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07/01/2009 12:29:15 AM |
| by far the most crazy picture on DPC |
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07/24/2008 03:52:29 AM |
Very confrontational....Yeh! Like most crime scenes. Crime scenes that most DPC'ers haven't seen - so I can understand some of the disgust and the knee jerk low scores. I actually think you have captured this fairly well, with the harsh lighting and the vacant stare.
Well done chucky!!! |
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06/25/2008 03:47:54 PM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIUQUE
by karmat
You have received a lot of feedback on this, as I thought you would. Also, now that I read that it is tomato sauce, it *looks* like tomato sauce. Perhaps if it were in black and white, or almost completley desaturated that might make it look less fake.
Yes, this picture is disturbing. Largely so. But, um, aren't most crime scenes, especially violent ones?
Do I want to look at this picture? Is it pretty? Is it emotionally appealing? Um, no. But, then violent crime isn't.
Is the "blood" excessive? Yes, but, for heaven's sake, she has just "committed" murder and suicide. I don't think that would be really neat and tidy, now would it?
It is a depressing, hopeless, stark, distressing, unreal, smacked in the face kind of picture. The challenge was crime scene, what were people expecting?
The surreal colors, the stark contrast, the gritty focus (all things I would normally comment on to "correct") add to the overall effect of the shot. You may not have scored well, but you didn't score well for all the right reasons.
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06/25/2008 01:34:07 PM |
Originally posted by CassieDoodle:
The line between good taste and bad. |
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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It makes me feel good that this photo has struck so many different people in so many different ways. In some ways..this is even better than actually placing.
Also..it wasn't a homicide..it was a suicide. Originally the plan was to have it a homicide..that changed into a suicide because she was being beaten...(but I didn't use the pic with the bruises) so then it morphed into just a suicide.
Message edited by author 2008-06-25 13:37:51. |
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06/25/2008 01:28:45 PM |
The line between good taste and bad.
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06/25/2008 01:01:43 PM |
Originally posted by CassieDoodle:
I would've given it a low score for content, I admit. I would've given it an even lower score for the title. Call it "double homicide" or something, but I just think that title crosses the line. |
It crosses...which line? |
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06/25/2008 12:32:22 PM |
| I would've given it a low score for content, I admit. I would've given it an even lower score for the title. Call it "double homicide" or something, but I just think that title crosses the line. |
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06/24/2008 06:31:46 AM |
Originally posted by sklokke:
Did I miss a memo? Wasn't this website created to showcase people's creative efforts? |
Agreed, why do we so easily lose focus upon that?
This image isn't my cup of tea, but thanks for sharing.
And one more thought - what is so terrible with being offended by art? |
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06/24/2008 12:35:19 AM |
| Excellent! A perfect "B" movie with all the excessive frills. Give your model a bonus. |
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06/23/2008 10:52:22 PM |
Very characteristic of a low budget horror flick, what's not to like?!? Two of my favorites are Terror Firmer & Dead Alive.
That's awesome how so many people were truly offended by your photo.
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06/23/2008 05:53:37 PM |
This photo certainly deserved a better score. I gave you a 6.
I think you could have gotten the same message without the knives, and the amount of blood is a little excessive. I also agree that the overall brightness of the image contradicts the sad/sombre mood of the photo. Other than that, I appreciate the work that went into this photo.
The fact that so many people were turned off by this photo proves, in my opinion, that it is an emotional photograph, and did what it was supposed to do. Good work. |
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06/23/2008 04:42:25 PM |
Originally posted by RichMiller:
Why would anyone go to such creative effort to submit such a sadistic photo. |
Did I miss a memo? Wasn't this website created to showcase people's creative efforts?
