Contemplative I

Lovely shot Thomas. I love the inky black of the hair against the mid grey of the background. I also like the placement of the subject in the frame.

PETE.

just beautiful thomas,
i really like everything about this ...

keep up the good work
john

A very nice portrait indeed.

Very nicely done, an exquisite rendering of a very attractive young lady.

George

Beautiful portret indeed.

I think that's really beautiful!

Very nice portrait Thomas.

Jerry

Lovely tender portrait, Thom.

All the best,
Daniel

Wow, excellent work.

Regards,
John

Gone for a couple of hours, and coming back to this is almost overwhelming. Thanks you so much to all of you for your generous comments!
I have to say my relationship with this sitter just gets better and better. We're becoming a great team, a partnership I really want to go on. She's a remarkable person, and a great friend too.
This was also my first successful attempt using artificial lighting. One single spun aluminum shop light with a piece of white cloth mounted in front to 'soften the blow'. I'm thinking I'll need a larger setup to make it a true softbox, but a decent start. So this is indeed a single light, just the way I like natural light. Diffused.

Thanks to you all. There is more to come...

- Thomas