Before The Worst

From the previous picture I posted, I'd just like to say
thank you for all the helpful tips and comments. Just to
answer a couple of questions that were asked; Yes, I am in
high school and I'm trying to improve with my photography
when I came upon this site. I understand art can be viewed
differently from each and every peer. I don't take things to
heart, but as something I can learn from. If that makes
sense.

Anyways, I took a lot of the ideas into consideration. I
decided to try and make a series related to bullying, and
with trying the idea out I came up with this photograph. My
ideas sort of came together in this picture where I edited
my hands to red...I was trying to portrey the idea of a stop
sign. Like a "Stop and think before you say something" sort
of deal. What do you guys think?

Posted by Allison C. on Wed, 11/07/12 19:22
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Comments by Allison C. on Wed, 11/07/12 19:24

I pardon the spelling error.
Portray*


Comments by Jacky on Wed, 11/07/12 21:56

Interesting idea, Allison. Are the cut-off fingers intentional? The balance, with all the negative space at the bottom, is also an unusual choice. These are things you can easily experiment with if you're shooting digital. You might try positioning the hands at different points within the frame -- to see what you like. Perhaps you've done this and the result is your intent? For me, I think I might like to see the hands lower in the frame -- toward the bottom edge and perhaps more to the right to keep them deliberately off-center. Alternatively, a perfectly centered composition would be interesting to see too.

The concept, the color, the light and the words are wonderful. I don't think this has quite the impact as your first post, but you're onto something pretty cool... Keep posting!


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Thu, 11/08/12 05:12

Another interesting concept with the power of your words coming through strongly. I'm always looking for words that I find written usually as graffiti on walls because look after the words have faded from the wall their power lives on and that is the case with your words here that have been saved for all time in a photograph.

I find that filling the image with your hands and the words has more of a visual impact for me than the emptiness at the bottom of the photograph. I just find myself mentally cropping out the darkened area so that your hands are given more presence in the picture.


Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Thu, 11/08/12 05:56

I agree with Jacky's comments. Your idea is powerful, and just needs refining. Keep working on it with her suggestions, and keep posting.