DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
"I'm Sorry... It won't happen again"  (Propaganda of an abusive spouse.)
"I'm Sorry... It won't happen again" (Propaganda of an abusive spouse.)
FactoryX


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Propaganda (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: My home
Date: Nov 16, 2003
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1"
Galleries: Emotive, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Nov 16, 2003

My wife found a new talent as a make-up artist on this one. I asked her to run mascara and make it look like she was crying. She walked out of the bathroom with a pretty convincing Black Eye. Props to her for making this shot happen!

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 133
Avg (all users): 5.5180
Avg (commenters): 6.7692
Avg (participants): 5.1429
Avg (non-participants): 5.6908
Views since voting: 1365
Votes: 222
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/25/2003 02:28:53 PM
Photo is a bit dark. (Under exposed) Really hoping that this is make-up or something has been done to improve the situation. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/23/2003 06:24:00 PM
ouch
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/23/2003 03:30:14 PM
Show don't tell/ the title is too much. but let me stress. Great shot. Is it cropped too much or is the resolution low or is it just blurry?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/23/2003 01:36:11 AM
this is aserious subject you bring to light. The bruises look so real. I hope they are not. Good subject. A bit grainy though, not sure if that was your intended effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/21/2003 10:34:07 PM
Hrm... I can see a statement of you meaning to have the soft focus and underexposed shot, but to me it makes the image seem more of a snap shot than a planned shot. Did you try a black and white conversion with higher contrast? This might have given you more of an artistic interpretation. 5 -danny
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/21/2003 05:24:35 PM
Very powerful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/21/2003 12:23:57 PM
If this is reality based, get away from that person and never look back!!! Abuse is a progressive disease. It gets worse not better.
As for the photo, it is appropriately out of focus and dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/20/2003 01:42:16 PM
i like the topic and the idea. i think the lighting to could be more dramatic to add to the effect. the focus is also too soft.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/20/2003 12:24:28 PM
Very strong message here, well done. the whole pic looks a trifle dark tho, sum more light on the subject mite b needed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/20/2003 03:00:51 AM
Portrays an awful feeling very effectively. Good shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/19/2003 01:34:03 PM
this is sad, really sad, and you are showing it in your picture. a true painfull feeling!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/19/2003 10:49:52 AM
I thought your picture and message were good, though I wish you hadn't included the parenthetical addition - leave some to us, I think we could have figured it out! I think that the only way the photograph might have been better was to use either a black or white background... that pink takes away from the seriousness of the shot, since it's a black and white (hard, clear) issue. I also wish her face was a bit more in focuse. Maybe making the picture black and white would be nice too.

Overall, you did a nice job, and I liked your entry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/19/2003 04:43:22 AM
Not bad, but you could have used this as an anti abusive propaganda too with a different name. Focus a bit soft and lights need improvement IMHO but I understand that you wanted to hide the make up. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/19/2003 12:11:45 AM
Wow. Believeable and powerful. Some technical notes: I would guess you were going for dark tones, but I think a bit more contrast would have helped. Also, I think the light falloff towards the left is a bit too delineated and sudden. If it were mine, I am not sure whether I would have cropped it or tried for a more gradual drop off. Overall: Superb!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 06/27/2025 07:44:23 PM EDT.