go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by shutterpuppy:
I'm amending this comment, not because I've changed my mind, but because I should attempt to be more helpful. For me this photograph is:

1) Offensive: You are making a lot of assumptions about your subject here that may or may not be true. Perhaps you know this person, likely you do not. (The shot appears to be one that was taken clandestinely.) Either way you are using your subject as a means to make your point. And doing it in a rather flip and shallow way. You are not treating either your subject or your audience with respect.

2) Ineffective: Because there is not context to harmonize your subject with your purported message, the effectiveness of the message is reduced.

3) Photographically boring: The picture is uninteresting, cluttered, and unbalanced visually. The blurred greenery in the foreground is very distracting, and your main subject is either too small in the frame (if your intent was to focus in on the face/expression), or to close (if your intent was to give context through the surroundings).

sunday readers
by saintaugust

Comment by Coley:
Cool composition, I like the way the benches curve to lead the eye into the shot. The background wall top is also a good leader in . Well done

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by rbreakall:
Good shot. Ouch.

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul:
I'm struggling to see how this would be motivational. I hope the old person was ok?

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by pipersd:
nice capture but the text is a little small... made me laugh :)

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by snaffles:
odd subject for a motivational poster...

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by angelfire:
Is this a homeless person, or someone taking a break after a long walk or did she fall or was she mugged? It's a nice cropping but if you're wanting to encourage or motivate the reader it has to have a defined story and this one leaves too many possibilities. Also, if it's a picture of a homeless person and your message is go to college that seems a bit judgemental doesn't it? I mean you don't know the circumstances of the persons life. They may have a degree and had a bad card dealt to them in life and lost everything. College doesn't hold all the answers. However, because I kindof like the crop and to show I'm not a completely hartless person I'm giving you a 6

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by riversong:
For sure! Nice image, but sad.

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment by elaine_amy:
if you go to college you wont get old?

point of view
by saintaugust

Comment by sevilduvarci:
this is very cool.