treatment : grudge

[jeffreysimms]

What do you think of this treatment?

[Crashmaster007]

I like the picture but I don't think that the treatment fits a picture of what I'm guessing is a father and his baby. Though it does give it some sort of Max Payne flashback feel which is kinda cool.

[FrankenPengie]

Honestly this scares the crap outta me. It turns a perfectly good father-child-contemplation scene into a man-contemplating-doing-something-to-child scene. I'm not even a god believer and this shivers my bones. Even more ironic, I think all the stranger-danger media scare is overblown and is accomplishing nothing.

But perspective is everything. One could also look at it as a picture taken three years ago, found by the same child, and brutally defaced with the gratifying grin that only a mischievous, yet innocent three-year-old can bare. And in all likely-hood this is more where intent is meant.

It still looks unsettling. It needs a good creepy caption to add levity like, "Did you just say that you didn't buy Daddy a Christmas present?!"

[drec]

before i saw the baby, i felt the guy has had enough of the woman behind him

[aakash_vakil]

Yeah, I too thought that its a picture about relationships....with the guy pissed off on the lady in background.

On second thoughts, the title says "Grudge".....may we ask what story did the photographer think off and shot this picture.

[jeffreysimms]

WOW!

I hadn't thought about any of those things when doing the post work. I guess I should've explained more with the picture.

I had downloaded some new brushes and wanted to try them out on a picture. The effect I was going for was worn, rough, and used. I didn't really think too much about that effect on the overall image. Thanks for making me think a little more about what type of treatment I use!

How about this effect on the same picture:



I was shooting through the glass which had faint white lines all over it (you can see some still but they are soften.) I did my best to hide those because it was all over his shirt, arms, and face.

[Nathan deGargoyle]

I think you got some of that feedback because of your title. A father looking at his son & "grudge"? Whew!

I think you maybe meant "Grunge" rather than grudge and the first post looks pretty grungy but maybe not the best subject to use it on.

Your second, slightly LOMO image suits the subject much better.

[jiminyClickit]

jeffreysimms, Welcome

Remember always, the viewers are responsible for their interpretation(s). Unfortunate typo, still, all you can ever do is post and hope for the best.

Second image: have you tried a white vignette (looks like feathering) to suggest a lighter dreamlike look?