Head warning: I skip around a LOT in my conversations, so I apologize if I don't make sense.

I love this picture. The red accents on a black and white picture can be overused, but this is very well executed; just enough to get the point across, but not overdone which is exactly what 'accents' should do.
The vision behind this is excellent. As a smoker, I know how hard it is to quit. I see many pictures on how cigarettes have a hold on you and how it's a death grip, blah blah blah, but this reminds me of a starving dog with a piece of meat in it's mouth: it will die while holding onto the meat. Same concept here: this person knows it will kill her, but she refuses to let go even to the very end. It's VERY poignant and I love that fact. Quick question: is that lipstick on the end of the cigarette? Nice touch, if it is. It really doesn't affect the overall picture, but it is a interesting touch. I see a bunch of 'Smoking = kills' on here, but the execution was what caught me. Kudos on that one. The picture is flawless. The manipulations are almost perfect.

hello..!! okai as a start great choice in making it b&w and having the blood be in red...STANDS OUT..!! what could have added to the beauty and message of this pic would be if the lips were a bit darker, cz it common to see a smokers lips to be dark..another thing that i think would be better is if there was a strip of smoke coming from the end of the cigarette to show that it is in the present, as in the cigarette is lighted. overall the pic is amazing, and u have done an extremely wonderful job in sending out a message that many people are neglecting these days.

best of all

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