The News is Blues
by joek1d

Comment by melismatica:
The challenge was not merely to include a newspaper in the photo. It was to take a journalistic photo. "Take a journalistic shot that would appear in a newspaper. Make your title the headline."

Journalism is meant to inform a wide public (ideally in an objective, factual manner) of current events and issues. This is a still-life set up illustrating one opinion of the news. Itis highly personal and subjective. It does not supporting an actual news story or tell a story other than in the most abstract way. Therefore, it fails to meet the challenge.

As for its photographic merit, while I appreciate the effort involved in covering your guitar with newspaper, I don't consider this to be a good photo. The set-up is very contrived and the composition lacks cohesion. The case and the newspaper in the background are uneccessary elements. Overkill. The floor and wall do not make a good background.

Had you focused soley on the guitar covered in newsprint and situated it in a less awkward position, it might have worked as an interesting still-life.

The News is Blues
by joek1d

Comment by ClickyChicky:
Nice idea, but i think it would have been more effective against a solid black background. 7/10

The News is Blues
by joek1d

Comment by drgsoell:
I'm sorry, this does not look like a picture that anyone would put in a newspaper. Interesting concept, but not really on topic.

The News is Blues
by joek1d

Comment by jadin:
Can't help but think you misinterpreted the challenge. /shrug.

The News is Blues
by joek1d

Comment by graphicfunk:
Quite creative

Waiting for something better
by joek1d

Comment by KaDi:
Yes! Color! Moment! Expression! You captured the real thing and I hope you know it.

Waiting for something better
by joek1d

Comment by groflow:
I really like the story this tells.

Waiting for something better
by joek1d

Comment by Imagineer:
Very nice viewpoint and subject. Strong composition.

Waiting for something better
by joek1d

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Ironically, those doors look too nice. The picture expresses that beaten felling that life has to get better - it couldn't get worse - but the way to a better day is not sitting and waiting. An expressive shot.

Waiting for something better
by joek1d

Comment by dinotech:
Love the shot, the emotion it adds on... 10