Challenge:Trends (Classic Editing) Camera:Kodak DX3900 Location: My living room Date: Jul 21, 2003 Aperture: auto ISO: auto Shutter: auto Galleries:Portraiture, Nude Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2003
I'm expecting many "dose not fit challenge" comments, and with them a low score. Since this is not a literal portrait of a "trend" but more of a statement of how I feel.
However the signs on the model are of "fad diets", "Trendy designers", "The latest exercise craze", and the mutilating surgery available if all else fails to turn you into the commercial all American "hot chick".
So therefore
IT DOSE TO FIT THE %^%^*&# CHALLENGE!!!!!
The fashion industry, and the media sell women and young girls these trends by manipulating their insecurity. I think it's such a shame that women and girls allow the media to abuse our self esteem. In a perfect world beauty would be judged by deeds more than how you look in tight jeans.
I spent many years dieting and feeling guilty over my body. Doing unhealthy and insane things in the name of beauty. Only to ware other peoples perceptions of what beauty is, and feel inadequate because I did not come up to the standard.
The pic itself was taken with a standard flash. I wanted the stark harshness of the light to make the woman in the picture look more striped naked. Overexposed if you will.
I desaturated the image almost 65% I wanted it to have some color but have an unworldly tired faded look. I wanted the flesh to look dead.
I'm also expecting a few immature cruel comments which I will post in the forum after this competition is over...as revenge! MWAHHAHAHAHA!!!
I don't know who may see this or read this but I'd like to conclude with what I feel is a fundamental truth:
We were made beautiful by God/des's standards. No other standards really count....not even our own
Blessings
jo
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Place: 53 out of 169 Avg (all users): 5.3977 Avg (commenters): 7.8846 Avg (participants): 5.2574 Avg (non-participants): 5.4873 Views since voting: 8185 Votes: 259 Comments: 50 Favorites: 12 (view)
I have a 15 year old daughter and I tell her that 'Healthy' ..achieved by eatting right, exercise and inner peace will always be beautiful..not fitting any standards of the media or fashion world.
After all, if we are in prime physical condition then we feel beautiful and project this..and thus we are!
An honest and creative image.
Hi Jo.
Interesting fighting pic.
I would have given it seven.
I think the limit of the pic is in the violence of your comment, the same violence who let you lose a bit of control while composing it, ending up missing the remaining three points required to get a ten.
Next time channel your anger and try to change part of it in a positive feeling.
this image and detail of opinion is awesome ... i took agree and am in a similar situation .. great job! if i voted i'd give it a nine ... i'd like to see more colors though ... maybe on the papers ...
the body shop cosmetic stores www.thebodyshop.com use to have a poster and slogan with an over sized (more realistic babrbie doll) on a chassie and the logo was "there are only 8 people in the world that are supermodels" or something like that ... showing that being curvier isnt a bad thing :)
just to add a comment: the sad truth is that if the model had been more 'what society considers of great beauty', this picture would probably have scored better. i think that adds to your overall message.
I was a little weary of this photo at first from the thumbnail, but seeing the actual picture, I really like it. I like your creative approach to this challenge. Good job!
An image that really made me stop and look. I am not sure I like the image for itself - I don't know that it works well outside of the challenge - but certainly an interesting concept.
I like this one! Great model! Like the different fonts. IMHO, I would have used more colors (in the fonts) to make this image pop out even more or having fashion magazine covers taped to her. =-p . Not especially fond of seeing the backdrop, it somewhat distracts. The position of the arms makes me feel like she is surrendering to the "trends" or throwing her arms up in protest, I'm not sure which. Perhaps seeing her hands or having a different look in her eye would reveal a bit more of her statement. Would also like to have seen what it said on her right shoulder. =-) Still, a great job and one of my favs in the challenge.
I like this pic - well thought-out, very artistic. My only slight gripe (and one I guess several others as pedantic as myself will point out) is that you spelt 'tae-bo' wrong. But regardless, good work.
I love the message involved witht his image! Would have been beneficial to move the woman farther away from the black background and then lit only her. I think this would have increased the effectiveness of the photo.
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