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Question: I'm a model, this is an image to tell a story!. What do you think!?
http://i55!.photobucket!.com/albums/g126/e!.!.!.A photographer I work with asked me if there's anything I'd like to do!.
I've struggled with eating disorders for a long time, & I put across the idea of how the media perceive beauty, and how an innocent obsession with body weight and measurements can quickly become life threatening!.
Firstly, from this I developed an idea of how something like a tape measure, quite harmless at sight, can be a killer, metaphorically of course!. So for this I thought it best to photograph me being killed by the tape measure being a noose!.
This developed further to the tape measuring being a form of MY control, but IT quickly begins to control me instead!. So for this, I asked the photographer to tie my hands with the tape measure!. Basically, what began as my control (measuring for improvements), begins to take over, until it controls me, traps me, kills me!.!.
I wanted to share it because I think it makes a strong point!. I'm not at all keen on how I look, but I still think I want to share it with everyone!. I deliberately look frightened here!. I wanted to show how eating disorders are controlling and scary!.
So in short, this story's tale is how an eating disordered person's control ends up controlling us, and we can't get out without a struggle because it traps us!.
What do you think!?
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Hmm!.!.!. I think maybe it would have been better to tie you up to something around your waist, rather the arms!. also, I think it's too much of a close-up!.
But you have a great facial expression! It really reflects how one feels whilst being trapped in that world of pain!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The photograph is very weak and doesn't evoke any sort of emotion in me, the expression on your face is very plain!. The photograph doesn't tell a story, if it did it would be evident to the reader!. How old are you anyways!? You look like you're ten!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
you asked for comments, TweeXCore gave you theirs!.
i don't think it is that good shot, if you hadn't explained it i wouldn't have any idea what the story of the shot is, even now i don't get it tbh!. doesn't really work, so!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The concept is interesting, but doesn't go far enough to meet your goal!.Aside from that, the poor focus and amateurish single light source lighting ruins the mood that your words so eloquently describe!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I think you have got your point accross, it's just plain and simple, no distractions or anything fancy!.
well done!
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I think it would of been good if you just showed us the image and asked us to work out your narrative, that way you would know if you had succeeded!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
Agreewith tweexcore!.!.!.!.also are not a bit ugly to be a model!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Like the tatoo!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I like both your story and the photo!. Well done!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
My, my aren't you a pretty little thing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
ellenas gave you a link to some images, the first image is the mad hatter of alice in wonderland, the instant i saw the thumbnail i knew it was the hatter and it had me hooked i had to go look closer!.
that is what puts strong studio photography ahead of everything else!. the one image told the story!.
use your imagination, keep trying and try different things!. the image you present is sharp and in focus and colorful, but there is no "hook" the girl's face is just too plane, try some makup to accentuate a particular expression or feature!. the tape around the wrists only is not the message at all, tie it around her middle and then around her wrists, that would tell more of the story without the need for a narrative!.
how can i have a hundred and thirty-six mispellings!.!.!.the yahoo has gone mad!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
IMO, focus could have been better, and its a bit too bright!. It would have had more impact if the picture had more of you in it!.
It is also very bland, and with a typical 'i'm bored' expression!.
A more fuller portrait, and a much edited story, so it contains a lot less words would have helped, and if thats a pro shot, its not very good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
i think if you have to use so many words to describe what the image is about then it hasnt worked,
EDIT: i agree with tweetx, its a poor studio shot that does not communicate the message - thats why you had to make your "question" into a story so people would have a clue what the image is about!. As a studio shooter myself i think its a bit weak!.
EDIT2: whats the leaf about!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
While the idea may be strong, visually it's pretty weak as executed and conceived!. You have an almost literal translation of your words into an intellectual and literary symbolic image, but visual arts have their own sematics, grammer and syntax which parallels but isn't the same as words!. What someone tried to do was create a metaphor and ended up with an anology instead!.
Everything is too literal and nothing is suggestive!. If you wanted to simply create an illustration, then you have done it (but not very well simply on a photographic basis!. Studio you said!? It looks like a St!. Andrew's Cross, something more effective could have been done - like chain the 'photographer' to it)!. Because the image is not suggestive of anything per se, it can't carry any of the load of your words!.
Vance Www@QuestionHome@Com
How are you being killed by the tape measure!? Its round your hands!. also your expression is REALLY BLANK!. This doesn't seem too proffesional!. By photographer do you mean your mate!? Save it for myspace love!.
EDIT - "The expression used was purposeful"!.!.!.!.what expression!? Do you mean the blank lack of exprerssion!?
Your photo doesn't tell a story - if it did you wouldn't have to write a bloody story explaining it would you!?
If you had just showen the pic and no story I would have thought it was a picture about a girl who was doing some DIY and was finding it very boring!.
If you wanted proffesional comments about your clearly unproffesional (and crap) shots then send them to an agency, don't ask ppl on yahoo!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
