excellent, I'll bet you've provoked some "yuk" reactions with this one which is a great achievement for a photo to force that recoil reaction...well done.
Ewwwwwwwww! I bet you seen a lot of those this past week, if not, sorry. I used to be a smoker and even then I was always grossed out by the ashes and butts of the cigs and now you mixe the toothpaste in, ick! ;)
Anyway, the shot meets the challenge, fresh minty breath vs. stale stinky breath. As for the shot, it's not appealing overall, maybe if you went with the toothbrush, toothpaste and a whole cig? Or even just a couple of them and didn't mix them it might have more overall appeal. The lighting seems fine but the contrast seems off just a bit to me. Started with a 3 but will raise to a 5
This is a pretty ugly subject and idea. I like the photo technically. The focus and DOF are very good. The background color is a good contrast to the rest of the image. Unfortunately, the photo leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth...
You've succeeded in getting a visceral reaction from me! The colors and saturation are really great. The composition and set-up has me missing a little bit of the identity of the toothbrush because of the way it's pointed. But the textures really sell this one.
Interesting yet completely disgusting LOL. It sends a message to be sure, but I am unsure if I want to continue to look at it. Only a 6 from me
Good luck in the challenge