I think it's a fantastic picture! |
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06/23/2008 12:39:29 AM |
Originally posted by littlegett:
I look at this image, and the spats of blood and knives look totally fake and as if they are added in post work. This just really does not do it for me. |
Nope. The 'blood' was tomatoe sauce that was Dodge and Burned in PP..the knives were stuck into her 'stomach' that was really a half of a watermelon. |
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06/23/2008 12:38:21 AM |
Originally posted by Patsfan:
Strange shot and you can tell it's not blood. |
LOL. Yeah. I didn't have time to make 'fake blood'. I didn't even think of my idea until about two hours before submission time. I was eating a watermelon..when the idea STABBED me. :D |
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06/23/2008 12:37:14 AM |
Originally posted by metatate:
kinda goofy - 2 knives? My wife is 7 months pregnant so I might be biased. |
Yeah. We thought about going for only one. But towards the end of the shoot...I started thinking of this crime more as a suicide and less as a murder. Two knives would make sense in that case...because she wants to make sure both of them die.
Anyways..didn't work. Back to the drawing board!
Thanks for the comment. |
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06/23/2008 12:34:48 AM |
Originally posted by tpbremer:
I think you really border on offensive when you post a picture of a stabbed pregnant woman. It doesn't offend me, but I do think its pretty gross. I also think you might be getting killed in your score. I think others in this challenge achieved a more real grim feeling with a less is more attitude. |
Not to be rude, I really appreciate your comments...but crime scenes are generally OFFENSIVE. If they weren't...they wouldn't be CRIME SCENES. Dont believe me? Look up the real crime scene photos from the murders that inspired IN COLD BLOOD.
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But I can honestly see where you are coming from. Thanks for the tip!
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06/23/2008 12:19:28 AM |
| kinda goofy - 2 knives? My wife is 7 months pregnant so I might be biased. |
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06/23/2008 12:14:34 AM |
I didn't vote on this challenge, but I clicked through all the images. I found this photo to be exceptionally brilliant and assumed it would get slammed for it.
The criticism regarding the harsh lighting is ridiculous, in my opinion. The lighting, the process, the setup are all a distinctive style and work very well together. It's a gutsy (no pun - ha) photo and very well executed. Do not be deterred by the stupid score. |
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06/22/2008 11:58:45 PM |
| your lighting is a little harsh...imo |
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06/22/2008 11:11:01 PM |
*shudders*
Horror flick fiend you be! |
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06/22/2008 10:21:32 PM |
| Strange shot and you can tell it's not blood. |
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06/22/2008 09:38:23 PM |
| I think you really border on offensive when you post a picture of a stabbed pregnant woman. It doesn't offend me, but I do think its pretty gross. I also think you might be getting killed in your score. I think others in this challenge achieved a more real grim feeling with a less is more attitude. |
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06/22/2008 07:12:06 PM |
One of the most tragic and graphic crime scenes that could've been recreated.
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06/22/2008 03:14:00 PM |
| This I'm sure is a bit too graphic for the DPC voters, and I'll admit it is a touch gruesome. High marks in regards photographic quality. |
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06/22/2008 02:29:52 PM |
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06/21/2008 01:58:25 PM |
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06/21/2008 02:50:23 AM |
| Extremely disturbing, but, in the darkest regions of my mind I have to say that its very well done, and the blank stare of void of emotion on her face is absolutely horrifyingly entrancing. |
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06/20/2008 02:39:39 PM |
| That is really gross... 5/10 |
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06/19/2008 09:49:26 PM |
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06/19/2008 08:42:09 PM |
| Congrats. You achieved your goal of disgusting me. However, as a story-telling image, her face is just too serene for the violence that's supposedly been carried out against her. |
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06/19/2008 07:15:52 PM |
| freaky -- i like it -- alot gave a 9 |
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06/19/2008 12:17:41 PM |
| i really appreciate your willingness to take this concept as far as you could. So many photographers here are just too scared to really embrace these challenges. |
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06/19/2008 10:51:58 AM |
| Eyes have a tad too much "life" in them... eerie photo though. One of the better ones this challenge I think. |
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06/18/2008 06:52:53 PM |
