Final

Sparks

A spark ignited by a gaze, a gaze that embodies power, emotion, that goes beyond the realm of beauty. This series culminates the glam of cosmetic makeup and the fantasy of editorial portraits to evoke solace.  The makeup accents the expressions of contentment, or longing. Like the ordinary makeup ads that are used to amplify features of the face, the cosmetics reflect the expression. 

Canteen Mag

Canteen Mag Naked Judging

Submission number 89, by David Jakelic shows strong photographic vision in his series of night photography images. He submits several series of night photography that are extremely strong in composition and uniqueness. Submission 89 I found to be most intriguing because of the saturation of colors found in each landscape unlike his other series. Each image has one predominant color that stands out among the rest. The strong tones of turquoise, purple, yellow, or red help amplify the portraits from other night images because it gives a living quality. They do not appear as gloomy or as solemn as normal night images do.