the blue flowers match you eyes! congrats on POTD! #1795546Judy S. Fung September 02, 2005
Congrats on your POTD, Gabriela! #1795551Gabriela Koopmans September 02, 2005
thank u all sooo much..
Deborah Lewinson
September 02, 2005
Scott Pedersen September 02, 2005
Looks nice. Kind of makes you wonder what the whole person looks like. #1795605Bill Houghton September 02, 2005
Beautiful shot Gabriela. The blues are beautiful. The model is beautiful. #1795613Joy Rector September 02, 2005
congrats on the POTD #1795825Ed Heaton September 02, 2005
Great portrait Gabriela,Perry K.Y. Lee September 02, 2005
Beautiful pic... And it's a perfect match of the colours of her eyes and the flowers. Awesome!!! #1795864Simon Effendi September 02, 2005
WoW! It's so perfect in every way: perfect composition, perfect tight-cropping, perfect skin tone, perfect angle, perfect inclusion of those pretty flowers and perfect soft lighting... such a professional photographic masterpiece! Such a beautiful face & blue eyes to admire too... I wish you were in Atlanta, so I could get a chance to capture your elegance... Congrats! #1795880Coleen Thompson September 02, 2005
WOW! All I can say is wow. I am speachless at the perfection of this shot. I have always been a lover of self portrait because to me they seem so fun and whimsical. This one however, is perfection. Nice job #1796013Gabriela Koopmans September 02, 2005
i'm so suprised!!!!thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
I must say..it was hard work..to take good shot of myself.. #1796147
Elisabeth A. Gay September 02, 2005
Your hard work paid off Gabriela - this is a stunning portrait, and all the more amazing for it being a SELF portrait! I think you have found your calling!!Gabriela Koopmans September 02, 2005
james...light from my window..
camera..simple sony dsc p-73
flowers in my hand..the camera in my other hand :):) #1796182
Laura Clay-Ballard September 02, 2005
fab sp! love how the flowers sort of match your eyes. congrats! #1796273Claudette Foote September 02, 2005
Great portrait Gabriela,Wendy Stevenson September 02, 2005
No surprise seeing this here - it's a magnificent portrait!! Congrats on your POTD Gabriels!! Very striking! #1796354Denelli Ellison September 02, 2005
Wow, this is just so beautiful! Congratulations! #1796371Sandy Landon September 02, 2005
Congrats on this beautiful POTD!! #1796495Randy Wilson September 02, 2005
Awesome shot with such a simple setup. As they say, it's not the violin it's the violinist! If you are not modeling professionally you should consider it. Congrats on POTD. #1796500Leanne M.E. Boyd September 02, 2005
Beautiful SP, Gabriel! Congrats on your POTD! #1796583Jenny Bosmans September 02, 2005
Nice to meet you, Gabriela! Beautiful SP indeed!! Congratulations on your finalist and on POTD!! #1796617Gabriela Koopmans September 02, 2005
randy... :)thank you:)Jennifer Jones September 02, 2005
An amazing photograph... even more amazing to be a self portrait! COngratulations on your POTD! #1796647Sharrie Thomas September 02, 2005
Terific Self Portrait! Well done! #1796817
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Mary Clarke September 02, 2005
Congratulations on POTD - a beautiful self portrait Gabriela.! #1797278Lavoisier A. R. September 02, 2005
Congratulations on POTD - a beautiful self portrait Gabriela.Absolutly Marvelous. Great colors with eye color matching the flowers. Great job!#1797298
Victoria Gonzalez September 02, 2005
beautiful subject... colors....lighting ...you.... lovely. congratulations. #1797600Anita Taylor September 02, 2005
I love how you chose the blue flowers to match your eyes! Wonderful self portrait, you are very beautiful! #1797994Kathleen R. Struckle September 02, 2005
You are very beautiful. Wonderful self portrait. Love how the color of the flowers match your eyes. #1798138Pu Chen September 02, 2005
Wow, what a beautiful shot, and self-portrait! You should defenitely do that more often! Congratulations on your POTD, Gabriela! #1798251Mary E. Heinz September 03, 2005
Awesome ! If you're not already modeling...you might consider it !Joline Frazier September 04, 2005
This is one of the most beautifully done portraits I have ever seen. Congratulations on your POTD and finalist status. The composition is incredible as is the color. #1800565Terri L. Scribner September 04, 2005
Absolutely beautiful self-portrait! Great job! #1800832Luhut Napitupulu September 05, 2005
Stunning portrait, so beautiful woman... I really like the idea to place the blue flowers as the foreground...great capture, Gabriela! Congrats on POTD! #1803997Mary N C. Taitt September 07, 2005
Lovely, both woman and flowers. Great capture, congratulations on both the POTD and the finalist. #1810576Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 08, 2005
Very beautiful self portrait, a big congrats!! #1815210Jack R. Perry September 25, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS, you are just awesome, both as a photographer and a model! Well done and we all hope to see a lot more of your photos.
Shelly A. Van Camp
October 05, 2005
Lynn Crawford October 05, 2005
Simply beautiful, outstanding color and lighing, wonderful self portrait :) #1921621Judith G. Secco December 20, 2005
Stunning, Gabriela! #2202817Roxana Kat 2 February 10, 2006
You have a wonderful gallery! Congratulations! Love it!RC Fritz April 05, 2006
Excellent Self Portrait!! #2613569
Laurence Saliba
July 09, 2008
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