| This is possibly the worst thing Ive ever seen on many different levels. |
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06/18/2008 04:39:35 PM |
| A very disturbing image. The bright colors betray the darkness shown. |
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06/18/2008 03:39:12 PM |
| Highly dislike this picture. |
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06/18/2008 09:10:12 AM |
| That's disgusting, but creative. |
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06/18/2008 03:19:32 AM |
| Why would anyone go to such creative effort to submit such a sadistic photo. |
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06/17/2008 11:00:02 PM |
| Meets the challenge and decent exposure, but also utterly repulsive to look at. Ewww. |
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06/17/2008 09:31:29 PM |
| Thats sick and the blood looks so fake. |
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06/17/2008 09:16:41 PM |
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06/17/2008 05:43:59 PM |
| graphic but a bit over the top...I like the general idea, but the result is a little contrived |
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06/17/2008 01:04:38 PM |
| Wow. I can't say that there is anything about this photo that I like, but there would be something wrong with me If I said I liked it. However, it certainly does meet the challenge, if in an extreme fashion. Very torn. I'm voting this high, but really don't want to see it on the front page for a week. |
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06/17/2008 11:54:58 AM |
it certainly has the touch of a police photo, brutally lit, high contrast.
I think you over did the usage of 'blood'. but that's personal taste only. |
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06/17/2008 10:03:57 AM |
| Very realistic. To realistic really. |
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06/17/2008 08:40:19 AM |
| A bit over the top for my tastes. |
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06/17/2008 02:00:21 AM |
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06/17/2008 01:45:13 AM |
OMG...I can imagine the kind of comments you are getting ("what were you thinking?", "disturbing", and so on) ...I bet you are being crucified...I really think this is disgusting..but I will give you a 5 for the effort to produce it and an extra point for the guts of your model in helping you to do this...6
I would feel guilty if I do not give at least some idea on how to improve this. My first suggestion would be to be a bit more subttle with the amount of blood. IMO you could have achieved a more artistic approach in the same scene was lit with much less intensity. Mainly shadows (low keyish) with some indirect light in parts of the face and body could have worked better. |
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06/16/2008 10:37:01 PM |
| Disgusting! Too bad she does not look dead. |
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06/16/2008 09:42:47 PM |
| Gruesome! Hard to look at, but nice work. 8 |
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06/16/2008 07:04:52 PM |
| ouch....good image, but man is it gory |
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06/16/2008 04:59:58 PM |
I love those 2 empty eyes!
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06/16/2008 12:43:14 PM |
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06/16/2008 10:20:18 AM |
| A bit too gross and contrived for my taste. |
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06/16/2008 09:27:50 AM |
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06/16/2008 08:22:03 AM |
| Blood looks ketchupy. Gruesome to say the least. |
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06/16/2008 05:32:05 AM |
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06/16/2008 04:23:41 AM |
For very personal reasons, this photo has a tremendous impact on me. Did she do it herself? Did someone else do it? I might be completely off base here, but it just feels like she decided to end her life and her baby's life. That to me is just a bit too much to handle. Like i said, personal reasons. Other than that, i feel that the lighting is a bit harsh.
FYI... I am not the person who doesnt like a picture cause it has blood, or because the subject matter is shocking. Its just a photo that's hard to see. Not sure what I will vote. Ill let you know as soon as I do.
Ok, Im back... Im going to give it a 6 for the technical part. 6 |
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06/16/2008 02:41:08 AM |
| I look at this image, and the spats of blood and knives look totally fake and as if they are added in post work. This just really does not do it for me. |
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06/16/2008 01:24:36 AM |
| I was wondering if someone was going to go for the severe shock factor. Here it is. But the blood appears way to thick - like it was mixed with some sort of thickener. It almost looks like a paste. No vote, I'm in this one. |
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06/16/2008 12:53:16 AM |
| oh... well that's gross... |
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06/16/2008 12:41:43 AM |
| Disturbing. I'm sure you'll get all kinds of angry comments from this. |
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