beauty

Category: Beauty Photographer: Allan Jones Photo: "Emily Hardisty" A soft, almost painterly portrait of Emily Hardisty earns Alan Jones today's honor. This study of a face shows beauty in her pose, her quiet pensiveness and knowing eyes. Moreover, the blur of the edges adds a subtle essence reminiscent of soft focus lenses from the days of film. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Allan Jones

Category: Beauty Photographer: Baspherical Photo: "Display Dummy, Düsseldorf" An otherworldly, film-noir look into a possible future is evoked with this offering-"Display Dummy, Düsseldorf." A close look causes wonder in the texture of the lips and skin as to whether the dummy is a mannequin or a person. In any case, this haunting possibility of a near-to-come future is enchanting and disquieting at the same time. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Baspherical

Category: Beauty Photographer: Thomas Salinka Photo: "Face-Anastasia" The quiet reveal of the model's strong eyebrow and her eye in "Face-Anastasia" grabs the viewer. Is she being revealed or is the zipper being closed shutting her off from her audience? These are two ways of looking at the same photograph. Either way, there is a story. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Thomas Salinka

Category: Beauty Photographer: Plane Sight Images Photo: "Untitled" Beauty is ageless. The serenity of the woman in "Untitled" is heartwarming. Her casual pose in an ancient church in France shows someone who is at peace, comfortable being herself. The painterly quality of this photograph is enticing. Well done, Plane Sight Images! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Plane Sight Images

Category: Beauty Photographer: Bernhard Garbers Photo: "Esther van Leeuwen" Beauty isn't always slick, styled and made up. Beauty shows through power, determination and grit. Today's photographer of the day, Bernhard Garbers returns with his portrait "Esther van Leeuwen." Her features — eyes, nose lips and her expression show spirit. Spirit is the core of beauty. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Bernhard Garbers

Category: Beauty Photographer: KBT Images Photo: "Kristy Louise" High wire act or in this case, dangling from chains features aerial artist, Kristy Louise, shrouded in smoke in full flight. The photograph features her flexibility as well as the "this-is-what-I-do-everyday" expression that tells the view it's no big deal. The beauty of this image shows not only a gorgeous face but an athlete as well. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: KBT Images

Category: Beauty Photographer: Jeff Goldberg Photo: "Full Moon Glamour" Beauty. Glamour. What is the difference? Today's photographer of the day image does both. The glamourous lighting couples gracefully with the pose and expression of the subject under the full moon. The circle of fire and light creates an almost silhouette that frames the model beautifully. It is an arresting photograph. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Jeff Goldberg

Category: Beauty Photographer: Hellcat A-Go-Go Photo: "Lorraine SugarKane" Set the WABAC machine for the days of pinup girls during the Second World War. These posters bouyed morale for countless G.I.s on the front and behind the lines as well. They were used as recruiting posters for the armed forces too. Photofocus Photographer of the Day, Hellcat A-Go-Go pays homage to this genre of beauty with his photograph Lorraine SugarKane. It's a well-done salute to the troops then and now! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Hellcat A-Go-Go

Category: Beauty Photographer: Foteini Zaglara Photo: "Amphitrite's Dream III" Foteini Zaglara again graces us with a fantastical image. This composition of a woman floating with serene grace is seen from beneath the water. Dappled sunlight filters in, revealing and concealing her shape at the same time. Everything is perfect, from her torso to the tips of her aqua painted toes. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Foteini Zaglara

Category: Beauty Photographer: Ian Lewry Photo: "Steampunk - photo 56" I love steampunk! I love all of the meta-retro costume ideas people create around it. I can easily picture the woman in this photograph as the captain of an airship on a journey through dangers in some exotic world. I want to know her story. Isn't that what a successful photograph does? Pique curiosities? Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Ian Lewry

Category: Beauty Photographer: Christian Photo: "The dancer" Dance is alluring, energetic and beautiful. The dancer by Christian shows grace, style and effortless motion all in a single photograph. Her extended arms in a wing-like costume combine with her strong profile to make this image compelling. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Christian

Category: Beauty Photographer: Johann Walter Bantz Photo: "Polo Club Chantilly FR" Beauty often shows in gesture and simplicity. This intimate moment at a polo field near Chantilly, France is the essence of beauty without artifice. There are none of the standard tropes of beauty. There is no elegant gown. There is no over-the-top hairstyle. Nor is there high-fashion makeup. There are only the woman and her horse. Beauty. Plain and simple. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Johann Walter Bantz

Category: Beauty Photographer: Trevor Ager Photo: "Shaped by Nature" A deep navy blue sky somewhat obscured by clouds barely lets the moonglow through to create the background for the scraggly tree that stands in silhouette. A woman seemingly grows out of the ground next to it. She is wrapped in pink flowing fabric. This photograph, Shaped by Nature, has everything in it. Forboding. Death. Life. Hope. It's simply wonderful. This is one that a different story appears each time it's viewed. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Trevor Ager

Category: Beauty Photographer: Allan Jones Photo: "Holly Norpac" This intimate closeup portrait of model Holly Norpac is stunning, dynamic and arresting all at once. Her eyes rivet anyone viewing this study in sepia. Her simple bandana headdress, large earrings and multi-hued dreads frame a face that shines in porcelain splendor. Her eyes. Oh my! Her eyes. Enough said. This one speaks for itself. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Allan Jones

Category: Beauty Photographer: Michael Greening Photo: She Charges into Danger... Cosplay is one of the new forms of beauty photography. Here, Photofocus Photographer of the Day Michael Greening returns with "She Charges into Danger..." his take on Lara Croft as portrayed by Genieve Marie at WonderCon. This simply lit studio portrait is playful yet serious. Note the orange barrels on her guns. They indicate that this is truly make believe with toy weapons, not real pistols. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Michael Greening